New Mexico
Diego Pavia, New Mexico State quarterback, commits to Vanderbilt football
New Mexico State quarterback Diego Pavia has committed to Vanderbilt football, he announced on social media Wednesday.
Pavia, the Conference USA Offensive Player of the Year, joins the Commodores on the heels of Vanderbilt hiring several New Mexico State staffers, including offensive coordinator Tim Beck to the same role and coach Jerry Kill as a special advisor.
In 2023, Pavia completed 221 of his 366 passes for 2973 yards, 26 touchdowns and nine interceptions. Pavia’s backup in 2023, Blaze Berlowitz, also announced that he would transfer to the Commodores. He threw for 201 yards and three touchdowns in an upset win over Auburn.
Between Berlowitz, Pavia and Utah transfer Nate Johnson, Vanderbilt has added three quarterbacks from the transfer portal to replace outgoing quarterbacks AJ Swann, Ken Seals and Walter Taylor. The Commodores also have redshirt sophomore Drew Dickey as well as two incoming freshmen, Whit Muschamp and Jeremy St-Hilaire.
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With classes for the spring semester already beginning, it is likely that Pavia will have to wait until the summer to enroll. Johnson and Berlowitz have already enrolled and joined the team for spring practice.
Aria Gerson covers Vanderbilt athletics for The Tennessean. Contact her at agerson@gannett.com or on Twitter @aria_gerson.
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The governor sets the agenda for the session, including for the budget, so here is what they are looking at so far.
SANTA FE, N.M. — As the regular session of the New Mexico Legislature is set to begin Jan. 20, lawmakers have already filed dozens of bills.
Bills include prohibiting book bans at public libraries and protections against AI, specifically the distribution of sensitive and “Deepfake” images
Juvenile justice reform is, again, a hot topic. House Bill 25 would allow access to someone’s juvenile records during a background check if they’re trying to buy a gun.
Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham sets the agenda and puts forth the proposed budget lawmakers will address during the session. The governor is calling for lawmakers to take up an $11.3 billion budget for the 2027 fiscal year, which is up 4.6% from current spending levels.
Where would that money go? More than $600 million would go to universal free child care. Meanwhile, more than $200 million would go to health care and to protect against federal funding cuts.
There is also $65 million for statewide affordable housing initiatives and $19 million for public safety.
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