“America has long led the world in innovation, and the coronavirus won’t change that. Indeed, US inventors and entrepreneurs are rising to the occasion, jumping in to fill urgent needs,” the New York Post editorial board writes. “With ramped-up testing the best way to discover who has the virus and…
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Media Contact: Lilly Irvin-Vitela, President and Executive Director, New Mexico First lilly@nmfirst.org The need for emergency food has hit a real crisis across New Mexico. Our children are the hungriest in the nation pre-pandemic and the situation is getting desperate for families, food banks, food pantries, and meal programs statewide. The emergency…
The Cimarron Ministerial Alliance is hosting a blood drive on Monday, April 6th from noon – 3 PM at Sr. Hildegarde Parish Hall (150 W 11th St, Cimarron). Donating blood is an ESSENTIAL life saving activity and is a critical health care need. If you are feeling healthy, please call…
COVID-19 Statewide Response Referral Numbers EMPLOYMENT/INCOME LOSS OR REDUCTION • If you are unemployed/underemployed and need assistance route to Department of Workforce Solutions Call Center = 1-877-664-6984 • If you are a small business/employer and need assistance route to Economic Development Department for Small Business = 1-505-827-0300 FOOD ASSISTANCE •…
Dear Business Community, As the economic landscape quickly evolves, we want to respond to the business community as quickly as possible. In this spirit, we forged a cross-agency collaborative called the Economic Rapid Response Taskforce. This collaborative is between the Economic Development, Workforce Solutions and Tourism departments, working directly with…
WASHINGTON, March 25, 2020 – USDA Rural Development has taken a number of immediate actions to help rural residents, businesses and communities affected by the COVID-19 outbreak. Rural Development will keep our customers, partners, and stakeholders continuously updated as more actions are taken to better serve rural America. OPPORTUNITIES FOR…
Congress and President Donald Trump announced a bipartisan agreement to meet the economic needs of the American people on Wednesday, March 27th that agrees on a huge $2 trillion emergency economic package. The CARES Act is headed to President Trump’s desk today! Following extensive negotiations between the Trump Administration and…
TESTING MARCH 31ST RATON HIGH SCHOOL 10 AM TO 3 PM WHILE SUPPLIES LAST ONLY FOR THOSE SHOWING SYMPTOMS, RECENT TRAVEL, ONLY 2 PER VEHICLE, PLEASE DO NOT GO GET TESTED UNLESS YOU MEET THE CRITERIA, BE SAFE, BE SMART. THANK YOU! https://cv.nmhealth.org FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Media Contact: David Morgan,…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 27, 2020 State Police Launches Coloring Book Drawing Contest State of New Mexico- Calling all kids! Help the New Mexico State Police create a coloring book! In an effort to provide New Mexico’s children a creative outlet during school closures, NMSP is launching a coloring book…
News release 3/26/20 Submission by Patricia Walsh More than three dozen Raton residents are petitioning the city of Raton and local court officials to immediately toughen enforcement of animal control laws and prosecute owners of loose dogs, following a dog attack that hospitalized a local woman for weeks. “We are…