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Paul Gibson and his wife, Roxanne Barber came to Santa Fe in 2012. Since arriving in Santa Fe they have been involved in the development of the Academy of Sustainability Education at Santa Fe High, as volunteers with Master Gardeners, New Energy Economy, and other local efforts. Most recently they coordinated the SantaFe4Bernie campaign, an effort that took advice from Bernie and focused locally, morphing into Retake the Roundhouse. Retake the Roundhouse worked with other advocacy groups around the state to support nine important races, winning seven of them and contributing to NM being the only state legislature in the country that turned blue in the last election. They now are exiting from partisan election processes and have created Retake Our Democracy, a 501-c-4 non-profit organization that tried to make daily activism easier by providing a wide range of resources, information and tools that empower and activate supporters.
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Time to Stand Up for San Juan
For decades PNM has been dumping toxic coal ash in unlined pits. HB 142 would assess what remediation is needed and force PNM to remediate. A game breaking hearing is scheduled for tomorrow at 10am. We provide all you need… Read More ›
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URGENT: Do We Care About Working Families? If so, Time to Show Up for Paid Family Leave. TODAY!
Senate Bill 11 would establish a 12-week Paid Family Medical Leave (PFML) benefit for nearly all workers in the state. There is amounting chamber of commerce effort to kill this bill and bill sponsor, Rep. Linda Serrato called us to… Read More ›
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A Climate Bill Hearing with Lessons to Learn & State Tax Plan, a Bill to Be Celebrated for Now, But…
The Dem. tax, rev and budget leadership have a history of making last minute changes, usually not to our liking. Check out what the Tax Bill HB547 includes and why it is worth fighting to keep as is. This is… Read More ›
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It Was the Best of Times; It Was the Worst of Times
Dickens had a habit of turning phrases that would resonate for centuries and our Dickens quote applies quite well to this legislative session. The 2023 session is so full of welcome wins on women’s right, voting rights, and likely wins… Read More ›
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Produced Water is Back on Thursday…. Let’s Organize….
As long as we frack, we will produce toxic water as a biproduct of extraction. The gas & oil industry would love to find a way to reuse produced toxic water and state leadership has sipped their Kool Aid. On… Read More ›
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HB 12 Is Dead, but Its Work Continues
No matter how often the legislature says no, hydrogen advocates find ways to circumvent that process and continue their work. Today we learned that HB 12 has been pulled and is effectively dead. Nonetheless, bill sponsors Reps. Nathan Small and… Read More ›