[Lwvcnmtopics] LWVCNM Hot Topics for the week of July 6, 2025

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*Hot Topics for the week of July 6, 2025*

*Current events and issues of interest to LWVCNM members*

*This list is available **online* <https://www.lwvcnm.org/hot-topics/>*. *

*COMING UP:*

*The July Monthly Educational meeting *is this *Thursday, July 10 *at noon,
in person or on Zoom. The topic will be the impact of federal funding cuts
on New Mexico healthcare and education.

*Send any changes *of address, phone number and/or email address to Liz
Shields (elizs44 at yahoo.com) by *Thursday July 10*, for inclusion in the
updated Member Handbook.  Thank you.

*The Drop-In Coffee* is this *Saturday, July 12*, at 10 AM in the
conference room, for members to meet each other, catch up on League news,
and find out what you can do to further democracy. Members of the Voter
Guide committee will be there to provide updates on the plans for the
upcoming local and municipal elections in November.

*The July topic for the New Mexico Water Advocates *will directly affect
LWVCNM members. Two Bernalillo County Commissioners will discuss “Building
Resilience in the Middle Rio Grande.” Register for the Zoom meeting that
will take place on *July 17*, 6:30 to 8 pm here
<https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/a3SmG0wfQSmaR9PJSu4blA>.

See the calendar of events <https://www.lwvcnm.org/events/> on our website.

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*DID YOU KNOW?*

*Local Elections Matter! *LWVCNM created a flyer
<https://www.lwvcnm.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/LWVCNM-Flyer-Local-Municipal-Elections-6.19-single-flyer.pdf>
to inform voters about the November municipal elections. Please share
widely.

*Read the June LWVCNM President’s Report *here
<https://www.lwvcnm.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Presidents-Report-July-2025.pdf>.
It’s in the July edition of the Voter newsletter. Read the Voter here
<https://www.lwvcnm.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/LWVCNM-Voter-July-2025.pdf>
.

*Statue of Liberty - *What was the original meaning of the statue? What is
at her feet and what does it symbolize? Learn more here
<https://www.nps.gov/stli/learn/historyculture/abolition.htm>.

*Unnecessary and Disastrous: *LWV Responds to Signing of Budget
Reconciliation Package
<https://www.lwv.org/newsroom/press-releases/unnecessary-and-disastrous-lwv-responds-signing-budget-reconciliation?utm_medium=email&utm_source=engagingnetworks&utm_campaign=BigBeautifulBill&utm_content=20250704+Big+Beautiful+Bill+-+Core>
.

*Good Trouble Lives on Day, July 17th* - "Good Trouble" is the action of
coming together to take peaceful, non-violent action to challenge injustice
and create meaningful change. Find out more here
<https://goodtroubleliveson.org/?SQF_SOURCE=50501>.







League of Women Voters of Central New Mexico
6739 Academy Rd. NE  Suite 124
Albuquerque, New Mexico 87109-3352
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