Last week, New Mexico’s Legislative Finance Committee issued a white paper covering both the current status of the pandemic in New Mexico and the conditions necessary to begin the gradual reopening of the state’s economy. Perhaps the most comprehensive review of the state’s current situation and outlook for the future made publicly available so far, […]
In a guest column in Sunday’s Albuquerque Journal’s opinion section, Chamber President and CEO Terri Cole and Downtown Transformation Bold Issue Group Chair and New Mexico Mutual CEO Norm Becker forcefully made the case for Albuquerque to prioritize a single-site, low-barrier homeless shelter to address one of the city’s most pressing concerns. The opinion piece
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
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 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
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