Posts by Peter Campos
Gallup Chamber Presents: Scotland
The Gallup-McKinley County Chamber of Commerce Presents: Scotland Quest Voyager and The Gallup Chamber Presents: Scotland Oct 10 – 18, 2026 – Group size: 15 – 45 About this trip The Gallup Chamber Presents: Scotland – Embark on a 9-day odyssey through the heart and soul of Scotland, where every moment is a symphony of…
Read MoreLegislative Update #11 – March 13, 2025
2025 Legislative Update #11 KEY ISSUES AFFECTING YOUR BUSINESS COMMERCE – COLLABORATION – COMMUNITY KNOW AND UNDERSTAND BEFORE YOU VOTE – PAID FAMILY & MEDICAL LEAVE MEDICAID TRUST FUND IS THERE A DOCTOR IN THE STATE? LOANS, COMPACTS & MALPRACTICE WHATEVER HAPPENED TO MINIMUM WAGE WHAT A CONCEPT! KNOW AND UNDERSTAND THE LEGISLATION BEFORE YOU…
Read MoreLegislative Update #10 – March 11, 2025
2025 Legislative Update #10 KEY ISSUES AFFECTING YOUR BUSINESS COMMERCE – COLLABORATION – COMMUNITY PAID FAMILY & MEDICAL LEAVE LAST COMMITTEE LIQUOR EXCISE TAX INCREASE INTERSTATE MEDICAL LICENSURE COMPACT E.M.S. COMPACT GETS A “DO PASS” HB-11 PAID FAMILY & MEDICAL LEAVE WELCOME CHILD & FAMILY WELLNESS LEAVE ACT SENATE TAX GIVES A “DO PASS”…
Read MoreLegislative Update #9 – February 28, 2025
2025 Legislative Update #9 KEY ISSUES AFFECTING YOUR BUSINESS COMMERCE – COLLABORATION – COMMUNITY PAID FAMILY & MEDICAL LEAVE HOUSE FLOOR VOTE LAST MINUTE $500 MILLION $$$ TAX INCREASE BREAKING NEWS HOUSE VOTES 38 TO 31 APPROVES PAID FAMILY & MEDICAL LEAVE WELCOME CHILD & FAMILY WELLNESS LEAVE ACT This afternoon (02/28/25) the New…
Read MoreLegislative Update #8 – February 28, 2025
2025 Legislative Update #8 KEY ISSUES AFFECTING YOUR BUSINESS COMMERCE – COLLABORATION – COMMUNITY U R G E N T PAID FAMILY & MEDICAL LEAVE/WELCOME CHILD & FAMILY WELLNESS LEAVE ACT Late last night we were told that HB 11 – the “Paid Family and Medical Leave Act” …now named the “Welcome Child…
Read MoreLegislative Update #12 – March 17, 2025
2025 Legislative Update #12 KEY ISSUES AFFECTING YOUR BUSINESS COMMERCE – COLLABORATION – COMMUNITY PAID FAMILY & MEDICAL LEAVE CUTS OR INCREASES – THE TAX PACKAGE PAID FAMILY & MEDICAL LEAVE DIES IN ‘SENATE FINANCE’ On Saturday morning the voices of small-businesses and employees in Gallup McKinley County and across New Mexico were…
Read MoreLegislative Update #7 – February 27, 2025
2025 Legislative Update #7 KEY ISSUES AFFECTING YOUR BUSINESS COMMERCE – COLLABORATION – COMMUNITY FINALLY! A NEW McKinley/CIBOLA REPRESENTATIVE IS APPOINTED ATTRACTING DOCTORS NURSES NEEDED…BUT YOU CAN’T MANDATE WHAT YOU DON’T HAVE WATER, WATER EVERYWHERE…BUT NOT A DROP TO DRINK MEET OUR NEW LEGISLATOR Martha Garcia – District 6 (D) – Cibola McKinley…
Read MoreLegislative Update #6 – February 26, 2025
2025 Legislative Update #6 KEY ISSUES AFFECTING YOUR BUSINESS COMMERCE – COLLABORATION – COMMUNITY IN THE RED FROM THE GET-GO WELCOME CHILD & FAMILY WELLNESS ACT – FORMERLY KNOWN AS PAID FAMILY & MEDICAL LEAVE B I G BUDGET! SWEEPING ZERO EMISSIONS BILL IS TABLED IN SENATE FINANCE Conference Committees & Concurrence The…
Read MoreLegislative Update #5 – February 20, 2025
2025 Legislative Update #5 KEY ISSUES AFFECTING YOUR BUSINESS Renamed PAID FAMILY & MEDICAL LEAVE – TRAIN WRECK It doesn’t matter what you name it…IT’S STILL A BAD BILL As the Committee room filled with mostly opponents, and then the legislators on the committee, you could almost feel the wrecking ball hitting…
Read MoreLegislative Update #4 – February 14, 2025
2025 Legislative Update #4 KEY ISSUES AFFECTING YOUR BUSINESS BEHAVIORAL HEALTH MEDICAID FORWARD PLAN GREENBACKS TO GREEN MINIMUM WAGE CRIME PACKAGED UP HOW B I G IS SMALL BUSINESS IN NEW MEXICO BEHAVIORAL HEALTH PACKAGE HEADS TO SENATE FLOOR A package of bills – Senate Bills 1, 2 and 3 – will…
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