[LWVNM Action] League Days at the 2024 Legislature, January 24 and 25 - start making plans

[Richard Mason]

Also attached as a documentLEAGUE DAYS AT THE LEGISLATURE
Members will receive a Constant Contact with more detailsincluding info on nearby hotels and lunch options
Wednesday, January 24, 2024
 

8 am to 2 pm              Threeinformational tables in the West Hall of History – State Capitol

 

5:30 to 7:30 pm          LegislativeReception – Rio Chama Steakhouse
                                    Speaker:Raul Torrez, New Mexico Attorney General

                                    AGLegislative and other priorities 







Thursday,January 25, 2024Program at New Mexico State Land Office310 Old Santa Fe TrailJust down the street from the Roundhouse

 


10 -10:30                     Explanation of packetcontents, answer questions from League members

 

10 -10:30                     Explanation of packetcontents, answer questions from League members

 


10:30– 11:15   Joint Resolution for anIndependent Redistricting CommissionHeather Balas, VP for Programs - Elections Reformers Network. 
A fifth-generation NewMexican, Heather W. Balas brings over 25 years of experience in public policy,including policy research, citizen deliberation, legislative advocacy, votereducation, and coalition-building.  Shewas previously the President and Executive Director of New Mexico First andgood government program officer for Thornburg Foundation.  Heather is a Board member of the LWVNM


 

11:15 – 12:00            Taxes and Funding for Essential Services – Paige Knight, Deputy PolicyDirector, 
                                   NewMexico Voices for Children
                                   Paige joined NM Voices in 2018 and focuses on tax, fiscalpolicy, and environmental 
                                  issues.  She was promoted toDeputy Policy Director in 2023. Originally from 
                                  Minnesota, she moved to Albuquerque in early 2017. Prior to that she workedwith 
                                  youthand families at a variety of nonprofits. In New Mexico, she worked with 
                                  DreamSpring (formerly Accion) and interned with the Legislative FinanceCommittee. 
                                   Her experience with nonprofit and governmentalorganizations further developed her 
                                 interest in public policy issues, particularly those surrounding familyeconomic 
                                  well-being. She received her BA in Economics from Luther College in Iowa and her 
                                  Master’s in Public Policy from UNM.

12 - 1 pm                    Lunch on your own

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