Graph of the COVID-19 positive tests in New Mexico as of April 5. Created by Marv Alme
Number of COVID-19 Positive Tests in New Mexico, the Albuquerque Area, and Santa Fe County as of April 5. Created by Marv Alme Read More
Graph of the COVID-19 positive tests in New Mexico as of April 5. Created by Marv Alme
Number of COVID-19 Positive Tests in New Mexico, the Albuquerque Area, and Santa Fe County as of April 5. Created by Marv Alme Read More
U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich
From the Office of U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich:
WASHINGTON (April 5, 2020) – U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), a member of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, issued the following statement on President Trump firing the intelligence community inspector general, Michael Atkinson:
“The president prioritizing retaliation against his perceived rivals during this global health and economic crisis is infuriating. His fixation on tearing down and politicizing the nation’s Intelligence Community is especially dangerous now, when our country most needs Read More
DPU Manager Philo Shelton encourages community members needing assistance with utility bills to call the Customer Care Center at 505.662.8333. Photo by Kirsten Laskey/ladailypost.com
By KIRSTEN LASKEY
Los Alamos Daily Post
kirsten@ladailypost.com
The coronavirus has ignited a lot of concern and worry. People are anxious not only for their health but also for economic reasons.
Many businesses have closed, and their employees are without work due to the virus, but bills and expenses are still coming in.
The Department of Public Utilities (DPU) assures its customers that during this Public Read More
By Shelly Wiemann, CFP®
Founder, Wiemann Wealth Strategies, LLC
Financial Advisor, Raymond James
Passed on March 27, 2020, the CARES Act provides an estimated $2 trillion in fiscal stimulus to combat the economic impact of COVID-19 and provides the healthcare industry the financial support, equipment and protection it needs to combat the virus.
Below, review some of the major provisions in the CARES Act related to retirement plans, distributions and contributions.
Penalty-free distributions
A coronavirus-related distribution of up to $100,000 can be made from IRAs, employer-sponsored Read More
Statewide counts. Shown are the cumulative numbers of tests, diagnoses and deaths in New Mexico. Also shown is the number of active hospitalizations. Created by Eli Ben-Naim
Statewide diagnoses. Shown is the number of new cases versus the total number of cases to date, using a double logarithmic plot (for an explanation, see https://youtu.be/54XLXg4fYsc). Created by Eli Ben-Naim
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STATE News:
SANTA FE – New Mexico state health officials announced today 81 additional positive tests for COVID-19.
Today’s update includes one additional death related to COVID-19.
Per the New Mexico Department of Health, the most recent cases are:
Today’s announced cases include additional Read More
Courtesy/NMGF
NMDGF News:
SANTA FE – To promote public safety, the New Mexico Department Of Game And Fish at sunset today, April 5, will close Monastery Lake Open Gate property near the Village of Pecos and Seven Springs Brood Pond at Seven Springs Hatchery in the Jemez Mountains.
Social distancing is a challenge for everyone who enjoys being outdoors, but this is the time for all New Mexicans to pull together for the overall health of all of our citizens and stay home.
These closures are necessary to protect our healthcare workers and our small communities.
“We must all do our part to flatten the Read More
Evening falls recently over downtown Los Alamos. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
By JOE STANEK
Los Alamos
I’m just an average fellow that lives and works on the hill and I thought I’d attempt to share some words, a poem, that came to me last night amidst the tragedy that we are experiencing:
Houses
My breath is but a candle light
the in and the out
of the light and the darkness
Yet taken for granted
for measure by measure
If the eye is the window
then the lung is the house
But in a house is a ceiling and a floor
And if candles are people
they are locked in their houses
And many candles Read More
By RICHARD SKOLNIK
Los Alamos
To deal effectively with the COVID-19 health crisis, the US needs exceptional leadership at all levels of government and society.
In the absence of such leadership, many more people will die then would otherwise be the case.
So, what kind of leadership do we so urgently need?
General Stanley McChrystal suggested in a webinar Friday (https://vimeo.com/403896265) that we must have leaders who:
Congressional Delegation News:
WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senators Tom Udall (D-N.M.) and Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), along with U.S. Representatives Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.), Deb Haaland (D-N.M.) and Xochitl Torres Small (D-N.M.) announced Friday that state and local governments in New Mexico will receive over $133 million in emergency transit grants from the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT). The funds are part of a first wave of grants from the $2 trillion Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act that the entire New Mexico delegation voted to pass Congress last week. Read More
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