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Wednesday, February 26, 2020Roosevelt County Chamber'sLegislative ReportFeb. 26, 2020 Budget Celebrated, BemoanedThe $7.6 billion state budget passed by the legislature and awaiting Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham's signature is an increase of over 7 percent. Democrats celebrated the money it provides for education and early childhood programs as well as pay increases for state workers. Republicans worry that the spending ...read moreCategories: Business news, Chamber column, Community, Education, Newsletter, Press Release, Chamber, Community, Economic, General News Article, Political
Saturday, February 22, 2020Roosevelt County Census Job FairThursday, Mar. 5, 20203-6pmMemorial Building Classroom200 East 7th StreetPortales NMThursday, Mar. 5, 20203-6pmCategories: Chamber, Community, Economic, General News Article, Business news, Chamber column, Community, Event information, Press ReleaseThursday, February 20, 2020Roosevelt County Chamber'sLegislative ReportFeb. 20, 2020 Legislature Adjourns/Budget Sent To GovernorThe NM Legislature ended its 30-day session in its normal fashion with a flurry at the end that included a late night on Wednesday in order to get a budget to the Governor's desk. They accomplished that in the wee hours of Thursday morning passing a $7.6 billion budget. The budget would provide ...read moreCategories: Business news, Chamber, Chamber column, Community, Community, Economic, Education, General News Article, Newsletter, Political, Press ReleaseThursday, February 13, 2020Roosevelt County Chamber'sLegislative ReportFeb. 12, 2020 Gasoline Tax BlockedA measure that sought to raise the state gasoline tax from 17 cents to 47 cents over several steps was tabled in the House Appropriations & Finance Committee on Monday. The measure, which was opposed by many business organizations was tabled on a resounding 14-1 vote. While the tax had not been increased since the ...read moreCategories: Business news, Chamber, Chamber column, Community, Community, Economic, Education, General News Article, Newsletter, Political, Press ReleaseFriday, February 07, 2020Roosevelt County Chamber'sLegislative ReportCorrection/Additions for Feb. 5, 2020 Clarification on SB110In reading your legislative update I just wanted to clarify SB110 would likely remove local labor boards, not local unions. It authorizes arbitrators to ignore public employers appropriations when deciding bargaining impasse cases and will likely require counties to reappropriate funds to ...read moreCategories: Chamber, Community, Economic, General News Article, Political, Business news, Chamber column, Community, Education, Newsletter, Press ReleaseWednesday, February 05, 2020Roosevelt County Chamber'sLegislative ReportFeb. 5, 2020 Legislative Appreciation a SuccessThe Chamber officers and staff were in "The City Different" Monday and Tuesday to offer our support and appreciation to our area legislators and spread the news about Portales through peanut diplomacy. Our annual Appreciation Dinner that we co-sponsor with the Clovis/Curry Chamber was possibly the ...read moreCategories: Chamber, Community, Economic, General News Article, Political, Business news, Chamber column, Community, Education, Newsletter, Press ReleaseWednesday, February 05, 2020EXTRA! EXTRA! READ ALL ABOUT IT! To view the February issue of WARM HEART NEWS:Click HereCategories: Business of the Month, Chamber column, Economic, General News Article, Press Release, Volunteer of the Month, Business news, Chamber, Community, Event information, Newsletter, Ribbon CuttingWednesday, January 29, 2020Roosevelt County Chamber'sLegislative ReportJan. 28, 2020 Early Childhood Fund Gets HearingThe Senate Education Committee moved SB 3 forward on Monday after tagging it with an amendment that makes the idea a little more palatable. The bill seeks to establish an endowment fund for use on early childhood programs while the state is swimming in revenue from the oil and gas business. We would ...read moreCategories: Chamber, Community, Economic, General News Article, Political, Business news, Chamber column, Community, Education, Newsletter, Press ReleaseThursday, January 23, 2020Roosevelt County Chamber'sLegislative ReportJan. 22, 2020 Session is Out of the GatesGov. Michelle Lujan Grisham got things started with the 54th New Mexico Legislature yesterday at noon with her State of the State address. In a short 30-day session where many thought the Governor's biggest problem would be not wanting to leave anything out, she surprised some with what she did leave out of ...read moreCategories: Chamber, Community, Economic, General News Article, Political, Business news, Chamber column, Community, Education, Newsletter, Press ReleaseMonday, January 06, 2020EXTRA! EXTRA! READ ALL ABOUT IT!To view the January issue of WARM HEART NEWS:Click HereCategories: Business news, Chamber, Community, Economic, General News Article, Press Release, Volunteer of the Month, Business of the Month, Chamber column, Community, Event information, Newsletter, Ribbon CuttingThursday, December 12, 2019EXTRA! EXTRA! READ ALL ABOUT IT!To view the December issue of WARM HEART NEWS:Click HereCategories: Business news, Chamber column, Community, Event information, Newsletter, Chamber, Community, Economic, General News Article, Press ReleaseThursday, October 31, 2019EXTRA! EXTRA! READ ALL ABOUT IT! November issue of Warm Heart NewsCategories: Business of the Month, Chamber column, Community, General News Article, Press Release, Volunteer of the Month, Business news, Chamber, Community, Event information, Newsletter, Ribbon CuttingFriday, October 04, 2019EXTRA! EXTRA! READ ALL ABOUT IT! October issue of WARM HEART NEWSCategories: Business of the Month, Chamber column, Community, Event information, Newsletter, Volunteer of the Month, Business news, Chamber, Community, Economic, General News Article, Press ReleaseTuesday, September 03, 2019EXTRA! EXTRA! READ ALL ABOUT IT!To view the September issue of WARM HEART NEWS:Click HereCategories: Business news, Chamber, Community, Economic, General News Article, Press Release, Volunteer of the Month, Business of the Month, Chamber column, Community, Event information, Newsletter, Ribbon CuttingWednesday, August 28, 2019Roosevelt County wind farm, New Mexico’s largest,will power up to 194,000 typical homes PORTALES, New Mexico (Aug. 28, 2019) – Xcel Energy announced today that construction on the 522-megawatt Sagamore Wind Project in Roosevelt County will commence in the fourth quarter. Once completed, it will provide enough clean, affordable electricity to power close to 194,000 typical homes annually, ...read moreCategories: General News Article, Business newsMonday, August 05, 2019EXTRA! EXTRA! READ ALL ABOUT IT!To view the August issue of WARM HEART NEWS:Click HereCategories: Business news, Business of the Month, Chamber, Chamber column, Community, Community, Economic, Event information, General News Article, Newsletter, Press Release, Volunteer of the MonthWednesday, July 03, 2019EXTRA! EXTRA! READ ALL ABOUT IT!To view the July issue of WARM HEART NEWS:Click HereCategories: Business news, Chamber, Community, Event information, Newsletter, Ribbon Cutting, Business of the Month, Chamber column, Community, General News Article, Press Release, Volunteer of the MonthWednesday, March 21, 2018REGIONAL CUSTOMERS TO REALIZE HUNDREDS OF MILLIONS IN SAVINGS OVER 30 YEARS New Mexico regulators approved a historic expansion of wind energy generation in Xcel Energy's New Mexico and Texas service areas, a move that will return significant savings to regional customers over the next several decades. In a 5-0 vote today, the New Mexico Public Regulation Commission approved a plan to add ...read moreCategories: Business news, Community, General News Article, Press Release, Community, Economic, Political