SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico Gov. Susan Martinez has rejected more than 150 capital outlay projects which she called "pork."
The Republican governor issued the line-item vetoes Wednesday before signing a number of bills that authorized funding for hundreds of projects around the state.
In her executive message, Martinez said she struck down the items because they didn't create jobs or develop the state.
Among the rejected projects were $5,000 for band instruments at a Las Vegas high school and $20,000 to renovate facilities and buy zoo animals in Clovis.
She also declined an $8 million request for a new health education building at the University of New Mexico's Rio Rancho campus.