Non-Local News Releases
This category will feature news releases from out-of-area government agencies and representatives, as well as events that are not taking place in the four-county area of Grant, Catron, Hidalgo or Luna. For local events please visit Local News Releases.
Program Doubles the Buying Power of SNAP Shoppers and Invests in New Mexico Farmers
- Category: Non-Local News Releases Non-Local News Releases
- Published: 01 July 2023 01 July 2023
Photo courtesy of NMFMASANTA FE, NEW MEXICO, June 30, The New Mexico Farmers' Marketing Association a
leading local food and farming nonprofit, announces the official beginning of the SNAP Double
Up Food Bucks New Mexico season. The innovative program increases access and affordability
of locally grown fresh fruits and vegetables for low-income individuals and families across New
Mexico at 70 farmers' markets, farm stands, and select grocery stores statewide, with new outlets
joining the program later this summer.
Double Up Food Bucks New Mexico addresses the pressing issues of food insecurity and
nutritional disparities by providing individuals receiving Supplemental Nutrition Assistance
Program (SNAP) benefits with the opportunity to double the value of their benefits at
participating local food outlets. The initiative supports families and the state's local agricultural
economies by forging a direct connection between consumers and New Mexico farmers.
Construction Update: Northbound I-25 Off-Ramp at Exit 75
- Category: Non-Local News Releases Non-Local News Releases
- Published: 01 July 2023 01 July 2023
Construction Update: Northbound I-25 Off-Ramp at Exit 75 To Be Open from Friday, June 30-Tuesday, July 4 to Accommodate Independence Day Traffic
Update as of June 30, 2023
NOTE: All construction is weather permitting and is subject to changes without notice.
CONTACTS for questions and concerns or to sign up for email updates on the project:
Patti Watson, 505-245-3134 office; 505-269-9691 cell; pattiw@cwastrategic.com
Ty Stevers, 505-245-3138 office: 505-417-9989 cell; tys@cwastrategic.com
From the afternoon of Friday, June 30 through Tuesday, July 4, 2023, crews will open the northbound I-25 off-ramp at Exit 75 to accommodate traffic traveling to the area for the Independence Day holiday. The northbound I-25 on-ramp will remain closed.
Traffic Report for week of July 2 to 9, 2023.
- Category: Non-Local News Releases Non-Local News Releases
- Published: 01 July 2023 01 July 2023
White Sands Missile Range Notification
For information regarding closures, you may call WSMR at 678-1178 or 678-2222 for updates.
Interstates:
Date St. Business Loop Roundabout Project, T or C CN1101231/32
La Calerita Construction LLC. (Contractor) construction, Phase 3 is expected to last about 4 (four) months, through September 2023, the following traffic impacts will be in place:
Traffic on North Date Street will be reduced to one lane in each direction (northbound and southbound) and will be shifted to the east (Northbound) lanes from north of New School Road to Ash Street. Motorists are encouraged to use extra caution in the construction zone, obey lower posted speed limits and allow extra time to reach their destinations. Regular work hours will be 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday-Friday although the contractor may work longer hours or on weekends as needed.
I-25 Bridge Replacement Project, Williamsburg CN1100990
El Terrero Construction, LLC. (Contractor) will be continuing construction to replace the bridge at I-25 milepost 75, Broadway Street and NM 187 in Williamsburg. All traffic has been shifted into the southbound lanes; northbound lanes are closed throughout the project limits. For the Independence Day Holiday the northbound off ramp will be reopened, on ramp will remain closed. Currently crews are working on installation of bridge piers and drainage structures. Regular work hours will be 7 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Monday-Friday although the contractor may work longer hours or on weekends as needed. Access will be maintained to all businesses and residences during construction.
Heinrich Joins Legislation to Address Housing Affordability
- Category: Non-Local News Releases Non-Local News Releases
- Published: 30 June 2023 30 June 2023
The Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act would build over 14,000 new affordable homes in New Mexico over the next decade
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) is cosponsoring the bipartisan Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act, legislation introduced by Senators Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.) and Todd Young (R-Ind.), to help build over 14,000 new affordable homes in New Mexico over the next decade as many families struggle to find an affordable place to call home.
