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  • em021612p/jnorth/daily/Gov. Susana Martinez held a news conference to talk about the 2012 Legislative Session. This was in the lobby of the Governor's Office at the State Capitol in Santa Fe, Thursday Febuary 16, 2012. (Eddie Moore/Albuquerque journal)

  • em021612n/jnorth/daily/Gov. Susana Martinez held a news conference to talk about the 2012 Legislative Session. This was in the lobby of the Governor's Office at the State Capitol in Santa Fe, Thursday Febuary 16, 2012. (Eddie Moore/Albuquerque journal)

  • em021612o/jnorth/daily/Gov. Susana Martinez held a news conference to talk about the 2012 Legislative Session. This was in the lobby of the Governor's Office at the State Capitol in Santa Fe, Thursday Febuary 16, 2012. (Eddie Moore/Albuquerque journal)

  • em021612c/jnorth/daily/Sen. Tim Jennings, D-Roswell, top right, interrupts a news conference to shake hands with Speaker of the House Ben Lujan, D-Santa Fe, center. Also in the photo are Majority Floor Leader Ken Martinez, D-Grants, left, Luciano "Lucky" Varela, D-Santa Fe, second from right, and Edward Sandoval, D-Albuquerque, right. This was in the Speaker's office after the close of the 2012 Legislative Session at the State Capitol in Santa Fe, Thursday Febuary 16, 2012. Lujan has said he has lung cancer and will not run for reelection. (Eddie Moore/Albuquerque journal)

  • em021612d/jnorth/daily/Speaker of the House Ben Lujan, D-Santa Fe, after the close of the 2012 Legislative Session. This was in the Speaker's office at the State Capitol in Santa Fe, Thursday Febuary 16, 2012. Lujan has said he has lung cancer and will not run for reelection. (Eddie Moore/Albuquerque journal)

  • em021612m/jnorth/daily/Rep. Rhonda King, D-Stanley, packs up her flowers and leaves the House Chambers after the end of the 2012 Legislative Session at the State Capitol in Santa Fe, Thursday Febuary 16, 2012. (Eddie Moore/Albuquerque journal)

  • em021612b/jnorth/daily/Rep. Donald Bratton, R-Hobbs, left, and others line up at shake hands with Speaker of the House Ben Lujan, D-Santa Fe, and his wife Carmen, after the end of the 2012 Legislative Session. Lujan has said he has lung cancer and will not run for reelection. This was in the House Chamebers at the State Capitol in Santa Fe, Thursday Febuary 16, 2012. (Eddie Moore/Albuquerque journal)

  • em021612a/jnorth/daily/Rep. Donald Bratton, R-Hobbs, left, and others line up at shake hands with Speaker of the House Ben Lujan, D-Santa Fe, after the end of the 2012 Legislative Session. Lujan has said he has lung cancer and will not run for reelection. This was in the House Chamebers at the State Capitol in Santa Fe, Thursday Febuary 16, 2012. (Eddie Moore/Albuquerque journal)

  • em021612k/jnorth/daily/Education Secretary-designate Hanna Skandera, top left, sits with Rep. Dennis Roch, R-Texico, right, and Rep. Nora Espinoza, R-Roswell, lower left, as the Governor's social promotion bill gets filibustered on the House Floor at the State Capitol in Santa Fe, Thursday Febuary 16, 2012. (Eddie Moore/Albuquerque journal)

  • em021612h/jnorth/daily/Rep. Mimi Stewart, D-Albuquerque, argues against the Governor's social promotion bill on the House Floor at the State Capitol in Santa Fe, Thursday Febuary 16, 2012. (Eddie Moore/Albuquerque journal)

  • em021612j/jnorth/daily/Education Secretary-designate Hanna Skandera, left, sits with Rep. Dennis Roch, R-Texico, as the Governor's social promotion bill gets filibustered on the House Floor at the State Capitol in Santa Fe, Thursday Febuary 16, 2012. (Eddie Moore/Albuquerque journal)

  • em021612i/jnorth/daily/Minority Floor Leader Rep. Thomas Taylor, R-Farmington, left, talks with Speaker of the House Ben Lujan, D-Santa Fe, during a filibuster by Rep. Dennis Roch, R-Texico, on the House Floor at the State Capitol in Santa Fe, Thursday Febuary 16, 2012. (Eddie Moore/Albuquerque journal)

