Governor proposes free college for New Mexicans

SANTA FE, N.M. (KRQE) – In a plan to expand the New Mexico Opportunity Scholarship, the governor has introduced legislation that would deliver tuition-free higher education to every New Mexican. Senate Bill 140, the New Mexico Opportunity Scholarship Act, would provide $85.5 million toward the Opportunity Scholarship in what would be the most accessible state-funded scholarship program in the country.