Posts Tagged ‘NM legislature’
The Line: Lawmakers Consider Changes To Breakfast After The Bell Program
January 29, 2016 – Breakfast After The Bell was created reduce the number of children who are hungry at the start of the school day. But some lawmakers say they’re hearing from teachers and school officials that eating in the classroom is creating new challenges. Senator Gay Kernan told the Albuquerque Journal that a bill she introduced (SB 144) with Senator Mimi…
Read MoreThe Line: Lawmakers Debate Proposals On “Three Strikes” Law And Teen Curfews
January 29, 2016 – This year’s legislative session is a 30-day budget session, but that doesn’t mean that the state budget is the only issue that lawmakers are debating at the Roundhouse in Santa Fe. Other bills covering the state’s “three strikes” law (HB 37 & HB 56) and a proposal to allow cities to pass teen curfews (HB…
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