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ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) New Mexico Attorney General Hector Balderas’ handling of a now-settled case involving a large solar installation company has spurred a request from a state lawmaker for an investigation.
Rep. Daymon Ely is asking State Auditor Brian Colón, who is a friend of Balderas, to look into why the attorney general agreed to seal all documents in the case against Vivint Solar Inc. Ely also wants to know why Balderas didn’t pursue any specific restitution for thousands of customers as part of the settlement reached last fall.
Fraction Of Schools Relief Funds Budgeted For Learning Loss –
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New Mexico schools plan to spend the bulk of the federal coronavirus relief money they ve received on technology and building upgrades rather than student learning loss.
A report this week before the New Mexico Legislature s budget committee showed school districts and charters plan to spend 38% of the $490 million they received thus far on technology and HVAC systems.
The Santa Fe New Mexican reported that schools plan to spend 9% of the funds on learning loss programs and 8% on interventions for at-risk students.
The budget committee s program evaluation manager Micaela Fischer told lawmakers those numbers were surprising because students likely missed out on learning because of the shift to remote classrooms during the pandemic.