AT THE SPECIAL SESSION THAT STARTS AT NOON WEDNESDAY IN SANTA FE, HOUSE DEMOCRATS WILL TRY TO OVERRIDE GOVERNOR MARTINEZ’S VETOES OF HIGHER EDUCATION FUNDING AND THE LEGISLATURE. THE SANTA FE NEW MEXICAN REPORTS AN OVERRIDE VOTE WOULD PRESENT REPUBLICAN LAWMAKERS WITH THE DILEMMA OF VOTING TO OVERRIDE A GOVERNOR OF THEIR OWN PARTY OR ENDORSING HER VETOES OF NOT ONLY COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES, BUT HOSPITALS AND OTHER PROGRAMS.
NEW MEXICANS WILL ALSO RALLY AT THE ROUND HOUSE IN FAVOR OF RESTORING HIGHER EDUCATION FUNDING BEFORE THE SESSION STARTS. THE RALLY STARTS AT 11:15 ON THE EAST SIDE OF THE STATE CAPITOL. INSIDE OVERRIDING THE VETO TAKES A TWO-THIRDS MAJORITY VOTE … AND DEMOCRATS CONTROL THE HOUSE 38-TO-32.
HIGHER ED FUNDING IS PART OF THE STATE BUDGET BEING ADDRESSED BY THE SPECIAL SESSION.
