2017 legislative session
The Line: Lawmakers Prepare To Sue The Governor
April 21, 2017 – A group of state lawmakers voted last week to direct legislative staff to prepare to sue Governor Susana Martinez over some vetoes during and after this year’s 60-day session. The governor vetoed all funding for higher education and the legislative branch and said lawmakers would have to come back to Santa…
Read MoreNew Mexico State Senator Talks About Bill That Bans “Lunch Shaming”
April 12, 2017 – Schools in New Mexico will no longer be able to use “school lunch shaming” practices like making students clean the cafeteria for a hot meal or stamping their arm with a message for parents about lunch debt. Our state is the first in the nation to pass such legislation and the…
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