Jun 1, 2021
As Covid continues to recede as an
issue along with the lockdowns, the main remaining issue is
masking children. The excellent tracking
site at Burbio shows who is requiring masks for kids and
who isn't. New Mexico remains among the more stringent
states.
The New Mexico Legislature allocated
additional money this session to give local school districts money
to extend their school years. A
significant number of districts (thanks to pressure from parents
and families) have opted out. Paul and Wally discuss what
could be causing this.
Paul briefly mentions a scandal
involving CYFD. Here and here are
recent articles discussing the issue from RGF's
perspective.
The City of ABQ is set to reinstate its plastic bag ban on August 1.
Finally, based on a report from Bloomberg which says that Western states could be suffering from electricity blackouts THIS summer, Paul is concerned about the reliability of New Mexico's power grid. Of course, with San Juan Generating Station scheduled to be decommissioned in ONE year, Paul is even more worried about future summers. Paul and Wally discuss and attempt to figure out when we'll know if the plan to save San Juan via carbon sequestration will move forward.