SANTA FE, New Mexico, April 6 -- Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release on April 5, 2024: Today, Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham issued Executive Order 2024-011 (EO 2024-011), reinforcing New Mexico's defenses against cybersecurity threats with stringent measures to safeguard sensitive state agency information. "Cybersecurity is not just a technological issue; it's a matter of public safety and national security," said Gov. Lujan Grisham. "That's why I've take  more

WASHINGTON, April 6 (TNSres) -- The National Endowment for the Arts issued the following agency statement on April 5, 2024: * * * It is with great sadness that the National Endowment for the Arts acknowledges the passing of percussionist and educator Albert "Tootie" Heath, recipient of a 2021 NEA Jazz Masters Fellowship, the nation's highest honor in jazz. The youngest of the three Heath Brothers, Heath was the consummate jazz drummer, playing with seemingly everyone from John Coltrane to Etha  more

LAS CRUCES, New Mexico, April 6 -- New Mexico State University issued the following news release: New Mexico State University Cooperative Extension Service will host a Small Acreage Stewardship and Homesteading Skills workshop series from April to October. The free workshops will be held at 6 p.m. Thursdays and 9 a.m. Saturdays at NMSU's Sustainable Agriculture Science Center at Alcalde, 371 Country Road 40, Alcalde, New Mexico. Staff from the Santa Fe, Taos, Los Alamos and Rio Arriba County E  more

WASHINGTON, April 4 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: This month, we mark two years since the worst fire in our state's history. The Hermit's Peak/Calf Canyon Fire destroyed hundreds of homes and businesses. The fire, and the flooding that followed, displaced thousands of New Mexicans for weeks and months on end. In a matter of months, this catastrophe wiped away generations of history and uprooted families from their communities. Some are still not able  more