  • em021612l/jnorth/daily/Rep. Jim Trujillo, D-Santa Fe, tries to answer questions as Rep. Dennis Roch filibuster his bill, SB 66 general obligation bond, on the House Floor at the State Capitol in Santa Fe, Thursday Febuary 16, 2012. (Eddie Moore/Albuquerque journal)

  • em021612f/jnorth/daily/Dianne Miller Hamilton, R-Silver City, right, rests her eyes while Dennis Roch, R-Texico, filibusters a bill on the House Floor at the State Capitol in Santa Fe, Thursday Febuary 16, 2012. Roch and other Republicans were upset because the House had changed the order of bills to keep from voting on the Governor's social promotion bill. (Eddie Moore/Albuquerque journal)

  • em021612e/jnorth/daily/Dianne Miller Hamilton, R-Silver City, right, rests her eyes while Dennis Roch, R-Texico, filibusters a bill on the House Floor at the State Capitol in Santa Fe, Thursday Febuary 16, 2012. Roch and other Republicans were upset because the House had changed the order of bills to keep from voting on the Governor's social promotion bill. (Eddie Moore/Albuquerque journal)

  • em021612g/jnorth/daily/Rep. Mimi Stewart, D-Albuquerque, argues against the Governor's social promotion bill on the House Floor at the State Capitol in Santa Fe, Thursday Febuary 16, 2012. (Eddie Moore/Albuquerque journal)

  • em021612q/jnorth/daily/Former Lt. Governor Diane Denish made an appearance in the Senate on the last day of the 2012 Legislative Session in Santa Fe, Thursday Febuary 16, 2012. (Eddie Moore/Albuquerque journal)

  • em021612r/jnorth/daily/President Pro Tem. Sen. Tim Jennings, D-Roswell, takes photos on the Senate Floor on the last day of the 2012 Legislative Session in Santa Fe, Thursday Febuary 16, 2012. (Eddie Moore/Albuquerque journal)

  • em021412a/jnorth/daily/Secretary of Education designee Hannah Skandera, left, and Sen. John Arthur Smith, D-Deming, sit with Rep. Mary Helen Garcia, D-Las Cruces, during the debate of an amendment to Garcia's bill HB 69. The mandatory retention bill for grades k through 3rd was on the House floor at the State Capitol in Santa Fe, Wednesday Febuary 15, 2012. (Eddie Moore/Albuquerque journal)

  • em021412b/jnorth/daily/Secretary of Education designee Hannah Skandera, left, and Sen. John Arthur Smith, D-Deming, sit with Rep. Mary Helen Garcia, D-Las Cruces, during the debate of an amendment to Garcia's bill HB 69. The mandatory retention bill for grades k through 3rd was on the House floor at the State Capitol in Santa Fe, Wednesday Febuary 15, 2012. (Eddie Moore/Albuquerque journal)

  • em021412p/jnorth/daily/Rep. Brian Egolf, D-Santa Fe, and Sen. Peter Wirth, D-Danta Fe, talk on the House Floor at the State Capitol in Santa Fe, Wednesday Febuary 15, 2012. (Eddie Moore/Albuquerque journal)

  • em021412d/jnorth/daily/Secretary of Education designee Hannah Skandera, left, and Rep. Mary Helen Garcia, D-Las Cruces, talk with Rep. Thomas Garcia, D-Ocate, during the debate of an amendment to Garcia's bill HB 69. The mandatory retention bill for grades k through 3rd was on the House floor at the State Capitol in Santa Fe, Wednesday Febuary 15, 2012. (Eddie Moore/Albuquerque journal)

  • em021412c/jnorth/daily/Brian Egolf, D-Santa Fe, debates an amendment to HB 69. The mandatory retention bill for grades k through 3rd was on the House floor at the State Capitol in Santa Fe, Wednesday Febuary 15, 2012. (Eddie Moore/Albuquerque journal)

  • em021412g/jnorth/daily/Speaker of the House Ben Lujan, center, with his wife Carmen, left, and Chief of Staff Regis Pecos, behind him, is honored House Chambers at the State Capitol in Santa Fe, Wednesday Febuary 15, 2012. (Eddie Moore/Albuquerque journal)

  • em021412f/jnorth/daily/Former Speaker of the House Raymond Sanchez speaks during a presentation to honor Speaker of the House Ben Lujan on the House Floor at the State Capitol in Santa Fe, Wednesday Febuary 15, 2012. (Eddie Moore/Albuquerque journal)

