ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, Sept. 11 -- The city of Albuquerque issued the following news: * * * City's Parking Division and Public Art Program celebrate new mural and plant wall. * * * Today the City of Albuquerque's Municipal Development Department and Department of Arts & Culture celebrated a collaborative project that beautifies and activates an area of the VSA Garage at 4th and Copper downtown. A large mural and a living plant wall in the gated courtyard have transformed the space into a v  more

SANTA FE, New Mexico, Sept. 11 -- Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release on Sept. 10, 2024: Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham today announced the appointment of Mariana Padilla as Cabinet Secretary for the New Mexico Public Education Department. Padilla has served as the Director of the New Mexico Children's Cabinet since the start of the administration, leading the Governor's child and family well-being agenda. She also serves as the Governor's senior education  more

SANTA FE, New Mexico, Sept. 12 -- New Mexico Attorney General Raul Torrez issued the following news release: Albuquerque, NM - In a letter to Congress, New Mexico Attorney General Raul Torrez and 41 other attorneys general called on lawmakers to pass legislation requiring a U.S. surgeon general warning on all algorithm-driven social media platforms. The letter comes amidst growing scrutiny of social media companies for their role in generational harm to young people's mental health. The attorn  more

LAS CRUCES, New Mexico, Sept. 12 -- New Mexico State University issued the following news release: Imagine 280 acres of untouched nature in the mountains of west-central New Mexico with rocks dating back to the age of the dinosaurs, 85 million years ago when an ocean split the North American Continent in half. A geologist's dream. That's the Reynolds Field Station for Education and Science Research (RFS). An agreement between New Mexico State University and the RFS allows NMSU geology student  more

ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, Sept. 12 -- Bernalillo County issued the following news release: Bernalillo County - Starting Jan. 1, 2025, residents in unincorporated areas, outside the city limits, of Bernalillo County will see an increase in their trash and recycling collection fees. This increase is the result of contractual obligations with the county's waste collection service provider, Waste Management. The increase adds up to under $1.22 for the average customer with one trash container and on  more

SANTA FE, New Mexico, Sept. 12 -- Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham's cabinet secretaries will host community events in Mescalero and Ruidoso on September 20-21 to offer crucial assistance and information to residents recovering from the destructive South Fork and Salt fires. "In times of crisis, New Mexicans always come together. My administration is here to ensure that no one goes through recovery alone," said Gov. Lujan  more