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Heinrich meets with labor leaders, highlights how Inflation Reduction Act supports N.M. workers, families

Office of U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) championed a game changing rebate program in the Inflation Reduction Act that will make all of the cost-saving and health benefits of home electrification projects a reality for more New Mexico families.

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Heinrich, others, urge Biden admin to electrify government buildings

Office of U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Tina Smith (D-Minn.) and U.S. Representatives Kathy Castor (D-Fla.) and Paul Tonko (D-N.Y.), co-chairs and founders of the Electrification Caucus, are urging the General Services Administration (GSA) to lead the transition of buildings away from fossil fuels and toward high efficiency heating and cooling systems.

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Supreme Court rules that NM law allows for partial forfeiture of groundwater rights

New Mexico Supreme Court SANTA FE — New Mexico law allows for the partial forfeiture of underground water rights, the state Supreme Court ruled. In a unanimous opinion, the justices affirmed decisions of a district court and the Court of Appeals in a case involving Toby Romero, the owner of land and a well in Sierra County near Cutter, a defunct mining town southeast of Truth or Consequences.

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Dear Abby: Mother fears for daughter as teen enters workforce

DEAR ABBY: My daughter is about to turn 14 and wants to get a job. We just found out that in our state, 14and 15-yearolds can work if they get a permit. I’m very concerned. I tried negotiating with her by telling her that her dad and I will give her a job at home and pay her, but she insists on working to help with our family finances. I have congestive heart failure and adrenal insufficiency, which is why I can’t work outside the home. Her dad, my husband, is the only source of income.

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