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Balloon Museum Foundation Announces 2024 Observation Dining Events

It’s not too early to think about special plans during October’s Balloon Fiesta. Tickets go on sale for popular museum dining events and fundraisers at the Balloon Museum on April 5, 10am. 

Albuquerque, NM – The Anderson Abruzzo International Balloon Museum Foundation prepares to open ticket sales on April 5, for the very popular, The Observation Deck, VIP museum dining, views and fundraisers during Albuquerque’s most iconic October event, the Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta, ™.  Guests will be able to enjoy exquisite dining and superior views of Balloon Fiesta from the comfort of the Balloon Museum. Attending Balloon Fiesta and adding a VIP element is on a bucket list for many people. The Balloon Museum, added to the overall Balloon Fiesta Park campus in 2005, is the closest balcony view of Balloon Fiesta. The Observation Deck dining experience is accessible and elegant with indoor comforts and  breathing space for people who appreciate a less crowded, but very special experience. A portion of the ticket prices are tax deductible and support mission related operations at the Balloon Museum Foundation. 

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Traffic Alert $23.3 Million roadway rehabilitation project on I-10 West of Lordsburg

Beginning April 1

LORDSBURG - The New Mexico Department of Transportation District One office in cooperation with Mountain States Constructors, Inc. (Contractor) is excited to announce the $23.3M upcoming roadway rehabilitation project on Interstate 10 from milepost 0 (Arizona Stateline) to milepost 15 (Gary) in Hidalgo County.

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Study Highlights Critical Role of Food & Ag Sectors in Bolstering the U.S. Economy

NMcattleThe 2024 Feeding the Economy report revealed New Mexico’s food and agriculture industry has an economic impact of $43.12 billion. According to the 2022 New Mexico Agriculture Statistics Bulletin, cattle and calves are the state’s No. 2 commodity with a value of production of $1.15 billion. (Photo courtesy New Mexico Department of Agriculture)Annual Food and Agriculture Industry Study Highlights Critical Role of Food & Ag Sectors in Bolstering the U.S. Economy 

Feeding the Economy, an economic impact study commissioned by 32 food and agriculture groups, reveals new data on jobs, wages, economic output at district, state, national levels

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LAS CRUCES, N.M. – Thirty-two food and agriculture groups released the eighth annual Feeding the Economy report March 19, a historic farm-to-fork economic impact study that helps to estimate the direct and indirect economic contributions of the food and agriculture industries on jobs, wages, economic output and business taxes.

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NMSU to host Fulbright Week beginning today

New Mexico State University will host Fulbright Week this week featuring four sessions on Fulbright opportunities for both students and faculty.

“Through Fulbright, NMSU students have won full funding for an academic year, to do amazing things outside the U.S.,” said Andrea Orzoff, director of the Fellowships Office at NMSU. “They have earned master’s degrees in the United Kingdom, taught English in Romania, and researched arid-land development in Mongolia or parrot populations in Uruguay. These are also incredible personal experiences that will change your understanding of yourself, the possibilities open to you, and the world.”

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Southwest Wildfire Awareness Week March 25-30, 2024

NM Forestry Division and partners kick off Southwest Wildfire Awareness Week 

A “time for action” to reduce wildfires 

Santa Fe, NM – Over the last five years, wildfires have annually burned over 100,000 acres in New Mexico. And every year, humans continue to cause more than half of these fires. The keys to preventing human-caused wildfire lie in two areas: education and risk-reduction.  

  To educate the public and help landowners and communities reduce the threat of catastrophic wildfire damage, the New Mexico Energy Minerals and Natural Resources Department’s (EMNRD) Forestry Division and its fire prevention partners in the southwest are kicking off Southwest Wildfire Awareness Week, March 25-30.  

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Senate Republicans Call on DHS Secretary Mayorkas to Secure the Southern Border

Senator Crystal Brantley, Senate Republicans Call on DHS Secretary Mayorkas to Secure the Southern Border

Letter follows visit by Senators Brantley and McCutcheon to the border wall in Luna County

SANTA FE—Senator Crystal Brantley (R-Elephant Butte) and the Senate Republican Caucus today sent a letter to Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas calling for immediate action to secure the border. The letter was sent after Senator Brantley, together with Senator Steven McCutcheon (R-Carlsbad), toured a section of the U.S.-Mexico Border in Luna County. 

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NM Economic Development Launches Interactive Business Resource Map

SANTA FE, N.M. – The New Mexico Economic Development Department's Justice, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (JEDI) Office has launched a new tool that will connect New Mexicans to business, entrepreneurial, and community resources from across the state, Acting Cabinet Secretary Mark Roper announced today. 

New Mexico Economic Development Department Business Resource Map is now live on the New Mexico Economic Development Department (EDD) website at  edd.newmexico.gov/resource-map .

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Zero Tuition and Fees Increase for ENMU Students

Eastern New Mexico University Board of Regents Approves Zero Tuition and Fees Increase for ENMU Students for 24-25 Academic Year

Portales, NM – March 22, 2024 – The Eastern New Mexico University Board of Regents affirmed the ENMU Administration’s December recommendation of a zero tuition increase for ENMU students for the 24-25 school year. The administration recommended no increase in tuition in December of 2023 but delayed requesting Board action while they reviewed the fee structure.

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