How your congressional delegates voted

For the week ending March 6thAPPROVING $8.3 BILLION TO TACKLE CORONAVIRUS: Voting 415 for and two against, the House on March 4 passed a bill (HR 6074) that would appropriate…

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Border business is booming, but there’s still room to grow

New Mexico’s Santa Teresa Port of Entry marked a record year in spite of global trade uncertainty and a slow moving congressional effort to approve the USMCA trade deal. The…

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State LEDA funds were put into hemp, but are they paying off?

Over the past year New Mexico has invested millions of Local Economic Development Act (LEDA) funds into three hemp production firms with the promise of high paying jobs for local…

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How your congressional delegates voted

For the week ending February 28DESIGNATING LYNCHING A HATE CRIME: Voting 410 for and four against, the House on Feb. 26 passed a bill (HR 35) that would designate lynching…

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Read more about the article Seven things to know about Coronavirus
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Seven things to know about Coronavirus

Seven things you should know about the coronavirus, written by a registered nurse. NOTE: The number of confirmed coronavirus cases and deaths changes daily.  However, the points made below are…

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Post-Legislative BASH – Mar. 18 2020

Join us on Wednesday, March 18th at the Albuquerque Courtyard by Marriott from 4:30 - 6:30 pm for the next great BASH (Business and Social hour) event from NMBC! As…

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Read more about the article Governor Lujan Grisham open to idea of salaries for NM legislators
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Governor Lujan Grisham open to idea of salaries for NM legislators

In a new conference held shortly after the end of the 2020 legislative session, Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham sounded interested in the possibility of paying legislators a standard salary for…

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Read more about the article NM Congressional Delegates opposed federal fracking ban proposal
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NM Congressional Delegates opposed federal fracking ban proposal

A Democrat sponsored house bill aims to ban fracking nationwide by 2025. The bill, which was sponsored by U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio Cortez (D-N.Y.), U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Sen.…

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Read more about the article U.S. adds 225,000 jobs in January, blowing away predictions
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U.S. adds 225,000 jobs in January, blowing away predictions

Easing trade tensions coupled with fair winter weather made for an outstanding U.S. jobs report for the first month of 2020. Economists had predicted an increase of 160,000 workers for…

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