Legislative session winds down

ARE BURNING BRIGHT AT THE STATE CAPITOL TONIGHT - WITH JUST FOURTEEN HOURS LEFT IN THIS YEAR S LEGISLATIVE SESSION LAWMAKERS ARE WORKING FULL BLAST TO GET THROUGH A HUGE PILE OF BILLS AWAITING FINAL ACTION STUART DYSON IS LIVE AT THE CAPITOL WHERE IT S ANOTHER LATE NIGHT FOR LAWMAKERS AND LEGISLATIVE STAFF LAWMAKERS ARE GRINDING OUT THE BILLS LIKE DISCOUNT SAUSAGE AT AN ALL NIGHT T-GRINDER LIKE THERE S NO TOMORROW - AND WITH NEXT YEAR S BUDGET ALREADY PULL THE PLUG AND GO HOME - THEY VE DEALT WITH MOST OF THE BIG PASSIONATE ISSUES - ABOLISHING THE DEATH PENALTY - SAYING NO TO DOMESTIC PARTNERSHIPS THEY SAVED THE LAST BIG ONE FOR THE FINAL HOURS THOUGH - STEM CELL RESEARCH - ALLOWING THE USE OF EMBRYOS ABOUT TO BE DISCARDED BY FERTILITY CLINICS - LOOKING FOR A CURE FOR ALZHEIMER S - PARKINSON S - DIABETES - MANY KINDS OF CANCER - THE CATHOLIC CHURCH CALLS IT MURDER - BUT SUPPORTERS SAY IT COULD MEAN LIFE TO THOSE WHO SUFFER Hope is really all we have - hope is what we have - I can t tell you on a daily basis how hard it is to see Joan suffer Those who hope for better things need - Mr Speaker and gentleman from Bernalillo - to look closely and precisely at this document and see the flaws THE HOUSE EXTERMINATED THE STEM CELL BILL ON A 38-30 VOTE AFTER IT SAILED THRU THE SENATE WITH THE GOVERNOR S SUPPORT IN OTHER ACTION THE HOUSE ALSO NIXED A NICE RAISE IN PENSION PAY FOR LAWMAKERS - WRONG YEAR FOR THAT ON ITS WAY TO THE GOVERNOR S DESK TONIGHT - A BILL DELAYING TOUGHER CALIFORNIA-STYLE AUTO EMISSION REQUIREMENTS TILL 20-13 - CAR DEALERS FEARING HIGHER PRICES HOPING HE LL SIGN IT - ENVIRONMENTALISTS HOPING FOR A VETO - AT THE CAPITOL STUART DYSON EYEWITNESS NEWS FOUR TIME IS ALSO RUNNING OUT FOR THE FINANCIALLY- TROUBLED COLLEGE OF SANTA FE A BILL IN THE SENATE THAT WOULD ALLOW THE STATE TO BUY THE SCHOOL HAS STALLED OPPONENTS ARE WORRIED THE COLLEGE IS MUCH MORE THAN 35 MILLION DOLLARS IN DEBT IF THE TAKEOVER BILL FAILS - OTHER STATE AGENCIES MIGHT BUY THE CAMPUS- FOR OFFICE SPACE IF THAT HAPPENS —UNUSED BUILDINGS COULD POTENTIALLY BE USED BY OTHER STATE UNIVERSITIES- THE GOVERNOR SAYS HE S LOOKING INTO VARIOUS WAYS OF PREVENTING THE COLLEGE OF SANTA FE FROM GOING