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After struggling mightily to get out of House Education over a long couple of weeks, the Higher Education Endowment bill, HB 170, has gathered steam and is moving rapidly. 

In the United States today, 65 million people – 21 percent of the population—are eligible for legal aid, according to the Legal Services Corporation (LSC), the single largest funder of civil legal services in the country.

On a 42–25 vote, the New Mexico House of Representatives approved the state budget bill that contains $6.2 billion to fund state government and public education for 2015-16. Higher education’s share of that budget pie is $846 million, with $810 million allocated to the institutions, including a $2.1 million increase in operating funds for UNM.

 The fourth annual New Mexico Film Festival hosted by University of New Mexi­co Valencia Campus is set for Wednesday and Thursday, Feb. 4-5 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. in the Student Community Center on the south side of the campus.

The General Obligation Bond for higher education comes before the voters of New Mexico in November. Bonds are a proven and accepted method of funding brick and mortar projects throughout the state. The GO Bond higher education is Bond C which ...