*New Mexico Editor Tipoffs Newsletter for Saturday November 02, 2024 ( 13 items ) |
$20K Grant From Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas and Gulf Coast Bank & Trust Gives Texas Military Veteran Peace of Mind
DALLAS, Texas, Nov. 2 -- The Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas, a district bank in the Federal Home Loan Bank System, issued the following news release:
HURST, TEXAS, November 1, 2024 -- Retired Army E-4 Specialist Danielle Costly is feeling safe and secure in her home with the help of a $20,000 Housing Assistance for Veterans (HAVEN) grant from the Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas (FHLB Dallas), through its member Gulf Coast Bank & Trust. Ms.Costly used the funds to replace old windows and a sl
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AR-MEDCOM Soldiers expand knowledge, compassion at Turtle Mountain IRT
FORT BRAGG, North Carolina, Nov. 1 -- The U.S. Army Reserve Command issued the following news:
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Approximately 40 Army Reserve Soldiers assigned to the 7457th Medical Operational Readiness Unit and 7361st Veterinary Detachment, both out of Richmond, Virginia; as well as the 7250th Medical Support Unit and 7417th Troop Medical Clinic, both out of Alexandria, Virginia, engaged in a real-world medical mission during Innovative Readiness Training Operation Walking Shi
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Biden-Harris Administration to End Online Junk Fees for Low-Income Families Paying for School Meals
WASHINGTON, Nov. 1 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture issued the following news release:
Nov. 1, 2024 Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced that students eligible for free and reduced price school meals must not be charged junk fees along with the cost of a meal served through the School Breakfast Program and National School Lunch Program. This policy, effective school year 2027-2028, will lower costs for families with income under 185% of federal poverty guidelines equal to $57,
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Heinrich, Lujan, Leger Fernandez Urge Hermit's Peak/Calf Canyon Claims Office to Address Concerns with the Compensation Process, Help New Mexicans Get the Relief & Compensation Needed to Recover
WASHINGTON, Nov. 1 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release:
Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.), and U.S. Representative Teresa Leger Fernandez (D-N.M.) sent a letter urging the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Director of the Hermit's Peak/Calf Canyon Claims Office and the FEMA Director of the New Mexico Joint Recovery Office to address concerns from New Mexicans about the process for receiving compensation from the Claims Offic
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INVESTING IN AMERICA: Biden-Harris Administration Announces $16.6 Million to Eight States for Advanced Digital Construction Technologies to Expedite Delivery of Transportation Projects
WASHINGTON, Nov. 1 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration issued the following news release:
"These pioneering states are using technology and innovation to digitize systems to improve the way we deliver transportation projects," said Acting Federal Highway Administrator Kristin White. "These projects which range from technologies to support the workforce, improve bid accuracy, and improve the way we communicate with the public are leading the way to modernizing
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Justice Department to Monitor Polls in 27 States for Compliance With Federal Voting Rights Laws
WASHINGTON, Nov. 2 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on Nov. 1, 2024:
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Civil Rights Division Staff Available to Receive Nationwide Reports Throughout Election Day
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The Justice Department announced today that it plans to monitor compliance with federal voting rights laws in 86 jurisdictions in 27 states for the Nov. 5 general election.
The Justice Department enforces federal voting rights laws that protect the rights of all eligible citizens to acc
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N.M. Gov. Grisham: Biden-Harris Administration Approves Major Disaster Declaration Request for Chaves County Flooding
SANTA FE, New Mexico, Nov. 2 -- Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release on Nov. 1, 2024:
The Biden-Harris Administration approved Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham's request for a Major Disaster Declaration for New Mexico, an action that will release federal funds to support recovery efforts in response to the flooding that occurred over a weekend in Chaves County earlier this month.
"The impacts of this historic flooding have been devastating for this community,
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N.M. Public Regulation Commission: Consumer Relations Division Helped Customers Get Over $30,000 in Refunds During Previous Yearly Quarter
SANTA FE, New Mexico, Nov. 2 -- The New Mexico Public Regulation Commission issued the following news release on Oct. 31, 2024:
While continuing to investigate complaints and other inquiries on behalf of ratepayers, the Consumer Relations Division (CRD) of the New Mexico Public Regulation Commission (NMPRC) today announced that it secured $30,328 in refunds for customers during the previous yearly quarter, from July 1 to September 30, 2024.
"Because of the hard work of our knowledgeable and de
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N.M. U.S. Attorney's Office, FBI and USMS Target Drug Trafficking Operation Linked to Federal Correctional Facility
ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, Nov. 2 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of New Mexico issued the following news release on Nov. 1, 2024:
This week, the FBI Violent Gangs Task Force and U.S. Marshals Service conducted a coordinated operation to dismantle a significant drug trafficking network linked to the Cibola County Correctional Center in Milan, NM, with the support of the New Mexico State Police. The operation was part of an ongoing investigation into an intergang conspiracy inv
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NASS - Colorado Field Office: 2023 Irrigation Water Management Data Now Available
LAKEWOOD, Colorado, Nov. 2 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Agricultural Statistics Service - Colorado Field Office issued the following news release:
There were 212,714 farms with 53.1 million irrigated acres, which included 81 million acrefeet of water applied in the United States, according to the 2023 Irrigation and Water Management Survey results, published today by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS). In 2018, the irrigation
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NMPRC Issues Statement of Policy and Guiding Principles for Regional Market Participation
SANTA FE, New Mexico, Nov. 2 -- The New Mexico Public Regulation Commission issued the following news release on Oct. 31, 2024:
New Mexico Public Regulation Commission (NMPRC) today issued a statement of policy and guiding principles for regional market participation. This follows a series of inquiries and workshops held by the Commission over the past year with utilities, stakeholders, and energy experts to discuss the potential participation by Public Service Company of New Mexico (PNM) and E
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NMPRC Releases Report to the Legislature on the Status of the State's Community Solar Program
SANTA FE, New Mexico, Nov. 2 (TNSres) -- The New Mexico Public Regulation Commission issued the following news release:
The New Mexico Public Regulation Commission (NMPRC) has released its report to the Legislature on the status of the state's Community Solar Program. The report details nine areas of the program, as well as additional information to help in evaluating the program's progress and recommendations for improvements.
The Commission, working with program administrator InClime, receiv
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Rep. Leger Fernandez, Sen. Heinrich, Highlight Over $22M to Build a New Terminal at Clovis Regional Airport, Participate in Terminal Groundbreaking Ceremony
WASHINGTON, Nov. 1 -- Rep. Teresa Leger Fernandez, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release:
CLOVIS, N.M. - U.S. Representative Teresa Leger Fernandez (D-N.M.), and U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, participated in a groundbreaking ceremony to begin construction on a new 21,000 square foot terminal at Clovis Regional Airport (CVN). The new terminal at Clovis Regional Airport is fully funded by a $15.7 million grant and a $3.5 million
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