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Credit wnmu Silver City, NM – The Western New Mexico University Board of Regents whizzed through a lengthy agenda Friday, approving the upcoming fiscal year’s budget, agreeing on new degree programs and ensuring the university is poised to capture anticipated Federal funding for capital projects. Discussing the $50-million 2021-2022 fiscal year budget, WNMU Vice President for Business Affairs Kelley Riddle said, “For Instruction and General, we’ll be budgeting a carryover balance of $5.4 million. This includes a temporary budget for the Road to 4k Initiative previously approved by you,” she said. New regent Dr. Daniel H. Lopez, who was President of New Mexico Tech for two decades, said the many questions he about the proposed budget during the finance committee meeting were answered to his satisfaction. “I have no concerns at this time, but I’ll continue to monitor.” ....