Legislative Roundup: 7 Days Remaining In 2021 Session
Republicans praise Lujan Grisham: Sometimes, the GOP actually likes MLG. No, really.
U.S. Rep. Yvette Herrell, New Mexico’s only Republican in Congress, and members of the state’s Senate Republican caucus sent letters to Democratic Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham on Friday thanking her for seeking to exempt New Mexico from the Biden administration’s suspension of new leases and permits for oil and natural gas production on federal lands. The news was reported Thursday by Reuters.
“Create a program that gives credit to states that are well beyond where the federal government and other states are in terms of climate change initiatives, cleaning up the environment, curbing carbon emissions and having an all-of-the-above energy effort,” Lujan Grisham told members of the Greater Albuquerque Chamber of Commerce on Wednesday in a Zoom video seen by Reuters. “You do that, [and] New Mexico’s going to get an exemption, a waive
First Lady Jill Biden is renewing her Joining Forces initiative, which she started with former First Lady Michelle Obama in 2011 to help military families with employment and education.
Helping military children is ‘critical to our national security,’ says first lady February 18 Dr. Jill Biden speaks in April 2016, at an event for Operation Educate the Educators: Recognizing and Supporting our Military-Connected Students. (White House) First lady Jill Biden told a group of educators and advocates that “giving military kids what they need to thrive is not just a nice thing to do, it’s critical to our national security,” in another of a series of listening sessions gathering information about the issues of military families. And military families are a key focus in Jill Biden’s first weeks as first lady.
4 school systems receive award for partnership with Maxwell-Gunter AFB
4 school systems get award for partnership with Maxwell-Gunter AFB By WSFA Staff | February 2, 2021 at 1:42 PM CST - Updated February 2 at 7:13 PM
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WSFA) - Four River Region school districts were recognized by the Military Child Education Coalition Tuesday.
Autauga County Schools, Elmore County Public Schools, Montgomery Public Schools and Pike Road Schools were awarded the Pete Taylor Partnership of Excellence for their partnership with Maxwell-Gunter Air Force Base.
The Pete Taylor Partnership of Excellence award focuses on highlighting partnerships between military bases and public education systems.
“There’s over 350 installations in the US and we here in the River Region are one of 350 so it’s a big deal,” Commander and President of Air University Lt. Gen. James B. Hecker said.