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By Susan Montoya Bryan, Associated Press New Mexico health officials on Wednesday reported more progress in getting residents vaccinated as the state continues to lead the U.S. in the vaccine rollout. State Health Secretary Dr. Tracie Collins said 50% of residents 16 and older have received their first shot and 31% are fully vaccinated. The latest figures come as other states look to expand distribution beyond health care workers and other priority groups to meet an April 19 deadline from the B...

By Susan Montoya Bryan, Associated Press New Mexico health officials on Wednesday reported more progress in getting residents vaccinated as the state continues to lead the U.S. in the vaccine rollout. State Health Secretary Dr. Tracie Collins said 50% of residents 16 and older have received their first shot and 31% are fully vaccinated. The latest figures come as other states look to expand distribution beyond health care workers and other priority groups to meet an April 19 deadline from the B...

Interior Secretary Deb Haaland meets New Mexico Native American leaders ahead of Utah visit (Susan Montoya Bryan | AP) U.S. Interior Secretary Deb Haaland listens to tribal leaders during a round-table discussion at the Indian Pueblo Cultural Center in Albuquerque, N.M., on Tuesday, April 6, 2021. The visit marked Haalands first to her home state after being confirmed as head of the federal agency, making her the first Native American to hold a Cabinet position. By Susan Montoya Bryan | The Ass...

New Mexico Signs Family Tax Credit And 99 Other Bills - By Cedar Attanasio And Susan Montoya Associated Press / Report For America Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham on Tuesday signed into law a measure that supporters are billing as the most progressive shift in the states tax structure in years.  Its one of 100 bills the governor has signed so far this week ahead of a Friday deadline tied to the end of the legislative session that crafted them. Lujan Grisham has approved changes in healthcare, edu...

By CEDAR ATTANASIOApril 5, 2021 GMT SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Tribal leaders on Monday welcomed Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham’s signature of a bill that will increase funding for schools serving Native American and military communities across New Mexico. “This change is going to be a generational change,” Zuni Pueblo Gov. Val Panteah said during a signing ceremony outside the state capitol, where he addressed Democratic leaders who passed the bill during this year’s legislative session. �...

Governor Signs Impact Aid Legislation, Boosting Financial Support For Many New Mexico Public Schools From the Office of the Governor: Measure provides certain school districts with access to more than $60 million; tribal leaders herald the long-awaited breakthrough SANTA FE — Alongside tribal leaders from all across New Mexico, Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham on Monday afternoon signed historic legislation ending credits for impact aid payments in the public school funding formula, providing scho...

Expanded Vaccine Eligibility Begins In New Mexico - Associated Press  All New Mexicans age 16 or older who wish to be vaccinated against the coronavirus now have a chance to receive their shots, as Monday marked the start of expanded eligibility under the state Department of Healths distribution plan.  The timeline for getting more shots out to the general public was sped up under a directive by the Biden administration to make all adults in the U.S. eligible by May 1. State officials also s...

Tribes talk priorities with formidable guardian Haaland SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN, Associated Press April 6, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail 14 1of14Nambe Pueblo Gov. Phillip Perez, left, hands U.S. Interior Secretary Deb Haaland a formal letter from the All Pueblo Council of Governors celebrating Haalands appointment to lead the federal agency during a round-table discussion at the Indian Pueblo Cultural Center, Tuesday, April 6, 2021, in Albuquerque, N.M.Susan Montoya Bryan/APShow MoreShow L...

New Mexico governor signs impact aid legislation boosting financial support for many schools Measure provides certain school districts with access to over $60 million; tribal leaders herald the long-awaited breakthrough Author: (Photo: Element5 Digital, Unsplash) Measure provides certain school districts with access to over $60 million; tribal leaders herald the long-awaited breakthrough News Release Office of New Mexico Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham Alongside tribal leaders from all across N...