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By NM True Governor Susana Martinez announced that eleven New Mexico companies will receive Innovation Voucher Grants to help their businesses grow by covering eligible expenses such as rent at a state certified incubator. The Innovation Voucher program, launched by Governor Martinez, is designed to enable early-stage science and technology …

By Tom Udall Press Office  U.S. Senators Tom Udall (D-N.M.) and Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) announced $35.4 million in funding from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development to build and improve rural water and wastewater systems in New Mexico. The awards were funded through the USDA’s Water and Waste Disposal …

By NM Game and Fish Catches of the week Bottomless Lakes: Elijah Boyd, age 13 of Roswell caught his first trout, an 18-inch rainbow trout Dec. 1. He was using a red Panther Martin. Grindstone Reservoir: Ryan Villescas, age 16, of Alamogordo caught his limit of trout Dec. 2. He …

By EMNRD This holiday season, people who enjoy watching birds and visiting New Mexico State Parks can do both at 14 locations statewide.  New Mexico State Parks and the National Audubon Society invite volunteers to participate in the annual Audubon Christmas Bird Count, the world’s longest-running citizen science program.  This …

By Tom Udall Press Office U.S. Senators Tom Udall and Martin Heinrich and U.S. Representative Ben Ray Luján announced that the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) has awarded a $1.29 million grant to New Mexico to fund improvements to the North Central Regional Transit District (RTD) in Española. The award, which comes through …

By City of Santa Fe  In a program aimed at boosting local businesses and easing the stress of holiday shopping, the City of Santa Fe’s Parking Division is offering two hours of free parking at any meter on Saturdays during the holiday shopping season, from Thanksgiving to Christmas. The program …

By Arnie Leshin  No protests, no violence, not on this ride. Slowly, the long yellow train made its way through the state of Texas that George Herbert WalkerBush loved. Crowds that turned out didn’t care about the rain, they only wanted to share thismoment. Photos were clicking from the side …

By NMDOT Time: 7:00 pm – Open House and 7:15 pm – Presentation Project Summary:  The New Mexico Department of Transportation (NMDOT) is proposing improvements to replace the existing NM 96 bridge over the Rio Puerco with reconstruction of the road approaches between milepost 31.5 and 31.9. Public Meeting Purpose:  …

By NM Parks Eagle Nest Lake is closed to boating and ice-fishing due to a layer of ice forming  over most of the lake.  These conditions prohibit boating or ice fishing activities. The lake is currently closed to all watercraft including canoes, kayaks, and inflatables as well as all types …