Source New Mexico, Santa Fe, NM (2024)

12/20/2024

The U.S. House failed to pass a Republican stopgap spending package Thursday. It would have would have kept the government funded through mid-March while boosting disaster aid by about $100 billion, including to New Mexico.

The legislation would suspend the nation’s debt limit through January 2027 and give Congress until September to finish the farm bill.

12/20/2024

In the wake of a federal judge's ruling striking down a federal rule that limited compensation, much is still uncertain about how FEMA could begin to repay the vast emotional toll from New Mexico’s biggest wildfire

Much is still uncertain about how FEMA could begin to compensate vast emotional toll from New Mexico’s biggest wildfire

12/19/2024

NEW: The chair of the housing authority board decided to hold off on a significant increase on income caps to qualify for affordable housing programs.

They did so after concerns raised by lawmakers and others that the policy was not well-targeted to low-income homebuyers.

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The new policy would have allowed a family of four in Albuquerque to earn up to $160,000 and still qualify.

12/19/2024

In case you missed it yesterday, President Joe Biden signed a law to help clean up abandoned mines across the western United States.

The new law may speed up local government, tribal and nonprofit efforts to clean up abandoned mining projects threatening waters, including in New Mexico.

A new federal law may speed up local government, tribal and nonprofit efforts to clean up abandoned mining for waters, including New Mexico.

12/18/2024

Abandoned mines are a mutibillion dollar problem for must of the Western U.S. But a new federal law starts a program to try and tackle certain kinds of clean-up operations that couldn't happen before due to too much legal risk.

A new federal law may speed up local government, tribal and nonprofit efforts to clean up abandoned mining for waters, including New Mexico.

12/18/2024

A spending bill U.S. House appropriators released Tuesday evening to keep the government open into next spring includes a provision to allow sales of a gasoline blend that includes up to 15% ethanol nationwide throughout the year, a major win for corn producers and their allies in Congress from both parties.

Supporters of ethanol, which is derived from corn, say it boosts U.S. production and lowers gas prices.

The ranking Democrat on the House Energy and Commerce Committee said the measure would reduce gas prices and bolster U.S. energy production.

12/18/2024

Congressional leaders unveiled a catch-all, year-end package Tuesday that would provide more than $100 billion for federal agencies to continue their ongoing response efforts following a slew of natural disasters during the last two years, including severe storms in New Mexico.

Part of the package will bolster funding for federal agencies to continue their ongoing response to a slew of natural disasters.

12/18/2024

A federal judge on Tuesday struck down a federal regulation that limited compensation for the Hermits Peak-Calf Canyon Fire only to economic losses and declared that FEMA “unlawfully withheld” money that was owed to victims.

A federal judge on Tuesday struck down a federal regulation that limited compensation for the Hermits Peak-Calf Canyon Fire only to economic losses, opening the door to several hundred million dollars paid to victims for the emotional distress they suffered in the 2022 fire.

12/18/2024

NEW: A federal judge has just ordered FEMA to pay Hermits Peak-Calf Canyon Fire victims for the emotional distress the 2022 fire caused, not just the economic losses they suffered.

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A federal judge on Tuesday struck down a federal regulation that limited compensation for the Hermits Peak-Calf Canyon Fire only to economic losses, opening the door to several hundred million dollars paid to victims for the emotional distress they suffered in the 2022 fire.

12/17/2024

An independent report provided to federal officials overseeing the recovery from the largest wildfire in New Mexico history calculates more than $5 billion in expected liability for the losses suffered in the fire, even though Congress has awarded only about $4 billion so far.

The 16-page report was completed in October and released publicly this month as Congress is considering an additional $1.5 billion for fire victims. The extra funding is wrapped into a nearly $100 billion ask by President Joe Biden to fund the country’s disaster response agencies. Congress is expected to vote on that this week.

The report details the fire's present and future costs amid a push by FEMA and New Mexico’s congressional delegation to get extra funding.

12/17/2024

The most prominent civil rights organization in the United States has included the New Mexico Supreme Court among a list of state supreme courts falling far short of providing meaningful public access to their pending cases.

The organization assigned tiers to each state and the District of Columbia based on whether they adhere to four practices which “help ensure the public and the press are able to learn about, monitor, and — where appropriate — meaningfully participate in ongoing cases.”

New Mexico is among 26 state supreme courts following only one or two practices. Six state supreme courts practice all four transparency measures, while another six don’t follow any of them.

The ACLU gave New Mexico’s highest court the second-worst rating in its review of all state supreme court websites.

12/17/2024

ICYMI: “We cannot talk about COVID in the past tense,” World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said last week. “It’s still with us, it still causes acute disease and Long COVID, and it still kills.”

“Very high” amounts of COVID-19 were found in samples from New Mexico sewers, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

12/17/2024

Nearly 40,000 households in seven rural New Mexico school districts will receive high-speed home internet in coming months, following state grants from the Office of Broadband Access and Expansion’s Student Connect program.

Nearly 40,000 households in seven rural New Mexico school districts will receive high-speed home internet in coming months, following state grants from the Office of Broadband Access and Expansion’s Student Connect program. The OBAE’s Student Connect program falls under the office’s Connect Ne...

12/16/2024

New Mexico health officials urged residents of the state Monday to get vaccinated for the flu, COVID-19 and RSV as people gather for winter holiday celebrations that can also spread infections.

As of Dec. 9, only 12.4% of New Mexicans had received the COVID-19 vaccine updated to fight against the latest variants, according to state health department data. Vaccination rates were even lower among Black and Hispanic New Mexicans, and among people aged 39 and younger.

“Very high” amounts of COVID-19 were found in samples from New Mexico sewers, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

12/16/2024

The deadline to file a claim for initial damages from the Hermits Peak-Calf Canyon fire is Friday.

Nearly $4 billion has been earmarked to compensate people for losses they suffered in the state’s largest-ever wildfire two and a half years ago.

12/14/2024

The Secretary for New Mexico's General Services Department is retiring at the end of the month.

Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham announced Friday that Robert Doucette, the secretary of New Mexico’s General Services Department is retiring.

12/13/2024

Missouri Sen. Josh Hawley says the U.S. House of Representatives is attempting to include a slimmed-down version of the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act in the spending bill that would extend coverage to “just a few counties” in Utah.

On the Senate floor Tuesday, Hawley vowed to reject the proposal, calling it “a backroom deal, rigged for only a few insiders, excluding most of the country.”

Hawley says the House is attempting to include a slimmed-down version of RECA that would extend coverage only to parts of Utah.

12/13/2024

The New Mexico state government's proposed budget for the upcoming year would be the biggest in history. The governor touted her proposal as a way to expand needed services for children and those suffering with homelessness, drug addiction or mental illness, while also spurring a transition to cleaner energy and increase infrastructure investments.

The budget would be the biggest in state history and a 7% increase over the $10.2 billion budget lawmakers enacted earlier this year.

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