Non-Local News Releases
This category will feature news releases from out-of-area government agencies and representatives, as well as events that are not taking place in the four-county area of Grant, Catron, Hidalgo or Luna. For local events please visit Local News Releases.
2024 Arts and the Military Mini Grants for Arts Engagement
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- Published: 31 July 2023 31 July 2023
New Funding Opportunity!
Heinrich Applauds FERC Action
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- Published: 28 July 2023 28 July 2023
Heinrich Applauds FERC Action Heeding His Calls to Fix Interconnection Backlog, Accelerate the Transition to Clean Energy
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) issued the following statement applauding the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s (FERC) adoption of a final rule that aims to accelerate the transition to clean energy by unclogging interconnection queues and making the energy grid more resilient and reliable.
The announcement follows a recent letter led by Senator Heinrich urging FERC to improve transmission planning, optimize cost allocation, unclog interconnection queues, and adopt advanced transmission technologies.
Department of Health Confirms First Human West Nile Infections of 2023
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- Published: 28 July 2023 28 July 2023
SANTA FE - Two patients with West Nile virus have been identified by the New Mexico Department of Health (DOH) in the past week. Both patients, one from Lea County and one from Sandoval County, were hospitalized and are recovering. In addition, one horse from Sierra County has also been diagnosed with West Nile virus.
In 2022, New Mexico had 11 human infections of West Nile virus with 2 deaths. West Nile virus is transmitted by mosquitos, and residents are encouraged to take measures to reduce their risk of infection.
NMSU part of $20 million grant to prepare Hispanic students for agricultural careers
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- Published: 28 July 2023 28 July 2023
An alliance of four Hispanic-serving institutions – including New Mexico State University – has been awarded a $20 million grant from the United States Department of Agriculture to create a five-year program that will help train Hispanic students to become the next generation of agricultural leaders.
The “Leading Hispanics to Federal Agency Employment” grant is part of a $262.5 million investment in higher education institutions funded by President Joe Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act. It is one of 33 projects that comprise the National Institute of Food and Agriculture’s “From Learning to Leading: Cultivating the Next Generation of Diverse Food and Agriculture Professionals Program.”
NMSU social work professor publishes book on decolonization, human rights
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- Published: 28 July 2023 28 July 2023
A new book co-edited by a faculty member from New Mexico State University’s School of Social Work explores the challenges of international social work and human rights in a post-colonial world.
Mark Lusk, a college assistant professor of social work in NMSU’s College of Health, Education and Social Transformation, recently published “Decolonized Approaches to Human Rights and Social Work,” along with two collaborators, Marcin Boryczko and Melinda Madew.
Madew is a professor at the Protestant University of Applied Sciences Ludwigsburg, Germany, and a research associate at the University of Johannesburg, South Africa. Boryczko is an associate professor at the University of Gdańsk, Poland.
The book covers decolonization theory and the history of civil rights and liberties through philosophy and legal theory. Chapters review the history and theory behind United Nations principles and international and regional conventions and declarations. The book concludes by looking forward as nations confront the rise in authoritarian nationalism.
Public Meeting on the I-25 Business Loop Reconstruction
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- Published: 28 July 2023 28 July 2023
You’re Invited to a Public Meeting on the I-25 Business Loop Reconstruction Project
Wednesday, August 9, 2023 • 6-7 p.m.
T or C Civic Center, 400 West 4th Avenue
Truth or Consequences, NM
See below for flyer
Traffic Report for week of July 30 to August 6, 2023.
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- Published: 28 July 2023 28 July 2023
White Sands Missile Range Notification
For information regarding closures, you may call WSMR at 678-1178 or 678-2222 for updates.
Interstates:
Date St. Business Loop Roundabout Project, T or C CN1101231/32
La Calerita Construction LLC. (Contractor) construction, Phase 3 is expected to last about 4 (four) months, through September 2023, the following traffic impacts will be in place:
Traffic on North Date Street will be reduced to one lane in each direction (northbound and southbound) and will be shifted to the east (Northbound) lanes from north of New School Road to Ash Street. Multiple stop signs are placed throughout the project. Motorists are encouraged to use extra caution in the construction zone, obey lower posted speed limits and allow extra time to reach their destinations. Regular work hours will be 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday-Friday although the contractor may work longer hours or on weekends as needed. Public Meeting scheduled for August 9th, 6 P.m. T or C Civic Center.
I-25 Bridge Replacement Project, Williamsburg CN1100990
El Terrero Construction, LLC. (Contractor) will be continuing construction to replace the bridge at I-25 milepost 75, Broadway Street and NM 187 in Williamsburg. All traffic has been shifted into the southbound lanes; northbound lanes are closed throughout the project limits. The I-25 northbound off-ramp is now open, the southbound I-25 off/on-ramp at Exit 75 is closed, traffic should utilize NM 187 to Las Palomas Exit or the T or C North exit. Currently crews are working on installation of bridge piers and drainage structures. Regular work hours will be 7 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Monday-Friday although the contractor may work longer hours or on weekends as needed. Access will be maintained to all businesses and residences during construction.
State Auditor’s New Financial Compliance Assistance Program for Local Public Bodies
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- Published: 27 July 2023 27 July 2023
Press Event to Showcase State Auditor’s New Financial Compliance Assistance Program for Local Public Bodies
State Auditor Joseph Maestas is pleased to announce a press event showcasing Office of the State Auditor’s innovative program aimed at assisting local public bodies (LPBs) such as acequias and land grant associations in achieving compliance with state financial reporting laws. The event will be held at 10 a.m. August 1, 2023, in Chimayo, New Mexico.
All public entities, including LPBs, are restricted from accessing capital outlay funding until they are up to date with their financial reporting requirements to the Office of the State Auditor.