15, 2019

The state Senate voted Friday to confirm Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham’s five nominees to the University of New Mexico Board of Regents, an unusually fast decision that came just six days after she announced her choices. The Senate Rules Committee, which is responsible for background checks on gubernatorial nominees for high-level jobs, considered the candidacies of all five during a three-hour hearing. Then the full 42-member Senate confirmed all of them without dissent. The new regents are:

o Kimberly Sanchez Rael, whose background is in business. She will serve a six-year term.

OPINION & ANALYSIS

It was a mundane and typical American activity. Families doing their back-to-school shopping in an El Paso Walmart. Suddenly a gunman opened fire. Scores were killed and injured. But they were not targeted indiscriminately. HisThe Dardanelle School District will participate in School Choice for the 2019-2020 school year. Parents of students not residing in Dardanelle School District who would like for their students to attend Dardanelle Schools may obtain a formal application from the superintendent's office or on our district website.Applications will be accepted beginning March 1 until May 1, 2019. All applicants must meet the requirements set forth in the Public School Choice Act of 2015, Act 560.

The Dardanelle School Board will meet for their regularly scheduled monthly meeting on Monday, April 8, 2019 at 6:00 pm at 102 South Front Street Dardanelle, AR 72834. For additional information, call 479-229-4111.