National Science Foundation Announces Space Valley Coalition A Finalist For Potential $160 Million Federal Grant
New Mexico Trade Alliance President Randy Trask
New Mexico Trade Alliance News:
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- The Space Valley Coalition is comprised of government, industry and academia from throughout the Rio Grande Valley, a region critical to the nation’s space strategy and research, development and testing infrastructure.
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ALBUQUERQUE — The U.S. National Science Foundation announced Wednesday the Space Valley Coalition as a finalist of its first-ever Regional Innovation Engines Competition.
The NSF Engines program is anticipated to be transformational for the nation, ensuring the U.S. remains globally Read More
New Mexico Archaeology Fair: Lincoln Historic Site Aug. 4-5
NMDCA News:
The New Mexico Historic Preservation Division (NMHPD) invites the community to Lincoln Historic Site 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Aug. 4-5 to see flintknapping in action, throw an atlatl, learn about ground-penetrating radar and much more during the 2023 New Mexico Archaeology Fair.
For more than three decades, the Archaeology Fair has brought organizations across New Mexico to celebrate and share information about public archaeology. The fair takes place at a different New Mexico site each year.
Exhibits at this year’s event include demonstrations of flintknapping – the process of chipping
NMED: 154 Enforcement Actions Initiated In July 2023
NMED News:
SANTA FE — The New Mexico Environment Department (NMED) released updates for the month of July 2023 on the Enforcement Watch.
The Enforcement Watch is a listing of all active and resolved enforcement cases. Active cases involve an alleged violation of a regulation, rule, permit, license, etc.
Resolved cases are those that were adjudicated in court of law or administratively resolved. The Enforcement Watch also provides tools for the public to report alleged environmental or workplace safety violations.
In the month of July, 154 new entries were added to the Active Matters listing Read More
First-Ever Indigenous Fashion Week Launches In Santa Fe
SWAIA News:
SANTA FE — The Southwestern Association for American Indian Arts (SWAIA) announces the launch of the first annual Santa Fe Indigenous Fashion Week— May 2-5, 2024, in Santa Fe.
SWAIA, the 101-year-old organization responsible for the legendary Santa Fe Indian Market held each August and the new Indigenous Fashion Week, will continue the momentum created by the Indigenous Fashion Show—produced for the past decade during Indian Market week. Santa Fe Indigenous Fashion Week, produced Read More
Governor Reminds New Mexicans Of Tax-Free Weekend
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- New Mexicans can save 8% or more on purchases Aug. 4-6
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SANTA FE – Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham is encouraging New Mexicans to take advantage of the upcoming Back-to-School Tax-Free Weekend, which could save shoppers 8 percent or more on purchases.
“I want the focus for New Mexico families to be on the excitement of the upcoming school year – not on worrying about which school supplies they can afford,” Gov. Lujan Grisham said.
Businesses can choose to deduct the sales of various merchandise made between 12:01 a.m. on Friday, Aug. 4, and midnight on Sunday, Aug. 6. That allows them to sell Read More
Today Marks 2023 Earth Overshoot Day
Courtesy/Global Footprint Network <www.footprintnetwork.org>.White RockEarth Overshoot Day marks the date when humanity’s demand for ecological resources and services in a given year exceeds what Earth can regenerate in that year. https://www.overshootday.org
In 2023, Earth Overshoot Day lands on Aug. 2. We maintain this deficit by liquidating stocks of ecological resources and accumulating waste, primarily carbon dioxide in the atmosphere.
Earth Overshoot Day is hosted and calculated
CFPP Submits Application To U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission To Begin Early Construction Of Carbon Free Power Project
From left, Brian Smith, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Director of the Division of New and
Renewed Licenses; Karin Feldman, NuScale Power Vice President of Program Management Office;
Mason Baker, UAMPS CEO and General Manager; Robert Taylor, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Deputy Office Director for New Reactors; Carrie Fosaaen, NuScale Power Vice President of Regulatory
Affairs. Courtesy/CFPP
CFPP News:
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah – CFPP LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Utah Associated Municipal Power Systems (UAMPS), has taken a significant step towards the realization of the Read More
Northern New Mexico College Signs Agreements With Mesalands Community College
Northern New Mexico College department chairs and administrators gather for the Zoom signing event with Mesalands Community College. From left: Dr. Ashis Nandy, chair of the Department of Engineering and Technology, Dr. Lori Baca, chair of the Department of Business Administration, President Hector Balderas, Dr. Ivan Lopez, Provost/VP of Academic Affairs and Chief Financial and Compliance Officer Theresa Story. Courtesy/NNMC
Mesalands Community College Chief Communications Officer Joshua David McVey, Interim President Dr. Allen Moss and Joel Kiser, Vice President of Academic Read More
JEC Chair Heinrich On Fitch Downgrading US Credit Rating
JEC Chair Martin Heinrich
JEC News:
WASHINGTON, D.C. — This week, Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-NM), Chairman of the U.S. Congress Joint Economic Committee (JEC), released the following statement after Fitch downgraded the U.S. credit rating from AAA to AA+:
“Actions have consequences and Republicans’ reckless stand-off on the debt limit has now caused one of the exact consequences we warned about: A leading rating agency has downgraded its U.S. debt rating.
“I completely disagreed with House Republicans’ actions on the debt limit, and I disagree with the new threats coming from certain House Read More
FBI: Mescalero Man Charged With Assault With Dangerous Weapon To Remain In Custody Pending Trial
FBI News:
ALBUQUERQUE — Alexander M.M. Uballez, United States Attorney for the District of New Mexico, and Raul Bujanda, Special Agent in Charge of the FBI Albuquerque Field Office, announced Monday that Lestat Cree Valdez made an initial appearance in Federal Court on a criminal complaint charging him with assault with a dangerous weapon. Valdez, 20, of Mescalero, will remain in custody pending trial.
According to the criminal complaint, the victim was sleeping on the couch in a residence located on the Mescalero Apache reservation when she awoke to being stabbed in the head and chest. A witness Read More