New Mexico Gov. Lujan Grisham opts in to Trump education tax credit, prompting rebuke from educators

By: Matt Mondschein

Outlets: Source New Mexico

Published: November 5, 2026

Words: 891

Last Updated: 4 days, 1 hour ago

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New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham announced Wednesday that the state will join a new federal scholarship tax program created by the Trump administration, a move New Mexico teachers’ unions are describing as a “betrayal.”

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The Federal Scholarship Tax Credit program, established in President Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act enacted last year, allows eligible taxpayers to receive a federal tax credit of …

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