New Mexico Officially Inaugurates Early Childhood Education And Care Department To Oversee Prenatal-To-Five Programs
STATE News:
SANTA FE — Wednesday, the State of New Mexico officially launched the Early Childhood Education and Care Department (ECECD).
The agency will oversee prenatal-to-five programs, including home visiting and early intervention, family nutrition, early childhood special education, early Head Start and Head Start, and early pre-K and pre-K.
“Today is a milestone — years of work from dedicated advocates brought us to this point, and now our work begins,” Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham said. “With incredibly experienced and diverse leadership, with the unyielding support of
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New Mexico Emergency Public Health Order Extended
Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham explaining today that she is extending the state’s emergency public health order through July 15 due to rising COVID-19 case count. She mentioned noticing today around Santa Fe that only about 30 percent of people are complying with the order to wear masks and social distance. Screenshot/LADP
From the Office of the Governor:
Gov. issues severe warning about rising cases, transmission rate; New Mexico at risk of re-enacting public health restrictions
SANTA FE – Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham today extended the state’s emergency public health order through July 15
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New Mexico COVID-19 Cases Now At 12,276 With 3 More Deaths And 5,514 Patients Recovered
SANTA FE – New Mexico state health officials have announced this afternoon 130 additional positive tests for COVID-19.
Los Alamos County remains at 8 cases that have tested positive for COVID-19.
Today’s update announces 3 additional deaths reported in New Mexico related to COVID-19.
The New Mexico Department of Health reported today the most recent cases:
- 38 new cases in Bernalillo County
- 1 new case in Chaves County
- 2 new cases in Curry County
- 9 new cases in Doña Ana County
- 2 new case in Eddy County
- 1 new case in Grant County
- 2 new cases in Lea County
- 1 new case in Luna County
- 17 new cases
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Chart 109: COVID-19 In New Mexico July 1
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VIDEO: In Senate Floor Speech, U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich Demands Senate-Passage Of Justice In Policing Act
From the Office of U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich:
WASHINGTON – U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) today spoke on the Senate Floor calling for the Senate-passage of the Justice in Policing Act of 2020 to reform the police system as Americans across the country demand an end to police violence disproportionately targeting Black Americans and communities of color in the United States.
VIDEO: Heinrich Demands Senate-Passage Of Justice In Policing Act [DOWNLOAD HD LINK HERE]
The legislation would reform the current law of “qualified immunity” that often makes it difficult to hold police officers
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Hoffman: Percentage Of Positive COVID-19 Tests Is Increasing Slowly In New Mexico And Colorado
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RSF: Let’s Not Allow Beijing To Stifle Press Freedom
RSF News:
Christophe Deloire, the secretary-general of Reporters Without Borders (RSF) calls on the world’s democracies to take action to prevent Beijing from imposing a national security law in Hong Kong that will be used as means to prosecute journalists.
The 23rd anniversary of Hong Kong’s return to China, which is today, July 1, comes at a time of deep concern for the future of freedoms in the former British colony. Despite China’s previous commitments, the Beijing regime is attempting to impose a national security law allowing it to intervene in the territory and crack down
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Gov. Lujan Grisham Signs Revised Budget, Vetoes Items
SFNM
Governors don’t usually sign a budget twice in one year. But this is no normal year.
Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham gave her blessing to New Mexico’s revised budget legislation Tuesday, but she also used her veto power to cancel some of the cuts legislators approved during the special session.
“We must recalibrate our state’s budget to meet these challenging times,” Lujan Grisham wrote in a letter to the state House of Representatives upon signing House Bill 1. “However, we should not lose sight of the important work that is still needed to create lasting opportunities for
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CYFD Updates Nondiscrimination Policy For All Youth
CYFD News:
SANTA FE — The New Mexico Children, Youth & Families Department (CYFD) announced a new directive to help better support LGBTQIA+ youth in care.
The nondiscrimination policy is the most inclusive and robust the Department has followed to date.
“We know LGBTQIA+ youth are underrepresented in the child welfare system, and unfortunately are still shunned by family members at an alarming rate just because of sexual orientation or other factors,” Secretary Brian Blalock said. “As an agency, we want to send the clear message that we support all of our youth. We are here with open arms.”
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Letter To The Editor: Election 2020
Los Alamos
Happy Independence Day! Treasure it! Know that the only difference between independence and tyranny in America is: vigilant citizens.
This country was founded by the states, giving the federal government limited powers. These powers were intended to protect us from enemies so that we could be free to make something of ourselves with the Lord God’s help.
Now some people want to take away citizens’ God-given liberties. Those of us who want to continue to trust in God, to honor human life as sacred, to respect marriage as God instituted it, and to have guns to defend our
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New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham Signs House Bill 1 Creating Framework For Recovery And Budget Solvency
House Democrats News:
SANTA FE – Today, Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham signed the recently passed House budget bill, bringing fiscal solvency to the state’s finances, and creating a budget framework for recovery in response to the global COVID-19 pandemic and economic downturn.
