ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, April 25 -- The city of Albuquerque issued the following news on April 24, 2024: On Monday, April 22, 2024, ABQ RIDE celebrated Earth Day with a special flower planting project at the Alvarado Transportation Center in partnership with a 4th grade class from Lew Wallace Elementary School. A group of 21 students from the downtown school assisted ABQ RIDE and City of Albuquerque Parks and Recreation staff with planting over 100 annual flowers inside the bus yard at the ATC more PR

ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, April 25 -- Bernalillo County issued the following news release on April 24, 2024: Tonight, Bernalillo County Commissioners approved an industrial revenue bond (IRB) request and LEDA funds for Array Technologies Inc., the largest solar tracker company in the world, to assist with the construction of a new facility near Atrisco Vista Boulevard and I-40. The new 216,000-square-foot campus is expected to accommodate business growth and expand truck access, as well as reta more PR

ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, April 25 -- Bernalillo County issued the following news release on April 24, 2024: Bernalillo County Assessor, Damian Lara outlined the accomplishments of his first year in office while projecting a department course of action before the County Commissioners at their regular meeting on Tuesday, April 23. Lara told the commissioners his staff continues to update and canvass all properties in the county with a completion goal of 2027. Those parcels total more than 287,00 more PR

ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, April 24 -- Bernalillo County issued the following news release: The Bernalillo County Board of Commissioners will celebrate the contributions of Secretary of State Maggie Toulouse Oliver and Clerk Linda Stover to the electoral process at today's County Commission meeting at 5 p.m. During the meeting, the Board of Commissioners will issue a proclamation designating April 23, 2024, as "Secretary of State Maggie Toulouse Oliver and Clerk Linda Stover Day" in Bernalillo C more PR

ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, April 25 -- Bernalillo County issued the following news release on April 24, 2024: The Bernalillo County Board of Commissioners, at its administrative meeting yesterday, approved the reallocation of $5.75 million from two projects and expenditure of $8.95 million in American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funding for three ongoing projects. The reconstruction project at Rio Bravo and Second Street will receive $5.2 million of the approved amount. The project includes a lane ad more PR

ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, April 25 -- Bernalillo County issued the following news release: Bernalillo County is pleased to announce the appointment of Wayne W. Lindstrom as the new deputy county manager for Behavioral Health. With over 50 years of experience in the behavioral health field, Wayne Lindstrom brings a wealth of knowledge and expertise to his new role. He served five years with the New Mexico Department of Human Services and was appointed as CEO of the Behavioral Health Collaborativ more PR

ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, April 25 -- Bernalillo County issued the following news release: Bernalillo County is pleased to announce the appointment of Danette Townsend as the deputy county manager for the Community Services Division. Townsend has been serving as interim deputy county manager for the division since December of last year. Prior to that she led the ABC Community Schools as the executive director since 2018, where she played a pivotal role in enhancing educational opportunities for more PR

ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, April 25 -- Bernalillo County issued the following news release on April 24, 2024: A grand opening was held today to celebrate Ceja Vista Apartments, a senior affordable housing complex at 10001 Ceja Vista Rd. SW. near Atrisco Vista High School. The 156-unit complex is the partner development to the neighboring Valle De Atrisco family apartments and was made possible in part through project revenue bonds, a property tax exemption program for multi-family housing projec more PR

SAN FRANCISCO, California, April 24 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release on April 22, 2024: * * * EPA announces selectees under the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund grant competition to deliver solar to low-income and disadvantaged communities through the President's Investing in America agenda * * * Today, as the Biden-Harris Administration celebrates Earth Day, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the California Infrastructure Economic D more PR

DALLAS, Texas, April 24 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release on April 23, 2024: * * * EPA announces selectees under Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund grant competition to deliver solar to low-income and disadvantaged households through the President's Investing in America agenda * * * As the Biden-Harris Administration celebrates Earth week, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced the New Mexico Energy, Minerals & Natural Resources Department has be more PR

