SANTA FE, NEW MEXICO, November 24, 2017 - Progressive Democratic Candidate for Governor, Peter DeBenedittis, will meet with Silver City area residents on Wednesday, November 29 from 4:00 to 6:00 pm at Shevek's Casuals, 619 N Bullard. DeBenedittis encourages all to attend to discuss how to bring progressive policies to the governor's office in New Mexico.

According to DeBenedittis, "Anyone who has spent more than a passing amount of time in New Mexico is aware that we are at the bottom of nearly every quality of life ranking in the country. The list goes on with one depressing statistic after another. It's clear that our state's current trickle-down economic policies just make the well-to-do more prosperous, while leaving the majority of us struggling to simply get by."

DeBenedittis' approach to economic growth and resolving some of the long-standing issues that plague New Mexico is different.

"We need to grow New Mexico's economy by watering its roots," he insists.

For DeBenedittis, this means detailed plans to provide single-payer healthcare for all New Mexicans, early childhood education statewide, living wages of at least $15/hour, creating a public state bank along the lines of North Dakota's highly successful system, and adopting 100% renewable energy.

In September 2017, DeBenedittis released a Statement of Principles for Medical Cannabis, Recreational Cannabis and Hemp, available at www.peoplefirst.online/issues. This white paper represents a unified approach to expanding medical cannabis and legalizing its recreational use.

In November 2017, DeBenedittis released his three-pronged progressive economic plan in order to bring economic health and prosperity back to New Mexico. Details of the plan are available here.

Visit www.peoplefirst.online/issues to view the complete platform, including detailed plans for
achieving these policies.

###

Content on the Beat

WARNING: All articles and photos with a byline or photo credit are copyrighted to the author or photographer. You may not use any information found within the articles without asking permission AND giving attribution to the source. Photos can be requested and may incur a nominal fee for use personally or commercially.

Disclaimer: If you find errors in articles not written by the Beat team but sent to us from other content providers, please contact the writer, not the Beat. For example, obituaries are always provided by the funeral home or a family member. We can fix errors, but please give details on where the error is so we can find it. News releases from government and non-profit entities are posted generally without change, except for legal notices, which incur a small charge.

NOTE: If an article does not have a byline, it was written by someone not affiliated with the Beat and then sent to the Beat for posting.

Images: We have received complaints about large images blocking parts of other articles. If you encounter this problem, click on the title of the article you want to read and it will take you to that article's page, which shows only that article without any intruders. 

New Columnists: The Beat continues to bring you new columnists. And check out the old faithfuls who continue to provide content.

Newsletter: If you opt in to the Join GCB Three Times Weekly Updates option above this to the right, you will be subscribed to email notifications with links to recently posted articles.

Submitting to the Beat

Those new to providing news releases to the Beat are asked to please check out submission guidelines at https://www.grantcountybeat.com/about/submissions. They are for your information to make life easier on the readers, as well as for the editor.

Advertising: Don't forget to tell advertisers that you saw their ads on the Beat.

Classifieds: We have changed Classifieds to a simpler option. Check periodically to see if any new ones have popped up. Send your information to editor@grantcountybeat.com and we will post it as soon as we can. Instructions and prices are on the page.

Editor's Notes

It has come to this editor's attention that people are sending information to the Grant County Beat Facebook page. Please be aware that the editor does not regularly monitor the page. If you have items you want to send to the editor, please send them to editor@grantcountybeat.com. Thanks!

Here for YOU: Consider the Beat your DAILY newspaper for up-to-date information about Grant County. It's at your fingertips! One Click to Local News. Thanks for your support for and your readership of Grant County's online news source—www.grantcountybeat.com

Feel free to notify editor@grantcountybeat.com if you notice any technical problems on the site. Your convenience is my desire for the Beat.  The Beat totally appreciates its readers and subscribers!  

Compliance: Because you are an esteemed member of The Grant County Beat readership, be assured that we at the Beat continue to do everything we can to be in full compliance with GDPR and pertinent US law, so that the information you have chosen to give to us cannot be compromised.