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There’s no way to sugarcoat the revised revenue estimates coming out of Santa Fe this morning. That glee we’ve been experiencing at the gas pump has a definite downside in a state that depends heavily on oil and gas revenue. New revenue estimates have been cut nearly in half.

The Legislative Finance Committee is meeting jointly with the Legislative Education Study Committee at Highlands University in Las Vegas regarding the latest consensus revenue projections from the state’s financial gurus.   The news they heard is goo

This morning, the Legislative Finance Committee took up the topic of improving teacher and school leadership preparation during its hearing at NMSU in Las Cruces and got expert advice from Harvard.

The Legislative Finance Committee (LFC) segued into its interim schedule of hearings shortly after the 2014 legislative session adjourned.  Its May hearings are being held at the Roundhouse, and this afternoon, UNM was invited to brief lawmakers on...

Senate Bill 347, sponsored by Sen. Michael Sanchez (D-Belen), has received a unanimous do pass recommendation in Senate Finance.  This is the committee where all lottery bills will eventually land and in most cases...

The University of New Mexico, in an effort to attract more Spanish speakers and encourage others to learn the language, is offering content-specific courses in Spanish. One class, Negocios Internacionales, or ...

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...

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. 

The Legislative Finance Committee has begun a long week of hearings in Santa Fe, which will be the committee’s last meeting of the year and the run up to the LFC budget recommendations expected in early January. 

Hello. Senate Finance posted its schedule for the next few weeks. The following dates should be of interest to you.Note: The hearing for Higher Education on the 29th conveniently coincides with UNM Day at the Capitol.FINANCE COMMITTEE - Senator John ...