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NMBC Congratulates Former NM congresswoman Yvette Herrell on Trump administration post
Yvette Herrell, a former state legislator, was appointed by the president in June to be an assistant secretary for congressional relations in the U.S. Department of Agriculture. She has not yet been confirmed by the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry, where her nomination was sent. U.S. Sen. Ben Ray Luján, D-N.M., is a member of that committee. Herrell has worked as a real estate broker in Alamogordo since leaving Congress. Herrell confirmed that due to her service with the Trump administration she will not seek the CD 1 seat in the U.S. House in the 2026 election that she formerly held. New Mexico Business Coalition congratulates Assistant Secretary Herrell on the appointment! We look forward to a continuation of her proven record of pro-business advocacy that she displayed as
Press Release: NM ABQ Residents express strong discontent with Mayor Tim Keller’s Leadership, Signal desire to change, Survey finds
Albuquerque, NM, A recent survey conducted from July 8 to July 12, 2025, reveals significant dissatisfaction among Albuquerque voters with the direction of the city under Mayor Tim Keller’s leadership. The poll included 529 likely 2025 Albuquerque election voters. The survey results indicate that a substantial 64% of respondents disagree with the statement, “I am happy with the direction the City of Albuquerque is heading in,” with 50% strongly disagreeing and 14% somewhat disagreeing. Only 8% strongly agreed and 22% somewhat agreed with the statement. 5% of respondents were unsure. This overwhelming disapproval underscores an apparent shift among voters from what was seen in the last two mayoral elections. When asked specifically about their opinion of Mayor Keller, only 33% of respondents viewed him favorably, while a striking 60% held
America’s Top States for Business 2025: The full rankings
America’s Top States for Business 2025: The full rankings To rank America’s Top States for Business in 2025, CNBC scored all 50 states on 135 metrics in 10 broad categories of competitiveness. The fundamentals of the study, now in its 19th year, are the same as they have always been, identifying the factors companies consider year after year when making site selection decisions, and that states pitch in their efforts to woo business. Each category is weighted based on how frequently states use them as a selling point in economic development marketing materials, with Economy No. 1 this year. New in 2025, we have added metrics to gauge the states’ risks from a trade war and a shrinking federal budget. We have also enhanced some of our Infrastructure metrics to determine how the
These are America’s 10 weakest state economies most at risk in a recession
These are America’s 10 weakest states economies most at risk in the recession In trying to attract businesses, states are playing to corporate leaders’ economic anxieties, marketing themselves as safe havens. Because of that, CNBC’s annual America’s Top States for Business rankings give extra weight to state economies in 2025. The results show that some states are especially vulnerable to a downturn, especially if national economic conditions worsen. The odds of a recession may be falling, but states appear to be betting that corporate leaders are still nervous. Because the Top States overall methodology prioritizes the factors that states are talking about most, the Economy category carries the most weight in this year’s competitiveness study. To score each state’s economy, we considered traditional measures such as state gross domestic product
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