Taos Poetry In Motion with Joshua Concha *This is a rescheduled event. Join SOMOS in celebrating Joshua Concha’s Poet Laureate Project with his film, including recorded curated poets, and multimedia accompaniment. 4/27/24 at 7pm at the Harwood Auditorium. Film and Q & A with poets. Joshua Concha is an Indigenous multi-media artist and writer who has been a tribal resident of the Taos Pueblo for 25 years. Concha has worked in a wide range of media (including film and digital storytelling, music, stone, and metal sculpture, silversmithing, and watercolor). His 2022-2023 Poet Laureate project, “Taos Poetry in Motion” is a film project with 9-12 poets reading their work accompanied by visual images. Funded by Witter Bynner Foundation and hosted by SOMOS and The Harwood Museum
The New Mexico Public Education Department is facing a $35 million deficit, which it attributes to overpayments made to Gallup-McKinley County Schools, a claim the district disputes, arguing they are being wrongly blamed for the state’s funding mismanagement.
The governor sets the agenda for the session, including for the budget, so here is what they are looking at so far.
SANTA FE, N.M. — As the regular session of the New Mexico Legislature is set to begin Jan. 20, lawmakers have already filed dozens of bills.
Bills include prohibiting book bans at public libraries and protections against AI, specifically the distribution of sensitive and “Deepfake” images
Juvenile justice reform is, again, a hot topic. House Bill 25 would allow access to someone’s juvenile records during a background check if they’re trying to buy a gun.
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Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham sets the agenda and puts forth the proposed budget lawmakers will address during the session. The governor is calling for lawmakers to take up an $11.3 billion budget for the 2027 fiscal year, which is up 4.6% from current spending levels.
Where would that money go? More than $600 million would go to universal free child care. Meanwhile, more than $200 million would go to health care and to protect against federal funding cuts.
There is also $65 million for statewide affordable housing initiatives and $19 million for public safety.