January 6, 2006

Outlook for Higher Education in the 50 State Legislatures

By KARIN FISCHER

NEW MEXICO

Dates of session

January 17 to February 16

Budget request

  • $979.7-million, a 36.5-percent increase.

Outlook for budget request

  • New Mexico, which gets a sizable share of its revenue from taxes on oil and natural-gas producers, expects to reap a windfall from higher energy prices, taking in an extra $1-billion in tax collections. College officials are optimistic that they will share in the surplus, especially after Gov. Bill

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