124 Awkward Situations

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Mandatory paid leave passes the Bernalillo County Commission with some small changes. What did the Commission do and did they improve the final ordinance or is it still full of problems? Also, the City of Albuquerque is already considering adopting its own paid leave proposal. Paul and Wally discuss the prospects for that and what it could mean for action by the Legislature.

Paul and Wally discuss the fact that Gov. Lujan-Grisham’s new Education Secretary sends 9-year-old son to a fancy private school in Philadelphia. Will he push MLG for school choice for those of us who can’t afford expensive private schools? Former UNM AD Krebs indicted. Paul comments for KOAT Channel 7. Paul and Wally discuss the awkward marriage between taxpayer-funded institutes of higher learning and major college sports. While it appears Krebs may have broken the law, the marriage is problematic.

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