  • em021412e/jnorth/daily/Giovanna Paponetti, an artist from Taos, presents Speaker of the House Ben Lujan with a portrait at the State Capitol in Santa Fe, Wednesday Febuary 15, 2012. (Eddie Moore/Albuquerque journal)

  • em021412n/jnorth/daily/From left, Emilee Parra(cq), 13, Jennifer Witte(cq), 13, and Kailee Parra(cq), 10, all from Las Cruces, help the Governor Susana Martinez sign her first bill of the year. (Other than the feed bill) The bill allows trucks to carry oversize loads of hay on State Highways. She held the event in the Rotunda at the State Capitol in Santa Fe, Wednesday Febuary 8, 2012. Behind them is former Lt. Gov. Walter Bradley. (Eddie Moore/Albuquerque journal)

  • em021412m/jnorth/daily/From left, Speaker of the House Ben Lujan, D-Santa Fe, gets a hug from Senate Pro Tem. Tim Jennings, D-Roswell, and Mary Jane Garcia, D-Dona Ana, on the Senate Floor at the State Capitol in Santa Fe, Wednesday Febuary 8, 2012. The senate passed Senate Memorial 85 honoring Lujan and his wife Camen for their years of service since the Speaker will not be running for reelection. (Eddie Moore/Albuquerque journal)

  • em021412l/jnorth/daily/Speaker of the House Ben Lujan, D-Santa Fe, and his wife Carmen are honored on the Senate Floor at the State Capitol in Santa Fe, Wednesday Febuary 8, 2012. The senate passed Senate Memorial 85 honoring the Lujans for their years of service since the Speaker will not be running for reelection. (Eddie Moore/Albuquerque journal)

  • em021412g/jnorth/daily/Governor Susana Martinez answers questions by reporters in the Roundhouse in Santa Fe, Tuesday Febuary 14, 2012. (Eddie Moore/Albuquerque Journal)

  • em021412h/jnorth/daily/Governor Susana Martinez answers questions by reporters in the Roundhouse in Santa Fe, Tuesday Febuary 14, 2012. (Eddie Moore/Albuquerque Journal)

  • pvc021312e/2-13-12/leg. Senators Rod Adair R-Roswell, left, and Tim Jennings D-Roswell, right, consult one another as debate on bill SFC/SB 258/ec Community Provider Payments happens on the Senate floor Monday Feb. 13, 2012. (Pat Vasquez-Cunningham/Journal)

  • pvc021312c/2-13-12/leg. Senator Peter Wirth D-Sante Fe, sponsor of bill SFC/SB9 Corporate Tax Rates and Combined Reporting, debates on the floor of the Senate, Monday Feb. 13, 2012. (Pat Vasquez-Cunningham/Journal)

  • pvc021312d/2-13-12/leg. Senator Eric Griego D-Albuquerque, debates his proposed ammendment to Peter Wirth's bill SFC/SB9 Corporate Tax Rates and Combined Reporting, on the floor of the Senate, Monday Feb. 13, 2012. (Pat Vasquez-Cunningham/Journal)

  • pvc021312b/2-13-12/leg. Senator Peter Wirth D-Sante Fe, sponsor of bill SFC/SB9 Corporate Tax Rates and Combined Reporting, debates on the floor of the Senate, Monday Feb. 13, 2012. (Pat Vasquez-Cunningham/Journal)

  • em021112a/jnorth/daily/Rep. Rick Miera, D-Albuquerque, speaks at a teacher's union rally outside the State Capitol in Santa Fe, Saturday Febuary 11, 2012. Around 200 people attended the rally organized by the American Federation of Teachers New Mexico and the Albuquerque Teachers Federation. (Eddie Moore/Albuquerque Journal)

  • em021112d/jnorth/daily/Rep. Sheryl Williams Stapleton, D-Albuquerque, speaks at a teacher's union rally outside the State Capitol in Santa Fe, Saturday Febuary 11, 2012. Around 200 people attended the rally organized by the American Federation of Teachers New Mexico and the Albuquerque Teachers Federation. (Eddie Moore/Albuquerque Journal)

  • em021112b/jnorth/daily/Ginger Knoing, a teacher at Navajo Elementary in Albuquerque, cheers on speakers duing a teacher's union rally outside the State Capitol in Santa Fe, Saturday Febuary 11, 2012. Around 200 people attended the rally organized by the American Federation of Teachers New Mexico and the Albuquerque Teachers Federation. (Eddie Moore/Albuquerque Journal)

