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Gov. Lujan Grisham applauds $300M investment in high-tech cannabis manufacturing and research facility

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SANTA FE – Rural New Mexico will soon be the home to one of the nation’s largest cannabis manufacturing and research facilities, Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham and Bright Green Corp. announced Monday – a $300 million investment in a state-of-the-art agricultural ecosystem on company-owned property in Grants, embracing the latest technology and automation, delivering consistency and purity to the production of high-quality cannabis for the advancement of medical research.

NASA selects local teacher and students’ experiment for mission

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CIBOLA COUNTY, N.M. -A St. Joseph Mission School teacher and her students put together an experiment that has been selected for a NASA flight mission. St. Joseph Mission School is a private, Catholic school located in San Fidel, New Mexico. The school recently congratulated the teacher and her students on social media for “put[ting] St. Joseph’s in space.”

Violations?

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MILAN, N.M. – The Village of Milan May 12 workshop ended with comments about “leaks.” Trustee Ellen Baca spoke passionately about ongoing litigation and named a previous village manager as she referred to legal concerns.

Cibola County receives first GFOA award

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SANTA FE – Cibola County received its first Government Finance Officers Association’s Distinguished Budget Presentation Award for its FY 2020-2021 budget. This award is the highest form of recognition in governmental budgeting. Its attainment represents a significant achievement by the county reflecting the commitment of the County Manager Kate Fletcher, the Finance Director Paul Ludi, and their team.

Treasury launches Coronavirus state and local fiscal recovery funds to deliver $350 billion

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WASHINGTON — Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury announced the launch of the Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds, established by the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, to provide $350 billion in emergency funding for state, local, territorial, and Tribal governments. Treasury also released details on the ways funds can be used to respond to acute pandemic-response needs, fill revenue shortfalls among state and local governments, and support the communities and populations hardest-hit by the COVID-19 crisis. Eligible state, territorial, metropolitan city, county, and Tribal governments will be able to access funding directly from the Treasury Department in the coming days to assist communities as they recover from the pandemic.

New Mexico applauds Intel’s $3.5 billion expansion in Rio Rancho

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RIO RANCHO, N.M. – Intel plans to invest $3.5 billion in its New Mexico operations and hire more than 700 new workers to create a domestic hub for advanced semiconductor manufacturing at its fabrication facility in Sandoval County, the company and Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham announced today.