Kathleen in the newspaper, on TV newscast, on radio broadcast
This month’s focus: The Creative Economy, Arts, and CultureCome join us with Representative Reena Szczepanski (House Majority Whip) on the new NM State department on growing our Creative Economy. Your presence and support are vital to the success of this campaign! Address sent upon RSVP RSVP Here
The Veterans and Military Families Caucus endorse Kathleen Cates.
We welcome the support of LIUNA Local 16, an affiliate of the Laborers’ International Union of North America, a progressive, diverse, and fast growing union of construction workers. LIUNA’s members also include public employees, who provide critical services from health care and sanitation to road maintenance and emergency response.
Delighted to receive this letter from John Dyrcz and Ashley Long: “Congratulations! We are extremely pleased, on behalf of the New Mexico State Council of Machinists and Aerospace Workers, to issue you an endorsement from our union for the 2024 electoral cycle.”
Representative Cates was the keynote speaker at the 8 March meeting of the Land and Water Summit, held at the Indian Pueblo Cultural Center. She had previously joined an all-day, 6-site field trip to study low water use commercial landscaping that works—as well as see sites that need help. She also visited a green storm…
From Source NM: An effort to fix the state’s anti-corruption statute after the New Mexico Supreme Court barred prosecutors from bringing criminal charges under several of its provisions died in the state Senate. The legislation languished in a committee after clearing the House 66-0 with two weeks to go in the legislative session, which ended…
“A push to prohibit landlords across the state from turning away tenants whose rent is partially paid by government subsidies narrowly failed in a legislative committee meeting Monday afternoon.” Kathleen will reintroduce the bill next year. Read the story in Source NM.
Daily Lobo story on House Bill 25. The bill —presented by Representative Kathleen Cates (D), Andrea Romero (D), Patricia Roybal Caballero (D) and Cristina Parajón (D)—would amend the state’s Human Rights Act to prohibit the refusal to sell or rent property to someone based on their income source, defined in the bill as “a lawful and verifiable…
Changes to New Mexico employees’ and politicians’ anti-corruption law clear first committee: santafenewmexican.com
Kathleen previews the upcoming legislative session, plus she tells us why we have 30-day sessions in New Mexico.