SAYING THE MATTER IS NOT RIPE FOR JUDICIAL REVIEW, THE NEW MEXICO SUPREME COURT HAS REFUSED TO OVERTURN BUDGET VETOES BY GOVERNOR MARTINEZ. UNM POLITICAL SCIENCE PROFESSOR LONNA ATKESON SAYS THE MOVE MAKES SENSE. SHE SAYS IT’S THE JOB FOR THE GOVERNOR AND THE LEGISLATURE BUT NOT THE COURT’S JOB.
LEGISLATIVE LEADERS HAD ASKED THE HIGH COURT TO INTERVENE AFTER MARTINEZ VETOED ALL FUNDING FOR THE STATE’S COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES…AND THE LEGISLATURE ITSELF.
THE GOVERNOR HAS CALLED A MAY 24TH SPECIAL SESSION TO RESOLVE THE STATE’S BUDGET CRISIS. THE NEXT FISCAL YEAR BEGINS JULY FIRST.