  • em021112e/jnorth/daily/Julian Korte, 7, carries a sign duing a teacher's union rally outside the State Capitol in Santa Fe, Saturday Febuary 11, 2012. Around 200 people attended the rally organized by the American Federation of Teachers New Mexico and the Albuquerque Teachers Federation. (Eddie Moore/Albuquerque Journal)

  • mkb021012i/metro/Marla Brose/021012.Carmen Lujan, left, wife of Speaker of the House Ben Lujan, D-Santa Fe, listens to her husband as he addresses the New Mexico House of Representatives after being honored for his legislative service, Feb. 10, 2012, at the Roundhouse in Santa Fe, N.M. Lujan has advanced lung cancer. (Marla Brose/Albuquerque Journal) .

  • mkb021012j/metro/Marla Brose/021012.Jon Barela waves after he was confirmed by the New Mexico Senate to be the New Mexico Secretary of Economic Development, Friday, Feb. 10, 2012, in the Roundhouse, in Santa Fe, N.M. (Marla Brose/Albuquerque Journal) .

  • mkb021012k/metro/Marla Brose/021012.Jon Barela sits in the New Mexico Senate floor, waiting to be confirmed as the New Mexico Secretary of Economic Development, Friday, Feb. 10, 2012, in the Roundhouse, in Santa Fe, N.M. (Marla Brose/Albuquerque Journal) .

  • mkb021012f/metro/Marla Brose/021012.Paris Valencia, third from left, dances with Niños Flamenco from the National Institute of Flamenco in Albuquerque, in the rotunda of the Roundhouse in Santa Fe, N.M., Friday, Feb. 10, 2012. (Marla Brose/Albuquerque Journal) .

  • mkb021012c/metro/Marla Brose/021012.Speaker of the House Ben Lujan, D-Santa Fe, right, is given a basketball jersey from Rep. Bill O'Neill, D-Albuquerque, left, during session of the New Mexico House of Representatives in preparation of the Friday night's basketball game between the House and Senate, Feb. 10, 2012, at the Roundhouse in Santa Fe, N.M. Lujan has advanced lung cancer. (Marla Brose/Albuquerque Journal) .

  • mkb021012a/metro/Marla Brose/021012.Speaker of the House Ben Lujan, D-Santa Fe, applauds as a image of him as a young man was handed out in the New Mexico House of Representatives in preparation of the Friday night's basketball game between the House and Senate, Feb. 10, 2012, at the Roundhouse in Santa Fe, N.M. Lujan has advanced lung cancer. (Marla Brose/Albuquerque Journal) .

  • mkb021012e/metro/Marla Brose/021012.New Mexico State cheerleaders, including Alyssa Moore, left, and Ashley Armijo, second from left, cheer for the New Mexico House of Representatives in preparation of Friday night's House and Senate basketball game, Friday, Feb. 10, 2012, in the Roundhouse, in Santa Fe, N.M. (Marla Brose/Albuquerque Journal) .

  • mkb021012l/metro/Marla Brose/021012.Arizona Senator Steve Gallardo is interviewed on the floor of the New Mexico House of Representatives, Friday, Feb. 10, 2012. (Marla Brose/Albuquerque Journal) .

  • mkb021012n/metro/Marla Brose/021012.Arizona Senator Steve Gallardo is interviewed on the floor of the New Mexico House of Representatives, Friday, Feb. 10, 2012. (Marla Brose/Albuquerque Journal) .

  • mkb021012m/metro/Marla Brose/021012.Roxanne Rivera-Wiest sits below a painting in a hallway just outside of the Roundhouse in Santa Fe, N.M., Feb. 10, 2012. (Marla Brose/Albuquerque Journal) .

  • mkb020912j/metro/Marla Brose/020912.Rep. James Smith, R-Sandia Park, discusses a bill that asks for a 72 hour notice for public meetings in the New Mexico House of Representatives during the New Mexico Legislature, Feb. 9, 2012, in Santa Fe, N.M. The bill passed the House. (Marla Brose/Albuquerque Journal) .

  • mkb020912f/metro/Marla Brose/020912.On the floor of the New Mexico Senate, Lt. Gov. John Sanchez, bottom left, and Sen. Richard Martinez, D-Española, top left, shake hands with first responders to the Las Conchas fire, Thursday, Feb. 9, 2012, at the Roundhouse in Santa Fe, N.M. (Marla Brose/Albuquerque Journal) .

