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2013-2014

2013-2014 Highlights & Lowlights

Each legislative session is unique and develops its own culture and character. The 2013 and 2014 sessions were no different. Here are a few highlights from each, along with one perpetual lowlight. Highlights The 2014 session marked the 10th year in a row that CVNM and our allies have successfully…
June 17, 2014
2013-2014All Issue Spotlights

Economic Development Utility Rates

This is what your legislators were talking about for the last week of the 2014 legislative session Public Service Company of New Mexico (PNM) advocated a bill in the 2014 session that would allow them (and El Paso Electric) to offer discounted electricity rates to businesses as an economic development…
June 17, 2014
2013-2014

Heroes & Zeroes

Heroes Champion Chairs Wirth & Egolf Our deepest appreciation goes to Sen. Peter Wirth (Senate Conservation Committee) and Rep. Brian Egolf (House Energy & Natural Resources Committee). Passionate and thoughtful committee leadership is critical to ensuring that proposed measures are subject to a rigorous but fair review by committee staff,…
June 17, 2014
2013-2014

2013-2014 Champions

The 100% Club Each of the following legislators earned a 100% score in the 2013-2014 Conservation Scorecard. We applaud their commitment to protecting the air we breathe, the water we drink and the land where we live and play! For a long-term view of a legislator’s record on conservation, view their profile…
May 29, 2014
2013-2014All Issue Spotlights

What the heck is a P3?

P What’s?!?!?! “Public-private partnership” (PPP or P3) is a catch-all term for any project that partners government with private business. Types of P3 projects differ widely, based largely on the extent of private sector involvement. They range from a company designing and constructing a new school, to a government contracting…
November 12, 2013
2013-2014All Issue Spotlights

The Fight for the WQCC

Legislative Ping-Pong: the fight to save the Water Quality Control Commission Water is precious. This is true everywhere, but it’s especially true here in New Mexico. And water is getting more precious every single day: every day that our state grows and our water supply doesn’t; every day this ongoing…
October 1, 2013
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