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News Tipoffs - New Mexico Editors Newsletter for Thursday March 28, 2024 ( 10 items )  

7th Air Support Operations Squadron Hosts Combined Joint Airstrike Training
FORT BLISS, New Mexico, March 28 -- The U.S. Air Force Holloman Air Force Base (49th Air Wing) issued the following news: By Airman 1st Class Bobby Teichmann, 49th Wing Public Affairs U.S. Airmen, Soldiers and Belgian army soldiers participated in joint-training exercise Operation Sandlot in the Fort Bliss range in New Mexico, March 13-15, 2024. Tactical air control party specialists coordinated air-to-ground strikes with F-16 Vipers and MQ-9 Reapers from Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico a  more

Bernalillo County: Mail Date for Property Notice of Value Statements is April 1
ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, March 27 -- Bernalillo County issued the following news release on March 26, 2024: Notice of Value (NOV) statements will be in the mail on April 1 to all property owners in the county. The NOV outlines all information about the property including the owner's name, address, property valuation, property description and more. Assessor Damian R. Lara is encouraging everyone who receives a NOV to look it over carefully, to ensure all information is accurate. "It's all abou  more

Dallas Fed Energy Survey: Outlook Modestly Improves Amid Wait-and-See Stance Regarding Activity
DALLAS, Texas, March 28 (TNSres) -- The Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas issued the following news release on March 27, 2024: * * * Breakevens increase * * * Oil and gas activity showed essentially no growth in first quarter 2024, according to oil and gas executives responding to the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas Energy Survey. The business activity index--the survey's broadest measure of conditions facing Eleventh District energy firms--came in at 2, essentially unchanged from the last surv  more

DOE Awards $5 Million to Minority Serving Institutions in Support of Clean Energy Education and Workforce Development Programs
WASHINGTON, March 28 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy issued the following news on March 27, 2024: The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and MSI STEM R&D Consortium today announced $5 million in funding for two minority-serving universities to support the development of programs that will equip students with the skills needed to succeed in clean energy careers. The funding was administered by the Integrated Strategies Office within DOE's Office o  more

Md. A.G. Brown Supports Efforts to Undo 2020 Rule That Weakens HealthCare Nondiscrimination Protections
BALTIMORE, Maryland, March 28 -- Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following news release on March 27, 2024: Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown today joined a coalition of 19 attorneys general in filing an amicus brief (https://www.marylandattorneygeneral.gov/News%20Documents/032724_BAGLY_Amicus_Brief_Exhibit_.pdf) in Boston Alliance of Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Youth (BAGLY), et al. v. United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), et al.   more

N.M. Economic Development Dept.: State Job Training Funds Awarded to Five New Mexico Companies
SANTA FE, New Mexico, March 28 -- The New Mexico Department of Economic Development issued the following news release on March 27, 2024: The Job Training Incentive Program Board approved awards to five businesses in March to assist with the workforce training of 70 trainees and two interns, Acting Economic Development Department Cabinet Secretary Mark Roper announced today. The Job Training Incentive Program (JTIP) is a powerful state tool to assist companies in hiring and training New Mexico   more

N.M. U.S. Attorney: Thoreau Woman Pleads Guilty to Second-Degree Murder
ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, March 28 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of New Mexico issued the following news release on March 27, 2024: Second defendant pleads guilty to the brutal 2020 murder of a Gamerco, New Mexico woman. Stacey Yellowhorse, 53, of Thoreau, New Mexico pleaded guilty in federal court on Thursday to second degree murder. Yellowhorse's co-defendant, Timothy Chischilly, pleaded guilty in federal court to second-degree murder on Feb. 6, 2024. According to court  more

NASA Astronaut Don Pettit to Conduct Science During Fourth Mission
WASHINGTON, March 28 -- NASA issued the following news release: During his fourth mission to the International Space Station, NASA astronaut Don Pettit will serve as a flight engineer and member of the Expedition 71/72 crew. After blasting off to space, Pettit will conduct scientific investigations and technology demonstrations to help prepare crew for future space missions. Pettit will launch on the Roscosmos Soyuz MS-26 spacecraft in September 2024, accompanied by Roscosmos cosmonauts Alexey  more

R.I. U.S. Attorney Cunha Appointed to Serve on Attorney General's Advisory Committee
PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, March 28 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Rhode Island issued the following news release: Attorney General Merrick B. Garland has appointed U.S. Attorney Zachary A. Cunha to serve on the Attorney General's Advisory Committee of U.S. Attorneys (AGAC). The AGAC was created in 1973 and advises the Attorney General on matters of policy, procedure, and management impacting the nation's 94 U.S. Attorneys Offices, and elevates the voices of U.S. Attorne  more

What They Are Saying: As Part of the Cancer Moonshot, First Lady Jill Biden, Leading Health Insurers & Oncology Practices Nationwide Highlight New Actions to Expand Patient Navigation
WASHINGTON, March 28 -- The White House issued the following news release on March 27, 2024: Today, as part of the Biden Cancer Moonshot, a key pillar of the President's Unity Agenda, First Lady Jill Biden convened executives from leading health insurance companies, community health plans, and health plan professional associations to highlight recent commitments (https://www.whitehouse.gov/ostp/news-updates/2024/03/08/fact-sheet-biden-cancer-moonshot-announces-commitments-from-leading-health-in  more