In association with misappropriating funds and not plugging abandoned oil and gas wells SANTA FE, NM – State Land Commissioner Aubrey Dunn is asking Gov. Susana Martinez and Energy, Minerals and Natural Resources Cabinet Secretary Ken McQueen to stop misappropriating revenue from the Oil and Gas Reclamation Fund and instead use …
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SBA Accepting 2018 Small Business Week State Award Nominations
ALBUQUERQUE – The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) New Mexico District Office is now accepting nominations of small businesses and champions to be recognized during a state-wide celebration in honor of SBA National Small Business Week. This is an opportunity to showcase outstanding small businesses and individuals who create jobs …
Read More »NMEDDD to Host Rural Efficient Business Program Workshop in Las Vegas
The NM Economic Development Department (EDD) is teaming up with the NM Energy, Minerals and Natural Resource’s Energy Conservation and Management Division (ECMD) and the USDA to help rural, small businesses and agricultural producers reduce their energy consumption and increase their profits. A series of training workshops and customized energy …
Read More »Annual DNCU Scholarship Application Cycle Now Open Through March 15, 2018
Del Norte Credit Union’s Scholarship Program awards local recipients with a one-time $1,000 scholarship. SANTA FE, New Mexico, January 4, 2018— Del Norte Credit Union (DNCU), Northern New Mexico’s hometown financial cooperative has just opened the 2018-2019 DNCU Scholarship Program. For the past eight consecutive years, Del Norte Credit Union …
Read More »Marty Sanchez Links de Santa Fe To Host 33rd Annual “Corrida de Los Locos” Cross-Country Race
5.8 mile race to feature award ceremony for top male and female finishers SANTA FE, NM – Marty Sanchez Links de Santa Fe will host the 33rd annual “Corrida de Los Locos” 5.8 mile cross-country race on Saturday, February 3, 2018. Sponsored by the Santa Fe Striders Club, the race …
Read More »It’s Official, Maggie’s a Teenager!
Carlsbad, NM – Living Desert Zoo and Gardens State Park is celebrating Maggie’s 13th birthday party on Saturday, January 20, 2018, and everyone is invited! Maggie is Living Desert Zoo and Gardens’ black bear and a local celebrity. Festivities begin at 1 p.m. and include: Face Painting from 1-3 p.m. …
Read More »Las Vegas Robertson girls score early and late in routing St. Michael’s, 62-17, in District 2-4A play Wednesday night at Perez-Shelley gymnasium
Cardinals still throwing up 3s as the running clock winds down, and is now 15-3 overall, while Lady Horsemen fall to 8-10 and head for Taos in district test Saturday night By Arnie Leshin Las Vegas Robertson was really piling it on. With one minute to go in Wednesday night’s …
Read More »Luján Joins as Cosponsor of Resolution to Censure Trump
WASHINGTON, DC] – Congressman Ben Ray Luján (D-NM) today joined other Members of the House as a signatory to a resolution formally censuring President Donald Trump for his January 11, 2018, remarks disparaging Haiti and a number of African nations. The remarks were made in the course of a bipartisan …
Read More »NM Democrats Urge Trump Not to Make Changes to SNAP
Proposals would create new barriers prohibiting NM families from accessing food assistance WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senators Tom Udall and Martin Heinrich, and U.S. Representatives Ben Ray Luján and Michelle Lujan Grisham urged the president not to alter to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) in ways that would prohibit …
Read More »House Republicans Introduce Bill To Increase Sentences For Crimes Committed While Awaiting Trial
SANTA FE—State Representatives Greg Nibert (R-Roswell), Bill Rehm (R-Albuquerque), and Rod Montoya (R-Farmington) have introduced legislation to enhance sentences for offenders who commit a crime while awaiting trial, serving parole or probation. House Bill 91 would increase sentences up to an additional five years for defendants convicted of a felony …
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