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New Mexico State Auditor Colón Announces Glaring Concerns Revealed In Special Audit Report Of Rehoboth McKinley Christian Health Care Services

State Auditor Brian Colón

STATE News:

ALBUQUERQUE — Following active efforts by State Auditor Brian Colón in requiring Rehoboth McKinley Christian Health Care Services, Inc. (“Hospital”) to provide financial documentation, glaring concerns are revealed in the special audit report.

The Independent Public Account (IPA) who conducted the special audit notes significant issues, including findings related to management contracts, private inurement transactions, improper reimbursements, and other violations of internal controls and policies and procedures.

“This report confirms Read More

Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham On Hispanic Heritage Month

Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham
STATE News:
SANTA FE – Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham issued the following statement today upon the commencement of Hispanic Heritage Month, which this year runs from Sept. 15 to Oct. 15:
“Hispanic Heritage Month is a time to celebrate our faith, our history and our progress toward a more inclusive and equitable world. New Mexico is a proudly multicultural state, and our Hispanic heritage is woven into so much of who we are – our rich acequia and land grant communities, our contributions to literature and the arts, our leadership in business and commerce and civics. New
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Chart 185: COVID-19 In New Mexico Sept. 15

Overall COVID-19 risk in New Mexico by county. The nonprofit organization Covid Act Now monitors daily diagnoses, infection rates, testing positivity, ICU headroom, and contacts traced. The overall COVID-19 risk is based on these five metrics. Map credit: mapchart.net. Source: covidactnow.org. Created Eli Ben-Naim
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NMED: New Mexico Communities Awarded More Than $776K For Recycling, Illegal Dumpsite Clean-Up Projects

NMED Cabinet Secretary James Kenney

NMED News:

New Mexico Environment Department (NMED) has announced the latest round of recipients of Recycling and Illegal Dumping (RAID) grants for fiscal year 2021.

Communities, tribes and pueblos around the state – many in rural areas – received more than $776,000 for projects related to recycling, cleaning up illegal dumpsites, conducting community outreach and education and scrap tire and household hazardous waste collection, among others. 

“This funding allows rural communities of New Mexico to complete projects that ultimately protect human Read More

Jewish Life In New Mexico And Beyond: A Mosaic Of Stories

NMJHS News:

SANTA FE — “Jewish Life in New Mexico and Beyond: A Mosaic of Stories” is the New Mexico Jewish Historical Society’s theme for its virtual 2020 fall conference Oct. 24-25.

Both Saturday and Sunday 2-4:30 p.m. Zoom.com programs will feature two sessions each day, led by noted New Mexicans.

Zoom pre-registration will be required. Contact: admin@nmjhs.org or call (505).348.4471. The Oct. 24 program includes in Session 1: “The Spanish Flu Epidemic in N.M. and the role of Rabbi Bergman”, led by Naomi Sandweiss and Richard Melzer, followed by Session 2, “The Jewish Catskills: Read More

New Mexico Delegation Warns Census Bureau’s Operation Could Result In Undercount, Costing State Hundreds Of Millions In Federal Funding

NEW MEXICO DELEGATION News:

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senators Tom Udall and Martin Heinrich, and U.S. Representatives Ben Ray Luján, Deb Haaland, and Xochitl Torres Small are raising concerns in a letter to U.S. Census Bureau Director Steven Dillingham about the Census Bureau’s ongoing operational strategy and engagement with the state of New Mexico.

The delegation criticized the Census Bureau’s sudden reversal of previous plans to extend its operations in light of the coronavirus pandemic. This reversal, which ends census data collection Sept. 30, 2020—one month earlier than the previous Read More

Medio Fire Burns 4,010 Acres; Now 100 Percent Contained

SFNF News:

This is the final update on the Medio Fire on the Rio en Medio Trail in the Española Ranger District unless conditions change.

The 4,010 acre Medio Fire, sparked by lightning Aug. 17, is now 100 percent contained. Firefighters are monitoring the perimeter to ensure the lines are holding and the edges are cold.

As temperatures warm this week, crews will watch for hot spots in the fire’s interior that may cause visible smoke. Crews will continue to monitor the Medio Fire over the next few days.

A Burned Area Emergency Response (BAER) Team is assessing the Medio Fire’s potential effects on Read More

Gila River Wild & Scenic Designation And Cerro De La Olla Wilderness Bills To Be Considered In Hearing Wednesday

From the Office of U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich:

WASHINGTON, D.C. – At 2:30 p.m. ET/ 12:30 p.m. MT, Wednesday, Sept. 16, U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), a member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, will participate in a Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining hearing on bills he introduced to designate portions of the Gila River as Wild and Scenic and establish Cerro de la Olla Wilderness within the Rio Grande del Norte National Monument.

Sen. Heinrich and U.S. Sen. Tom Udall introduced the M.H. Dutch Salmon Greater Gila Wild and Scenic River Act to designate portions Read More

New Mexico COVID-19 Update: 81 New Cases, Total Now At 26,842 With Zero New Deaths And 14,470 Patients Recovered

STATE News:

SANTA FE – New Mexico state health officials have announced this afternoon 81 additional positive tests for COVID-19.

Los Alamos County remains at 29 cases that have tested positive for COVID-19.

Today’s update announces zero new deaths reported in New Mexico related to COVID-19.

The New Mexico Department of Health reported today the most recent cases:

  • 22 new cases in Bernalillo County
  • 9 new cases in Chaves County
  • 1 new case in Colfax County
  • 5 new cases in Doña Ana County
  • 3 new cases in Lea County
  • 15 new cases in Luna County
  • 1 new case in Otero County
  • 3 new cases in Sandoval County
  • 11 new cases
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