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September 20, 2019 – Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham announced this week that she plans to pitch lawmakers on a program for free tuition at the state’s colleges and universities. The governor says her Opportunity Scholarship plan would be a … Continue reading The Line: Governor Lujan Grisham Proposes Free College
September 20, 2019 – In November, Albuquerque will ask voters to approve changes to the city’s public campaign finance system. Each of two proposals would add 75 cents to the dollar-per-voter level the city uses now. That would mean hundreds … Continue reading The Line: Are Democracy Dollars A Fix For Public Financing of Campaigns
September 20, 2019 – President Trump’s rally in New Mexico this week is the first step in the reelection campaign’s plan to turn New Mexico red in 2020. It was also a chance for the president to try to … Continue reading President Trump Makes His Pitch to Hispanic Voters in New Mexico
September 13, 2019 – President Donald Trump’s decision to repurpose $3.6 billion in military funding to build a wall along the U.S./Mexico border will have impacts in New Mexico. Specifically, the President’s use of emergency powers will temporarily cost Holloman … Continue reading The Line: Military Projects Set Aside for Border Wall
September 13, 2019 – The push to tap New Mexico’s nearly $19 billion Land Grant Permanent Fund to help pay for early childhood education programs has failed again and again at the state capitol. This year, Department of Finance and … Continue reading The Line: Early Childhood Education Endowment
September 6, 2019 – Gene Grant and The Line opinion panel discuss the abundance of lawsuits filed by Carlsbad Medical Center against its patients – an aggressive practice highlighted by The New York Times. Patients often find themselves in a … Continue reading The Line: Carlsbad Hospital’s High Rate of Lawsuits Against Patients
September 6, 2019 – Gene Grant and The Line opinion panelists debate new medical cannabis guidelines and rulings affecting public schools and out-of-state patients. Line Panelists: Julie Ann Grimm, editor, Santa Fe Reporter Dede Feldman, former state senator H. Diane … Continue reading The Line: Medical Marijuana Update
September 6, 2019 – Former New Mexico Supreme Court Justice Charles W. Daniels passed away recently. A “titan of the law,” according to current Chief Justice Judith Nakamura, he may be remembered as much for his bass guitar playing and … Continue reading The Line: Remembering Judge Charles Daniels
August 30, 2019 – Gene Grant and The Line opinion panel discuss Bernalillo County’s passage of a new paid leave law and the Albuquerque City Council’s look into whether a similar “leave for any reason” law would work for the … Continue reading The Line: ABQ Considers Mirroring BernCo’s Newly Approved Leave Law