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Senate Dems: Governor ‘dead wrong’ on education, economy (SF New Mex)

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Senate Dems: Governor ‘dead wrong’ on education, economy

Posted: Tuesday, January 20, 2015 7:00 pm | Updated: 8:51 pm, Tue Jan 20, 2015.

Senate Dems: Governor ‘dead wrong’ on education, economy By Patrick Malone
The New Mexican SantaFeNewMexican.com | 3 comments

Democratic leaders of the New Mexico Senate scoffed at Gov. Susana Martinez’s State of the State speech on Tuesday, calling it loaded with “gimmicks” and out of touch with the problems facing the state.

They vowed to block key policy objectives the governor identified in her speech, including right-to-work legislation, a bill that would hold back students in third grade if they’re not reading well and a repeal of the law that allows undocumented immigrants to get driver’s licenses.

“Those are all gimmicks,” said Sen. Michael Padilla, D-Albuquerque, adding another Martinez proposal to the list: $100 debit cards for teachers to buy classroom supplies. “Come on, that might get you through the first month of school,” he said. “That’s a gimmick.”

Read more here: http://www.santafenewmexican.com/news/legislature/senate-dems-governor-dead-wrong-on-education-economy/article_f935e7d1-d7cf-56a6-b2d6-51684877ac56.html