FOR DEMOCRATS IN SANTA FE, THIS LEGISLATIVE SESSION NEEDS TO ADDRESS JOB CREATION IN THE STATE. STATE SENATOR MICHAEL PADILLA SAYS IT’S ALL ABOUT HELPING NEW MEXICANS FIND WORK. HE SAYS THEY HAVE 14 PIECES OF LEGISLATION THAT COULD CREATE 24-THOUSAND JOBS THAT COULD BE CREATED OVER THE NEXT YEAR.
ONE BILL, “THE RESIDENT BUSINESS SET ASIDE ACT” WOULD REQUIRE THAT 33 PERCENT OF CERTAIN STATE CONTRACTS GO TO NEW MEXICO OWNED AND OPERATED BUSINESSES. PADILLA, WHO IS THE BILL’S SPONSOR, SAYS HIS SIMILAR LEGISLATION LAST YEAR DIDN’T GET A HEARING IN THE HOUSE.
