Cruzin’ into the School Year event
Kathleen helping at back-to-school event at Civic Plaza in Downtown Albuquerque: ABQ Journal story here.
Photo Albuquerque Journal
Photo KC 2023
Kathleen helping at back-to-school event at Civic Plaza in Downtown Albuquerque: ABQ Journal story here.
Photo Albuquerque Journal
Photo KC 2023
Cleveland High School teacher Ashali Knoell won the prestigious National Milken Educators Award. The Cabinet Secretary of Education, RRPS Superintendent, past recipients, the entire school (including the awesome marching band) as well as the RR Mayor, 3 Legislators (Kathleen was one), and the Sandoval County Commissioner were there to congratulate the recipient. Ashali Knoell won…
Bill calls for expanded coverage for prosthetics patients in NM
“A push to prohibit landlords across the state from turning away tenants whose rent is partially paid by government subsidies narrowly failed in a legislative committee meeting Monday afternoon.” Kathleen will reintroduce the bill next year. Read the story in Source NM.
Kathleen’s work does not stop when the Legislature ends. Listen to this Rio Rancho Radio interview with Kathleen about the work she is doing–from ensuring our farmers have water, to advocating for disability access at our universities, to making sure that the people who need it can buy affordable housing. Recorded 6 July 2023.
HB123, Introduced by Senator Harold Pope (D-Bernalillo) and Representative Kathleen Cates, would make public libraries ineligible to receive state funding if they ban material based on political or religious ideology or other arbitrary factors. Read the story and watch the video here.
Delighted to receive this letter from John Dyrcz and Ashley Long: “Congratulations! We are extremely pleased, on behalf of the New Mexico State Council of Machinists and Aerospace Workers, to issue you an endorsement from our union for the 2024 electoral cycle.”