In Loving Memory

Could business incubation be right for Gallup?

Friday, 10 June 2022 05:42 Staff Reports

Webinar to showcase what can be done for NM communities

SANTA FE — It takes careful planning and a great deal of support to build and sustain a business incubator.

The New Mexico Economic Development Department will be hosting an online webinar June 7 to help communities to determine if a business incubator...

NM traffic report for June 6 – 17, 2022

Friday, 10 June 2022 05:41 Courtesy of NMDOT

Interstate:

I-40, mile marker 111.043 – 117.000, west of Laguna to Mesita

Mountain States Constructors, Inc. continues roadway reconstruction, ramp rehabilitation and bridge rehabilitation work. I-40 will be reduced to one lane from 7am-6pm. The contractor will complete minor work, to include seeding, permanent...

Gov. Lujan Grisham meets with federal officials on wildfires and disaster relief

Friday, 20 May 2022 15:18 gallupsun

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham met with federal lands and emergency response officials in Washington, D.C. on May 20 to discuss national forest management in New Mexico and advocate for additional federal assistance as multiple wildfires continue to burn across the state, including one that began as a...

Heinrich, Luján secure protection for Chaco Canyon

Friday, 11 March 2022 23:00 gallupsun

WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) secured a provision in the Omnibus Appropriations Agreement for Fiscal Year 2022 to maintain the moratorium on oil and gas leasing on federal land in the withdrawal area of the Greater Chaco Region.

Maintaining the moratorium is critical to...

New Mexico courts work to prevent evictions, improve housing stability

Friday, 14 January 2022 03:30 Staff Reports

SANTA FE – A new court-based program will assist New Mexicans facing the possible loss of housing during the pandemic and provide landlords with an alternative to evicting tenants unable to pay their rent.

The Eviction Prevention and Diversion Program will be piloted in the Ninth Judicial District of Curry and...

Congressional leaders get on board for widespread electrification

Friday, 14 January 2022 03:29 Staff Reports

Twenty-four lawmakers signed on as supporters of the first-ever Electrification Caucus just before the end of 2021. The Caucus is only a little over a month old and was created to advance policies to accelerate widespread electrification, which includes lowering energy bills, improving air quality and public health...

Redistricting can make a big impact on voters

Friday, 29 October 2021 05:30 By Mike Daly Sun Contributor

Choices from the Chamber of Commerce to the Navajo Nation under consideration

The New Mexico Redistricting Committee is moving toward final choices for voting districts in N.M.

Early this year the N.M. State Legislature passed a Redistricting Act which, according to the Redistricting website, “empowers the committee to...

President, tribal officials lobby Capitol Hill for tribal support

Friday, 29 October 2021 05:28 Staff Reports

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Navajo Nation President Jonathan Nez met with White House officials, Congressional members, and federal agencies in Washington, D.C. this week, to garner support for infrastructure development, public safety facilities, veteran benefits, and health care resources for the Navajo people.

President Nez...

‘Air is Life Act’ passed by Navajo Nation Council

Friday, 29 October 2021 05:27 Staff Reports

Bill lauded by health advocates

WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. — Members of the 24th Navajo Nation Council passed Legislation No. 0174-21 by a vote of 20 in favor and 3 opposed, which enacts the Niłch’ éí Bee Ííńá - Air is Life Act of 2021, Oct. 19.

The bill prohibits the use of commercial tobacco products in enclosed...

New campaign with New Mexico roots pushes for wildlife management reform

Friday, 29 October 2021 05:27 By Hannah Grover NM Political Report

A newly launched initiative seeks to reform wildlife management not only in New Mexico, but across the nation.

Wildlife for All is a campaign from the Southwest Environmental Center, which is based in Las Cruces. The advocates behind the effort say the current system of managing wildlife places too much emphasis on hunting...

Navajo Nation advocates for Office of Tribal Affairs at the U.S. Department of Treasury

Tuesday, 05 October 2021 20:08 gallupsun

Navajo Nation President Jonathan Nez and Vice President Myron Lizer urge the U.S. Department of the Treasury to establish an Office of Tribal Affairs with a politically appointed officer at the Assistant Secretary level who advises the Treasury Secretary on issues impacting tribal governments and citizens.

The U.S. Treasury plays an important role in navigating the relationship between the federal government and tribes, and frequently finds itself with vast amounts of delegated authority to determine how funds set aside for tribes by Congress should be distributed and managed, as was the case most recently with the CARES Act and the American Rescue Plan Act.

“The creation of an Office...