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Tipoffs for Santa Fe, New Mexico (City) Newsletter for Wednesday May 15, 2024 ( 4 items )  

Amtrak Debuts New Spring & Summer Menu in the Metropolitan Lounge at Moynihan Train Hall
NEW YORK, May 15 -- The National Railroad Passenger Corporation (Amtrak) issued the following news: Amtrak customers can now enjoy new, seasonal menu items in the Metropolitan Lounge at Moynihan Train Hall in New York City. These new dishes are rolling out on a monthly cycle and feature a host of sustainability improvements, including eliminating 95% of plastic packaging and individually packaged products, preparing more items in the Lounge's kitchen to reduce waste, and replacing disposable se  more

Biden-Harris Administration Invests $250M to Reduce Wildfire Risk to Communities across State, Private, and Tribal lands as part of Investing in America agenda
WASHINGTON, May 14 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture issued the following news release: YAKIMA, Wash., May 14, 2024 - Today, Deputy Secretary of Agriculture Xochitl Torres Small announced $250 million to help at-risk communities protect their homes, businesses and infrastructure from catastrophic wildfire, made worse by the climate crisis, as part of President Biden's Investing in America agenda. Made possible by President Biden's Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, today's announcement through  more

Heinrich, Colleagues Urge Senate Appropriations Committee to Address Illegal Weapons Trafficking
WASHINGTON, May 13 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: SenatorMartin Heinrich (D-N.M.), member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, urgedhis colleagues on the Senate and House Appropriations Committees to address illicit weapons trafficking operations in the Western Hemisphere. "Recently, members of Congress have expressed reasonable concern regarding federal agencies' efforts to prevent firearms trafficking from the United States into Latin America and  more

N.M. Economic Development Dept.: Outdoor Recreation Division Awards Nearly $2 Million in a Fourth Round of Funding Through the Trails+ Grant
SANTA FE, New Mexico, May 15 -- The New Mexico Department of Economic Development issued the following news release: The Outdoor Recreation Division (ORD) of the Economic Development Department (EDD) has announced the fourth round of fiscal year 2024 Outdoor Recreation Trails+ Grant recipients. ORD is awarding $1,944,944 in funding to 13 projects throughout the state to expand outdoor access and grow the New Mexico outdoor recreation economy. "Since Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham created the Outd  more