WINDOW ROCK, Ariz.— Navajo Nation President Jonathan Nez and Vice President Myron Lizer recently met with Division Directors, to review Legislation No. 0257-21, which seeks the 24th Navajo Nation Council’s support to allocate over $1.16 billion in Fiscal Recovery Funds authorized through the American Rescue Plan Act for hardship assistance, water/electricity/broadband infrastructure, housing, and bathroom additions.

This will be the first of several legislations that will be considered to allocate over $2 billion that the Navajo Nation received to help recover from the COVID-19 pandemic.

Legislation No. 0257-21 proposes the following funding allocations:

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Researchers say they have found a new and effective way to kill bacterial superbugs and viruses without harming human cells — ultrashort pulses of lasers. A team at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis says its findings could lead to new ways to sterilize wounds and blood products. “At a certain laser power, we’re inactivating viruses. As you increase the power, you start inactivating bacteria,” first author Shaw-Wei (David) Tsen said. “But it takes even higher power than that, and we’re talking orders of magnitude, to start killing human cells.” He proposes that scanning a wound with tuned lasers...

We support efforts to expand and increase the economic opportunities available to all New Mexicans, as many of our neighboring states have done alongside a strong oil and natural gas sector.

New Mexico’s oil and gas industry is proud to be the foundation of the state’s economy, providing thousands of jobs across our state and supporting the budget and public schools with billions in revenue. Teachers and students in every county and corner of our state depend on the industry for the resources they need to teach and learn, and we’re committed to doing our part to see that New Mexico’s kids have the opportunities to be successful in the classroom and beyond.

This industry is...

A Town Hall meeting has been organized for Dec. 11 to address topics related to Rehoboth McKinley Christian Hospital, its financial status, its staff, and the current administration.

In a media advisory, Dr. Connie Liu of the Community Health Action Group, said the current leadership of RMCH has entrenched itself in an adversarial stance with staff and community.

She also mentioned a $9.4 million deficit and a persistent one-star CMS Hospital Rating as major concerns for a community that relies on the hospital as a major service point for patients who live in the nearby Navajo Nation and Zuni Pueblo. She added that 70 percent of the patient population at RMCH is Native American and it...