Supreme Court Vacancy: The NM Supreme Court judicial nominating commission has referred four names for consideration of the governor to fill a vacancy that opens up on November 1 when Supreme Court Justice Richard Bosson retires. The top contender, Judith Nakumura, is a well-respected, veteran judge with a history of leadership within NM courts.
With early voting for the Las Cruces Municipal Election ending this week and Election Day next Tuesday, November 3, the NMBC wants to remind voters that who we elect matters.
Biz Development Workshop to Help Veteran Entrepreneurs: Are you a veteran or know a veteran who would like help to start or expand a business?
Martinez Goes to Supreme Court: Governor Martinez has gone to the U.S. Supreme Court to ask them to overturn a previous ruling that allows public sector unions to collect “fair-share” fees from employees who decide not to become union members.
For some politicians, millions of dollars in “surplus tax revenue” creates just one problem – how to spend it. The Las Cruces City Council has taken so much of your money through increased gross receipts taxes that they have more money than they immediately know where to spend, leaving you with less than you’d like to have.
Jobs Could be Lost Across New Mexico
Washington, D.C., and Albuquerque, NM, October 1, 2015
Today, the President and Founder of the New Mexico Business Coalition, Carla J. Sonntag, National Association of Manufacturers (NAM) President and CEO Jay Timmons and Neenah Enterprises, Inc. President and CEO and NAM Small and Medium Manufacturers Group Chair Tom Riordan, who represent manufacturers and business across the United States and New Mexico issued the following statements on the Environmental Protection Agency’s new ozone regulation:
New Mexicans Must Defend Reasonable Energy Usage
New Mexico is a strong state with valuable natural resources. We can be one of the nation’s leaders of economic opportunity and prosperity, if we will work together for a common sense approach to how our state manages its energy decisions. But many decisions are often a result of dealing with requirements of the Obama administration and EPA.
Manufacturing Day in New Mexico: Manufacturers contribute over $2 trillion to the U.S. economy, 12 percent of GDP and supports an estimated 17.6 million jobs in the United States—about one in six private-sector jobs. Nationwide, more than 12 million Americans (or 9 percent of the workforce) are employed directly in manufacturing. And in New Mexico, the average annual compensation within the manufacturing industry was over $58,000.
Get Out The Vote: You’ve heard before that “Elections have consequences,” and it’s worth pointing out that local elections, while receiving less attention and voter turnout than statewide and national elections, directly impact our daily lives. And, if you haven’t noticed, City, County and School Board elections often are the stepping off point leading to higher offices.
Study Confirms That More Citizens Are Concerned with Economic Harm of Increasing Federal Regulations Than Environmental Benefit
Washington, D.C., September 15, 2015 – According to a poll released by New Mexico Business Coalition (NMBC) and the National Association of Manufacturers (NAM), 75 percent of New Mexicans rate their air quality as “excellent” or “good,” and 69 percent consider the decline in economic growth and job opportunities caused by regulations as a greater problem for their hometown than air quality. The poll was conducted to gauge public opinion in New Mexico as the federal government considers the Environmental Protection Agency’s proposed ozone rule.