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We're always on the lookout for articles, podcasts, YouTube videos, and other pieces of media to help engage local Democrats. If there's something you read, watched, or listened to this week that impacted you, email us at info@bernalillodems.org with a link and a quick note about why you want to share it.
1. “Luján Welcomes $25 Million to Plug Orphaned Oil and Gas Wells in New Mexico - Senator Ben Ray Luján,” Sen. Luján's Office
“Today, U.S. Senator Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) welcomed $25 million for New Mexico to implement the REGROW Act, legislation he championed in the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to clean up and remediate abandoned gas and oil wells.”
2. “Democratic governors (and 2028 hopefuls) gather to chart path under a Trump administration,” Politico
“Still reeling from the party’s electoral losses last month, the country’s Democratic governors descended on a plush Beverly Hills hotel on Friday and Saturday for a series of closed-door meetings with donors, interest groups and advocacy organizations. Officially, the event was a time to chart a path forward under a Trump administration.”
3. “Early Christmas Present: Plan to Redo State Fairgrounds Gets Guv Support … ” New Mexico Politics with Joe Monahan
“A couple of early Christmas presents have brightened the season, at least from your blog's perspective.
“First there was that somewhat surprising state decision to pump $70 million into satellite internet delivery for under-served rural areas. Second, there was the Governor's announcement that she is throwing her weight behind the idea of relocating the State Fairgrounds and repositioning the land for housing and other development.”
4. “St. John’s to offer free tuition to lower-income students,” Santa Fe New Mexican
“St. John’s College has taken another step toward making the state’s only private liberal arts campus more affordable, with a focus on attracting more New Mexico residents.
“The Annapolis- and Santa Fe-based college announced last month it would guarantee at least free academic tuition for domestic students from families making less than $75,000 annually, through a combination of federal and institutional grants.”
5. “Unemployment overpayments to be forgiven,” City Desk ABQ
“New Mexicans who mistakenly received more unemployment insurance money than they should have are off the hook for returning those erroneous overpayments.
“The New Mexico Department of Workforce Solutions (NMDWS) announced Friday it has received approval from federal authorities to issue a blanket waiver, allowing the department to forgive the overpayments, which were part of an economic stimulus effort during the COVID-19 pandemic.
“‘We are grateful to the U.S. Department of Labor for granting this blanket waiver, which allows the department to continue reevaluating overpayments for claimants who were paid incorrectly due to the unprecedented expansion of benefits and rapidly changing rules of that time,”’ NMDWS Cabinet Secretary Sarita Nair said. ‘This waiver provides much-needed relief to individuals who were overpaid pandemic benefits through no fault of their own.’”
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