WASHINGTON, April 24 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture issued the following news release: McALLEN, Texas, April 24, 2024 - U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Deputy Secretary Xochitl Torres Small today announced that USDA is partnering with rural cooperatives, local organizations and Tribes to support high-speed internet deployment in 11 states. USDA is awarding $5.2 million in cooperative agreements through the Broadband Technical Assistance Program, which is funded through President B more PR

TAOS, New Mexico, April 24 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management issued the following news release on April 23, 2024: The Bureau of Land Management is seeking public comment on the draft amendment to the Taos Resource Management Plan (https://eplanning.blm.gov/public_projects/lup/68121/86167/103325/Approved_Taos_RMP_-_5.16.12_(print_version).pdf) and associated Environmental Assessment for the Rio Grande del Norte National Monument Management Plan. The Rio Grande del more PR

ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, April 25 -- The city of Albuquerque issued the following news: To help bolster the workforce of commercial drivers in Albuquerque, the City of Albuquerque is supporting CNM Ingenuity Commercial Driver's License (CDL) program by providing a bus for students to drive during their training. Recognizing the critical role of commercial drivers in the local economy and for essential City services, the City of Albuquerque supports CDL training across the state. "Our collabora more PR

DALLAS, Texas, April 24 -- The Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas, a district bank in the Federal Home Loan Bank System, issued the following member bulletin (No. 2024-12) on April 23, 2024: The Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas (Bank) will launch a new pilot program to provide grants to federally recognized tribes and Tribally Designated Housing Entities (TDHEs) to support the housing needs of tribes and tribal organizations. Through the Native American Housing Opportunities (NAHO) Fund, the Bank more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, April 24 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release: Attorney General Kwame Raoul, alongside 23 attorneys general, filed a motion to intervene in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit to defend the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) final rule for light- and medium-duty vehicle emissions standards for model years 2027-2032. The final rule sets stricter tailpipe emissions standards for light- and medium-duty ve more PR

WASHINGTON, April 24 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Los Alamos National Laboratory issued the following news: Employees from Los Alamos National Laboratory joined forces with The Food Depot to combat food insecurity across Northern New Mexico, donating $70,738 as well as 7,509 pounds of food. That works out to 289,000 meals for people facing food insecurity in the counties of Colfax, Harding, Los Alamos, Mora, Rio Arriba, San Miguel, Santa Fe, Taos and Union. Additionally, 37 volunteers ro more PR

RALEIGH, North Carolina, April 24 -- North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein issued the following news release on April 23, 2024: Attorney General Josh Stein today filed a motion to intervene in a case to defend the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) final rule for light- and medium-duty vehicle emissions standards for model years 2027-2032. These include passenger cars, large pickup trucks, and vans. The rule sets stricter tailpipe emissions standards for harmful air pollutants, i more PR

EL PASO, Texas, April 24 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Texas issued the following news release: An El Paso man was sentenced today to 262 months in prison for kidnapping resulting in death. According to court documents, Armando Leonardo Moreno aka Cholo, 21, served as a soldier in a transnational criminal organization (TCO) and conspired with other TCO members on or around Sept. 13, 2021, to kidnap a subject from an El Paso stash house. The kidnappers drove the more PR

SPRINGVILLE, Alabama, April 24 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service issued the following news release on April 23, 2024: The Department of the Interior today announced more than $70 million from President Biden's Investing in America agenda for 43 projects in 29 states that will improve fish passage around outdated or obsolete dams, culverts, levees and other barriers fragmenting the nation's rivers and streams. Projects receiving funding showcase a diverse po more PR

WASHINGTON, April 25 (TNSres) -- The White House issued the following fact sheet on April 12, 2024: * * * President Joe Biden Announces Student Debt Cancellation for 2,010 More Borrowers in New Mexico, Pursuing Every Path Available to Cancel Student Debt - New announcement brings debt cancellation to over 17,430 people in New Mexico under Biden-Harris Administration Today, President Biden announced that 277,000 more borrowers across the country will get their student debt cancelled, includin more PR