THE FIGHT OVER THE NEW MEXICO BUDGET COULD END UP IN COURT. LEGISLATIVE LEADERS HAVE AUTHORIZED THEIR ATTORNEYS TO SUE GOVERNOR MARTINEZ OVER HER DECISION TO VETO FUNDING FOR THE STATE’S COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES, AND THE LEGISLATURE ITSELF.
TOP DEMOCRATS QUESTION OF MARTINEZ HAS THE AUTHORITY TO VETO THAT FUNDING. THERE’S ALSO TALK OF AN EXTRAORDINARY SESSION…A SESSION CALLED BY THE LEGISLATURE, NOT THE GOVERNOR. LEGISLATORS HAVE TOLD THEIR STAFF TO START GATHERING SIGNATURES FOR AN EXTRAORDINARY SESSION, WHICH HAS HAPPENED ONLY ONCE IN STATE HISTORY. IT’LL TAKE SIGNATURES FROM THREE-FIFTHS OF THE LEGISLATURE.
