By CEDAR ATTANASIOApril 5, 2021 GMT
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) Tribal leaders on Monday welcomed Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham’s signature of a bill that will increase funding for schools serving Native American and military communities across New Mexico.
“This change is going to be a generational change,” Zuni Pueblo Gov. Val Panteah said during a signing ceremony outside the state capitol, where he addressed Democratic leaders who passed the bill during this year’s legislative session. “I thank you on behalf of Zuni people, and Zuni kids.”
The law eliminates a state credit that deducted 75% of federal funding from state funding that schools received to compensate them for serving communities with large tracts of federal land.
Expanded Vaccine Eligibility Begins In New Mexico
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All New Mexicans age 16 or older who wish to be vaccinated against the coronavirus now have a chance to receive their shots, as Monday marked the start of expanded eligibility under the state Department of Health s distribution plan.
The timeline for getting more shots out to the general public was sped up under a directive by the Biden administration to make all adults in the U.S. eligible by May 1. State officials also said they opened up eligibility because providers in some parts of the state were no longer able to find people to fill appointments.
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SANTA FE House Speaker Brian Egolf, D-Santa Fe, made it clear this year that he is interested in allowing online testimony for future legislative sessions. Each chamber of the…