A small number of renters are also being investigated for fraud after seeking emergency pandemic rent
Records say NM tenants faced extreme heat, rent spikes and evictions during the pandemic
Demonstrators calling for an end to all evictions and the cancelation of rent debt listen to speakers outside the Metropolitan Court in Downtown Albuquerque in late September.
Tenants across NM faced illegal lockouts, price-gouging, harassment and unsafe living conditions throughout much of the pandemic, according to more than 100 complaints the AG's Office released to Source NM. A small number of tenants are also being investigated for fraud after seeking emergency pandemic rent money. Read more
Most NM restaurants not applying for alcohol delivery permits
A man wearing a protective mask makes a purchase from a cashier in New York City as the coronavirus spread early in the pandemic. Alcohol sales soared during lockdown, and many states eventually changed their regulations to allow for delivery to homes.
New Mexico joined nearly every other state in the nation in legalizing alcohol delivery to homes a couple of weeks ago, but few restaurants have applied for permits so far. Owners and managers are hesitating, likely out of liability concerns and employee shortages. Read more
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National parks nominee pledges to ramp up workforce, improve staff morale
Charles F. Sams III, of Oregon, would be the first enrolled tribal member to lead the National Park Service. He is a member of the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation. If agreed to by the full Senate, he would also be the first confirmed head of the NPS since January 2017. Read moreBorder travel limits will end, but Trump-era restrictions for migrants remain
A U.S. Border Patrol agent directs migrants expelled under Title 42 into Juárez on March 24.
While pandemic-related border travel restrictions will end for foreign nationals with required documents and vaccinations, there is no end in sight to COVID-19 restrictions for migrants who present themselves at the border to seek asylum. Read more
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Feds announce three-year plan to fight ‘forever chemicals’
Cows with high levels of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances or PFAS at a farm in Maine.
Nonprofit releases records showing 120,000 industrial facilities throughout the U.S. “may be handling” PFAS, including 277 in New Mexico. At least three oil companies reported using PFAS in numerous fracking wells across New Mexico between 2012 and 2020, according to Physicians for Social Responsibility. Read more