  • mkb020912a/metro/Marla Brose/020912.Lt. Gov. John Sanchez presides over the New Mexico Senate, Thursday, Feb. 9, 2012, at the Roundhouse in Santa Fe, N.M. Sanchez is not running for a congressional seat. (Marla Brose/Albuquerque Journal) .

  • mkb020912l/metro/Marla Brose/020912.Sen. Stephen Fischmann, D-Mesilla Park, right, talks to a group of students from South Valley Academy in Albuquerque, Feb. 9, 2012, including 11th grader José Castro, third from left, and Mario Martinez, a 12th grader, second from left, about the driver's license repeal for illegal immigrants that passed the House on Wednesday. (Marla Brose/Albuquerque Journal) .

  • mkb020912k/metro/Marla Brose/020912.Rep. Luciano "Lucky" Varela, D-Santa Fe, left, shakes hands with Speaker of the House Ben Lujan, D-Santa Fe, during session, Thursday, Feb. 9, 2012, in the New Mexico House of Representatives, Wednesday, Feb. 9, 2012, in Santa Fe, N.M. (Marla Brose/Albuquerque Journal) .

  • mkb020912d/metro/Marla Brose/020912.Mae-Ling Kao, a student at Lyndon B. Johnson Middle School in Albuquerque, plays the cello with the other members of the school's chamber orchestra in the rotunda of the Roundhouse in Santa Fe, N.M., Thursday, Feb. 9, 2012. (Marla Brose/Albuquerque Journal) .

  • mkb020912g/metro/Marla Brose/020912.From second from right, Mario Trujillo, coach of the Santa Rosa High football team, his son Mario Trujillo, Jr., and coaches David Chavez, second from left, and Andrew Sanchez, left, sit on the floor of the New Mexico House of Representatives, Thursday, Feb. 9, 2012, in Santa Fe, N.M. The football team was honored for being New Mexico 2A football champions for the second year. (Marla Brose/Albuquerque Journal) .

  • mkb020812h/metro/Marla Brose/020812.Rep. Andrew "Andy" Nunez, a Hatch Independent, left, discusses the driver's license bill for illegal immigrants in the New Mexico House, Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2012, at the New Mexico Legislature in Santa Fe, N.M. (Marla Brose/Albuquerque Journal) .

  • mkb020812g/metro/Marla Brose/020812.Rep. W. Ken Martinez, D-Grants, majority floor leader, discusses the driver's license bill for illegal immigrants in the New Mexico House, Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2012, at the New Mexico Legislature in Santa Fe, N.M. (Marla Brose/Albuquerque Journal) .

  • mkb020812f/metro/Marla Brose/020812.Rep. Henry "Kiki" Saavedra, D-Albuquerque, right, gets a hug from Rep. James White, R-Albuquerque, after the $5.6 billion budget passes the New Mexico House, Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2012, at the New Mexico Legislature in Santa Fe, N.M. (Marla Brose/Albuquerque Journal) .

  • mkb020812e/metro/Marla Brose/020812.Rep. Henry "Kiki" Saavedra, D-Albuquerque, smiles as the $5.6 billion budget passes the New Mexico House, Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2012, at the New Mexico Legislature in Santa Fe, N.M. (Marla Brose/Albuquerque Journal) .

  • mkb020812d/metro/Marla Brose/020812.Sen. Linda Lopez, D-Albuquerque, debates an early reading education bill in the Senate education committee, Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2012, at the New Mexico Legislature in Santa Fe, N.M. The early reading bills passed from the committee to the Senate Finance committee. (Marla Brose/Albuquerque Journal) .

  • mkb020812b/metro/Marla Brose/020812.Sen. Gay Kernan, R-Hobbs, right, debates an early reading education bill in the Senate education committee, Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2012, at the New Mexico Legislature in Santa Fe, N.M. The early reading bills passed from the committee to the Senate Finance committee. (Marla Brose/Albuquerque Journal) .

  • mkb020812a/metro/Marla Brose/020812.Hanna Skandera, New Mexico education secretary-designate, debates an early reading education bill in the Senate education committee, Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2012, at the New Mexico Legislature in Santa Fe, N.M. The early reading bills passed from the committee to the Senate Finance committee. (Marla Brose/Albuquerque Journal) .

