Spring Is In The Air And Pansies Are At Petree Garden!
Spring is in the air and colorful pansies and all the fixings to plant them are available at Petree Garden Center & Florist, 2470 East Road Suite C. For information, click Health Department Reports Los Alamos At Turquoise Level!
The updated statewide COVID-19 map for the two-week period beginning today. Courtesy/NMDOH
NMDOH News:
SANTA FE – The New Mexico Department of Health today announced the updated statewide COVID-19 map for the two-week period beginning today, March 10.
Los Alamos and six other New Mexico counties have advanced to the Turquoise Level, which is the least restrictive of all the levels.
Seven counties have moved to the Green Level, at which there are fewer restrictions on commercial and day-to-day activities amid decreased virus risk.
Eighteen counties are at the Yellow Level as of today and only Read More
New Mexico Liquor License Bill Close To Becoming Reality
The Roundhouse in Santa Fe. Post file photo
By ROBERT NOTT
SFNM
Legislation intended to update and revamp the state’s liquor license laws is close to becoming a reality.
But the final bill put together by the members of the Senate — called by one member “the best example of sausage making” in years — is a far cry from the original legislation that sought to allow home delivery of alcohol.
House Bill 255 evolved into a sweeping license overhaul bill that permits home delivery, allows new restaurateurs to purchase alcohol licenses at an affordable price and attempts to address the state’s ever-constant Read More
Bill Adding COVID-19 To Workers’ Comp Act Passes House
Rep. Dayan Hochman-Vigil
STATE News:
Santa Fe — Monday, essential workers who contract COVID-19, and whose employers have failed to comply with Covid-safe practices, will qualify for Workers’ Compensation benefits under new legislation passed by the New Mexico House of Representatives.
Sponsored by Rep. Dayan Hochman-Vigil (D-Albuquerque), Rep. Christine Chandler (D-Los Alamos), Rep. Meredith A. Dixon (D-Albuquerque), Rep. Daymon Ely (D-Corrales), and Rep. Patricia Roybal Caballero (D-Albuquerque).
House Bill 268 adds to the Workers’ Compensation Act a rebuttable
Heinrich, Luján, Leger Fernández Welcome Nearly $1 Million For Broadband And Telehealth Projects In New Mexico
U.S. SENATE News:
WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) and U.S. Rep. Teresa Leger Fernández (D-N.M.) are welcoming announcements from U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development that several projects in New Mexico will receive a combined $927,966 through the Distance Learning and Telemedicine Grants program.
The funding is made available through the CARES Act that Senators Heinrich and Luján helped pass in 2020. Senators Heirnich and Luján and Rep. Leger Fernández will continue working to support broadband and telehealth Read More
On The Job In Los Alamos: Post Photographer John McHale
On the job in Los Alamos is Los Alamos Daily Post Photographer John McHale Sunday afternoon, preparing to leave after photographing the 10th anniversary celebration and ribbon cutting at Los Alamos Cooperative Market, 95 Entrada Dr. Shortly after completing his assignment, McHale hit the road on his Can-Am trike and taking advantage of the warm sunny day took the scenic route to Española and back to his home in Los Alamos. #worklosalamos #wherediscoveriesaremade. Photo by Kirsten Laskey/ladailypost.com Read More
Right To Earned Sick Leave Advances In Senate
Bill Co-sponsor Rep. Christine Chandler
STATE News:
…Guarantees hard-working New Mexicans the right to sick time off, healthy workplace
SANTA FE – Legislation guaranteeing earned sick leave for New Mexican workers cleared its first hurdle in the Senate today, passing the Senate Health and Public Affairs Committee.
House Bill 20: The Healthy Workplaces Act is sponsored by Rep. Christine Chandler (D-Los Alamos), Rep. Angelica Rubio (D-Las Cruces), Senate President Pro Tempore Mimi Stewart (D-Albuquerque), Rep. Daymon Ely (D-Corrales), Rep. Patricia Roybal Caballero (D-Albuquerque), Read More
Meow Wolf House Of Eternal Return Re-opens March 19
Starting Friday March 19, Meow Wolf will welcome guests in at 25 percent capacity, between Friday and Monday of every week. Photo by Jonathan Reilly
MEOW WOLF News:
- The portals are reopening March 19 with reduced capacity and advanced safety measures
SANTA FE – Meow Wolf, the Santa Fe-based arts and entertainment company, has officially announced the reopening date for their famed House of Eternal Return.
Starting Friday March 19, Meow Wolf will welcome guests in at 25 percent capacity, between Friday and Monday of every week. The reopening comes right as Meow Wolf marks its 5th anniversary, Read More
U.S. Sen. Ben Ray Luján Statement On February Jobs Report
U.S. Sen. Ben Ray Luján
U.S. SENATE News:
WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Sen. Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) issued the following statement on the February jobs report indicating that the economy added 379,000 jobs last month:
“The February jobs report marks progress toward getting our economy growing again in the right direction, but more work remains to address the economic uncertainty facing American families, help small businesses and mom-and-pop shops recover and rebuild, and provide relief for those most impacted by unemployment like women, Hispanic, Black, and Native Americans. More than 65,000 Read More
Squash Blossom Pre-Order For Pick-Up At Farmers Market
