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News from November 2021

'Good financial management' allows Santa Fe to save $1.3 million after refinancing bonds

By Bob Martin | Nov 27, 2021

The city of Santa Fe recently sold $13.59 million of the 2021 Subordinate Lien GRT Revenue Refunding bonds on the open market, and through refinancing outstanding debt it allowed for $1.3 million in savings, according to a press release.

'Succeed': Bernalillo County creates new app to assist with mental health resources

By Bob Martin | Nov 26, 2021

In an effort to address mental health concerns during Covid-19, Bernalillo County has announced that it has created an app designed to assist the community in finding essential resources.

New Mexico scores 60 out of 100 in financial transparency study

By New Mexico Business Daily reports | Nov 26, 2021

New Mexico earned a score of 60 out of a possible 100 points in a ranking by the Chicago-based policy institute Truth in Accounting (TIA), putting the state in 45th place among the 50 states.

International team offers strategy to reduce risk of vaccine-resistant COVID-19 variants

By Laurence Hecht | Nov 26, 2021

An increase in COVID-19 vaccinations brings with it the risk that a vaccine-resistant strain could still emerge.

City of Albuquerque City Council met Aug. 16

By Angelica Saylo Pilo | Nov 26, 2021

City of Albuquerque City Council met Monday, Aug. 16.

New Mexico Supreme Court: Medicaid payments may be recovered from Albuquerque nursing home

By Emily Bevard | Nov 25, 2021

New Mexico may proceed in the process of recovering Medicaid payments from an Albuquerque nursing home that did not comply with the requirements for screening patients for developmental disabilities and mental illness, the New Mexico State Supreme Court ruled this week.

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Snow bunnies, sunset paintings and a Solstice concert: Santa Fe Happenings November 25-29

By Julie Giyer | Nov 25, 2021

The New Mexico Bach Society Chorale and Players offers a Winter Solstice Concert on Saturday.

Dinner and a nature hike: Happenings in Albuquerque Nov. 25- Nov. 29

By Julie Giyer | Nov 25, 2021

Happy Thanksgiving! Come join Sandia Restaurant & Casino for a Thanksgiving feast including traditional favorites, soups, salads, and more.

City of Albuquerque Land Use, Planning, and Zoning Committee met Aug. 11

By Angelica Saylo Pilo | Nov 25, 2021

City of Albuquerque Land Use, Planning, and Zoning Committee met Wednesday, Aug. 11.

City of Santa Fe Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Committee met Aug. 12

By Angelica Saylo Pilo | Nov 25, 2021

City of Santa Fe Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Committee met Thursday, Aug. 12.

'Our leaders have failed us': Albuquerque business owner criticizes leadership, not police, for rising crime

By Bob Martin | Nov 24, 2021

An Albuquerque landlord and small business owner had strong words for leadership regarding the crime rate, which CBS News ranked as the ninth worse in the nation in 2020.

Harvard team designs soft robotic mechanism modeled from biology

By Marjorie Hecht | Nov 24, 2021

The chameleon's catapulting tongue and the bloodworm's burrowing proboscis inspired the creation of a soft touch robotic mechanism that can manipulate delicate objects without damaging them.