<div><br clear="all"><br clear="all"><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-repeat:initial;font-family:"Google Sans",Roboto,RobotoDraft,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:medium;color:rgb(34,34,34)"><b style="font-family:"Google Sans",Roboto,RobotoDraft,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif;color:black">Tara Chavez, President</span></b><u style="font-family:"Google Sans",Roboto,RobotoDraft,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif"></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-repeat:initial;font-family:"Google Sans",Roboto,RobotoDraft,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:medium;color:rgb(34,34,34)"><u style="font-family:"Google Sans",Roboto,RobotoDraft,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif"></u> <u style="font-family:"Google Sans",Roboto,RobotoDraft,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif"></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-repeat:initial;font-family:"Google Sans",Roboto,RobotoDraft,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:medium;color:rgb(34,34,34)"><b style="font-family:"Google Sans",Roboto,RobotoDraft,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif;color:black">National Federation of the Blind of New Mexico</span></b><u style="font-family:"Google Sans",Roboto,RobotoDraft,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif"></u><u style="font-family:"Google Sans",Roboto,RobotoDraft,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif"></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-repeat:initial;font-family:"Google Sans",Roboto,RobotoDraft,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:medium;color:rgb(34,34,34)"><b style="font-family:"Google Sans",Roboto,RobotoDraft,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif"><i style="font-family:"Google Sans",Roboto,RobotoDraft,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif"><u style="font-family:"Google Sans",Roboto,RobotoDraft,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,176,240)"><a href="mailto:NFBNM.Treasurer@gmail.com" style="font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif;color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif;color:blue">NFBNM.President@gmail.com</span></a></span></u></i></b><u style="font-family:"Google Sans",Roboto,RobotoDraft,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif"></u><u style="font-family:"Google Sans",Roboto,RobotoDraft,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif"></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-repeat:initial;font-family:"Google Sans",Roboto,RobotoDraft,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:medium;color:rgb(34,34,34)"><b style="font-family:"Google Sans",Roboto,RobotoDraft,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif;color:black">505-328-3349</span></b><u style="font-family:"Google Sans",Roboto,RobotoDraft,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif"></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-repeat:initial;font-family:"Google Sans",Roboto,RobotoDraft,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:medium;color:rgb(34,34,34)"><b style="font-family:"Google Sans",Roboto,RobotoDraft,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black"> </span></b></p></div></div></div></div><div><br></div><div><br><div class="gmail_quote gmail_quote_container"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">---------- Forwarded message ---------<br>From: <strong class="gmail_sendername" dir="auto">Trapp, Greg, CFB</strong> <span dir="auto"><<a href="mailto:Greg.Trapp@cfb.nm.gov">Greg.Trapp@cfb.nm.gov</a>></span><br>Date: Tue, Jan 28, 2025 at 10:08<br>Subject: RE: Commission for the Blind Budget Hearing at the Roundhouse on Tuesday Afternoon, January 28<br>To: <a href="mailto:nfbnewmexicosecretary@gmail.com">nfbnewmexicosecretary@gmail.com</a> <<a href="mailto:nfbnewmexicosecretary@gmail.com">nfbnewmexicosecretary@gmail.com</a>>, Tara Chavez <<a href="mailto:nfbnm.president@gmail.com">nfbnm.president@gmail.com</a>>, Adelmo Vigil <<a href="mailto:avigil74@gmail.com">avigil74@gmail.com</a>>, Frank Maestas <<a href="mailto:maestaslink@gmail.com">maestaslink@gmail.com</a>><br></div><br><br>
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<p class="MsoNormal">(604) Commission for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing Persons (Esquibel/Sciacca)<u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">(603) African-American Affairs (Chenier/Sciacca)<u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">(605) Martin Luther King, Jr. Commission (Chenier/Sciacca)<u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">(606) Commission for the Blind (Esquibel/Sciacca)<u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">(662) Miners’ Hospital (Hernandez/Densmore)<u></u><u></u></p>
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<b style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Sent:</b> Sunday, January 26, 2025 3:38 PM<br>
<b style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">To:</b> <a href="mailto:nfbnewmexicosecretary@gmail.com" target="_blank" style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">nfbnewmexicosecretary@gmail.com</a>; Tara Chavez <<a href="mailto:nfbnm.president@gmail.com" target="_blank" style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">nfbnm.president@gmail.com</a>>; 'Adelmo Vigil' <<a href="mailto:avigil74@gmail.com" target="_blank" style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">avigil74@gmail.com</a>>; 'Frank Maestas' <<a href="mailto:maestaslink@gmail.com" target="_blank" style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">maestaslink@gmail.com</a>><br>
<b style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Subject:</b> Commission for the Blind Budget Hearing at the Roundhouse on Tuesday Afternoon, January 28<u style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"></u><u style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">The Commission for the Blind will have our budget hearing before the House Appropriations and Finance Committee (HAFC) on Tuesday, January 28. The hearing will start at 1:30 PM, and it will be before HAFC Subcommittee B. It is scheduled
in Room 309. The hearing will be at the Roundhouse. We will be on a docket with other agencies, so it is difficult to know when the Commission’s budget will actually be heard. We should have a better idea on Monday, and I will send out an update.
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<p class="MsoNormal">The Governor recommended a 13.6% increase in our budget, but the Legislative Finance Committee (LFC) is only recommending a 3.6% increase. All are welcome to attend, and a strong showing helps to demonstrate public support. <u></u><u></u></p>
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