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Sen. Tom Udall Reiterates Call For Immediate Senate Action To Provide Real Relief To Millions Of Suffering Americans

U.S. Sen. Tom Udall

From the Office of U.S. Sen. Tom Udall:

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Sen. Tom Udall (D-N.M.) called for the Senate to act immediately to provide real relief to New Mexicans struggling during the COVID-19 pandemic, and to reject the new, insufficient proposal from Senate Republicans.

Senate Republicans have delayed action for months, refusing to take up the HEROES Act, a badly-needed coronavirus relief package that was passed by the House of Representatives in May, or come back to the negotiating table to find a solution that addresses the needs of struggling families and Read More

The Food Depot Earns ‘New Mexico Safe Certified’ Designation

During March through June, The Food Depot incurred $1.3 million in additional expenses, and spent its entire annual food purchase budget in just two months to meet the increased rate of food insecurity. Courtesy/TFD

THE FOOD DEPOT News:

SANTA FE — To help protect the safety of its staff, volunteers and those who receive services from the food bank, The Food Depot recently earned the New Mexico Safe Certified designation. 

Completing the program was the most recent addition to The Food Depot’s commitment to taking all precautions necessary in a COVID-19 environment.

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AFT & American Federation Of Teachers New Mexico Applaud Progress Of COVID-19 Response Toolkit

AFT News:

Science-Informed Best Practices and Adequate PPE, Sanitation, and Ventilation Safest for Reentry

ALBUQUERQUE – American Federation of Teachers President Randi Weingarten, American Federation of Teachers New Mexico President Stephanie Ly and Executive Vice President Kathy Chavez today released the following statement:

“On Aug. 19, 2020, AFT President Randi Weingarten and AFT New Mexico President Stephanie Ly alerted Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham that many Pre-K-12 school re-openings around the state have not met the standard set by her administration for safety Read More

Novel Nanopillars Precisely Control Color, Intensity Of Light

Illustration depicts a faithful reproduction of Johannes Vermeer’s ‘Girl With a Pearl Earring’ using millions of nanopillars that control both the color and intensity of incident light. Courtesy/T. Xu/Nanjing University

Left: Schematic for generating a full-color nanopainting image. Insets show a constituent titanium dioxide nanopillar and a scanning electron microscope image of the fabricated nanopillars. False color shading indicates the primary colors generated by the nanopillars. Scale bar: 500 nm. Right: Experimental color image ofGirl With a Pearl Earring’ generated Read More

Game & Fish Catches Of The Week

Cameron Quill of Albuquerque caught a 12.5-pound catfish using chicken breast on the Rio Grande River. Courtesy/NMGF

Lane Zemke, 5, of Bosque Farms caught a 3-pound white bass using Sassy Shad at Elephant Butte Lake. Courtesy/NMGF

NMGF News:

Catches of the week

Elephant Butte Lake: Lane Zemke, age 5, of Bosque Farms caught a 3-pound white bass Sept. 6 using a Sassy Shad.

Rio Grande River: Cameron Quill, of Albuquerque, caught a 12.5-pound catfish using chicken breast Sept. 3 near Albuquerque.

If you have a catch of the week story or just want to tell us about your latest New Mexico fishing experience, Read More

Help Protect Public Health, Environment: Fill Out 2020 Census

NMED News:

Dozens of federal environmental grants are awarded based on census data. You can help ensure our precious natural resources – and public health – are protected through clean air, water and land by filling out the 2020 Census.

Get counted online at https://my2020census.gov, over the phone at 844-330-2020, or by mailing in your packet. The deadline to complete the census is Sept. 30, 2020. 

The census is quick and easy and takes about 10 minutes. In addition to environmental grants, your response also helps to direct billions of dollars in federal funds to local communities Read More

Operation Legend: 35 Defendants Charged In Albuquerque

FBI News:

ALBUQUERQUE — Attorney General William P. Barr announced July 8 the launch of Operation Legend, a sustained, systematic and coordinated law enforcement initiative in which federal law enforcement agencies work in conjunction with state and local law enforcement officials to fight violent crime.

The initiative is named in honor of 4-year-old LeGend Taliferro, who was shot and killed while he slept early in the morning of June 29 in Kansas City. 

The operation was expanded July 22 to Albuquerque. Since the operation’s expansion through Aug. 31, 35 defendants have been charged with Read More

New Mexico COVID-19 Cases Now At 26,181 With Zero Deaths Today And 13,701 Patients Recovered

STATE News:

SANTA FE – New Mexico state health officials have announced this afternoon 44 additional positive tests for COVID-19.

Los Alamos County remains at 27 cases that have tested positive for COVID-19.

Today’s update announces zero 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
  • 4 new cases in Chaves County
  • 1 new case in Curry County
  • 3 new cases in Doña Ana County
  • 4 new cases in Eddy County
  • 1 new case in Grant County
  • 1 new case in Lea County
  • 1 new case in Luna County
  • 1 new case in McKinley
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Medio Fire Continues To Push Into 2011 Pacheco Fire Scar

Low-lying smoke from the Medio Fire shows the detail of the canyons and hills in the area as viewed early Monday morning from N.M. 4. Photo by Marc Bailey

SFNF News:

The Medio Fire continues to burn dead and down timber in the northeast corner, pushing into the fire scar from the 2011 Pacheco Fire.

Fire activity added 50 acres to its 3,948 acre footprint and continues to produce a fair amount of smoke.

Strong winds are affecting fire behavior with multiple pockets of unburned fuels heating up in the interior. Firefighters are monitoring containment lines on the fire’s perimeter, which continue to

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Despite Pandemic, Northern Reports Enrollment Increase

NNMC News:

ESPAÑOLA – Despite the COVID-19 pandemic, Northern New Mexico College (NNMC) is reporting an 11 percent increase in student headcount enrollment for the 2020 Fall semester, and a 3 percent increase in total student credit hours taken, the College’s highest enrollment since 2014.

“Even in the midst of a pandemic, we have continued to leverage our resources and benefit from the partnerships we have fostered to fulfill our mission of educating underserved students in Northern New Mexico,” NNMC President Rick Bailey said.

Notable gains included a one percent increase in existing Read More

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