Sponsored by Chair of the House Appropriations and Finance Committee Rep. Patricia Lundstrom (D-Gallup), House Bill 1 achieves fiscal solvency while prioritizing the education, health care, and public safety of New Mexicans. By sanding roughly 4 percent across most state agencies from their pre-COVID FY21 budgets
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New Mexico COVID-19 Cases Now At 12,147 With 4 More Deaths And 5,393 Patients Recovered
SANTA FE – New Mexico state health officials have announced this afternoon 168 additional positive tests for COVID-19.
Los Alamos County remains at 8 cases that have tested positive for COVID-19.
Today’s update announces 4 additional deaths reported in New Mexico related to COVID-19.
The New Mexico Department of Health reported today the most recent cases:
- 36 new cases in Bernalillo County
- 5 new cases in Chaves County
- 1 new case in Cibola County
- 10 new cases in Curry County
- 21 new cases in Doña Ana County
- 2 new cases in Eddy County
- 19 new cases in Lea County
- 1 new case in Lincoln County
- 1
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Chart 108: COVID-19 In New Mexico June 30
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U.S. Department Of Interior Distributes More Than $514 Million To Communities To Support Critical Local Services
DOI News:
WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Secretary of the Interior David L. Bernhardt announced Monday that more than 1,900 local governments around the country will receive $514.7 million in Payments in Lieu of Taxes (PILT) funding for 2020.
“This year’s distribution of $514.7 million to more than 1,900 counties will help small towns pay for critical needs like emergency response, public safety, public schools, housing, social services, and infrastructure,” Secretary Bernhardt said.
PILT payments are made annually for tax-exempt Federal lands
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New Mexico Governor On Passing Of ‘Bless Me, Ultima’ Author Rudolfo Anaya In Albuquerque Sunday
New Mexican author Rudolfo Anaya died Sunday at home in Albuquerque. He was 82 years old. Courtesy/NEH
STATE News:
SANTA FE – New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham issued the following statement today upon learning of the passing of famed New Mexican author Rudolfo Anaya:
“I am deeply saddened today to hear of the death of Rudolfo Anaya, one of New Mexico’s greatest artists, a seminal figure in our state’s rich literary history. Through his indelible stories, Rudolfo Anaya, perhaps better than any other author, truly captured what it means to be a New Mexican, what it means to be born here, grow
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Skolnik: Please Tell It Like It Is – Before It Is Much Too Late
By RICHARD SKOLNIK
Los Alamos
Providing the public with regular, clear, evidence-based, and actionable messages has been key to successfully addressing every major public health problem. Successful messaging has also centered on creating a popular consensus around understanding outbreaks and taking the measures needed to deal with them. This has been true, for example, about messaging in the U.S. on tobacco and seat belts. It was also true for how governments dealt with HIV in Thailand and Uganda and with Ebola in West Africa. Messages in the above manner have also been at the core of the global
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New Mexico Elects Delegates To GOP National Convention
State GOP News:
ALBUQUERQUE – The 2020 Republican Quadrennial Convention was held last weekend via a virtual platform.
In all, 22 National Delegates will attend the Republican National Convention in late August.
The National Delegates include 10 statewide delegates, three from each of New Mexico’s three Congressional Districts, Republican Party of New Mexico Chairman Steve Pearce, National Committeeman Harvey Yates and National Committeewoman Rosie Tripp.
Jim Townsend, New Mexico House Minority Leader, and Tina Dziuk, Roosevelt County Chairwoman, were elected to replace Yates
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Chart 107: COVID-19 In New Mexico June 29
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New Mexico Governor Signs Bipartisan Tax Bill Co-sponsored By State Rep. Christine Chandler Of Los Alamos
First, the bill temporarily waives interest and penalties: on late tax payments so that individuals and businesses that have been unable to make timely payments will not fall further into tax debt. Taxpayers must still file their tax returns timely, but payment may follow at later date.
“The financial pain caused by COVID-19 is real. This bill
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New Mexico COVID-19 Cases Now At 11,982 With 1 More Deaths And 5,296 Patients Recovered
SANTA FE – New Mexico state health officials have announced this afternoon 173 additional positive tests for COVID-19.
Los Alamos County now at 8 cases that have tested positive for COVID-19.
Today’s update announces 1 additional deaths reported in New Mexico related to COVID-19.
The New Mexico Department of Health reported today the most recent cases:
- 45 new cases in Bernalillo County
- 6 new cases in Chaves County
- 11 new cases in Curry County
- 35 new cases in Doña Ana County
- 9 new cases in Eddy County
- 3 new cases in Hidalgo County
- 6 new cases in Lea County
- 4 new cases in Luna County
- 11 new cases
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