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The Legislative Finance Committee (LFC) revealed its budget recommendations for the 2015-16 fiscal year this morning. Usually these recommendations are the best indicator of how the budget built by legislators during the upcoming session will look.

For higher education, the Legislative Finance Committee (LFC) hearing in December is the biggest and most important of the interim season. This is when institutions outline their legislative requests and when legislators work hard to deflate campus expectations.

New Mexico voters approved General Obligation Bonds B and C benefiting libraries, and colleges and universities statewide in Tuesday’s general election. GO Bond B will allocate $3.5 million for academic libraries, while Bond C provides $139 million in

Albuquerque Mayor Richard J. Berry and University of New Mexico President Robert G. Frank joined several high-level U.S. and Mexican dignitaries at a ribbon cutting ceremony for the New Mexico Trade and Higher Education Center of Mexico City recently. The new c

Albuquerque Mayor Richard J. Berry, New Mexico Economic Development Secretary Jon Barela and University of New Mexico Assistant to the President for Global Initiatives MaryAnne Saunders announced recently the opening of the “New Mexico Trade and Higher

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...

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."  

Legislative Finance Committee member John Arthur Smith with UNM Director of Government Relations Marc Saavedra and UNM President Robert FrankThe Legislature's interim road show has come to UNM’s central campus. Today, the Legislative Finance Committee ...