  • mkb020812c/metro/Marla Brose/020812.Sen. John Sapien, D-Corrales, left, and Sen. Mary Jane Garcia, D-Doña Ana, right, members of the Senate education committee, listen to debate about an early reading education bill in the Senate education committee, Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2012, at the New Mexico Legislature in Santa Fe, N.M. The early reading bills passed from the committee to the Senate Finance committee. (Marla Brose/Albuquerque Journal) .

  • mkb020712i/metro/Marla Brose/0020712.Rep. Antonio "Moe" Maestas, D-Albuquerque, argues that there is no voter identification fraud problems in New Mexico in the House Consumer and Public Affairs Committee during a discussion of three different bills aimed at toughening New Mexico's voter identification, Feb. 7, 2012, at the Roundhouse in Santa Fe, N.M. The committee voted to table all the bills. (Marla Brose/Albuquerque Journal) .

  • mkb020712h/metro/Marla Brose/0020712.Secretary of State Dianna Duran listens to arguements as she testifies before the House Consumer and Public Affairs Committee in favor of three different bills aimed at toughening New Mexico's voter identification, Feb. 7, 2012, at the Roundhouse in Santa Fe, N.M. The committee voted to table all the bills. (Marla Brose/Albuquerque Journal) .

  • mkb020712b/metro/Marla Brose/0020712.Rep. James White, R-Albuquerque, left, listens as House Business and Industry Committee votes after he testified for a bill supporting SpacePort business, Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2012, in the Roundhouse, in Santa Fe, N.M. The bill was tabled in the committee. Sitting next to him is Christine Anderson, center, Executive Director of the New Mexico SpacePort Authority and Raymond Sanchez, front right. (Marla Brose/Albuquerque Journal) .

  • mkb020712k/metro/Marla Brose/0020712.An overflow crowd listens to arguements over state house redistricting in the New Mexico Supreme Court, Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2012, in Santa Fe, N.M. (Marla Brose/Albuquerque Journal) .

  • mkb020712a/metro/Marla Brose/0020712.Rep. James White, R-Albuquerque, front right, gathers up papers in the the House Business and Industry Committee as he testifies for a bill supporting SpacePort business, Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2012, in the Roundhouse, in Santa Fe, N.M. The bill was tabled in the committee. Sitting next to him is Christine Anderson, Executive Director of the New Mexico SpacePort Authority and Raymond Sanchez, back right. (Marla Brose/Albuquerque Journal) .

  • mkb020712j/metro/Marla Brose/0020712.Rep. Cathrynn Brown, R-Carlsbad, second from right, testifies before the House Consumer and Public Affairs Committee in favor of a bill aimed at toughening New Mexico's voter identification, Feb. 7, 2012, at the Roundhouse in Santa Fe, N.M. The committee voted to table all three voter id bills. (Marla Brose/Albuquerque Journal) .

  • mkb020712f/metro/Marla Brose/0020712.Emma Hesse, right, and Kira Lopes (cq), left, both fifth graders at Rio Rancho Elementary, hold signs about bullying outside of the Roundhouse, Feb. 7, 2012. The girls were with the New Mexico Coalition for Student Justice, supporting bully prevention policy, and hoping to add amendments for victim intervention and protection.(Marla Brose/Albuquerque Journal) .

  • mkb020712d/metro/Marla Brose/0020712.Dancers from the New Mexico School for the Arts in Santa Fe, hold a pose as they get applauds from the Senate floor during Tuesday's session in the Roundhouse, Feb. 7, 2012. The charter school's string orchestra and guitar ensemble performed with dancers on the floor of the House and Senate. (Marla Brose/Albuquerque Journal) .

  • mkb020712c/metro/Marla Brose/0020712.Catherine McDonald, center, and Sarah Rogowskey, left, both students at the New Mexico School for the Arts in Santa Fe, warm up before performing for the House of Representative before Tuesday's session in the Roundhouse, Feb. 7, 2012. The charter school's string orchestra and guitar ensemble performed with dancers on the floor of the House and Senate. (Marla Brose/Albuquerque Journal) .

