New Mexico Business Coalition
Recent News About New Mexico Business Coalition
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Today, the New Mexico House of Representatives approved HB 11, known as the Welcome Child and Family Wellness Leave Act.
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Carla Sonntag, president and CEO of the New Mexico Business Coalition, is no stranger to the challenges her home state faces. Born and raised in New Mexico, she loves the state’s culture, people, and landscape. However, her frustration with ineffective policies nearly drove her to leave 16 years ago. Instead, she says that after much prayer and reflection she decided to stay and fight for change. “There is no perfect place, so why not stay and make this better?” she asks.
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The New Mexico Business Coalition (NMBC) has released a poll highlighting public concerns over crime, support for stricter penalties, opposition to House Bill 275 on income tax repeal, and worries about border security.
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A recent study by the National Association of Manufacturers (NAM) highlights potential economic impacts if Congress does not renew the tax reforms enacted in 2017.
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The New Mexico Business Coalition (NMBC) has announced the 2024 Heroes Banquet in collaboration with Rebound New Mexico (RNM). The event will honor the families of fallen first responders who died in the line of duty this year.
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New Mexico has again found itself at the bottom of the national child well-being rankings. According to the annual Kids Count report released by the Annie E. Casey Foundation on June 14, New Mexico ranked 50th among all states.
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The CEO of Better Together New Mexico, Carla Sonntag, thinks the organization is gaining momentum in ways that could impact the laws of New Mexico.
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The New Mexico Business Coalition (NMBC) is planning its BASH (Business and Social Hour) to be held on Thursday, May 4, at Revel Entertainment in Albuquerque.
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New Mexico is ranked the third poorest state in the nation with a poverty rate of 17.85% according to World Population Review.
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American Legislative Exchange Council executive vice president of policy Jonathan Williams, the organization’s chief economist, said New Mexico is sorely in need of a comeback to compete economically with neighboring states.
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The New Mexico Business Coalition (NMBC) is calling for Congress to deny changes to the state’s Land Grant Permanent Fund in a letter to New Mexico’s Congressional delegates on Dec. 20, according to a news release.
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The New Mexico Business Coalition (NMBC) announced that it is hosting the Adopt a Family Gift Drive in Albuquerque, NM through December 13, 2022.
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Fossil fuels have played a large role in the well being of New Mexico for decades.
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Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham did not attend a gubernatorial forum for business and community leaders hosted by the New Mexico Business Coalition, the NAIOP and other organizations.
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Kathi Bearden, president of the New Mexico Foundation for Open Government (NMFOG) Board of Directors, recently criticized the New Mexico Public Regulation Commission's (NMPRC) repeated practice of holding public meetings behind closed doors.
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The New Mexico Business Coalition (NMBC) filed a third complaint with the New Mexico attorney general on Thursday.
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Today the New Mexico Business Coalition (NMBC) filed a third complaint in the last 90 days with the NM Attorney General’s office regarding violations of the NM Open Meetings Act by the New Mexico Public Regulation Commission (Commission).
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The Valencia County Commission is scheduled to meet on Thursday to discuss an amendment to the Natural Resource Overlay Zone that would allow for natural resource development.
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In New Mexico, pressure is building from some for the state to provide state-run utilities in an effort to make them more affordable and accessible.
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The city of Albuquerque is organizing a Veterans Day celebration on Thursday, which will include a parade, musical tributes and ceremonies for living and fallen veterans.