{"id":1143,"date":"2007-01-23T12:22:00","date_gmt":"2007-01-23T18:22:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nmpolitics.net\/index\/2007\/01\/cote-proposals-would-help-veterans-their-families\/"},"modified":"2007-01-23T12:22:00","modified_gmt":"2007-01-23T18:22:00","slug":"cote-proposals-would-help-veterans-their-families","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nmpolitics.net\/index\/2007\/01\/cote-proposals-would-help-veterans-their-families\/","title":{"rendered":"Cote proposals would help veterans, their families"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>State Rep. Nate Cote<\/a>, D-Las Cruces, has introduced four bills aimed at providing support to military families and veterans. <\/p>\n

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The most far-reaching bill, House Bill 207<\/a>, would exempt active-duty military members from paying state income taxes.<\/p>\n

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That\u2019s a proposal Gov. Bill Richardson called for lawmakers to approve in last week\u2019s State of the State address<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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\u201cOne group is making enormous sacrifices on behalf of our state, our country, and our freedom \u2013 brave New Mexicans serving in the U.S.<\/st1:country-region> military,\u201d Richardson<\/st1:place><\/st1:city> said in his speech. \u201cWe have done more than most states to show our gratitude. Let\u2019s go a step further. Let\u2019s eliminate the state\u2019s income tax for active duty members of the military, period.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\"\"<\/a>Cote<\/st1:place>, a veteran of the U.S. Navy and a retired civilian employee of the Air Force, said the proposal is an important incentive for the nation\u2019s volunteer military.<\/p>\n

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\u201cI am honored to carry this bill, which is endorsed by Governor Richardson,\u201d Cote<\/st1:place> said in a news release. \u201cI anticipate strong support form both Democrats and Republicans.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Cote<\/st1:place> has also introduced House Bill 209<\/a>, which would make more children of military families eligible to receive the lottery scholarship. Currently, students who graduate from New Mexico<\/st1:place><\/st1:state> high schools while their families are stationed in the state aren\u2019t eligible for the lottery scholarship if their families maintain a legal and permanent address in another state.<\/p>\n

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Cote<\/st1:place> wants to change that.<\/p>\n

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\u201cThe lottery scholarship bill provides important support to graduating seniors and offers the opportunity for these young adults to remain close to their families while attending New Mexico<\/st1:state>\u2019s fine colleges and universities,\u201d Cote<\/st1:place> said.<\/p>\n

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There\u2019s also House Bill 210<\/a>, which would provide current and retired members of the armed forces and their families free access to state parks, museums, recreation areas and campgrounds. And there\u2019s House Bill 211<\/a>, which would provide $500,000 in fiscal year 2008 to establish a pilot project for veterans who need treatment for post-traumatic stress disorder. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

State Rep. Nate Cote, D-Las Cruces, has introduced four bills aimed at providing support to military families and veterans. The most far-reaching bill, House Bill 207, would exempt active-duty military members from paying state income taxes. That\u2019s a proposal Gov. Bill Richardson called for lawmakers to approve in last week\u2019s State of the State address. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1143","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/nmpolitics.net\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1143","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/nmpolitics.net\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/nmpolitics.net\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nmpolitics.net\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nmpolitics.net\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1143"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/nmpolitics.net\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1143\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/nmpolitics.net\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1143"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nmpolitics.net\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1143"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nmpolitics.net\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1143"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}