In direct contrast with Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham’s extended school time initiatives, 17 Democrats sided with a Republican-backed amendment to the House budget passed on Wednesday that would allow schools to continue having four-day school weeks.
The affirmative consent bill that has tried to pass the statehouse at least three times is walking in familiar footsteps as supporters have parsed it down to focus solely on higher education.
After nearly five hours of debate from New Mexico Republican opponents, the Senate version of the paid family medical leave bill passed the Senate floor just before 11 p.m. Friday night.
In a dash to the finish line, House Bill 151, the 2024 session’s affirmative consent bill, passed the New Mexico Legislature after the House concurred with the amended bill on Wednesday in a 38-22 vote.
