Gallup Sun

Dear Editor,

On Jan. 16, the 30-day Legislative began in Santa Fe and the clock is already ticking down until Feb. 15 when the session will adjourn.

The first week of the session is fairly slow with committees organizing and legislation receiving committee assignments. In fact, many legislators will travel back to their districts on the first weekend to inform their constituents about important bills and issues that may be addressed.

Like we’ve done in the past, AFT NM will send out updates several times a week to keep you informed during the session. Members across the state regularly report back that periodic updates help them to feel like they are part of the action in the...

WASHINGTON D.C. — During a Jan. 11 hearing before the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich, D-N.M.,  highlighted how the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and Inflation Reduction Act have spurred a domestic manufacturing boom in New Mexico and across the country, creating thousands of high-quality jobs, strengthening the electric vehicle supply chain, building EV charging networks, growing the economy, and growing the middle class.

In an exchange with U.S. Department of Treasury Deputy Secretary Adewale Adeyemo, Heinrich touted the Inflation Reduction Act’s provisions that are accelerating the clean energy transition in New Mexico, creating...

Dear Arsenio Romero Ph.D., NM Secretary of Education,

I am writing to you on behalf of hundreds of New Mexico teachers and school personnel. In a recent  letter to District Leaders, you wrote that “It is time for accountability: for the Public Education  Department, for the school districts (including their boards and schools), charter schools, teachers'  unions and families.” Like you, we are very concerned about the persistently low academic achievement  of New Mexico’s students.

We wanted to share with you a list of the Top 8 Ways that the Public Education Department can  help ensure student success. This list has been compiled as a result of input from teachers and...

The latest move to bolster border communities

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich, D-N.M., a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, published an op-ed that details his years-long work to fully fund the operations of the Southwest Border Regional Commission.

The Southwest Border Regional Commission is one of eight authorized federal regional commissions and authorities, which are congressionally-chartered, federal-state partnerships created to promote economic development in their respective regions.

In December, Heinrich introduced the Southwest Border Regional Commission Reauthorization Act to reauthorize and fully fund the SBRC, which is working to grow thriving...