[LWVNM Action] Fw: NM Fairness Project Follow-Up

Fri Aug 30 21:55:11 MDT 2024

Thank you, Dick.  I was especially sad to see Bill Jordan is leaving, but
he has earned his retirement.

Nandini
Nandini Pillai Kuehn
1-505-270-4574

On Fri, Aug 30, 2024 at 7:19 PM Richard Mason via Action <
action at mailman.swcp.com> wrote:

> LWVNM is part of the Fairness Project convened by NM Voices for Children.
>
> Dick Mason
>
> ----- Forwarded Message -----
> *From:* Paige Knight <pknight at nmvoices.org>
> *To:* Bill Jordan (Yahoo) <billjordan7 at yahoo.com>
> *Sent:* Friday, August 30, 2024 at 03:27:33 PM MDT
> *Subject:* NM Fairness Project Follow-Up
>
> Hi all,
>
> Happy Friday and thank you to everyone who was able to join our meeting on
> Wednesday! We talked revenue estimates, revenue volatility, budget
> guidelines, tax and budget priorities, and most importantly, shared some
> amazing stories about, and kudos for, Bill Jordan (see our eVoices on
> Bill's retirement below).
>
> Here are the follow-up materials for those who weren't able to make it
> and/or want to dig more into some of the interim presentations we touched
> on. As always, please don't hesitate to reach out with any questions!
>
>
>    - Fairness Project Slides
>    <https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1eRhsGi7rpC5hZbll8xI-7fvm2GmOtfcF_5LsSwEMi7o/edit?usp=sharing>
>    - Relevant interim committee presentations:
>    - CREG Revenue Estimates
>       <https://www.nmlegis.gov/handouts/RSTP%20082324%20Item%201%20Revenue%20Forecast.pdf>
>       - General Fund Reserves
>       <https://www.nmlegis.gov/handouts/IPOC%20073024%20Item%205%20LFC--General%20Fund%20Reserves%20and%20Investments.pdf>
>       - Oil and Gas Revenues
>       <https://www.nmlegis.gov/Handouts/ALFC%20061124%20Item%204%20Oil%20and%20Gas%20Revenue%20to%20the%20State%20of%20NM.pdf>
>       - Revenue Volatility
>       <https://www.nmlegis.gov/handouts/ALFC%20071524%20Item%2012%20Revenue%20Volatility%20Report.pdf>
>       - Budget Guidelines
>       <https://www.nmlegis.gov/Entity/LFC/Documents/Information_For_State_Agencies/Final%20FY26%20Budget%20Guidelines%20August%202024.pdf>
>
>
> We also talked a little bit about KIDS COUNT and data usage, and Emily on
> our team gave an update and had an ask for any data lovers out there: NM
> Voices annually releases the <https://www.nmvoices.org/archives/18575>*New
> Mexico KIDS COUNT Data Book <https://www.nmvoices.org/archives/18575>* and
> maintains NM data on the KIDS COUNT Data Center
> <https://datacenter.aecf.org/data?location=NM#NM/2/0/char/0>. As a
> trusted community member, we are curious to learn how you access data
> provided by NM Voices, what you find most valuable, and what is missing
> that would be useful in your work to improve child well-being in our state.
> Please review the links to the two data resources and complete this short
> survey to help NM Voices be the best data resource for our state that we
> can be! Link to KIDS COUNT survey
> <https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1_DNIEQJcglFWDqgJXaHxtxH9UdVJZqZGCL4WKCwQg8w/edit>
> Please email Emily (ewildau at nmvoices.org) with any questions you may
> have!
>
> Have a safe and enjoyable long weekend!
>
> Paige
>
> [image: eVoices Banner]
>
> August 30, 2024
>
> It is with a mix of celebration, sadness and heartfelt gratitude that we
> announce that NM Voices for Children icon Bill Jordan is retiring. Working
> primarily as our chief lobbyist on behalf of children and their families,
> Bill dedicated the last 26 years at NM Voices to making New Mexico a better
> place to be and raise a child.
>
> Bill joined NM Voices in 1998 and led our legislative advocacy efforts in
> Santa Fe and Washington, D.C., working primarily with lawmakers on issues
> such as creating a state-level Earned Income Tax Credit and Child Tax
> Credit, expanding access to health care, increasing funding for early
> childhood care and education, raising the minimum wage, ending predatory
> lending, passing the child helmet safety law, and the like. (For a longer
> list of the amazing work Bill has led, see the Our Impact
> <https://bbox.blackbaudhosting.com/webforms/linkredirect?srcid=55089593&srctid=1&erid=-1235784848&trid=67ac18e9-25c2-4fed-8b77-86e790ffebbe&linkid=280208416&isbbox=1&pid=0> page
> on our website.) Bill has long been relied upon by countless legislators
> for data and information relating to the legislation they were crafting or
> voting on.
>
> Originally from Kentucky, Bill has a Master of Arts in Religious Studies
> from The Athenaeum of Ohio (1980). He came to Albuquerque in 1987 to work
> as Executive Director of the Center for Action and Contemplation. In 1991
> he was named Executive Director of the HIV Coordinating Council of New
> Mexico, where he successfully shepherded the needle exchange bill through
> the state Legislature.
>
> Bill has been appointed to serve on numerous task forces, including the
> Governor’s Task Force on HIV/AIDS under both Governors Bruce King and Gary
> Johnson, Gov. Johnson’s Medicaid Managed Long-Term Care Task Force, and
> Gov. Bill Richardson’s Equal Pay Task Force and Budget Balancing Task
> Force. For many years at NM Voices he convened the state Medicaid
> Coalition, which was instrumental in expanding Medicaid under the
> Affordable Care Act and eliminating wait lists for those on developmental
> disabilities (DD) waivers.
>
> Over the years at NM Voices, he has served as Project Director, Deputy
> Director, and Senior Policy Director, as well as Interim Co-Executive
> Director on several occasions. To say that Bill has been an integral part
> of the team at NM Voices and the work we do is an understatement. Bill has
> been a force of nature. His hard word, dedication, enthusiasm, and constant
> flow of unique and bright ideas have made a difference for countless
> children across the state.
>
> *Please Help Support Our Continued Work*
>
> Although it will be impossible to replace Bill, we will be hiring a new
> chief lobbyist to oversee our advocacy work at the Legislature. That is
> where you come in.
>
> While our research, analysis, and education work is paid for in large part
> by funding from private foundations, our lobbying – the kind of work Bill
> did so well – must be paid for out of donations from generous individuals
> like you. Please go to our Donate
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> and make a one-time or monthly donation to help us continue this vital
> work. You can even honor Bill with your donation. Simply click on "This
> gift is in honor, memory, or support of someone" and add "Bill Jordan" to
> the "optional" note box. We’ll let him know how many donations we receive
> in his honor (and we’ll ensure that there are tissues at hand).
>
> As Bill moves into this next phase of his life, we will miss him, his
> cheerful demeanor, and his extraordinary contribution to our work. We wish
> him the best with this new chapter.
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