  • dh020612g---New Mexico Attorney General Gary King appears before the House Judiciary Committee to address legal issues regarding HJR 15, Permanent Funds for Education, photographed on Monday February 6, 2012. (Dean Hanson/Albuquerque Journal)

  • dh020612f/legislature/02062012---New Mexico Gov. Susana Martinez (CQ) is the keynote speaker in the rotunda ceremony of 2012 Military & Veteran's Day at the Legislature, photographed on Monday February 6, 2012. (Dean Hanson/Albuquerque Journal)

  • dh020612e/legislature/02062012---The U.S. Army 44th Band of the New Mexico Army National Guard provides the music for the rotunda ceremony of 2012 Military & Veteran's Day at the Legislature, photographed on Monday February 6, 2012. (Dean Hanson/Albuquerque Journal)

  • em020312k/jnorth/daily/Nate Gentry, R-Albuquerque, closes debate on a bill to repeal the 2003 law granting drivers license to undocumented imigrants. This was during a hearing in the House Judiciary Committee at the State Capitol in Santa Fe, where the bill passed by a vote of 9 to 6 Friday, Febuary 3, 2012. (Eddie Moore/Albuquerque)

  • em020312i/jnorth/daily/From left, Taxation and Revenue Secretary Demesia Padilla and Rep. Andrew "Andy" Nunez, I-Hatch, listens during the vote for a bill to repeal the 2003 law granting drivers license to undocumented imigrants. This was during a hearing in the House Judiciary Committee at the State Capitol in Santa Fe, where the bill passed by a vote of 9 to 6 Friday, Febuary 3, 2012. (Eddie Moore/Albuquerque)

  • em020312j/jnorth/daily/Rep. Andrew "Andy" Nunez, I-Hatch, listens during the vote for a bill to repeal the 2003 law granting drivers license to undocumented imigrants. This was during a hearing in the House Judiciary Committee at the State Capitol in Santa Fe, where the bill passed by a vote of 9 to 6 Friday, Febuary 3, 2012. (Eddie Moore/Albuquerque)

  • em020312h/jnorth/daily/Rep. Al Park, D-Albuquerque, explains why he plans to vote for a bill to repeal the 2003 law granting drivers license to undocumented imigrants. This was during a hearing in the House Judiciary Committee at the State Capitol in Santa Fe, where the bill passed by a vote of 9 to 6 Friday, Febuary 3, 2012. (Eddie Moore/Albuquerque)

  • em020312f/jnorth/daily/Ms. Jicarilla Apache Tylynn Anderson, 19, right, listens to Sen. Linda Lovejoy, D-Crownpoint, left, and other speakers during the American Indian Day at the State Capitol in Santa Fe, Friday, Febuary 3, 2012. (Eddie Moore/Albuquerque)

  • em020312g/jnorth/daily/Native American's in traditional attire sit in the Rotunda during the American Indian Day at the State Capitol in Santa Fe, Friday, Febuary 3, 2012. (Eddie Moore/Albuquerque)

  • em020312c/jnorth/daily/Kelly Ann Vigil, 9, (cq) with a group of dancers for the Jicarilla Apache Reservation, waits to dance during the American Indian Day at the State Capitol in Santa Fe, Friday, Febuary 3, 2012. (Eddie Moore/Albuquerque)

  • em020312e/jnorth/daily/Kelly Ann Vigil, 9, (cq) with a group of dancers for the Jicarilla Apache Reservation, waits to dance during the American Indian Day at the State Capitol in Santa Fe, Friday, Febuary 3, 2012. (Eddie Moore/Albuquerque)

  • em020312b/jnorth/daily/Navajo Code Talkers Frank Chee Willetto, left, from Crownpoint, and Samuel Tso, from Lukachukai Az., arrive at the Roundhouse for American Indian Day. Several inches of snow fell on the State Capitol in Santa Fe, Friday, Febuary 3, 2012. (Eddie Moore/Albuquerque)

  • em020312a/jnorth/daily/Several inches of snow fell on the State Capitol in Santa Fe, Friday, Febuary 3, 2012. (Eddie Moore/Albuquerque)

  • apl020212g/ASECTION/Adolphe Pierre-Louis/Albuquerque Journal/020212.Jennifer Weiss,, who lost her 18 year-old son Cameron Weiss,, in August 2011 due to a heroin overdose is seen during a press conference to announce a media campaign to bring awareness to drug abuse among teens on Thursday February 2, 2012.Joining Weiss are from left Sen. Bernadette Sanchez,, D-Albuquerque, Albuquerque Mayor Richard Berry,, Public Education Secretary-designate Hanna Skandera,, and Governor Susana Martinez,,.

