New Mexico First is Proud to Host Virtual Cross-Partisan Presidential Debate Watch Parties New Mexico First is partnering with the Commission on Congressional Debates and will be hosting Cross-Partisan Debate Watch Parties, a series of conversations from the comfort of your home, following the 2020 Presidential Debates. The Presidential Debates…
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Initiative Raises Funds To Fight Hunger, Aid With Disaster, Displacement The Luna Community College softball team will lead a Luna contingent in this year’s Las Vegas CROP Hunger Walk. CROP Hunger Walks are community-based walk events held in cities and towns across the nation raising funds to support the…
With the October 1st deadline fast approaching for plans to reduce the Southwest Chief and other long distance train service to three days a week, Amtrak issued a press release Amtrak-led Coalition Wins Another Southwest Chief Grant $11.5 million will stabilize and improve Colo.-N.M. segment WASHINGTON – Amtrak, committed to…
The Raton City Commission met in regular session on Tuesday, September 22 and heard from Raton Housing Authority Executive Director Terry Baca about inclusion of the local authority into the Northern Regional Housing Authority. Baca said both the Raton and Las Vegas Authorities would be a part of the 3rd…
FOR MORE INFORMATION: Contact: Stacy Johnston (505) 250-3926 Economic Research & Analysis Bureau P.O. Box 1928, Albuquerque, NM 87103 For Release: September 18, 2020 New Mexico’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was 11.3 percent in August 2020, down from 12.7 percent in July and up from 4.8 percent in the previous…
There is going to a drive thru flu shot clinic this Thursday, Friday and Saturday. Sept 24, and 25, and 26 for Veterans from 9 AM to 3 PM each day at the Raton VA. The free flu shots are for all vets registered at the VA Clinic. Thank you
Here is the update we have been waiting for. Overnight camping for instate residents will resume October 1st. Still unanswered- will all gates reopen? Will the parks reopen 7 days a week? Folks- here is the first public admission that the closures are due to staffing shortages- not COVID (I’ve…
PSA: Peak Cinemas will be closing its’ doors on September 29th. We will still have shows every weekend until that Tuesday. The costs associated with maintaining an active theater far outweigh the revenue we have been able to raise. We hope to be able to reopen either at Christmas or…
Emergency Support to Producers in Surrounding Counties Also Available WASHINGTON, Sept. 17, 2020 — Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue designated Los Alamos County, New Mexico, as a primary natural disaster area. Producers who suffered losses caused by recent drought may be eligible for U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency…
Beginning Monday, September 21, 2020, Las Animas County Offices within the courthouse will be open to the public. The opening will be a “soft opening”. Anyone entering the facility to conduct county business will be required to wear a mask; pass through screening and security; social distance and will be…









