New Mexico COVID-19 Update: 236 New Cases, Total 187,720 With 6 New Deaths And 161,650 Patients Recovered
Today’s update includes 6 more deaths in New Mexico related to COVID-19.
The New Mexico Department of Health reports today’s most recent cases:
- 77 new cases in Bernalillo County
- 3 new cases in Chaves County
- 4 new cases in Cibola County
- 5 new cases
Los Alamos Fire Department Readies For Wildfire Season
Los Alamos Fire Department prepares for what may be a very active wildfire season. Courtesy/LAFD
By KIRSTEN LASKEY
Los Alamos Daily Post
kirsten@ladailypost.com
For many people, 2020 was the year they wanted to wash their hands of but for Los Alamos Wildland Division Chief Kelly Sterna, this year is the one he wants to conclude as painlessly as possible.
He explained the County is approaching its 21st-year anniversary of the Cerro Grande Fire and the 10-year anniversary of the Las Conchas Fire. Historically, Los Alamos has seen a 10-year pattern for significant wildland fire, Sterna said. Read More
Gov. Lujan Grisham, Lt. Gov. Morales, State Leaders Mark One Year Milestone Of First COVID-19 Cases In New Mexico
Flanked by state leaders this morning, Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham mark the one-year milestone today of the first COVID-19 cases in New Mexico. Screenshot/LADP
STATE News:
…“After a year of fighting and sacrificing to protect one another, New Mexico’s future is bright.”
SANTA FE – Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham today marked the one-year milestone of the first COVID-19 cases in New Mexico:
“Reflecting on the past year, thinking back to where we were last March and all that has happened since, more than anything else I am genuinely and incredibly proud of New Mexicans.
“As I said in my State Read More
Bill Expanding New Mexico’s ‘Red-Flag’ Gun Law Fizzles
Rep. Daymon Ely
By DANIEL J. CHACON
SFNM
A controversial bill to expand New Mexico’s so-called red-flag gun law appears to be a victim of more pressing priorities in this year’s 60-day legislative session.
“For all intents and purposes, it’s gone, unless something really radical changes,” one of the sponsors, Rep. Daymon Ely, D-Corrales, said Wednesday. “But there are just too many other priorities this time.”
Ely said he hopes to bring the measure back during the Legislature’s 30-day legislative session next year.
“It’s Read More
Luján Votes To Confirm Michael Regan EPA Administrator
U.S. SENATE News:
Washington, D.C. — U.S. Sen. Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) issued the following statement after the Senate voted Wednesday to confirm Michael Regan administrator of Environmental Protection Agency (EPA):
“With the climate crisis glaring before us, the EPA must be guided by a leader who will restore the role of science at the Agency and prioritize clean air and clean water in our communities.
“As a longtime public servant and environmental expert, Michael Regan will help ensure that the EPA decisions are guided by science and will promote environmental justice.
“I look forward Read More