ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, July 19 -- The American Civil Liberties Union of New Mexico issued the following news release on July 18, 2024: SANTA FE, NM - Both chambers of the New Mexico Legislature adjourned today, after passing a bill to fund the special session, which also included appropriations to help communities recover from wildfires and flooding in Ruidoso and Mescalero Apache Tribal lands. Lawmakers declined to assign Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham's other proposals to committees, after  more

WASHINGTON, July 19 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior National Park Service has issued a notice, published in the Federal Register on July 19, 2024, entitled "Intended Repatriation: Ralph T. Coe Center for the Arts, Santa Fe, NM." The notice was issued by Melanie O'Brien, Manager, National NAGPRA Program. * * * SUMMARY: In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the Ralph T. Coe Center for the Arts intends to repatriate a certain cultural ite  more

SANTA FE, New Mexico, July 19 -- The New Mexico Department of Tourism issued the following news release: New Mexico communities and organizations looking to join in the celebration of the Route 66 Centennial in 2026 are invited to participate in a grant program launched by the New Mexico Tourism Department (NMTD) that will provide support for marketing campaigns, special events and infrastructure related to Route 66. The Route 66 Centennial Grant Program, which opened on July 15, allows eligib  more

ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, July 19 -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-Albuquerque District issued the following news release: SANTA FE, N.M. -The Office of the State Engineer and the Interstate Stream Commission, along with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) and the Bureau of Reclamation, continue to work closely together to manage Rio Grande water operations and establish a channel for the river after a sediment plug formed in the Rio Chama following an intense rainfall on June 20. USACE  more

SANTA FE, New Mexico, July 19 -- WildEarth Guardians posted the following news release on July 18, 2024: * * * U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and Arizona Game and Fish Department are using female to bait and capture her possible mate near Flagstaff * * * FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. - Mexican gray wolf advocates are celebrating the good news of a wild wolf pair near Flagstaff, and are asking the agencies to let them continue to roam freely in the Grand Canyon ecoregion. The Arizona Game and Fish Depart  more