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Nygren, Curley respond to Haaland’s decision

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Secretary of Interior withdraws from future leasing, mining claims

U.S. Secretary of Interior Deb Haaland recently withdrew future leasing and mining claims public lands that surround the Chaco Culture National Historical Park. The park is about 90 miles northeast of Gallup.

In a June 2 press release, Navajo Nation...

Navajo Nation Council approves appropriations to cover operating expenses

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WINDOW ROCK, ARIZ. — The 25th Navajo Nation Council passed Emergency Legislation No. 0124-23 on June 2, approving just over $2.4 million from the Unreserved, Undesignated Fund Balance to cover programs expenses for the remainder of fiscal year 2023 for the Office of the President and Vice President, the Office of the...

Gov. Lujan Grisham marks the start of Pride Month

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Santa Fe — Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham on celebrated the beginning of Pride Month on June 1  by renewing promises to the LGBTQIA+ communities in New Mexico.

For more than 40 years, the LGBTQIA+ community in Albuquerque has marked June as the anniversary of the protests and riots at the Stonewall Inn in New York in 1975...

The Bureau of Land Management New Mexico oil, gas lease sale nets almost $80,000

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SANTA FE — The Bureau of Land Management New Mexico State Office conducted a lease sale on May 25, offering 45 parcels totaling over 10,000 acres within Cheyenne County, Kansas, and Eddy, Lea, and Chaves counties in New Mexico on public lands managed by the Roswell Field Office, Carlsbad Field Office, and Oklahoma Field...

Gov. creates state's first Office of Special Education

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ALBUQUERQUE — Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham created the Office of Special Education, the first dedicated office of its kind in New Mexico, through an executive order May 25. The governor also announced that a national search is underway for the director of the new office.

The Office of Special Education will operate within...

Navajo Nation Council Budget and Finance Committee begins to eliminate red tape in the procurement process

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WINDOW ROCK, ARIZ. — The 25th Navajo Nation Council’s Budget and Finance Committee passed Legislation No. 0075-23, sponsored by Council Delegate Seth Damon (Bááháálí, Chichiltah, Manuelito, Tsé Lichíí’, Rock Springs, Tsayatoh),  which amends sections of the Navajo Nation Procurement regulations on May 16. The...

Nygren, Curley advocate for the Navajo Nation at the Department of the Interior

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WASHINGTON D.C. — Navajo Nation President Buu Nygren and Speaker Crystalyne Curley advocated on behalf of the Navajo Nation at the U.S. Department of the Interior Secretary’s Tribal Advisory Committee meeting hosted by Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland in Washington, D.C. May 16.

In 2021, Haaland announced the...

Gov. Lujan Grisham to serve on U.S. Climate Alliance Executive Committee

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New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham has been selected to serve on the executive committee of the U.S. Climate Alliance.

This appointment puts Lujan Grisham and the State of New Mexico at the forefront of the global movement to combat climate change. It also recognizes the innovative steps that the governor’s...

Rep. Leger Fernández calls on colleagues to prevent a catastrophic default

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WASHINGTON D.C. — Congresswoman Teresa Leger Fernández issued the following statement on Debt Limit:



“The United States pays its bills. Unfortunately, Speaker McCarthy is taking us to the brink of economic disaster by refusing to raise the debt limit - something that was regularly done under House Democratic...

Gov. Lujan Grisham to pursue anti-hazing legislation in next session

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Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham issued a statement following the filing of another lawsuit against a public higher education institution related to sexual abuse:



“I am appalled by the allegations at New Mexico public universities involving hazing and abuse - outrage doesn’t go far enough. It is the responsibility of...

$1.5 million approved by Navajo Nation Council to support St. Michaels Association for Special Education

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WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. – The 25th Navajo Nation Council voted unanimously to approve legislation to appropriate over $1.5 million from the Navajo Nation’s Unreserved, Undesignated Fund Balance to support continued operations of the St. Michaels Association for Special Education, which provides services for children and adults with developmental disabilities April 18, during the third day of the Spring Council Session.

Council Delegate Brenda Jesus (Oak Springs, St. Michaels) sponsored Legislation No. 0062-23, to provide funding to help the St. Michaels Association for Special Education overcome setbacks caused by the COVID-19 pandemic that led to a decline in funding, personnel, and...

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