New Mexico Senators, Advocates Back Biden Oil And Gas Plans -
By Susan Montoya Bryan, Associated Press
Local officials and residents in New Mexico s oil patches are anxious as the Biden administration takes aim at the oil and natural gas industry with a series of new executive orders.
But the state s two U.S. senators, both Democrats, are supporting the actions, saying it s time to rethink the nation s energy policies.
Sen. Martin Heinrich said he would not support a permanent, unilateral ban on new oil and gas leases but he believes a pause is appropriate despite concerns from industry groups and others that doing so could have immediate implications for the state s bottom line.
Vaccines Among Last Hurdles To Open New Mexico Classrooms - By Cedar Attanasio Associated Press/Report For America
New Mexico s teacher s unions say a slow vaccine rollout and the expiration of federal COVID-19 sick leave are the remaining hurdles to getting students in schools.
On Tuesday, Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham announced that some of the power to reopen schools will be given back to local districts nearly a year after they closed their doors.
That decision came with the blessing of union officials and a promise to the state s teachers, who are among the oldest and therefore most vulnerable teaching population in the country.
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Created: January 11, 2021 10:03 PM
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. Santa Fe Public Schools and Rio Rancho Public Schools announced their learning models for the spring semester.
Santa Fe Public Schools
Santa Fe Public Schools will stay in a fully remote learning model for the time being, out of caution amid the pandemic.
Superintendent Dr. Veronica Garcia said she’s “cautiously optimistic” that the district can return to a hybrid schedule for the final nine weeks of the school year, adding that parents and staff should get a two-weeks heads up before any changes go into effect.
On Nov. 10, the district decided to return to an online-only model beginning after Nov. 20.