Attorney General Hector Balderas Secures $883,597 For Consumers Deceived By TurboTax
Attorney General Hector Balderas
From the Office of the Attorney General:
ALBUQUERQUE — New Mexico Attorney General Hector Balderas today secured $883,587.04 from the owner of TurboTax, Intuit Inc. (Intuit), for deceiving consumers into paying for tax services that should have been free.
As a result of a multistate agreement, Intuit will pay $141 million in restitution to millions of consumers across the nation who were unfairly charged. In addition, Intuit must suspend TurboTax’s “free, free, free” ad campaign that lured customers with promises of free tax preparation services, only Read More
EXIT Realty Advantage New Mexico Welcomes Three New Associate Brokers To The Team
From left, Exit Realty Advantage NM Owner and Qualifying Broker Lance Eaton with new Associate Brokers Jordan Lichthardt, Delbert Romero and John Smeltz. Photo by John McHale/ladailypost.com
Staff Report
Three new Associate Brokers have joined EXIT Realty Advantage NM at 1615 Central Ave. Jordan Lichthardt, Delbert Romero and John Smeltz offer their services to the community.
Owner and Qualifying Broker Lance Eaton said he is happy to have his team expand.
“EXIT Realty is growing,” Eaton said. “I am super excited to have John, Jordan and Delbert join the EXIT family. They all got here through Read More
New Mexico History Museum & Southwest Association Of Indian Arts Celebrate 100 Years Of Santa Fe Indian Market
Indian Market booths in front of Palace of the Governors in 1973 in Santa Fe. Courtesy/Palace of the Governors Photo Archives (NMHM/DCA), neg. no. 132581
Aerial shot of Indian Market in 2011 in Santa Fe. Courtesy/Kitty Leaken Photography
SANTA FE — The New Mexico History Museum (NMHM) and the Southwest Association of Indian Arts (SWAIA) announce the opening of Honoring Tradition and Innovation, an exhibition commemorating 100 years of Santa Fe’s Indian Market, 1922-2022.
The exhibition, which opens Aug. 7, traces the 100-year history of this important market and explores the Read More
UWNNM Thanks HPM For Fabricating New Thermometer!
The team of highly trained machinists at Hand Precision Machining, Inc. (HPM) gathered Monday for an appreciation lunch hosted by the United Way of Northern New Mexico (UWNNM). The special event was a way to thank HPM for designing, fabricating and donating a beautiful new thermometer, 6 feet tall and 2 feet wide, to the non-profit to share with the community during its annual giving campaign. A number of the employees worked on various aspects of creating the thermometer. Gathered Monday from left, David Biven, Neil Baker, Alex Hand, Clay Dunn, Stephen Porto, David Golubosky, Maria Dominguez, Read More
Anchorum St. Vincent Names Jerry Jones President/CEO
Anchorum St. Vincent new President and CEO Jerry Jones. Courtesy photo
Anchorum St. Vincent News:
SANTA FE — Anchorum St. Vincent, New Mexico’s largest health impact foundation, announced Monday that it has appointed Jerry Jones to be president and CEO of the organization.
“On behalf of the Anchorum Board and our talented team, we are pleased to announce that the Board has removed the interim tag from Jerry’s title and, effective immediately, he will be our new President and CEO,” said Chair of the Board of Directors Charles Goodman. “We are fortunate to have someone with Jerry’s integrity, Read More
Newly Formed Encantado Foundation Announces Impact Grants Funding Opportunity
ENCANTADO FOUNDATION News:
The Encantado Foundation has announced the opening of the inaugural Impact Grant application, a major grant funding opportunity, available to organizations that provide STEM career development programs and services for underserved populations, specifically with women, persons of color, Native Americans, and individuals with disabilities.
Impact Grants are open to organizations serving Bernalillo, Sandoval, Valencia, Socorro, Santa Fe, and Los Alamos counties.
“On behalf of our Board of Directors, we are thrilled to introduce The Encantado Foundation Read More
Los Alamos Among 16 New Mexico MainStreet-Affiliated Communities Receiving Resilient Communities Fund Grants
Economic Development Secretary Alicia J. Keyes
EDD News:
SANTA FE — The New Mexico Resiliency Alliance (NMRA), in partnership with the McCune Charitable Foundation and New Mexico MainStreet (NMMS), has announced that 16 NMMS-affiliated communities have been awarded Resilient Communities Fund grants.
Los Alamos MainStreet is among the grant award recipients for its Los Alamos Retail Accelerator program.
Grants support economic development projects and leverage local resources to engage volunteers and complete an impactful project by December 2022.
The Resilient Communities Read More
First Regular Los Alamos Farmers Market Of 2022 Season Opens Thursday At Ashley Pond Park!
New Mexico Representatives Tour Southern Border
House Majority Leader Javier Martínez
STATE News:
SANTA TERESA — New Mexico House Majority Leader Javier Martínez (D-Albuquerque), and State Rep. Raymundo Lara (D-Chamberino) toured the border industrial complex Thursday in Santa Teresa.
Lawmakers were invited by the Border Industrial Association to tour the area and learn about the growing manufacturing and distribution center. The border area is important to New Mexico’s cultural identity, given the states strong historic and cultural ties to Mexico, and to the economy, as the largest export base and the second largest industrial Read More
Serve New Mexico Commission Awarded Funding To Build Public Health AmeriCorps
NMDWS News:
ALBUQUERQUE — The Serve New Mexico Commission announced Friday that it has received a Public Health AmeriCorps grant of $257,048 from AmeriCorps, the federal agency for national service and volunteerism.
The grant will allow The Rio Arriba County Health and Human Services Department and Roadrunner® Food Bank of New Mexico to deploy AmeriCorps members to support COVID-19 pandemic responses by assisting in health outreach and education to families and assisting community members with resource navigation, referrals, and warm hand-offs to other providers.
After their term Read More
