SANTA FE — Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham today signed Senate Bill 134, the New Mexico Housing Trust Fund, which will provide a dedicated funding stream for the construction and maintenance of thousands of additional affordable homes for low- and moderate- income New Mexicans.

“Every New Mexican deserves a safe, affordable and comfortable place to live, and this funding stream will make a real difference in the lives of New Mexicans, especially in rural areas of the state,” Lujan Grisham said. “Providing greater access to stable and affordable housing will have profound and positive social implications that ripple throughout New Mexico communities, and I’m grateful to Sen...

WASHINGTON– As schools across the nation continue transitioning back to normal operations, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich, D-NM, a member of the Senate Committee on Appropriations, is leading a group of 29 Senate colleagues, including Senate Agriculture Committee Chairwoman Debbie Stabenow (D-MI), in an effort to make sure school administrators, staff, and industry partners that supply food to child nutrition programs have continued support from the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

In 2020, at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, Congress passed the Families First Coronavirus Response Act that granted USDA the authority to issue several nationwide waivers and flexibilities for schools...

Gallup is coming into the 21st century with the revamping of its tourism website and the launch of a tourism app.

Gallup Tourism and Marketing Manager Jennifer Lazarz told the city council on Feb. 8 that the website went live on Feb. 4, and it took about 15 months to complete.

The city had help from a branding consultancy company Bandwagon, LLC to come up with a color palette and mood for a new Gallup logo to be used in promotional materials such as the website. In a Sun article published on July 30, a Bandwagon partner Cory Cart explained why they chose the color scheme.

“We realized there was a very distinct color palette and a very distinct shape that is in everything from...

Makeover slated for local airport

Gallup residents are getting closer and closer to flying out of their hometown.

During the Feb. 22 city council meeting, the next steps to making that a reality were taken.

C.B.  Strain, the city’s Planning and Development director, got the City Council’s nod to move forward with securing a $300,000 grant from the New Mexico Department of Transportation for airport infrastructure improvements.

Strain explained that the Gallup Municipal Airport is in need of a new roof; a new HVAC system; an upgrade to the baggage area and ticket counter; interior lights need replaced; the bathrooms need updated to meet ADA regulations; the terminal needs new...