{"id":3582,"date":"2008-08-16T16:37:00","date_gmt":"2008-08-16T22:37:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nmpolitics.net\/index\/2008\/08\/senate-strips-funding-for-mail-expenses-from-feed-bill\/"},"modified":"2008-08-16T16:37:00","modified_gmt":"2008-08-16T22:37:00","slug":"senate-strips-funding-for-mail-expenses-from-feed-bill","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nmpolitics.net\/index\/2008\/08\/senate-strips-funding-for-mail-expenses-from-feed-bill\/","title":{"rendered":"Senate strips funding for mail expenses from feed bill"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>The bill to fund the special session of the Legislature will have to go back to the House for concurrence after senators removed a House-approved provision to provide each lawmaker approximately $300 for mailing constituents during the session. <\/p>\n

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House Bill 1<\/a>, the feed bill, is now awaiting new House action.<\/p>\n

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The bill was amended Friday evening by the House Appropriations and Finance Committee to extend the length of the session to a maximum of 10 days and include the $35,233 for mailing expenses. The House approved the bill on a vote of 47-14.<\/p>\n

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But the Senate wouldn\u2019t have it. After accepting an amendment proposed by John Arthur Smith<\/a>, D-Deming, to strip the funding for mailing expenses, the Senate approved the bill on a vote of 31-2.<\/p>\n

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The governor\u2019s tax-rebate and health-care proposals — which each include several bills — have been introduced, as have bills to provide supplemental funding for the November election, money for state road projects and emergency cash to help rebuild after recent flooding in Ruidoso.<\/p>\n

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And perhaps House Minority Whip Dan Foley<\/a> is hoping to go out with a bang. The Roswell Republican, who lost his primary battle and leaves office at the end of the year, has introduced this bill<\/a> to eliminate the personal income tax in New Mexico<\/st1:place><\/st1:state> by 2012. What do you think the chances are of that bill going anywhere?<\/p>\n

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Lawmakers are currently meeting in committees. The House and Senate plan to reconvene later today.<\/p>\n

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Also, I neglected to post yesterday a TV ad that aired throughout New Mexico<\/st1:place><\/st1:state> to coincide with the start of the session. It was produced by Sen. Bill Sharer<\/a>, R-Farmington. Here it is:<\/p>\n

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