IT’S OKAY FOR TAXPAYER MONEY TO BE USED TO PAY FOR NON-RELIGIOUS TEXT BOOKS IN PRIVATE SCHOOLS IN NEW MEXICO. THAT WAS THE RULING THURSDAY FROM THE STATE SUPREME COURT. IT REVERSES A PREVIOUS RULING FROM 2015, WHEN THE HIGH COURT SAID IT WAS UNCONSTITUTIONAL TO USE STATE MONEY FOR PRIVATE SCHOOL TEXTBOOKS.
THE U.S. SUPREME COURT LATER RULED THAT SUCH EXPENDITURES WERE ALLOWED, AND INSTRUCTED THE STATE SUPREME COURT TO LOOK AT THE MATTER AGAIN.
