By Morgan Lee
Initiatives aimed at improving educational opportunities, rural cemeteries and state-contract preferences for militaryĀ veteransĀ were signed into law Friday by New Mexico Gov. Susana Martinez.
The Republican governor signed a package of fiveĀ billsĀ at an American Legion hall in Albuquerque.
One new law will allow taxpayers to voluntarily donate money from their state income tax returns to a fund that helps pay for ruralĀ veteranĀ cemeteries.
Martinez says that will build on funding approved in 2014 for stateĀ veteransĀ cemeteries in Fort Stanton, Gallup, Angel Fire and Carlsbad.
New Mexico is home to two national cemeteries in Santa Fe and Fort Bayard. Among the newly planned cemeteries in rural areas, a state-owned facility at Fort Stanton is under construction with the help of more than $5 million in 
federal funding.
The check-off for tax returns previously went to a fund for the national cemeteries and has generated about $400,000 since 1987.
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