With a gavel from Lieutenant Governor Howie Morales shortly after noon on Thursday, February 20, the 2020 legislative session drew to a close. After a busy and sometimes contentious 30 days, only 88 bills were ultimately passed on to Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham for signature, a 20% decline from the last 30-day session and a […]
Chamber Board members heard last week from two leaders of the University of New Mexico’s athletics program, Athletic Director Eddie Nuñez and Lobo Football Head Coach Danny Gonzales, both of whom spoke about a new direction for UNM athletics and establishing a culture of winning on and off the field. Nuñez led off by discussing
NM Supreme Court Chief Justice Judith Nakamura (left) swears in Albuquerque Public Schools Board Member Peggy Muller-Aragon (right, joined by her mother), part of a week of swearing-in ceremonies for newly elected officials, which included school board members and City Council members.
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Chamber President and CEO Terri Cole offered the following statement on the loss of City Councilor Ken Sanchez, who passed away New Year’s Day: “Our community feels such a profound sense of loss with the passing of Ken Sanchez. He was a statesman who cared deeply about Albuquerque, and about the workers, families, and businesses
Last month, the Chamber’s 2019-2020 Leadership Albuquerque cohort took part in this year’s Early & K-12 Education Program Day, covering public education funding policy, new perspectives on the importance of early childhood education, the charter school ecosystem, and a changing landscape in accountability for schools, teachers, and students. The cohort of business and community leaders
Last month, the Chamber’s Board voted unanimously to support the creation of a new endowment fund to support and expand early childhood programs in New Mexico, identifying long-term investment in the state’s youngest children as a prudent use of the recent budget surplus. Much like the state’s Land Grant Permanent Fund, this new fund would
