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The House passed a bill that would impose a surtax on health insurance – a 200% increase to become the highest in the nation – on a 43-25 vote. The bill’s sponsor, Representative Deborah Armstrong (D-Bernalillo), said the surtax wouldn’t be felt by ratepayers, since the new fee is equal to the amount of a federal charge under the Affordable Care Act that was later repealed. … [Read more...] about 200% Increase To Health Insurance Tax Passes The House

Today, (March 8, 2020) the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued its first set of recommendations on activities that people who are fully vaccinated against COVID-19 can safely resume. The new guidance—which is based on the latest science — includes recommendations for how and when a fully vaccinated individual can visit with other people who are fully … [Read more...] about CDC Issues Guidelines For Fully Vaccinated

Governor Signs Legislature’s Sweeping Bipartisan Liquor Law Reform Measure SANTA FE – Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham on Wednesday signed House Bill 255, a sweeping bipartisan reform bill approved by the Legislature that will, among other things, provide for home delivery of alcohol as a means of creating a new revenue stream for hard-hit food and drink establishments in New … [Read more...] about Governor Signs Legislature’s New Mexico Liquor Law Reform

Introduction & Committee Referral Legislators may singly or by committee introduce bills in either the Senate or the House of Representatives. After a bill has been drafted and prepared for introduction, the Chief Clerk assigns it a number. The Reading Clerk reads it twice by number and title, along with the name of the principal sponsor. The presiding officer orders it … [Read more...] about New Mexico Legislative Process: Passage Of A Bill

New NM Public Health Order Goes Into Effect Today Remains in effect through March 24, 2021 Colfax County is Still in the Yellow Level To read the newest and current NM Public Health Order Click Here New Mexico Covid-19 Update New public health order effective today Updated capacity restrictions New least-restrictive Turquoise Level Today an updated public … [Read more...] about New NM Public Health Order

Thursday, March 4, 2021 Angel Fire will be hosting our second Covid-19 Point of Distribution (POD) vaccination event. It will be held at our Community Center, located at 15 CS Ranch Road and will run from 9:00 am to 3:00 pm. As previously reported, this event is only open for those who have registered to receive the vaccine through the Department of Health (DOH) website at … [Read more...] about 2nd Angel Fire Covid-19 Vaccination Clinic

Greater Albuquerque Chamber of Commerce Seems like this session we've been running into a few bills that really seem like a solution in search of a problem. This is one of those. HB 236, sponsored by Representative Patricia Roybal Caballero would create a "public bank," i.e. a bank owned and operated by the state of New Mexico. The House Commerce and Economic Development … [Read more...] about New Mexico Public Bank – Why?

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: February 17, 2021 Coalition identifies approximately 20 bills that will hinder economic recovery Today, the New Mexico Chamber of Commerce and 21 business groups launched a new campaign to urge the New Mexico state legislature to refocus its efforts on economic recovery and expanding opportunities for workers and businesses. The campaign kicked off … [Read more...] about Over 20 New Mexico Business Groups Call On State Legislature to Refocus On Economic Recovery Now

Environment Department confirms boil water advisory lifted for Cimarron Water System in Colfax County Users are no longer urged to boil water before drinking COLFAX COUNTY - The New Mexico Environment Department's (NMED) Drinking Water Bureau confirms that the Cimarron Water Supply has met the requirements to lift the boil water advisory that was issued on September 21, … [Read more...] about Boil Water Advisory Lifted

Business have until March 31, 2021 to apply for next PPP. Pandemic-impacted businesses are one step closer to another round of PPP loans. The SBA announced this morning on Twitter that it will open the PPP application process for new borrowers and certain existing borrowers on Monday, January 11. The loan program was reauthorized under the Economic Aid Act passed by the … [Read more...] about Some PPP Applications To Be Accepted Starting 01/11/2021

By Jo Mixon 2020 was extremely challenging. It had plenty of obstacles, roadblocks, opportunities, and a few successes. At the Chamber we have thoughts and plans for much better days ahead in this new year. The corona virus is still here, so we will move cautiously. The Chamber board and I want you to know, as we move forward into 2021, we'd like to reconnect on every … [Read more...] about Don’t Look In The Rear View Mirror, Look In The Windshield Ahead

Covid-19 Vaccine When the Covid-19 Virus was officially recognized in February of 2020, the leadership of the Village of Angel Fire held a round-table discussion and began planning on the potential impact of this Novel Virus. Following the Disaster Planning Model of Preparedness, Response, Mitigation, and Recovery we identified Stages of Surveillance, Response Actions, … [Read more...] about Covid-19 Update – First Responders Receive Vaccine

The State of Restaurants in New Mexico New Mexico restaurants have been shut down and, as a result, have laid-off 30,000 employees. To date, 200 restaurants have closed permanently, which means 5,000 of those unemployed will not have a job to return to when the pandemic is over. To preserve the 25,000 restaurant jobs for people to come back to the state must protect these … [Read more...] about New Mexico Restaurant Association Restaurant Town Hall