Page 3 - Val Panteah News Today : Breaking News, Live Updates & Top Stories | Vimarsana

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 Biden administration. While New Mexico opened up eligibility Monday, Collins said priority will still...

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 Biden administration. While New Mexico opened up eligibility Monday, Collins said priority will still...

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 Haaland's 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 Associated Press   | April 7, 2021, 4:14 p.m. Albuquerque, N.M. • Native American leaders told U.S...

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 state's tax structure in years.  It's 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, education and voting. Some of the bills she signed also expand or elevate the input from underreprese...

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. “I thank you on behalf of Zuni people, and Zuni kids.” The law eliminates a state credit that dedu...