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Here is an immigration update from our NASW reps in LC: The City of Las Cruces and local agencies are operating three shelter locations to accommodate newly arrived families seeking asylum in Las Cruces over the... https://t.co/xTeTyY12Hz

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Friends and Colleagues: As many of you may have seen, on Friday April 12th, approximately 74 migrants were dropped off in Las Cruces and the Gospel Rescue Mission is currently providing shelter and basic care. Many... https://t.co/T3TWRD32pi

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BIG THANK YOU TO EVERYONE FOR ALL OF YOUR EFFORTS!!! The Social Work Practice Act is now LAW!!!

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All, we need to contact the Governor's office and let her know that we need to have the practice act signed. Let her know that you want her to sign HB539 Social Work Licensure and Provision Changes. Gov Michelle... https://t.co/8x2JbKukhG

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Social Workers - we need your help! Please call the Governor and ask her to sign HB364 (Corrections Restricted Housing Act), HB370 (Criminal Record Expungement), and HB564 (Probation and Parole Reform)!

HB 364 -... https://t.co/SZFJJHZtIJ

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Below is a letter from the Representative Doreen Gallegos, the sponsor of HB539 Social Work Licensure and Practice Act to Governor Grisham encouraging her to sign the bill. Please consider doing the same!!
March... https://t.co/Sfizx6Si5S

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All, more good news, the Social Work Practice Act (HB539), passed out of the Senate Public Affairs Committee yesterday. A huge thanks to those of you who were there and testified in support of the act. Now on to the Senate Floor.

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More GREAT NEWS!!! The Social Work Practice Act passed out of the House late yesterday. Now it is on to the SENATE!!

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Great news!!!! HB539 The Social Work Practice Act Passes out of the House Labor, Veterans and Military Affairs Committee unanimously!!!!!

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All: The Social Work Practice Act HB539 is first on the Calendar in the House Labor, Veterans and Military Affairs Committee TOMORROW at 1:30 pm. Contact the House members in this committee and tell them that you support this bill!!!

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Great news!! The Social Work Practice Act will be heard in the House Labor, Veterans and Military Affairs Committee this afternoon!!!! You can contact the members of this committee!!

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I apologize for the long post but here is the summary of the social work practice act. This is what I’ve been giving to legislators to explain the bill. This bill is not controversial, but it is a matter of getting... https://t.co/6ANhKIwbCU

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Good news everyone!! The Social Work Licensure and Provision Changes now has a bill number. It is HB539, with Representative Doreen Gallegos (a social worker) as our sponsor. It has been assigned to the Health and... https://t.co/um52bqG1rz

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Attention Social Work Students! Want to attend the conference but are on a tighter budget? Well we have a deal for you! If you volunteer one full day we will give you a 50% discount off the registration! We work... https://t.co/FYkL56JVFd

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This Saturday, the Health and Human Services will be meeting at 1:00. An important bill, HB230 Duty to Report Child Abuse will be heard. This bill requires a referral of a drug-exposed infant and the infant's... https://t.co/TTDZK4tdjq

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So right now, I'm listening to US Congressman Ben Ray Lujan speaking to a joint session of the NM State Legislature. One of the things he is talking about is a state bill that was introduced about the Medicaid... https://t.co/0sx81z1RiN

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So yesterday, I got some people who were asking me about what it means that the Rural Tax Credit Bill passed the Health and Human Services Committee. The first thing I did was post the ‘I’m just a bill’ from... https://t.co/NgZBG9nZJ7

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Good News, the Rural Health Care Tax Credit passed unanimously out of the House Health and Human Services Committee. On to the Tax and Revenue Committee!!!

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Exciting News!!! Yesterday we turned over the Social Work Practice Act to the Legislative Counsel. That means that we finished preparing the bill and the Legislative Counsel reviews the bill, formats the bill and... https://t.co/NPulBuOsn3

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"We are tied together in the single garment of destiny, caught in an inescapable network of mutuality. And whatever affects one directly affects all indirectly."
~ Martin Luther King, Jr.

Happy MLK Jr Day! #SWSTRONG #socialwork #MLKJR