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By NMDVS Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham is scheduled to lead the tributes to military veterans and active-service personnel on Military and Veterans Day at the 2019 Legislature on March 11 at the State Capitol in Santa Fe.   This is the annual day during the legislative session presented by the …

By Office of the Governor  In an executive message to the state Senate on Wednesday, Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham encouraged the chamber to pass legislation creating a department for early childhood education. Passed out of the Senate Rules committee without opposition on Wednesday, the committee substitute for Senate Bill 22 …

By PERA The PERA Board of Trustees held elections for its 2019 leadership positions during a February 12 Special Board Meeting. Dr. Jaquelin Kohlasch, a State Member, was elected Board Chair and Mr. John Melia, a Municipal Member, will serve as Vice-Chair. Both have served on the PERA Board for …

By Tom Udall Press Office U.S. Senator Tom Udall, a senior member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, and U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich joined the Senate in voting 83-16 to pass a bipartisan agreement to fund the government through September 2019, avert another partial government shutdown, and invest in essential New Mexico priorities. …

NM Game and Fish Catches of the week Tingley Beach: Kenner Webb, age 9, and Bennett Webb, age 7, of Edgewood caught limits of trout Feb. 15. They were fishing the Youth and Central ponds along with their Dad and using yellow dough bait on the bottom. Gavin Miller, age …

By Office of the Governor  Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham on Monday ordered the creation of a Public Employees Retirement Association Solvency Task Force. The governor, in an executive order, established the makeup of the task force and directed members to immediately begin identifying reasonable and measured changes to contributions and …

By NM Human Services Department  New Mexico Human Services Department (NMHSD) announces it will issue all March food assistance benefits February 28, 2019, with an availability date of March 1, 2019. During the 35-day partial federal government shutdown, NMHSD issued the USDA’s Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) February assistance early …

By Office of the Governor  In the wake of President Trump’s declaration of a national emergency Friday in the service of his demand for a border wall, New Mexico Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham and Attorney General Hector Balderas announced the state will file suit against President Donald J. Trump over his …

By Teatro Paraguas Teatro Paraguas presents El Coqui Espectacular and the Bottle of Doom WHAT: El Coqui Espectacular and the Bottle of Doom, a play by Matt Barbot WHEN: April 11-28, 2019  Thursday-Saturday at 7:30 p.m.; Sundays at 2:00 p.m. WHERE: Teatro Paraguas , 3205 Calle Marie, Santa Fe Tickets: $20 …

By NMDOT  The New Mexico Department of Transportation (NMDOT) and Hasse Contracting Co. continues bridge rehabilitation work on U.S. 84/285 at mile marker 189.00 Stanley Griego Bridge.  The contractor is replacing the bridge joints.   On Monday, February 18 – U.S. 84/285 at the Stanley Griego Bridge will have the …