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Ask them to VOTE NO on Senate Bill 246
CALL NOW The legislature already cut $700 million out of our budget, and it's time to take a balanced approach including revenue to fix our budget instead of singling out state employees, almost all who make between $15,000 and $45,000, to fix the mess caused by massive tax breaks for the rich and by allowing corporate loopholes.
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LATEST NEWS
Key Days Ahead as Cuts for State Employees Loom Large
The House narrowly approved a budget bill and revenue measures that raise adequate, fair revenue and don't cut state employees or university employees. Speaker Ben Lujan, Majority Leader Ken Martinez, Majority Whip Shery. . .
POSTED: FEBRUARY 8TH, 2010
Legislative Update 2.2.10
There are currently hundreds of bills before our legislature and several contain revenue enhancement language. The revenue enhancement bills will secure jobs for public employees, eliminate potential furloughs, secure s. . .
POSTED: FEBRUARY 2ND, 2010
500 at Saturday's Rally Builds Momentum to Prevent Cuts
ACTION CONTINUES!
News Coverage
On KRQE ALBUQUERQUE
What a great showing on Saturday afternoon! CWA members. . .
POSTED: FEBRUARY 1ST, 2010
Take Legislative Action Update -- January 28th 2010
The battle is on! Today, Thursday, January 28, two crucial revenue bills will be heard in the House Business and Industry Committee at 1:30 p.m. in Room 309. If there is any way you can attend this hearing, please do. . . .
POSTED: JANUARY 28TH, 2010
RALLY TO SAVE public jobs and BASIC SERVICES
Hitch up the dog sled team, put on your mucklucks, put it into four wheel drive or whatever you have to do and be there Saturday!
LET OUR LEGISLATORS KNOW THAT you want their support for revenue bills and that the. . .
POSTED: JANUARY 28TH, 2010
ONGOING ISSUES
Better Choices New Mexico Press Release / 9 in 9
PRESS RELEASE
January 11, 2010
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CONTACT: Holly Beaumont, Legislative Advocate, NM Conference of Churches, (505) 660-5018 (cell)
OR: Sharon Kayne Communications Director, NM Voices for C. . .
Final report on New Mexico revenue options available online
Gov. Bill Richardson’s budget balancing task force has just released a final report–and it’s a whopping 393 pages. The task force was convened at the end of the 2009 special legislative session to study and provide analy. . .
After furloughs, states mull permanent cuts
By Christine Vestal, Stateline.org Staff Writer
Moving from furloughs of state employees to more permanent downsizing, states are girding for the deepest workforce cuts yet when they hammer out their fiscal 2011 budge. . .
Economy: U.S. Jobs Time Bomb
Hello team ~
I realize I'm a "no-name" economist and few people take me seriously but
I promise I have been doing my homework. As you know I am fighting to
stop state jobs losses and pay cuts. Most politicians do n. . .
Join Us and Let Our Voices Be Heard! HEALTH CARE!
People of Faith and People of Conscience are gathering
across New Mexico to observe
the National Day of Remembrance and Hope
for the 45,000 children, women and men who die
every year in this country for lack of healt. . .
