New Mexico Department Of Cultural Affairs Extends Days And Hours Of Operation At State-Run Museums In Santa Fe
DCA News:
The New Mexico Department of Cultural Affairs (DCA) announces that days and hours of operation will be extended at state-run museums in Santa Fe.
Beginning Saturday, May 1, the New Mexico History Museum (NMHM), New Mexico Museum of Art (NMMOA), and Museum of International Folk Art will be open 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. seven days a week.
The Museum of Indian Arts & Culture will keep these same hours and days of operation when it re-opens to the public May 16.
Additionally, starting May 7 both NMHM and NMMOA will extend hours of
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New Mexico Governor On President’s Address To Congress
Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham
STATE News:
SANTA FE — Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham issued the following statement Wednesday after President Joe Biden issued his first address to a Joint Session of Congress:
“President Biden’s American Families Plan prioritizes all the right things for both our country and our state: investing in our children, our families, and our economic future – the very same things we are doing right here in New Mexico. In fact, we are encouraged that the President is prioritizing universal pre-school, free community college, and paid sick leave, just as we are in New Mexico. Read More
International Space Hall Of Fame Mourns Michael Collins
July 24, 1969, aboard the USS a happy President Richard M. Nixon laughs with astronauts, from left, Neil A. Armstrong, Michael Collins and Buzz Aldrin as they exchange greetings through the window of the Mobile Quarantine Facility. Courtesy/Bettmann/CORBIS
NASA Astronaut Michael Collins. Courtesy/ NASA
NMMSH News:
ALAMOGORDO — Apollo 11 Command Module Pilot Michael Collins passed away today, April 28, 2021, at the age of 90.
Collins was inducted into the International Space Hall of Fame at the New Mexico Museum of Space History in 1977.
The New Mexico Museum of Space History, International Read More
RNC Chairwoman On President’s Joint Address To Congress
RNC Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel
RNC News:
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Republican National Committee (RNC) Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel released the following statement on President Joe Biden’s Tuesday night joint address to Congress:
“Joe Biden’s first 100 days in office have been an unqualified failure, including unprecedented attacks on energy workers, a humanitarian crisis at the border, and an America-last foreign policy agenda.
“Then there is his hyper-partisanship, as he and Democrats attempt to abolish the filibuster, pack the Supreme Court, and force through their H.R. 1 power grab. In Read More
Missing And Murdered Indigenous Women’s Day May 5
Heinrich Chairs First Subcommittee Hearing On Military Construction, Veterans Affairs And Related Agencies
U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich
From the Office of U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich:
WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) opened his first hearing Wednesday as Chairman of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies.
The hearing titled, “VA Telehealth Program: Leveraging Recent Investments to Build Future Capacity”, focused on the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs’ (VA) long-term vision for integrating telehealth into the way the VA provides healthcare to veterans, and how the VA will leverage investments from Congress Read More
New Mexico COVID-19 Update: 248 New Cases, Total 197,218 With 12 New Deaths And 178,003 Recovered
SANTA FE – New Mexico Department of Health officials announced today 248 new COVID-19 cases.
Los Alamos County reports 2 new cases today bringing the total to 518 people who have tested positive for COVID-19. (County totals are subject to change upon further investigation and determination of residency of individuals positive for COVID-19.)
Today’s update includes 12 new deaths in New Mexico related to COVID-19.
The New Mexico Department of Health reports the most recent cases:
- 93 new cases in Bernalillo County
- 7 new cases in Chaves County
- 1 new case in Cibola County
- 1 new case in
New Mexico To Loosen Red-Yellow-Green Criteria And Sets Vaccination Goal For Removal Of Restrictions
From the Office of the Governor:
…Changes come amid nation-leading vaccine distribution effort; State approaching victory over the worst of the pandemic
SANTA FE – State officials announced today that New Mexico will loosen the key health metrics used to assign risk levels to counties under the Red-Yellow-Green COVID-19 framework, as the state’s nation-leading vaccine distribution effort is over time likely to reduce the number of asymptomatic people seeking out and receiving tests for COVID-19.
The color-coded framework will now include a criterion that will benefit counties Read More
Chart 410 COVID-19 In New Mexico April 28, 2021
This chart displays the percentage of residents receiving at least one vaccine dose by county. Shown are the 15 counties where more than 65 percent of the population are vaccinated. Los Alamos County ranks 3rd out of 3,224 counties nationwide. Moreover, seven New Mexico counties (highlighted) rank in the top 15 nationwide, including five in north-central New Mexico: Los Alamos, Rio Arriba, Sandoval, Santa Fe and Taos. Source: covidactnow.org. Map: mapchart.net. Created by Eli Ben-NaimDOE/NNSA Approves Critical Decision 1 For Los Alamos National Laboratory Plutonium Pit Production Project
DOE/NNSA News:
…Recommended approach to producing 30 plutonium pits per year identified
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Department of Energy’s National Nuclear Security Administration (DOE/NNSA) has announced the approval of the Critical Decision 1 (CD-1) milestone for the Los Alamos Plutonium Pit Production Project (LAP4) at Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL).
CD-1 approval marks the completion of the project definition phase and the conceptual design as part of DOE’s Order 413.3B process for the acquisition of capital assets.
NNSA identified its recommended approach to produce Read More
New Mexico [External Sources]
- FBI warns of carjackings in New Mexico - Albuquerque - KOAT New Mexico
- New Mexico institutions pay out thousands to recover from ransomware - KOB 4
- Report: NMPED failing to meet dozens of federal standards - KOB 4
- Woman rescued by local crews after hurting knee in Foothills - KRQE News 13
- City of Roswell facing $637,311 fine after worker death - KRQE News 13
- Cold for eastern New Mexico, milder west - KOAT New Mexico
