144 State Policy Network, Education Progress, Fracking Funds and More

Paul spent the past week with hundreds of free-market think tank leaders in Colorado Springs at the State Policy Network Conference. What is happening in the state-based policy movement as a whole?

New Mexico’s National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) results are out. What do they mean about our educational performance?

And, there’s another Yazzie lawsuit on the adequacy of New Mexico’s education system despite a cash infusion of $446 million to public schools this year, a 16% annual increase.What gives?

NBC News story covers New Mexico’s efforts to fund progressive policy through fracking.

ABQ City elections: candidate Maureen Skowran receives $50,000 from out-of-state environmental groups;

Also, Mayor Keller says “vote yes” on bonds! Wait, is this legal/ethical?