Women rule the world. This weekend women across the US were encouraging one another to run for office, to vote, and to “resist.” Although we need more balance in New Mexico elected leadership, I want to encourage women across our state to lead where they are. We already have the collective p ...
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(Press Staff Photo by Christine Steele) USDA employees Christine Griego and Patricia Villalobos talk with Rosalina Sedillos and Laura Breed, both of Hanover, about options for repairing their homes. Sedillos said she was interested in selling her home several years ago, but it needed repairs ...
Letter to the Editor: Through my many years I’ve come to believe that most of our elected officials acquire their office and then ignore those of us who put them there. Over the past few years many constituents and I (members of the New Mexico Off Highway Vehicle Alliance (NMOHVA.org), a ...
Democrats unveil four gun proposals ahead of next session By Dan McKay / Journal Staff Writer https://www.abqjournal.com/1206161/dems-unveil-four-gun-proposals-ahead-of-next-session.html Copyright © 2018 Albuquerque Journal Democratic lawmakers say they will pursue a number of new restriction ...
Letter to the Editor: I am a 77-year-old Navy Veteran and have lived in the Grant/Luna County area since 1980. I have worked at both the Chino and Tyrone Mines, Grant Co. Sheriff’s Department as well as the Southwest NM Council of Governments. I used my G.I. Bill benefits to e ...
Local Senior Meals Programs See Funding Increase By Etta Pettijohn Beginning this month Sierra County’s seniors began benefitting from an increase in the amount of funding for congregate and home delivered meals, which will allow the Senior Center to hire additional staff and improve the quali ...
The Grant County Beat http://www.grantcountybeat.com/editorial/46204-hunting-season-has-begun When I decided to run for the New Mexico House of Representatives, I saw an opportunity to improve the quality of life for the residents in my district by reforming and improving our state’s laws. I a ...
NEW FEDERAL LAW Dow Sponsored Legislation To Give Terminally Ill Access To Experimental Drugs In N.M., Before President Signed By Etta Pettijohn Last week President Donald Trump signed into law a measure giving terminally ill patients, who have exhausted other options, access to e ...
Caught Between Your Fire Marshal and your Building Official? “You’re Not Getting the C.O. Until You Change It!” Contractors and Building Owners have been getting caught up in the problem of conflicting opinions about fire prevention construction details ever since I have been working for ...
Copyright © 2018 Albuquerque Journal SANTA FE – Local beer and live music helped revive downtown Truth or Consequences. Now state lawmakers are wondering if similar ingredients can help Main Streets in smaller cities across New Mexico. Truth or Consequences Brewing Co. opened abo ...
(Press Staff Photo by Christine Steele) USDA employees Christine Griego and Patricia Villalobos talk with Rosalina Sedillos and Laura Breed, both of Hanover, about options for repairing their homes. Sedillos said she was interested in selling her home several years ago, but it needed repairs ...
Thank you to everyone who weighed in with your State Legislators to stop the raid of the OHV Fund! Due to your efforts, the budget (HB 2) which was signed into law by the Governor on March 7th did not include the provision that would have taken $85,000 from the OHV Trail Safety Fund. Special than ...
SANTA FE—Today the House of Representatives adopted House Memorial 57 proclaiming February 6, 2018, as “New Mexico’s Angels on Earth” Day in honor of Ryan and Rebecca Holets, a Rio Rancho couple who have received national attention for adopting a baby born to a woman struggling with heroin a ...
SANTA FE—This afternoon, the House Business and Industry Committee unanimously approved House Bill 212 to establish a family-friendly workplace income tax credit for New Mexico small businesses. HB 212, sponsored by Rep. Rebecca Dow (R-Truth or Consequences), provides a tax credit for small ...
If Gov. Susana Martinez signs a Senate bill into law, New Mexico will become the 46th state to specifically define strangulation as a serious violent crime. State Sen. Daniel Ivey-Soto, D-Albuquerque, who sponsored Senate Bill 61, called the Legislature’s unanimous support of the measure “a m ...
When New Mexico Rep. Rebecca Dow (R-38) toured the Sangre de Cristo Range in northern New Mexico to learn about the Taos Valley Watershed Coalition’s work there, she had the opportunity to see firsthand how a collaborative effort between the Nature Conservancy, federal and state agencies, industry ...
LAS CRUCES - While there's growing support to expand early childhood education in New Mexico, is it a cure-all for the state's poor education rankings? Just ahead of the start of the 2018 legislative session next week, that question was posed Tuesday to two lawmakers, state Sen. Bill Soules, D-Las ...
By Mary Alice Murphy More than 50 people attended the first Gila Area Watershed and Forest Restoration Collaborative meeting held Jan. 9, 2018 at the Grant County Veterans Memorial Business and Conference Center. Kim Kostelnik of SAKAK Natural Resource Consulting served as facilitator on behal ...
Commentary: Today, officials from the US Department of Veterans Affairs, the State Historic Preservation Office, the Fisher House Foundation, and other stakeholders agreed on final plans to build a Fisher House on the campus of the Raymond G. Murphy VA Medical Center in Albuquerque, NM. The agree ...
Sun-News Reports, .Published 2:18 p.m. MT Nov. 1, 2017 SILVER CITY — This Saturday, Nov. 4, Rep. Rebecca Dow (R-Truth or Consequences) is hosting an Economic Development Forum for residents in House District 38. The forum is being held at the Albert Lyons Event Center in Truth or Conse ...
JTIP creating opportunities in New Mexico By Rep. Rebecca Dow (R-House District 38) Deciding when to add new employees can often make or break a small business. While it is exciting to see your business grow, adding new employees can strain the bottom line of any enterprise. Business owners of ...
Little Toad brewing plant moves to downtown Silver City By Rep. Rebecca Dow (R-Grant, Hidalgo, and Sierra), For the Sun-News Earlier this week, Facebook announced it would expand its commitment to New Mexico by constructing a second building at its data center complex in Los Lunas. This exci ...
Category: Front Page NewsPublished: 15 July 2017 District 38 Rep. Rebecca Dowpresents a certificate and resolution of appreciation for his service to World War II veteran Dan McBride. The all-day New Mexico Legislative Interim Military and Veterans' Affairs Committee meeting took place in S ...
Category: Local News ReleasesPublished: 12 July 2017 TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES, NM—Today Rep. Rebecca Dow(R-Grant, Hidalgo, and Sierra) announced the launch of a backpack drive for New Mexico's kids. Dow is partnering with Molina Healthcare on this effort to provide new backpacks to deserving ...
The Grant County Beat Published on Monday, 26 June 2017 14:36 By Rebecca Dow, New Mexico Representative, District 38 Earlier this month, the Annie E. Casey Foundation released its annual “Kids Count” report on the status of child well-being in each state. The news for New ...
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