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Online hardship assistance applications available to Navajo Nation on Nov. 2
![Pearline Kirk, controller for the Navajo Nation. Photo Credit: OPVP](/images/resized/images/news/2016/290_nov06/31_200_200.jpg)
President Nez discusses CARES Act deadline, other concerns with Rep. O’Halleran
![Representative Tom O’Halleran, D-Ariz., formerly a Republican Arizona State Senator representing District One. He switched parties in 2016 and was elected the policy co-chairman of the Blue Dog Coalition in Nov. 2018. Photo Credit: ballotpedia.org](/images/resized/images/news/2016/290_nov06/30_100_100.jpg)
The two leaders met in the community of Nazlini, Ariz., as the Nez-Lizer Administration held a food and care package distribution to help local residents during the COVID-19 pandemic. O’Halleran and his staff members also assisted with the distribution of food and supplies to local families.
“We appreciate the...
Gov. lowers flags in recognition of Rep. Salazar
![Representative Nick Salazar, D- Ohkay Owingeh, represented District 40 from 1974 to 2019. He died Oct. 23 at the age of 91. Photo Credit: nmlegis.gov](/images/resized/images/news/2016/290_nov06/29_100_100.jpg)
On Oct. 23 the governor issued the following statement upon news of the death of Salazar:
“Representative Salazar was an exemplary public servant. He represented Northern New Mexico, but all New Mexicans benefited from his service. Whether it was through his advocacy for New Mexico seniors and their well-being, his support for our national laboratories or the resources he delivered for Native American communities, he demonstrated over the course of more than 40 years as a member of the Legislature that he understood...
29 new positive cases across New Mexico’s public schools
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SANTA FE— The Public Education Department on Oct. 29 announced 29 new positive cases of COVID-19 in the last 24 hours. Rapid response has been initiated, and all pertinent information has been verified with the schools and school districts. The following new cases have been reported:
§ Four cases in McKinley County. All of the infected individuals are staff members who were last on school property Oct. 27 and 28.
§ Five cases in Bernalillo County. All of the infected individuals are staff members who were last on school property Oct. 28.
§ One case in Chaves County. The infected individual is a student who was last on...
Call for transparency regarding stockpiled personal protective equipment
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WASHINGTON—U.S. Senators Tom Udall, D-N.M. and Martin Heinrich, D-N.M. and U.S. Representatives Ben Ray Luján, D-N.M., Deb Haaland, D-N.M. and Xochitl Torres Small, D-N.M. urged officials in the Federal Emergency Management Agency and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to distribute adequate supplies of personal protective equipment from the Strategic National Stockpile to New Mexico so the state and its Native communities may properly prepare for the coming winter months. New Mexico is currently experiencing a spike in COVID-19 infections, as its rate of new infections is one of...
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