2021 Capitol Reports, Day Eight

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New Mexico’s Democratic Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham’s “virtual” State of the State address to state lawmakers and the public Tuesday launched an effort to get New Mexico kids back in schools soon, among other initiatives:

Tom Trowbridge reports from the Roundhouse:

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Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham says the state will re-open schools to students of all ages one week from Monday. The Democrat making the announcement during Tuesday’s virtual state of the state speech:

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The plan to return to in-person learning includes middle-and-high-school students for the first this school year. Governor Lujan Grisham says New Mexico experienced a past year like no other. She says we are—still standing—and wondering how we will heal, where we go from here and how we will go on…

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And, I’ll take a look at some of the policy suggestions in the Governor’s speech on tomorrow’s report.

For the New Mexico News Network, I’m Tom Trowbridge
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