Answers to FAQs received by and answered by Dist. 38 Rep. Rebecca Dow
Let’s think this through- As your freshman legislator, I might have entered the world of politics at one of the most polarizing times in recent history. When I made the decision to run, the November...
View ArticleSen. Pete Campos on 2017 special session
Funding for New Mexico's colleges and universities, which was vetoed by the governor following this year's regular legislative session, will soon be restored, ending the confusion and consternation...
View ArticleLetter to the Editor – Cancer Center Forum Observation
Dear Editor, I appreciated the opportunity given to me to attend the community forum sponsored by Commissioners Billy Billings and Alicia Edwards regarding the Gila Regional Cancer Center (GRCC), and...
View ArticleOur duty as Americans
Today, Memorial Day 2017, Americans need to understand exactly what is happening in the world and especially in America right before our eyes. Millions of Americans have fought and died and continue to...
View ArticleVA Health Care Improving for N.M. Veterans
Dr. David Shulkin, Secretary for the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, recently talked at a news conference about the challenges facing the VA. He spoke about such important issues as access to...
View ArticleGovernor’s Veto of Due Process Protections Threaten Access to All Health Care
By Senator Mary Kay Papen, New Mexico Senate President Pro Tem June 2, 2017 One of the great disappointments that remain since the 2017 legislative session ended is Governor Susana Martinez’s veto of...
View ArticleLetter to the Editor on the Lottery Scholarship
For comprehensive colleges and universities (Western, Eastern New Mexico, New Mexico Highlands and Northern New Mexico) the Lottery Scholarship will pay $1,169 toward tuition, fees are not covered. The...
View ArticleStatement on passage of Dodd-Frank repeal bill
Statement from Norbert Michel, Senior Research Fellow, Financial Regulations and Monetary Policy at The Heritage Foundation: “The Dodd-Frank repeal bill that passed the House this afternoon is a giant...
View ArticleA Hope That the Next Secretary of Education Will Embrace Real Change
By Senator Howie Morales, Democrat from Silver CityJune 13, 2017 Vince Lombardi, the legendary coach of the Green Bay Packers, is often quoted for saying “Winning isn’t everything, it’s the only...
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Inappropriate graffiti reported and condemned
This tank car has been placed by the railroad employees in Hurley, NM. Most graffiti on the cars are on the lower portions of the cars. This stinks as an inside job by employees who have access, and I...
View ArticleHeritage: President Trump Rolls Back Obama Administration's Misguided Cuba...
http://www.heritage.org/article/president-trump-rolls-back-obama-administrations-misguided-cuba-policy "President Trump's plan to fix the problems created by the Obama administration in Cuba is a...
View ArticleRepublican and Democrats agree- too many children in New Mexico are growing...
By Rebecca Dow, New Mexico Representative, District 38 Earlier this month, the Annie E. Casey Foundation released its annual “Kids Count” report on the status of child well-being in each state. The...
View ArticleCommentary: New Mexico can't sue its way to better schools
By D. Dowd Muska However well-intentioned, the activists suing the state for failing "to meet its constitutionally mandated responsibility to provide all public-school students the programming and...
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