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New Mexico Opportunity Zones Forum Aug. 27

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NMED News:
 
New Mexico Opportunity Zones Forum from 7:30 a.m. – 2:30 p.m., Aug. 27, 2019, at National Hispanic Cultural Center, 1701 4th Street SW, Albuquerque. Space is limited – Registration required
 
Currently accepting applications for exhibitors. Click here to register as an individual or an exhibitor.
 
New Mexico has 63 designated Opportunity Zones (OZ) in 22 counties as part of the U.S. Government’s Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017. The purpose of the tax law is to attract capital investment into economically distressed areas in exchange for a reduced tax
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AFT New Mexico Reacts To Naming Of New PED Secretary-Designate

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AFT News:
 
ALBUQUERQUE ― American Federation of Teachers New Mexico President Stephanie Ly released the following statement:
 
“We are encouraged Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham has worked swiftly to fill the vacancy of Secretary-Designate at the NM Public Education Department. Her focus on improving educational outcomes in New Mexico is critical to the success of our State as a whole.
 
“Dr. Ryan Stewart’s commitment to public education is clear, and we are heartened with his prior work as an educator and administrator in public schools. His policy expertise on induction
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Udall, Heinrich Call For Reversal Of Trump Plan To Cut Nutrition Aid To 3 Million Americans

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U.S. SENATE News:
 
WASHINGTON, D.C. ― U.S. Senators Tom Udall and Martin Heinrich joined a group of 19 Senators and 120 U.S. Representatives to demand that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) withdraw its disastrous plan to kick an estimated 3.1 million Americans off of food assistance, including tens of thousands of New Mexicans.
 
In a letter to Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue, the lawmakers urged USDA to reverse course and rescind its proposal, which would raise serious barriers to food access for working families across New Mexico.  
 
The Trump
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Udall, Heinrich Call For Investigation Of Trump Administration’s Efforts To Use Eminent Domain To Seize Privately Held Land To Build Ineffective And Expensive Southern Border Wall

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U.S. SENATE News:
 
WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senators Tom Udall (D-N.M.), and Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) yesterday joined Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) and Senator Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) in a letter to U.S. Comptroller General Gene Dodaro requesting that the U.S. Government Accountability Office investigate the Trump Administration’s efforts to exercise the power of eminent domain to seize privately held land to build a border wall at the southern border of the United States.
 
The letter follows the Senators’ January 2019 inquiry to the U.S. Department of Homeland
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NM Conservation, Labor, And Community Advocates Respond To PRC Decision To Delay Vote On San Juan Generating Station

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ENM News:
 
SANTA FE ― Wednesday, New Mexico environmental, community, and labor advocates decried the NM Public Regulation Commission’s decision to delay voting on whether the Commission will apply the state’s recently enacted Energy Transition Act when closing the San Juan Generating Station.
 
The groups said the PRC is creating additional uncertainty by causing delays, and could jeopardize the good work by a diverse set of stakeholders and lawmakers who supported the Energy Transition Act earlier this year. The law would provide economic assistance to coal miners, San Juan
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Economic Development Sets Focus On Rural Communities

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NMED News:
 
Citing the unique challenges of bringing jobs to rural communities, the New Mexico Economic Development Department will ask for a special appropriation from lawmakers to address economic needs in less-populated pockets of the state.
 
Wednesday, Cabinet Secretary Alicia J. Keyes told lawmakers on the Economic and Rural Development Committee that officials from rural communities around the state are asking for more investment that can potentially spur new business growth. But the cash-strapped areas are challenged to develop water, sewer, and transportation
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Veterans Homelessness On The Rise

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VIC News:
 
New Mexico is one of only four states in the nation seeing the number of homeless veterans increasing. There are more than 150,000 veterans living in New Mexico. Nine percent live in poverty, and nearly 17 percent are homeless.
 
“We are asking the community to come together to serve those who have valiantly served our country,” said Bobby Ehrig, Executive Director of the New Mexico Veterans Integration Centers (VIC). “Our program has been in existence for nearly 15 years, and we are the only program in New Mexico that offers transitional housing for veterans and their families.”
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FBI: Statement Regarding FBI Director Christopher Wray’s Visit To El Paso

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FBI News:
 
FBI Director Christopher Wray traveled to El Paso, Texas, to meet with the heroic and dedicated state and local partners and FBI personnel who continue to actively investigate the mass shooting. He expressed his support, admiration, and gratitude for their work in the aftermath of this terrible tragedy.
 
The FBI continues to provide full investigative, intelligence, and technical resources in support of the investigation.
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Balderas Leads 10 States And The District Of Columbia In Opposing EPA’s Illegal Pesticide Reviews

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Attorney General Hector Balderas
 
AG News:
 
ALBUQUERQUE ― Thursday, New Mexico Attorney General Hector Balderas sent a comment letter to the Environmental Protection Agency, blasting the agency’s apparent attempt to violate the Endangered Species Act in its rollback of pesticide review requirements meant to prevent harm to federally endangered species.
 
New Mexico and nine other states, plus the District of Columbia, are urging EPA to withdraw its ill-conceived rollback.
 
“New Mexico will not stand by and allow another Trump Administration rollback of environmental
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State Police Arrest Murder Suspect Wanted Out Of Albuquerque

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Franklin Gallegos
 
NMSP News:
 
LAS VEGAS, NM ― Aug. 14, 2019, the New Mexico State Police was contacted by the Albuquerque Police Department (APD) for assistance in locating and arresting Franklin Gallegos (37) of California. 
 
APD issued an arrest warrant on Gallegos for an open count of Murder, Tampering with Evidence, Aggravated Assault and Felon in Possession of a Firearm. APD detectives had reason to believe Gallegos was at a residence in Las Vegas, NM. At around 7:30 p.m., the New Mexico State Police Investigations Bureau, Uniform Bureau, and the Las Vegas
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