Category Archives: Press Release

  RIO RANCHO, NM—Rio Rancho-area Republican legislators will be holding their annual legislative listening forum on Thursday, January 11, 2018, to learn and discuss Rio Rancho residents’ priorities for the upcoming 30-day session. State Representatives Jason Harper (R-District 57), Tim Lewis (R-District 60), and Jane Powdrell-Culbert (R-District 44) are ...

LOS LUNAS, NM—Today Rep. Kelly Fajardo (R-Los Lunas) asked New Mexico legislative leaders Brian Egolf and Mary Kay Papen to schedule a presentation from legislative agency directors on their experiences enforcing the Legislature’s current “No Harassment” policy at a meeting of the Legislative Council later this week. The Legislative ...

SANTA FE, NM—On Friday, December 1, 2017, twelve New Mexico legislators sent a letter to U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Secretary David Shulkin to voice their support for improving access to advanced medical treatment for veterans living in Lincoln and Otero Counties. ...

  LOS LUNAS, NM—Today Rep. Kelly Fajardo (R-Los Lunas) sent a letter to the directors of the Legislative Counsel Service (LCS) and Legislative Education Study Committee (LESC) calling on them to disclose how their agencies handled three sexual harassment complaints brought to their attention since 2013, ...

   SANTA FE, NM—Today House Republican leadership tapped Rep. Jim Townsend (R-Artesia) as chair of the newly-formed Policy Development Working Group for the House Republican Caucus. The group will provide a forum to develop legislative proposals, offer policy recommendations, and ...

  SANTA FE, NM—Today Rep. Sarah Maestas Barnes (R-Albuquerque) sent a letter to New Mexico House and Senate Leaders urging them to include the topics of physical and verbal harassment in their announced mandatory training and “No Harassment” policy revisions. Maestas ...

State representative pushes Leadership to take swift action on fixing policy weaknesses    LOS LUNAS, NM—Today Rep. Kelly Fajardo sent a letter to New Mexico House and Senate Leadership urging them to take stronger steps in addressing sexual harassment issues at the ...

   ALBUQUERQUE, NM—Rep. Kelly Fajardo (R-Los Lunas) issued the following statement in response to the proposed crime plan released by the House Democrats this afternoon.      “After years of work by House Republicans to fight crime and make New Mexico ...

Vaccinations available at ABQ Paradise Hills Community Center from 9 A.M. to 11 A.M.    ALBUQUERQUE, NM—Rep. David Adkins is partnering with Molina Healthcare to provide free flu shots this Saturday, November 18, from 9 A.M. to 11 A.M. at the ...

Applications for first-round selection due Dec. 30, 2017 MAGDALENA, NM – Rep. Gail Armstrong (R-Magdalena) would like students and their families in House District 49 to know that the New Mexico Military Institute (NMMI) is currently accepting applications for the General Richard T. Knowles Legislative Scholarship program. The ...