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Posted on October 4, 2020 (PRESS RELEASE) Truth or Consequences, NM (KKOB) –Representative Rebecca Dow (R-Truth or Consequences) filed with the State Ethics Commission a motion to dismiss the ethics complaint filed by her opponent. “I have requested the State Ethics Commission imm ...
From left are State Rep. Rebecca Dow, who receives NFIB award from A&B Drive-In owners Anthony Flores, Bernice Flores, Jimmy Chavez Sr. and Barbara Chavez. Rebecca Dow led fight against health insurance premium tax increases SANTA FE, N.M., Aug. 24, 2020—The nation's voice of small busi ...
By Megan Kamerick• May 22, 2020The coronavirus pandemic has upended normal food distribution networks, especially for meat. It has also left ranchers struggling, unable to get their cattle to market as the virus sickens workers in processing plants around the country and slows production. New Mex ...
The following is provided by the State of New Mexico. This document outlines recommendations from the Governor's Economic Recovery Council. Covid-Safe Practices for Individuals and Employers Click the link above to view the document.
Kevin Branum, shown above with some calves, is part of a group looking to keep New Mexico beef in the state from start to finish, aiming to build at least three packing plants. “We’re looking at making local food available to New Mexicans,” he said. “There’s only a certain amount of food ...
The following plan was proposed by the New Mexico Governor: Michelle Lujan Grisham for ReOpening the State.
By Dillon Mullan dmullan@sfnewmexican.com May 3, 2020 Joan Shankin stopped by her small preschool Friday morning to feed the fish and disinfect the play mats. Typically, Children’s Garden Montessori School enrolls about 50 kids ages 18 months to 5 years. Shankin, who started the nonprofit e ...
By Etta Pettijohn An idea initiated during a zoom conference call has led New Mexico food producers to step up to the plate for New Mexico’s most vulnerable residents facing food insecurity during the COVID 19 pandemic. Their efforts could also provide the catalyst for adoption of legislation pr ...
Santa Fe, NM– Today, all 24 New Mexico House Republican members delivered a letter (shown below) to Governor Lujan Grisham highlighting the need for her to modify her Public Health Orders to ensure all New Mexicans are treated with justice, fairness, and equity. The letter outlines a growing f ...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 9, 2020 Contact: Matt Garcia-Sierra, m.garciasierra@nmlegis.gov, 505-205-5486 (cell) NM budget concerns skyrocket amidst steep oil price drop Santa Fe, NM– With just days remaining for the New Mexico budget to be signed and approved by the Governor, today’s news head ...
By Rep. Rebecca Dow / Republican, T Or C There is a deep divide between rural and urban New Mexico, and changing the rules of debate will only make it worse. Anyone who watched the last legislative session would be forgiven for believing there were two different New Mexico's. Laws were pas ...
Oct 9, 2019 The New Mexico Academy of Physician Assistants (NMAPA) recognized Rebecca Dow for her work in the New Mexico House. Dallas Lipscomb, who is on the Board of the NMAPA and is a local medical provider, had the honor of introducing Representative Dow to the academy and for presenting her w ...
Oct 9, 2019 The New Mexico Academy of Physician Assistants (NMAPA) recognized Rebecca Dow for her work in the New Mexico House. Dallas Lipscomb, who is on the Board of the NMAPA and is a local medical provider, had the honor of introducing Representative Dow to the academy and for presenting her wi ...
Representative Antonio MaestasChair of the House Commerce & Economic Development Committee, New Mexico State LegislatureCC: Committee members Dear chair and committee members: New Mexico Innovation Voucher (NMIV--click this link) is a good idea, because it provides small grants (no more than $2 ...
Written by C.P. Thompson on September 21, 2019 New Mexico students who are getting ready for college may be able to attend tuition-free, under a new program announced by Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham earlier this week. As for institutions of higher learning in the state — including Western New ...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASESeptember 26, 2019 Statement From Reps. Gail Armstrong and Rebecca Dow on U.S. District Judge’s Order to Stop All Timber Management Activities on New Mexico’s National Forests SANTA FE, NM—Reps. Gail Armstrong (R-Magdalena) and Rebecca Dow (R-Truth or Co ...
We are fortunate to live in a place as beautiful as New Mexico. The landscape here is unlike any other, and it must be protected. However, New Mexico is also a poor state. Many of our families are struggling to carve out a decent living, especially in our rural communities. So ...
Megan AbundisFebruary 21, 2019 10:29 PM SILVER CITY, N.M. - Hundreds of mine workers came to voice their concerns over HB 220 and HB 255 to the Grant County Commission on Thursday morning. The event room was at capacity with about 700 people, and a few hundred were turned aw ...
Rep. Rebecca Dow Think back to the time you were in your elementary school lunch room. Do you remember there was always someone who wanted you to trade away your dessert? You didn’t fall for a bad trade back then, we shouldn’t fall for it now. Anyone who attends a public school or college in ...
Dianne L. Stallings, Ruidoso News In an effort to provide more young people access to outdoor and cultural sites throughout New Mexico, the Foster Foster Family Park and Museum Free Admission Bill took effect Friday, June 14. The old Lincoln County courthouse in Lincoln later served as th ...
By Sylvia Ulloa, New Mexico In Depth June 27, 2019 By Sylvia Ulloa, New Mexico In Depth June 27, 2019 Lawmakers got a status report of sorts on New Mexico’s response to a landmark education court decision last year when members of the Legislative Education Study Committee met Wednesday in San ...
Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham is proposing $60 million more this year for early childhood education — part of a five-year plan to make access to preschool in New Mexico available to all 3- and 4-year-olds. Legislation has been introduced that expands the prekindergarten program in public school ...
How do I know an arbitrary increase in the minimum wage will hurt low-wage workers? Simple, I was one. It may be easy to believe an increase in the minimum wage is appealing because I don't know anyone who would turn down a raise. The jobs that pay minimum wage often require the maximum work and ...
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