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Much work remains as 30-day session nears end (Abq. Jour.)

Much work remains as 30-day session nears end

Sen. Stuart Ingle, R-Portales, listens during a committee hearing this week. Many legislators are frustrated by the slow pace of the 30-day session. (Eddie Moore/Albuquerque Journal)

Sen. Stuart Ingle, R-Portales, listens during a committee hearing this week. Many legislators are frustrated by the slow pace of the 30-day session. (Eddie Moore/Albuquerque Journal)

SANTA FE – With six days remaining in the New Mexico Legislature’s 30-day session, much remains up in the Roundhouse air.

The fates of many high-profile bills were unclear Friday, a list that includes a $6.2 billion budget that stalled last week in the House over disagreement on how public school funding should be administered.

Senate Democratic Leader Michael Sanchez of Belen said the budget predicament has affected other bills, because some of them are dependent on budget dollars being approved.

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