News from August 2021
'Looking forward to a great fall season': Registration open for Albuquerque youth programs
By Art Benavidez | Aug 2, 2021
Mayor Tim Keller and One Albuquerque Youth Connect announced that registration is now open for the city’s fall youth programs.
Proposed rules for New Mexico ballot drop boxes draws scrutiny from GOP's Kokinadis as ensuring 'further potential fraud'
By Christina Heath | Aug 2, 2021
New Mexico Secretary of State Maggie Toulouse Oliver is working to make ballot drop-off boxes a permanent part of the election landscape, and many GOP members oppose the idea.
New Mexico Native American communities clamor for more clean water, sanitation improvements, 'currently lack access'
By John Suayan | Aug 2, 2021
Native American communities in the U.S. are clamoring for more clean water and sanitation.
Los Alamos National Laboratory receives cease and desist notice following allegations of COVID-19 vaccine-related workplace discrimination, labeling it 'not acceptable'
By Giovanni Whaley | Aug 1, 2021
Startling allegations of retaliation and discrimination against workers who have chosen not to receive the COVID-19 vaccination at the Los Alamos National Laboratory have come to light, prompting the public interest group New Mexico Stands Up! to come to the aide of “a large group of employees” that demand their employer to cease and desist.
Grisham & New Mexico gubernatorial candidate Block condemn Williams Stapleton following allegations of illegal activities: 'This is very disturbing behavior'
By Timothy Stuckey | Aug 1, 2021
New Mexican politicians recently responded to news that majority leader Rep. Sheryl Williams Stapleton (D-Bernalillo) was being investigated for racketeering, money laundering, and illegal payments, according to a report by the Pinon Post.
'Comparable to that of the seasonal flu': Suit filed against New Mexico governor's health order
By Steven Hughes | Aug 1, 2021
Businesses filed a lawsuit against the New Mexico governor’s emergency health order intended to curb the spread of COVID-19, comparing the virus to the seasonal flu.