News from October 2023
City of Santa Fe Solid Waste Management Authority Joint Powers Board met Sept. 21
By Angelica Saylo Pilo | Oct 17, 2023
City of Santa Fe Solid Waste Management Authority Joint Powers Board met Thursday, Sept. 21
City of Santa Fe Community Development Commission met Sept. 20
By Angelica Saylo Pilo | Oct 17, 2023
City of Santa Fe Community Development Commission met Wednesday, Sept. 20
Bernalillo County joins the "Just Breathe" campaign
By New Mexico Sun | Oct 16, 2023
Bernalillo County has announced its collaboration with the City of Albuquerque and Veronica Rael-Garcia, an Albuquerque mother, to revive the "Just Breathe" campaign. The campaign aims to address road safety and raise awareness. Veronica Rael-Garcia, who tragically lost her 4-year-old daughter Lilly Garcia in a road rage shooting on I-40 in 2015, is leading this effort, according to a press release by Bernalillo County.
Bernalillo County Assessor expands tax resources
By New Mexico Sun | Oct 16, 2023
Bernalillo County Assessor expands tax resources
Central NM gains Regional Infrastructure Accelerator status for I-40 Tradeport Corridor
By New Mexico Sun | Oct 16, 2023
Bernalillo County, along with Sandoval County and the Village of Los Lunas, has been designated as a Regional Infrastructure Accelerator (RIA) by the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) for the I-40 TradePort Corridor.
Central NM gains Regional Infrastructure Accelerator status for I-40 Tradeport Corridor.
By New Mexico Sun | Oct 16, 2023
Bernalillo County, along with Sandoval County and the Village of Los Lunas, has been designated as a Regional Infrastructure Accelerator (RIA) by the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) for the I-40 TradePort Corridor, according to a press release by Bernalillo County. The I-40 TradePort Corridor is an interconnected system of clean energy, logistics, and industrial hubs, and it involves collaboration with tri-state partners such as the Port of Los Angeles, California, Kingman, Arizona, and Winslow, Arizona.
Department of Health releases renewed public health order to address increasing syphilis cases
By New Mexico Sun | Oct 16, 2023
The New Mexico Department of Health (DOH) has implemented a renewed public health order to combat the increasing occurrence of congenital syphilis, which arises from untreated syphilis, a sexually transmitted disease.
Albuquerque Councilor introduces legislation to establish a new Air Quality Control Board
By New Mexico Sun | Oct 16, 2023
The City of Albuquerque has announced that City Councilor Dan Lewis of District 5 in Albuquerque is introducing two bills related to the Albuquerque-Bernalillo County Air Quality Control Board. The bills aim to temporarily restrict the board's rulemaking authority and to replace the current Air Quality Control Board ordinance, according to a press release by the City of Albuquerque.
NM Economic Development Department released its September 2023 reports
By New Mexico Sun Report | Oct 16, 2023
The New Mexico Economic Development Department (EDD) released its September 2023 reports. The reports reveal that in the fourth quarter of the 2023 fiscal year (April, May and June 2023), New Mexico set a record high in spending, reaching $8.67 billion as measured by Matched Taxable Gross Receipts (MTGR), according to a document announcing the reports provided by EDD.
City of Santa Fe Quality of Life Committee met Sept. 20
By Angelica Saylo Pilo | Oct 16, 2023
City of Santa Fe Quality of Life Committee met Wednesday, Sept. 20
City of Santa Fe Sister Cities Committee met Sept. 20
By Angelica Saylo Pilo | Oct 16, 2023
City of Santa Fe Sister Cities Committee met Wednesday, Sept. 20
Nusenda allocates $3 million for NMSU's new lab and financial center
By New Mexico Sun | Oct 14, 2023
New Mexico State University (NMSU) has received a generous $3 million donation from Nusenda Credit Union, which will be used to establish two financial technology spaces at NMSU. The donation, with $1.5 million allocated to each center, will be distributed at a rate of $150,000 annually, according to a press release by UNM.
City of Santa Fe Governing Body met Aug. 22
By Angelica Saylo Pilo | Oct 14, 2023
City of Santa Fe Governing Body met Tuesday, Aug. 22
City of Santa Fe Public Safety Committee met Sept. 19
By Angelica Saylo Pilo | Oct 14, 2023
City of Santa Fe Public Safety Committee met Tuesday, Sept. 19
Three researchers from Los Alamos have been awarded Laboratory Fellows' Prizes
By New Mexico Sun | Oct 13, 2023
Los Alamos National Laboratory announced that three of its researchers have been awarded the Laboratory Fellows' Prizes. Yu Seung Kim and Rodman Linn were recognized for their research contributions, while Kirsten Taylor-McCabe was awarded the Fellows' Prize for Leadership, according to a press release by Los Alamos National Laboratory.
UNM is scheduled to hold its second annual Research and Discovery Week
By New Mexico Sun | Oct 13, 2023
The University of New Mexico (UNM) has announced that they will be hosting the second annual Research and Discovery Week in November at their main campus. The event will encompass conferences, workshops, lectures, and open houses, all focused on UNM's ongoing research endeavors according to a press release by UNM.
UNM R.H. Mallory Center for Community Geography is in search of faculty affiliates
By New Mexico Sun | Oct 13, 2023
The University of New Mexico (UNM) has announced that the R.H. Mallory Center for Community Geography is currently accepting applications for faculty affiliation. According to a press release by UNM, faculty members and postdoctoral fellows at UNM who are interested in community-engaged teaching, research, or mapping are encouraged to apply.
UNM Hospital Community Engagement team assists with winter preparedness
By New Mexico Sun | Oct 13, 2023
The University of New Mexico Health Sciences has announced the UNM Hospital Community Engagement Department's efforts to assist local organizations in preparing for winter. The community engagement team has donated 500 portable, heat-reflecting wraps to Albuquerque Health Care for the Homeless, which will be distributed to vulnerable community members in the area.
House Republicans: ‘It is with deepest condolences that we mourn the passing of Mack Chase’
By New Mexico Sun | Oct 13, 2023
New Mexican oil and gas businessman Mack Chase, the owner of Mack Energy Corporation, recently passed away. As the gas and oil industry booms in New Mexico, New Mexico House Republican members Jim Townsend, Cathrynn Brown, and Jimmy Mason sent their condolences.
City of Santa Fe Quality of Life Committee met Aug. 16
By Angelica Saylo Pilo | Oct 13, 2023
City of Santa Fe Quality of Life Committee met Wednesday, Aug. 16