Thursday - May 2, 2024
News Tipoffs - New Mexico Editors Newsletter for Tuesday April 02, 2024 ( 10 items )  

Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City: Regional Firms Are Disagreeing About How to React to Current Economic Conditions
KANSAS CITY, Missouri, April 2 (TNSres) -- The Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City issued the following article: * * * By Bethany Greene and Nicholas Sly There is an increased level of disagreement among firms about their respective economic outlooks in the Tenth District region. As heightened levels of disagreement are historically associated with softening employment, this could have implications for economic conditions moving forward. * * * Perspectives on the economic outlook have becom  more

First Five-Year Review of Safety Measures at Former Kirtland Demolition Bombing Range Has Been Completed
ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, April 2 -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-Albuquerque District issued the following news release: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announces the completion of a Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) five-year review of the Former Kirtland Air Force Base Demolition Bombing Range (KDBR) Munitions Response Site (MRS) in Cibola County, New Mexico. The property is now part of the El Malpais National Monument. The former bombing ran  more

Iowa Agriculture Secretary Naig: Iowa Crop Progress and Condition Report
DES MOINES, Iowa, April 2 (TNSres) -- Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig issued the following news on April 1, 2024: Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig commented today on the Iowa Crop Progress and Condition Report released by the USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service. The report is released weekly April through November. Additionally, the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship provides a weather summary each week during this time. "Whether it's the birth of a ne  more

Mass. A.G. Campbell Co-Leads Multistate Effort To Vacate Trump Administration Rule That Eliminated Anti-Discrimination Protections In Health Care
BOSTON, Massachusetts, April 2 -- Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell issued the following news release: Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell has co-led a coalition of 19 attorneys general in filing an amicus brief 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., filed in the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts. The amicus brief supports the plainti  more

Md. A.G. Brown Takes Action to Protect Access to Emergency Abortion Care
BALTIMORE, Maryland, April 2 -- Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following news release: Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown has joined efforts to safeguard Americans' access to abortion care during medical emergencies. As part of a multistate coalition of 24 attorneys general, Attorney General Brown filed an amicus brief (https://www.marylandattorneygeneral.gov/News%20Documents/032924_Amicus_For_CA_NY_et_al.pdf) with the United States Supreme Court in Idaho v. U.S.   more

New Mexico Environment Department Applies for $577M in Federal Climate Pollution Reduction Grants
SANTA FE, New Mexico, April 2 -- The New Mexico Department of Environment issued the following news release on April 1, 2024: Today, the New Mexico Environment Department (NMED) submitted grant applications to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) totaling $577 million as part of the Climate Pollution Reduction Grant Program. The two grant applications further New Mexico's ambitious efforts to address climate change and air quality while expanding the economy and growing quality jobs.   more

Prescott National Forest: Public Comment Requested for Draft Engineering Evaluation/Cost Analysis - Del Pasco Mine
PRESCOTT, Arizona, April 2 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's U.S. Forest Service unit - Prescott National Forest - issued the following news release on April 1, 2024: Prescott National Forest officials are requesting public comments and input on the Draft Engineering Evaluation/Cost Analysis (EE/CA) Report for the abandoned Del Pasco Mine Site, located on the Bradshaw Ranger District, near Crown King, Arizona. The comment period begins April 8, 2024 and will conclude after 60 days. All wr  more

Safety Enterprise announces new mission, vision, goals in 2024 Strategic Plan
JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, April 1 -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland (16th Air Force) issued the following news: The Air Force Safety Center at Kirtland Air Force Base, New Mexico, released a new Strategic Plan outlining new goals and focus areas to align with Department of the Air Force priorities. The DAF Safety Strategic Plan establishes the requirements for the enterprise to achieve its vision in support of National- and Department-level guidance. The plan   more

Safety Enterprise Announces New Mission, Vision, Goals in 2024 Strategic Plan
KIRTLAND AFB, New Mexico, April 2 -- The U.S. Air Force Air Education and Training Command issued the following news: The Air Force Safety Center released a new Strategic Plan outlining new goals and focus areas to align with Department of the Air Force priorities. The DAF Safety Strategic Plan establishes the requirements for the enterprise to achieve its vision in support of National- and Department-level guidance. The plan will be used to identify resource requirements, prioritize activiti  more

U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Iowa: Former Hospital Administrator Pleads Guilty in Identity Theft Scheme That Spanned Three Decades
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa, April 1 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Iowa issued the following news release: A former Iowa hospital administrator who lived under a false identity for more than 30 years and caused the false imprisonment of his victim pled guilty today in federal court in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Matthew David Keirans, age 58, from Hartland, Wisconsin, was convicted of one count of false statement to a national credit union administration insured institution and  more