  • apl020212c/ASECTION/Adolphe Pierre-Louis/Albuquerque Journal/020212.Reies Lopez Tijerina, the controversial figure from the Chicano Movement addresses the crowd at the State Capitol Rotunda on Thursday February 2, 2012.In 1967, Tijerina and armed followers raided a Rio Arriba County courthouse in Tierra Amarilla .

  • apl020212e/ASECTION/Adolphe Pierre-Louis/Albuquerque Journal/020212.Reies Lopez Tijerina,, the controversial figure from the Chicano Movement sings an autograph on an old newspaper for Ron Martinez,, of the Petaca Land Grand at the State Capitol on Thursday February 2, 2012.In 1967, Tijerina and armed followers raided a Rio Arriba County courthouse in Tierra Amarilla .

  • apl020212d/ASECTION/Adolphe Pierre-Louis/Albuquerque Journal/020212.Former Lt. Governor Roberto Mondragon,, left ,talks to Reies Lopez Tijerina,, before the controversial figure from the Chicano Movement addresses a crowd at the State Capitol Rotunda on Thursday February 2, 2012.In 1967, Tijerina and armed followers raided a Rio Arriba County courthouse in Tierra Amarilla .

  • apl020212b/ASECTION/Adolphe Pierre-Louis/Albuquerque Journal/020212.Juan Valdez,, of Cajilon,right hugs Reies Lopez Tijerina, the controversial figure from the Chicano Movement the State Capitol by Vidal Quintana,, on Thursday February 2, 2012.In 1967, Tijerina and armed followers raided a Rio Arriba County courthouse in Tierra Amarilla .

  • apl020212a/ASECTION/Adolphe Pierre-Louis/Albuquerque Journal/020212.Tony Savala,, left ,shakes hands with Reies Lopez Tijerina,, as the controversial figure from the Chicano Movement is being wheeled to the State Capitol by Vidal Quintana,, on Thursday February 2, 2012.In 1967, Tijerina and armed followers raided a Rio Arriba County courthouse in Tierra Amarilla .

  • apl020212f/ASECTION/Adolphe Pierre-Louis/Albuquerque Journal/020212.Julian Prada,, of Santa Fe performs a song about the 1980 New Mexico Penitentiary Riot on Thursday February 2, 2012 at the Rotunda.

  • apl020112b/ASECTION/Adolphe Pierre-Louis/Albuquerque Journal/020112. Eduardo Olivas,, 18, left . of Pojoaque ,gets a special effects make up applied by Imani Lambert,, , a student at Digital Arts and Technology Academy, an Albuquerque Charter school on Wednesday February 1, 2012.Wednesday was New Mexico Film day at the State Legislature.

  • apl020112c/ASECTION/Adolphe Pierre-Louis/Albuquerque Journal/020112. Van Ann Moore,, performs as "Dona Tules" an historical figure in the Mexican American War , performs on the floor of the New Mexico State Senate to celebrate the Land of Enchantment's bicentennial on Wednesday February 1, 2012.

  • apl020112a/ASECTION/Adolphe Pierre-Louis/Albuquerque Journal/020112.New Mexico Department of Corrections Secretary Designate Gregg Marcantel,, left listens as his wife Tamera Marcantel testifies in front of the Senate Rules Committee on Wednesday February 1, 2012.Marcantel was confirmed by a vote of 8 to 1. The recommendation next goes to the full senate for a vote.

  • apl013112e/013112/Adolphe Pierre-Louis/Albuquerque Journal/013112.Hilary Martin,, who works for the Department of Information Technology of Governor Susana Martinez,, films a Senate session on Tuesday January 31, 2012.

  • apl013112d/013112/Adolphe Pierre-Louis/Albuquerque Journal/013112. Estevan Lujan,, who works for the Department of Information Technology of Governor Susana Martinez,, films a House session on Tuesday January 31, 2012.

  • apl013112c/013112/Adolphe Pierre-Louis/Albuquerque Journal/013112. Estevan Lujan,, who works for the Department of Information Technology of Governor Susana Martinez,, gets the web cast ready to film a House session on Tuesday January 31, 2012.

  • apl013112f/013112/Adolphe Pierre-Louis/Albuquerque Journal/013112.Sen. Howie Morales,, D Silver City, left ,listens as Sen. Peter Wirth,,D-Santa Fe, discusses Tax Reform Initiative on Tuesday January 31, 2012.

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