New Mexico Sun

News from June 2021


Robert Earl Hooker, Jr.

Robert Earl Hooker, Jr. - July 16, 1930 ~ June 8, 2021 (age 90)


Luz G. Vigil

Luz G. Vigil - March 4, 1929 ~ June 13, 2021 (age 92)


Maria "Terri" Quesada

Maria "Terri" Quesada - June 14, 2021


Manuel Garza Rios

Manuel Garza Rios - June 15, 2021


Stella Bearce

Stella Bearce - June 13, 2021


Kenneth Orvis Reil

Kenneth Orvis Reil - October 16, 1947 ~ June 12, 2021 (age 73)


Mary Salazar-Sutton

Mary Salazar-Sutton - June 14, 2021


Felix Daniel Moya

Felix Daniel Moya - June 15, 2021


State's Lottery Scholarship program 'will cover 100% of tuition for eligible students'

The New Mexico Higher Education Department recently announced that the state’s Lottery Scholarship will now offer 100% tuition assistance to all qualifying students.


'Lockdowns kill' – Schmedes pushes for end to state's COVID-19 executive order

New Mexico Sen. Greg Schmedes (R-Tijeras) is calling on Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham not to renew the state's emergency public-health executive order, claiming the state has achieved herd immunity from COVID-19.


Duhigg lauds measure to raise student pay: Wages 'should not be defined by age of employee'

The New Mexico Senate enacted legislation earlier this year that would eliminate a provision in the state's minimum wage law that required high school students to be paid less per hour than adult employees, according to a report by Bloomberg Tax.


Duhigg: New Mexico 'investing in its people' with increased spending in state budget

New Mexico will spend more money on public education, early childhood services, plus business subsidies and incentives starting next month thanks to a $7.4 billion budget signed into law by Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham earlier this month.


Report: New Mexico spent $250 million on improper unemployment benefits during pandemic

As unemployment claims soared during the COVID-19 pandemic and New Mexico struggled to meet the rising demand, the state paid out millions of dollars in fraudulent claims, according to a recent report by the Program Evaluation Unit of the state's Legislative Finance Committee.


‘Enjoy the art of flamenco’ at annual festival in Albuquerque

Festival Flamenco will return to Albuquerque this summer for its 34th annual event


Santa Fe nonprofit swim club reopens its team as a way to 'give back' to the community

Northern Aquatic Club, a youth swim club and nonprofit founded in Santa Fe found its new beginning in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, as two families banded together to serve the community's needs.


Santa Fe Public Library staff 'looking forward' to welcoming the community back in

The Santa Fe Public Library branches closed to the public 15 months ago because of the COVID-19 pandemic, but the doors will reopen once again next month to welcome members of the community back inside with some restrictions.


IAIA 2021 Spring Senior Graduating Exhibition 'A Retrospective of Change' viewable online

Retrospective of Change, the 2021 Spring Senior Graduating Exhibition of the Santa Fe Institute of American Indian Arts (IAIA), is now available to view online.


DiLuzio honored as ‘one of the best fire chiefs in the distinguished history of the SFFD’

Fire department and city officials are praising the contributions of former Santa Fe Fire Chief and City Manager Frank DiLuzio Jr., who passed away earlier this month.


International Folk Art Market in Santa Fe to be held in July; sponsors promise unique art displays

Santa Fe’s International Folk Art Market (IFAM) is scheduled for July 7-11 and 14-18, and while sponsors said the event will be a little smaller this year because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the artwork displayed will be memorable as always.


Sen. Luján: New Mexico tech bill will ‘bolster innovation and create good-paying jobs’

Sen. Ben Ray Luján is supporting a technology investment bill that would include $17 billion for the Los Alamos National Laboratory and Sandia National Laboratories in New Mexico.