IF THE HOUSE EDUCATION COMMITTEE HAS ITS WAY, YOU’LL GET A CHANCE TO VOTE ON WHETHER MORE MONEY SHOULD BE TAKEN FROM THE STATE’S PERMANENT FUND TO EXPAND EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION IN NEW MEXICO. THE PANEL HAS APPROVED A CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT TO DRAW AN ADDITIONAL ONE PERCENT EVERY YEAR FROM THE FUND WHICH TOTALS 17 AND-A-HALF BILLION DOLLARS.
GOVERNOR MICHELLE LUJAN GRISHAM HAS ENDORSED THE IDEA. BUT THE SANTA FE NEW MEXICAN REPORTS THE MEASURE IS OPPOSED BY THE POWERFUL SENATE FINANCE COMMITTEE CHAIRMAN JOHN ARTHUR SMITH.
