by Webmaster | 16 May 2025 | Events, News
A new trade school has opened in District 44 (off 528). RioTECH, created in partnership with Rio Rancho Public Schools and CNM, offers 8 certificate pathways to Rio Rancho highschoolers.
by Webmaster | 19 Mar 2025 | News
As the session soon draws to a close, Representative Cates continues working on several bills: HB 38 makes it a crime to knowingly possess or transport a part designed to convert a semiautomatic weapon into a fully automatic weapon. This has long been a federal crime,...
by Webmaster | 2 Mar 2025 | Events, News
The governor signed a six-bill crime package from the House of Representatives and three behavioral health bills from the Senate. This group of bills provides the tools for law-enforcement and our district attorney‘s office to address our growing juvenile crime...
by Webmaster | 21 Feb 2025 | News
House Bill 26, which passed by a vote of 41-26, would prohibit for-profit ticket reselling for events hosted by the state, a municipality, or a non-profit organization. HB 26 is sponsored by Rep. Kathleen Cates (D-Rio Rancho) and HouseMajority Leader Reena...
by Webmaster | 13 Feb 2025 | News, Videos
With the state in a water crisis, Rep Cates has proposed legislation that would eliminate nonfunctional turf around government installations, replacing lawns with drought resistant landscaping. Her legislation will help preserve New Mexico’s supply of drinkable...
by Webmaster | 3 Feb 2025 | News
Source NM reports on the progress of Representative Cates’s bill expanding the state’s ticket-scalping law beyond college sports, to include arts and nonprofit organizations. “Co-sponsor Rep. Kathleen Cates (D-Rio Rancho) presented House Bill 26 to...
