Native Vote. Deb Haaland (Laguna Pueblo), candidate for governor of New Mexico, toured Central New Mexico Community College’s Ted Chavez Trades and Technologies Center on Thursday to receive a briefing on the school’s workforce training programs.
The visit highlighted job and education opportunities in the trades at a time when retirements are accelerating and many New Mexicans are seeking higher-paying work.
Haaland has championed programs for students who do not want to pursue a traditional four-year college degree. She said that, if elected, she plans to a career pathways program that aims to bring job training into middle and high school…