New Mexico Governor signs nearly $1 billion college trust fund into law

(The Center Square) – New Mexico Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham signed Senate Bill 159 this week, establishing a nearly $1 billion taxpayer-funded trust and a scholarship program fund to fund tuition-free college in New Mexico. “By creating this fund, New Mexico is keeping our original promise of tuition-free college for residents and cementing our status as the nation’s leader for college equity and access,” Governor Lujan Grisham said in a statement. “Our monumental investments from early childhood education to college and career are already making a life-changing difference for tens...