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🌱 How a Hobbs lawmaker’s daughter became New Mexico’s trailblazing lieutenant governor

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In today's newsletter:

  • How a Hobbs lawmaker’s daughter became New Mexico’s trailblazing lieutenant governor

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Today's riddle: Can February March? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Tuesday: Plenty of sun, with a high of 74 and low of 36 degrees.
  • Wednesday: Mostly sunny, temps: high: 68, low: 46.
  • Thursday: Breezy in the a.m.; some sun, with a high of 62 and low of 33 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• New Mexico's only female lieutenant governor reflects on long career (searchlightnm.org) — A former Hobbs state lawmaker, Jack Daniels, helped shape the political path of his daughter, Diane Denish, who later became New Mexico’s first female lieutenant governor. In this reflective profile, Denish looks back on early campaigning for her Hobbs dad, her statewide runs for office, her work on early childhood and payday lending, and how she views New Mexico politics today.
   

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • UPDATE: We found her!
    We’re missing our cat. She is an indoor cat (she snuck out an open door). She is black and white, has a collar with sushi print and a bell on it… (Nextdoor Broadmoor)
  • New Mexico Staffing posted a job opening for Porter - Hobbs, NM in Hobbs. Apply here.
  • Home Depot (Retail) posted a job opening for Freight/Receiving in Hobbs. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Hobbs here.

🗞 Nearby News

Carlsbad

  • New program to help clear New Mexico skies (krwg.org)
  • Bechtel-led SIMCO awarded three-year WIPP contract extension (ans.org)

Roswell

  • New Mexico DOJ unveils statewide gun data center (newsfromthestates.com)
  • Roswell police seeking 1 of 3 suspects charged with shooting (koat.com)
  • Temperatures to rebound after brief cool down on Sunday (krqe.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I don't know, but April May!
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Stay in the loop with what's happening in Hobbs

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Stay in the loop with what's happening in Hobbs

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