"We have a serious housing crisis in New Mexico. It demands real solutions that match the complexity and gravity of the situation," said Heinrich. "I'm proud to join this bipartisan effort that confronts the growing need for affordable housing by updating and expanding the most effective tool we have for developing affordable housing: the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit. Every New Mexican deserves a safe and secure place to call home, and this legislation is an important step toward meeting that goal and investing in a better, more stable future for all."
Two NMSU students receive Society for American Archaeology awards
- Category: Non-Local News Releases Non-Local News Releases
- Published: 30 June 2023 30 June 2023
NMSU anthropology graduate students Anastasia Walhovd and Keely Yanito received the Society for American Archaeology National Science Foundation Scholarship for Archaeological Training for 2022 and 2023. These scholarships support archaeological training or a research program for Native American students or employees of tribal cultural preservation programs.
For Walhovd, a master's degree in anthropology will help her learn more about her own history. Her research will take her back to a site on a reservation near the Great Lakes. She is a member of a federally recognized tribe, the Redcliffe Band of Lake Superior Chippewa, but she prefers to be known as Ojibwe. "I'm from Wisconsin. I grew about 20 minutes off the reservation in far northern Wisconsin, right on Lake Superior outside of the Apostle Islands National Lakeshore or National Park Service Land," Walhovd said.
Yanito, who earned the 2023 NSF award, is Navajo and currently engaged in the archaeological field school at Cottonwood Spring Pueblo this summer. She is a graduate teaching assistant and loves assisting undergraduates with their first field experiences.
New Era in Commercial Space Travel Dawns at Spaceport America
- Category: Non-Local News Releases Non-Local News Releases
- Published: 30 June 2023 30 June 2023
Almost 15 years ago, Spaceport America welcomed Virgin Galactic as its anchor tenant with the dream of one day partnering to usher in commercial space travel to the whole of humanity.
Thursday morning, that dream became a reality.
Spaceport America is ecstatic to extend its congratulations to Virgin Galactic following the unprecedented success of Thursday morning's Galactic 01 flight.
Able to successfully accomplish its primary goal, Virgin Galactic's Galactic 01 flight served as its first commercial spaceflight. Now etched into spaceflight lore, Galactic 01 will be remembered as the first step into the burgeoning areas of commercial spaceflight and government-funded commercial human-tended research mission. For Spaceport America, Thursday's historic achievement further cements the world's first commercial spaceport as a leading hub for innovation in the space industry.
House Speaker Condemns SCOTUS Decision Overturning Affirmative Action
- Category: Non-Local News Releases Non-Local News Releases
- Published: 29 June 2023 29 June 2023
Santa Fe, N.M. - Today, the U.S. Supreme Court struck down the use of affirmative action in college admissions, overturning decades of precedent. New Mexico House Speaker Javier Martínez (D-Albuquerque) issued the following statement in response.
"Once again, a rogue Supreme Court is endangering Americans' fundamental rights, freedoms, and protections. By rolling back decades of progress toward racial equity in education, we risk repeating a long, dark history of discrimination and exclusion within the very system intended to foster opportunity.
In New Mexico, we value the unique cultures, backgrounds, and perspectives of our neighbors and understand that prioritizing diversity and inclusion within our institutions makes us stronger, smarter, and more equitable. We must keep pushing for policies that give every person a fair shot and deliver on the promise of equal access to education for all."
Required lane travel for truck tractors
- Category: Non-Local News Releases Non-Local News Releases
- Published: 29 June 2023 29 June 2023
Drivers may be cited
SANTA FE – The New Mexico State Police has teamed up with the New Mexico Department of Transportation (NMDOT) and the New Mexico Trucking Association (NMTA) to make drivers aware of required lane travel for tractor-trailers.
Beginning Saturday, July 1, 2023, as per New Mexico Senate Bill 102, Section 1. 66-7-376 NMSA 1978, a truck tractor shall not be driven in the left lane of a roadway except under provisions as outlined by the bill. Failure to obey could result in a penalty assessment of two hundred fifty dollars ($250) for the first and second offenses and five hundred dollars ($500) for the third offense.