Gallup Sun

WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. — The 25th Navajo Nation Council Delegate Seth Damon (Bááháálí, Chichiltah, Manuelito, Tsé Lichíí’, Rock Springs, Tsayatoh), former Speaker of the 24th Navajo Nation Council, announced on Jan. 17 that he will resign as a member of the 25th Navajo Nation Council, effective Jan. 22, to accept the position of Deputy Secretary for the New Mexico Indian Affairs Department.

Damon made the announcement in Window Rock, Arizona, during a meeting of the Budget and Finance Committee, which he previously chaired under the 23rd Navajo Nation Council. He has served as an elected member of the Council since January 2015, representing the communities of Bááháálí...

SANTA FE — The New Mexico Motor Vehicles Division today announced on Jan. 18 it is proposing legislation that will allow it to develop and issue electronic driver’s licenses and identification cards.

Senate Bill 88, sponsored by Sen. Roberto “Bobby” J. Gonzales of Ranchos de Taos, would authorize the MVD to offer electronic credentials to customers at no additional cost to their physical licenses and identification cards.

“Technology is always changing, and this bill will ensure that New Mexico can be at the forefront of the movement toward electronic licenses,” Gonzales said.

Eight states, including neighboring Colorado and Arizona, currently offer mobile licenses to...

SANTA FE — Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham issued her sixth State of the State address, the second of her second term as governor, laying out her legislative priorities for the 2024 legislative session on Jan. 16.

The legislative priorities are supported through the governor's FY25 Executive Budget Recommendation, and encompass initiatives in housing and homelessness, health care and behavioral health, education and child wellbeing, public safety, economic development, infrastructure, and tax reform.

Lujan Grisham’s legislative agenda for the 2024 session of the New Mexico Legislature includes:

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND INFASTRUCTURE

Dedicate 2% (approx. $170 million) of the...

A scheduled water outage that will affect parts of Coal and Aztec Avenues will take place on Jan. 17 from 8 am to 5 pm.

The outage will affect City of Gallup Water customers in the following areas:

• 700-1000 block of West Coal Avenue
  
• 950 West Aztec Avenue