Government Relations

The House Appropriations and Finance committee approved the state budget bill on a party-line vote of 10 – 7 Thursday morning.

Students, faculty and staff, who braved the elements, put on quite a show in the Roundhouse Wednesday at UNM Day at the Legislature. Thanks to the students whose exhibits were terrific. Also, special thanks goes to Dr. Carolyn Voss from the HSC, Meeko

House Appropriations and Finance is making progress on House Bill 2, the General Appropriations Act. At its hearing this afternoon, HAFC approved a number of budget recommendations for state agencies and higher education...

When the Higher Education funding proposals left House Appropriations Monday evening, it was with the firm directive from committee members that the Legislative Finance Committee (LFC) and the executive branch, represented by the Higher Education Dept...

As the spring semester gets underway at the University of New Mexico, the State Legislature is reviewing the parameters of the Legislative Lottery Scholarship. Students in higher education across New Mexico are keenly interested in the impending ...

Higher education came before the House Appropriations and Finance Committee this afternoon, in what can best be described as the "Tale of Two Formulas" or the "Battle of the Funding Formula."  

More than a dozen UNM students spent Friday in a legislative boot camp, sponsored by UNM Government and Community Relations and designed to prepare them for internships in the New Mexico House and Senate. 

Two hundred and ninety two pre-filed bills, memorials and resolutions will greet lawmakers when the 2014 session of the New Mexico Legislature convenes Tuesday, Jan. 21. It is anticipated that many more will be introduced. This is the even-year session

On Wednesday, the Senate Finance Committee (SFC) heard from both the Legislative Finance Committee (LFC) and Department of Finance and Administration (DFA) on their respective budget recommendations for the coming year.  Legislators will use these as ...

  ↵ One week and one day prior to the beginning of the 2014 Legislative session, the House Appropriations and Finance Committee (HAFC) has begun its hearings to prepare for development of the FY 15 state budget. Senate Finance and the Education ...