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.
NMSU, DACC faculty members appointed to EPA committees
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- Published: 06 March 2024 06 March 2024
The United States Environmental Protection Agency has appointed two faculty members from New Mexico State University and one from Doña Ana Community College to serve on committees that aim to improve the environment and environmental health across the U.S.-Mexico border region.
The faculty members include Christopher Brown, professor of geography and environmental studies at NMSU; Becky Corran, professor of public health at DACC; and Jagdish Khubchandani, professor of public health sciences at NMSU.
Brown and Khubchandani will serve on the Good Neighbor Environmental Board. The board is an independent federal advisory committee that advises the president and Congress on good-neighbor practices along the U.S.-Mexico border. It focuses on environmental infrastructure needs within the states that neighbor Mexico.
Senior center Capital Outlay applications open for FY25
- Category: Non-Local News Releases Non-Local News Releases
- Published: 06 March 2024 06 March 2024
Local governments and senior center operators encouraged to apply
SANTA FE – The New Mexico Aging and Long-Term Services Department (ALTSD) is pleased to announce that the application process for Capital Outlay funding is now open for fiscal year 2025. The Capital Outlay program aims to support senior centers across the state by providing financial support for infrastructure and development projects to enhance the quality of life for older New Mexicans.
“ALTSD’s Capital Outlay funds provide a valuable opportunity for local governments to secure support for projects that will benefit communities across our state,” said ALTSD Deputy Secretary Sarah Jacobs. “Additionally, capital outlay funding can provide much needed assistance for senior centers to modernize their activities, services and centers to better serve New Mexicans.”
Mexican wolf population grows for eighth consecutive year
- Category: Non-Local News Releases Non-Local News Releases
- Published: 05 March 2024 05 March 2024
Joint announcement from:
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Arizona Game and Fish Department
New Mexico Department of Game and Fish
March 5, 2024
A sedated Mexican wolf is carried from a helicopter to a team of staff who will conduct a health check and replace or attach a collar to the wolf before releasing it back into the wild.
The wild population of Mexican wolves saw another year of growth in 2023, according to the results of the annual survey.
The 2023 population census revealed a minimum of 257 Mexican wolves distributed across Arizona and New Mexico. This increase marks the eighth consecutive year of population growth, the longest continuous streak since recovery efforts began.
Heinrich Cosponsors Transformative Legislation
- Category: Non-Local News Releases Non-Local News Releases
- Published: 05 March 2024 05 March 2024
Heinrich Cosponsors Transformative Legislation to Expand Access to Affordable Housing, Tackle Homelessness in New Mexico
WASHINGTON — U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) cosponsored the Housing for All Act, comprehensive legislation to expand access to affordable housing in New Mexico and supporting those experiencing homelessness.
The bill would invest in proven solutions and provide a historic level of federal funding for strategic, existing programs to keep people housed and reduce homelessness, as well as for innovative, locally developed solutions to help vulnerable populations experiencing homelessness.
Hyde Memorial State Park sled hill closed for the season
- Category: Non-Local News Releases Non-Local News Releases
- Published: 05 March 2024 05 March 2024
SANTA FE - New Mexico State Parks, a Division of the Energy, Minerals and Natural Resources Department (EMNRD), announces that, effective immediately, the sled hill is now closed at Hyde Memorial State Park in Santa Fe.
State Parks is instituting this closure because warming temperatures have melted the snow to the point that it is no longer safe for the public to use the sled hill. For more information about Hyde Memorial State Park, call 505-983-7175 or visit www.emnrd.nm.gov/spd / and click on Find a Park.
Ready for warmer weather? Reserve your camping space up to six months in advance at any of your 35 New Mexico State Parks through www.reserveamerica.com !
Without additional snowfall the sled hill is not safe, and mud is forming at the bottom of the hill.
Cannabis in New Mexico officially a billion-dollar industry
- Category: Non-Local News Releases Non-Local News Releases
- Published: 05 March 2024 05 March 2024
Sales top $1 billion, $75 million excise tax reported through January
SANTA FE – Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham announced today that cannabis sales in New Mexico have topped $1 billion in adult-use and medical sales. The sales record comes a month prior to the second anniversary of legal adult-use cannabis sales in New Mexico.
Cannabis consumers have purchased more than $678.4 million worth of adult-use cannabis products and $331.6 million in medical products since April 1, 2022. To date, the state has recorded more than 21 million transactions with $75 million in cannabis excise taxes going to the state general fund and local communities.
NM Outdoor Recreation Division Awards $873,872 Outdoor Marketing Grants
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- Published: 05 March 2024 05 March 2024
Division’s inaugural grant will assist 41 organizations market equitable events and programs
SANTA FE, N.M. – The Outdoor Recreation Division (ORD) of the New Mexico Economic Development Department (EDD) has awarded 41 recipients the first-ever Outdoor Marketing Grant (OMG) to support recreation initiatives and expand the reach of live events in 17 counties.
Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham created the Outdoor Recreation Division in 2019 and identified outdoor recreation as a key target sector to diversify the economy. ORD has since invested over $18 million to fund outdoor access through the Outdoor Recreation Trails+, Outdoor Equity Fund, and Outdoor Marketing Grant programs.
Veterans’ advisory council meet March 13, 2024 in T or C
- Category: Non-Local News Releases Non-Local News Releases
- Published: 04 March 2024 04 March 2024
New Mexico State Veterans Home (992 South Broadway)
Building D/Annex classroom
9 a.m. - noon
Truth or Consequences—The governor’s Veterans’ Advisory Council will host its next quarterly meeting on March 13 at the New Mexico State Veterans Home in Truth or Consequences, at 992 South Broadway.
The meeting will be from 9 a.m. – noon in Building D/Annex classroom—the building to the left as you enter the grounds.