****ACTION ALERT—HB 271 ON HOUSE CALENDAR FOR TODAY—PLEASE CALL REPRESENTATIVE****

Dear Friends,

HB 271, the racetrack bail-out subsidy bill, is on the House floor calendar today. They will be back in session at 1:30 pm. It is very possible that they could hear the bill today.

You can contact your member of the House by first clicking here. If it doesn’t open the website, right click on it and click on “open hyperlink.” That will take you to a page titled “Find Your Legislator by Address.” On that page, make sure the top box says “House of Representatives.” The second dialogue box below is titled “Address.” In the address box enter your street address, city and ZIP code and click on “Search.” That will bring up a page on your legislator with a picture of your representative and your district. Click on their name above their picture. That will take you to the representative’s website which has his/her Santa Fe Capitol phone number. Call that number to leave your message.

Encourage your representative to vote against this bill.  You can say that you don’t think racetracks should get tax reductions that ordinary businesses do not get, or anything you feel is appropriate.. Please call today.

Please forward this email to your own email lists where appropriate.

Cordially,
Dr. Guy Clark, chairman
Stop Predatory Gambling New Mexico