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New Mexico Tourism Department Wins National Award: Best In Destination Storytelling

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on August 24, 2019
Courtesy/NMTD
 
NMTD News:
 
The New Mexico Tourism Department is bringing home the first-ever 2019 Brand USA Video Storytelling Award for video series “New Mexico True Stories;” rising above all other participating states to earn this award. 
 
“We are incredibly honored to receive the first-ever Brand USA Video Storytelling Award,” Tourism Secretary Jen Paul Schroer said. “The New Mexico Tourism Department’s marketing and creative efforts set the standard for destination marketing, and further illustrates that the New Mexico True brand is a bright
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Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham Administration Launches State Census Webpage Today

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on August 23, 2019
Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham
 
From the Office of Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham:
 
SANTA FE – The administration of Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham today launched a digital platform dedicated to New Mexico’s all-important 2020 Census efforts.
 
At icountnm.gov, New Mexicans can learn about the importance of the decennial Census and the crucial federal program funds apportioned according to its results, find key dates and documents, and learn how to contribute to local efforts that will ensure all New Mexicans are counted.
 
The site also will be a resource for local governments
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FBI: Arson Fires In Naschitti, NM Under Investigation

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on August 23, 2019

FBI News:

Law enforcement is asking for the public’s help in finding the person or persons responsible for a series of fires that damaged several buildings in Naschitti, N.M., on the Navajo Nation, this week.

There were no injuries.

The fires, which occurred Aug. 19-21, damaged a church, a convenience store and three vacant houses.

The FBI, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, the Navajo Nation Division of Public Safety and the San Juan County Fire Department are investigating.

Anyone with information is asked to contact the FBI Albuquerque Field Office at 505.889.1300.

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U.S. Sen. Tom Udall And U.S. Rep. Betty McCollum To BLM: Press Pause On Headquarters Relocation Plan

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on August 23, 2019

U.S. Sen. Tom Udall

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

  • Citing a lack of meaningful analysis and consultation, Udall & McCollum call on BLM to suspend any efforts to move headquarters and abruptly relocate staff

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Sen. Tom Udall (D-N.M.) and U.S. Rep. Betty McCollum (D-Minn.), the ranking member and chair of the U.S. Senate and House Appropriations Subcommittees on the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies, respectively, called on the Department of Interior (DOI) to pause its efforts to reorganize the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), including Read More

U.S. Rep. Deb Haaland Speaks At Los Alamos Nature Center On Climate Change; Support Of Green New Deal

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on August 23, 2019
U.S. Rep. Deb Haaland speaks Wednesday at the Los Alamos Nature Center Planetarium on the Green New Deal. Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.com

A Los Alamos crowd welcomes U.S. Rep. Deb Haaland at the nature center planetarium Wednesday afternoon where she spoke about the Green New Deal. Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.com

 
By BONNIE J. GORDON
Los Alamos Daily Post
bjgordon@ladailypost.com

U.S. Rep. Deb Haaland (D-N.M.) was in Los Alamos Wednesday to talk about her support for the Green New Deal.

She spoke at the Los Alamos Nature Center. Haaland represents District 1, which

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Bandelier Fee Free Day Sunday Celebrates National Park Service 103rd Birthday

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on August 23, 2019

BANDELIER News:

Entrance fees at Bandelier National Monument will be waived Aug. 25 to celebrate the National Park Service’s 103rd birthday! 

Every year, Bandelier National Monument gets to celebrate two birthdays: the park was authorized Feb. 11, 1916, and the National Park Service was established the same year Aug. 25, now known as Founders Day.

“The agency now cares for over 415 of the most significant and amazing historical, cultural, and natural areas in the country,” Bandelier Superintendent Jason Lott said. “They range from Yellowstone and Carlsbad Caverns to the Washington Read More

State Police Participate In MADD Saturation Aug. 24

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on August 23, 2019
NMSP News:
 
ALBUQUERQUE ― The New Mexico State Police (NMSP) will participate in Mother’s Against Drunk Driving (MADD) Saturation Saturday, Aug. 24.
 
NMSP is partnering with the New Mexico Department of Transportation, MADD and other law enforcement agencies in an effort to end DWI. NMSP, Department of Public Safety, NMDOT, MADD and other law enforcement agencies across the state and nationwide, will join forces to announce Saturation at 7 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 24.
 
“If you chose to drink – be responsible; call a taxi, have a designated driver. Together we can all save lives.”
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Cimarron To Complete Scenic Byway Project

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on August 23, 2019
NMED News:
 
SANTA FE ― New Mexico MainStreet and New Mexico Resiliency Alliance announced that Cimarron Alive has received a $12,500 Resilient Communities Fund grant to support the completion of the Scenic Byway Trail project along U.S. 64.
 
The byway will include historical displays along five blocks that serve as a major tourist attraction and pedestrian access point between Cimarron’s New and Old Town sections. The project seeks to improve the byway’s usability and safety by enhancing the landscape, beautifying the park, and adding a pedestrian crossing, shade structures,
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