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Greetings! Before we get ahead of ourselves with the adorable (and adoptable!) dogs, cats, bunnies and more in our video short feature on the City’s partnership with Santa Fe Humane Society & Animal Shelter, let’s take a moment for some big celebrations and launches that happened this week. World’s Best …

Revised Guidelines Will Help Recruit more Nurses, particularly in Rural and Underserved Areas Santa Fe, NM – Today, Governor Susana Martinez announced revised guidelines to state nurse hiring requirements aimed at hiring more nurses, particularly in rural and underserved areas throughout New Mexico. With these changes, state agencies will be …

Bill supported by more than 90 lawmakers, including every Democratic Senator of color WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senators Tom Udall and Martin Heinrich and U.S. Representative Michelle Lujan Grisham introduced the Anti-Voter Suppression Act, a bicameral bill that would repeal President Trump’s Executive Order establishing an “election integrity” commission to …

Amendment urges the U.S. government to compensate miners, workers, downwinders, and others suffering from the effects of uranium mining and nuclear testing [WASHINGTON, DC] – An amendment authored by Congressman Ben Ray Luján (D-NM) to care for those exposed to radiation was unanimously approved by the U.S. House of Representatives …

Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Increase Access to Podiatrists in Medicaid, Improve Care in Medicare WASHINGTON, D.C. —  U.S. Senators Tom Udall and Martin Heinrich introduced bipartisan legislation to improve patient access to podiatrists in Medicaid and improve care for patients with diabetes who need therapeutic shoes via Medicare. The Helping …

17 citywide jobs: 2 downtown specific – 8 in median care – 7 at MRC SANTA FE – In response to public concern, the City of Santa Fe this year budgeted extra resources to be invested in Parks and Medians maintenance, including everything from litter pickup and weed control to …

I write to inform you on the final steps of the promulgation of the Rules for the Nambe-Pojoaque-Tesuque Basin (NPT Basin). The Settling Parties have completed and released the proposed rules for public comment.Deadline for comment is August 16, 2017.  The Settling Parties consist of Pojoaque Pueblo, San Ildefonso Pueblo, …

Greetings!   An anonymous tip to the City’s Fraud, Waste and Abuse hotline, launched by Mayor Javier Gonzales and the City Council in March of 2015, led directly to an internal investigation that uncovered poor cash management policies and other problems at the Genoveva Chavez Community Center – and we …

City’s Fraud, Waste and Abuse Hotline proven effective – generating investigation that uncovered problems SANTA FE – An anonymous tip to the City’s Fraud, Waste and Abuse hotline, launched by Mayor Javier Gonzales and the City Council in March of 2015, led directly to an internal investigation that uncovered poor cash …

CHANCE in Tech Act will help provide New Mexico workers from all backgrounds with the skills and knowledge they need to fill good-paying tech jobs. WASHINGTON, D.C. —Today, U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Cory Gardner (R-Colo.) introduced the Championing Apprenticeships for New Careers and Employees in Technology (CHANCE in …