SANTA FE, New Mexico, Oct. 27 -- Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release on Oct. 25, 2024: The New Mexico Department of Finance and Administration (DFA) awarded $57.81 million in matching grants to 37 public entities, leveraging over $200 million in federal funding for 57 projects. Of the grants, 54% went to rural areas, including Lincoln County and the Mescalero Apache Tribe for fire recovery. This first cycle of the New Mexico Match Fund supported 33 infr  more

SANTA FE, New Mexico, Oct. 25 -- The New Mexico Secretary of State issued the following commentary on Oct. 23, 2024, to ABQ Journal: * * * National Misinformation Playbook Lands in New Mexico. Don't Be Fooled. By Maggie Toulouse Oliver There are less than two weeks until the General Election and New Mexico's election officials are hard at work helping voters with early voting and same-day voter registration, receiving ballots by mail, and completing final preparations for Election Day. Ins  more

LAS CRUCES, New Mexico, Oct. 26 -- New Mexico State University issued the following news release: At a special meeting Oct. 25, the New Mexico State University Board of Regents voted unanimously to approve the contract of incoming university system president Valerio Ferme. Ferme's employment begins Nov. 18 with a transition period where he will meet with stakeholders at the university's campuses, agricultural science centers, cooperative extension offices and with others around the state of Ne  more