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New Mexico COVID-19 Update: 308 New Cases, Total Now 181,060 With 12 New Deaths And 123,507 Patients Recovered

STATE News:

SANTA FE – New Mexico state health officials today announced 308 additional COVID-19 cases. Daily case counts and test numbers are raw data based on information the state receives today – meaning data that has not yet been scrutinized to identify potential duplicates or late-arriving positives or negatives. By contrast, the Red Yellow Green county-level analysis provides a highly accurate picture for a two-week period of time.

Los Alamos County reports 1 new case today bringing the total to 468 people who have tested positive for COVID-19. (County totals are subject to Read More

Chart 339: COVID-19 In New Mexico Feb. 16, 2021

The bars in this chart show the number of COVID-19 diagnoses in the United States versus date, and the line shows the seven-day average. Source: New York Times. Created by Eli Ben-Naim
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Bill On filling Vacant Congressional Seat Narrowly Advances

Secretary of State Maggie Toulouse Oliver

By DANIEL J. CHACÓN
SFNM

A bipartisan bill that would create new procedures to fill a vacant congressional position in New Mexico — perhaps soon enough to apply to the seat now held by Democratic U.S. Rep. Deb Haaland — cleared its first committee Monday.

The Senate Rules Committee, on a 6-5 vote, advanced Senate Bill 254, sponsored by Rep. Daymon Ely, D-Corrales, and Sen. Mark Moores, R-Albuquerque. The measure would add a special primary election and special general election to fill a congressional vacancy.

Under existing state law, the New Mexico Read More

New Mexico Indian Affairs Department Issues Statement Supporting White House Appointment Of PaaWee Rivera

NMIAD News:

SANTA FE — The New Mexico Indian Affairs Department (IAD) on Friday issued the following statement supporting PaaWee Rivera’s (Pueblo of Pojoaque) appointment to the Biden-Harris Administration as a Senior Advisor to the White House Office Intergovernmental Affairs and Director of Tribal Affairs.

“Congratulations to PaaWee Rivera for being appointed to serve as the Director of Tribal Affairs and Senior Advisor to the White House Office of Intergovernmental Affairs,” said Indian Affairs Cabinet Secretary Lynn Trujillo. “It brings me immense pride to see President Read More

BeWellnm Insurance Exchange Special Enrollment Underway

BeWellnm Communication Maureen Manring

BEWELLNM News:

Albuquerque — BeWellnm, the New Mexico Health Insurance  Exchange, has announced the beginning of the special enrollment period for the New Mexico Health Insurance Exchange, which ends May 15, 2021.

The special three-month reopening of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) insurance marketplace provides uninsured New Mexicans with a  new opportunity to find affordable coverage.

“BeWellnm encourages all uninsured New Mexicans to begin the enrollment process as soon as  possible because of the limited amount of time to find comprehensive, Read More

Virtual Participation In 2021 Session Setting Record Pace

Speaker of the House Brian Egolf

NMDP News:

Santa Fe — Virtual participation in the New Mexico House of Representatives for weeks 2 and 3 of the 2021 Legislative Session continues at a record-setting pace in the New Mexico House of Representatives.

Exactly 6,119 New Mexicans made their voices heard virtually in House committee meetings with 32 out of 33 counties in the state represented over the two-week period from Feb. 1 to Feb. 13.

An additional 32,606 people watched the Legislature’s online webcast. For comparison, roughly 2,400 participated in the first full week of committees. A map of Read More

U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich Leads 12 Senate Democrats In Effort To Ramp Up Electrification Of Federal Vehicles

U.S. SENATE News:

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) is leading 12 Senate Democratic colleagues in a letter to President Joe Biden, announcing forward-looking proposals to help the Biden administration ramp up the electrification of the federal vehicle fleet.

The senators wrote, “As you know, the transportation sector produces more carbon dioxide emissions than any other part of the U.S. economy. We stand ready to help your administration lead by example and decarbonize the federal vehicle fleet, supporting job creation and U.S. competitiveness as we address climate Read More

LANL: Perseverance Rover Takes New Mexico To Mars

An illustration of NASA’s Perseverance rover landing safely on Mars, scheduled for Feb. 18. Los Alamos National Laboratory has several critical roles on the mission. Courtesy NASA/JPL-Caltech

An illustration showing the seven scientific instruments on board the Mars Perseverance rover, including SuperCam and SHERLOC, both of which were developed in part at Los Alamos. Courtesy/NASA-JPL/Caltech

LANL News:

When NASA’s Mars Perseverance rover touches down on the surface of Mars Thursday, Feb. 18, a bit of New Mexico will land along with it, thanks to work done at Los Alamos National Laboratory. 

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Santa Fe Opera Appoints David Lomelí Chief Artistic Officer

David Lomelí

SFO News:

SANTA FE — The Santa Fe Opera (SFO) announced Friday the appointment of David Lomelí as Chief Artistic Officer commencing May 1.

Lomelí will be responsible for the artistic operations of the company including casting. This newly created position combines key aspects of two current positions, that of outgoing Artistic Director Alexander Neef and recently retired Director of Artistic Administration Brad Woolbright.

“I could not be more thrilled to welcome David to the Santa Fe Opera,” SFO General Director Robert K. Meya said. “Not only is he one of the leading casting Read More

NM House OKs Use Of Land Grant Fund For Early Education

Rep. Moe Maestas

By ROBERT NOTT
SFNM

Tapping revenues for preschool programs from a massive state investment fund has been a Sisyphean task for advocates.

Year after year, lawmakers and others who back the plan have pushed legislation through the House — like a boulder up a hill — only to see it stall in Senate committees led by fiscally conservative Democrats.

House Democrats finally may have a chance to see the measure clear both chambers and reach the desk of Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham, who has said she would sign it. A more progressive group of Senate leaders say they favor House Joint Resolution Read More

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