A Band-Aid Gets Slapped On The Budget Cancer, Two Lawmakers Who Should Retire And Santa Fe's Expensive Smile

They put a Band-Aid on the budget cancer in Santa Fe over the weekend and will now scurry home Thursday and await word on whether they'll have to return to the Roundhouse and perform serious surgery. We're now officially pedaling backwards. The Senate Finance Committee amended the budget for the current year by cutting one half percent from most departments and slashing two to four percent for