The Albuquerque City Council has introduced an ordinance that has the ability to knock small businesses in Albuquerque to their knees. This ordinance, proposed by councilors Klarissa Pena and Isaac Benton, is an intrusive government over reach.
New Mexico Leaders Must Work Together to Succeed: The Post-Legislative BASH (Business and Social Hour) last night brought out a great crowd of elected/appointed officials, community leaders, employers and employees, and a mix of active New Mexicans.
The session is over and for that we are thankful. There seemed to be many who thought this was one of the worst sessions in memory. Was it due to personal or political agendas? Or was it due to a widening ideological gap?
Regarding the vote to table HB 291/a, NM Federal Land Management Study Commission, sponsored by Representative Herrell, there was some inaccurate information. The official document the NMBC relied on that showed the recorded votes in the House Judiciary Committee was incorrect.
HB 482 A Bill to Reduce Some Unemployment Benefits was Killed Monday Night. This bill was a wise policy initiative that would have provided better balance in the handling of Unemployment Insurance (UI) benefits. The bill did not change the employer rate structure, but it would have helped improve the Unemployment Trust Fund adequacy at a faster rate, bringing relief to employers’ rates sooner than they would have otherwise seen.
The Room Went Dark: The NMBC attended a recent committee hearing in Santa Fe regarding laws requiring power producers in NM to use a certain percentage of renewable energy to produce electricity. As an environmental advocate spoke about the value and reliability of renewable energy, the power went out in the capitol and the room darkened. The outage was temporary and the power restored in less than a minute. The fact that New Mexicans enjoy only rare power outages is often taken for granted, but New Mexico is blessed to have responsible power companies serving our state.
Call to Action – 5 Seconds is all it takes to send an email and help NM businesses and unemployed workers who need benefits the most: HB 482, Reduce Some Unemployment Benefits, brought forward by the NMBC and sponsored by Rep Larranaga, passed in House Business and Employment (HBEC) yesterday. Thank you to all who emailed and called committee members or took the time to testify in favor of this bill.
Get Ready, NM: The New Mexico Business Coalition (NMBC) will be in Santa Fe throughout the Legislative session. We will be providing our popular Heroes and Zeroes report to keep you current on elected officials’ actions and legislation. The report will highlight HEROES who do the right thing to help this state as well as the legislation that hurts the economy, our children and does ZERO good for New Mexicans. With the ZEROES report, we will let you know who is sponsoring the bad legislation and who is supporting it.
Fracknation: The movie preview of Frack Nation was enjoyed last night by those seeking the truth about the decades old procedure of fracking oil and gas wells. Larry and Carla regret missing the time with you; Carla was in a car accident Sunday night and unable to attend. No worries - she’ll recover!
What a GREAT BASH (Business and Social Hour) Last Night:
The New Mexico Business Coalition BASH (Business and Social Hour) featuring keynote speaker Mark Meckler, President of Citizens for Self-Governance, was a huge success! Held last night at the Albuquerque Country Club, it was packed with over 150 business leaders, elected and appointed officials, and members of our community.