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Whether it's town issues and community activism, or school calendars and sports schedules, AmericanTowns delivers the information faster and helps you use it better. en-us 30 https://www.americantowns.com/hobbs-nm 144 69 https://www.americantowns.com/hobbs-nm https://www.americantowns.com/images/atn_rss_logo.gif Thu, 02 May 2024 16:56:38 -0500 WASHINGTON – Electrification Caucus Senate Co-Chairs Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Tina Smith (D-Minn.) participated in an “Electric https://www.americantowns.com/news/heinrich-smith-highlight-electrification-measures-in-inflation-reduction-act-31436042-hobbs-nm.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/heinrich-smith-highlight-electrification-measures-in-inflation-reduction-act-31436042-hobbs-nm.html Government and Politics Thu, 02 May 2024 00:00:00 -0500 WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) and Teresa Leger Fernández (D-N.M.) announced a $6.4 https://www.americantowns.com/news/heinrich-lujan-leger-fernandez-announce-64-million-in-american-rescue-plan-funding-to-develop-health-care-construction-workforce-training-program-in-northern-new-mexico-31436040-hobbs-nm.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/heinrich-lujan-leger-fernandez-announce-64-million-in-american-rescue-plan-funding-to-develop-health-care-construction-workforce-training-program-in-northern-new-mexico-31436040-hobbs-nm.html Government and Politics Thu, 02 May 2024 00:00:00 -0500 WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) issued the following statement after yesterday’s Senate vote to ratify the Kigali Amendment https://www.americantowns.com/news/heinrich-statement-on-the-ratification-of-the-kigali-amendment-to-the-montreal-protocol-31461293-hobbs-nm.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/heinrich-statement-on-the-ratification-of-the-kigali-amendment-to-the-montreal-protocol-31461293-hobbs-nm.html Government and Politics Thu, 02 May 2024 00:00:00 -0500 Centers will support state workers and families, continue to expand New Mexico’s affordable child care availability SANTA FE – Gov. https://www.americantowns.com/news/gov-lujan-grisham-opens-new-state-employee-child-care-facilities-31462674-hobbs-nm.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/gov-lujan-grisham-opens-new-state-employee-child-care-facilities-31462674-hobbs-nm.html Government and Politics Thu, 02 May 2024 00:00:00 -0500 WASHINGTON – Representative Teresa Leger Fernández and U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich introduced two bills to approve the water rights https://www.americantowns.com/news/rep-leger-fernandez-senator-heinrich-introduce-bills-to-approve-water-rights-settlements-for-four-pueblos-31468672-hobbs-nm.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/rep-leger-fernandez-senator-heinrich-introduce-bills-to-approve-water-rights-settlements-for-four-pueblos-31468672-hobbs-nm.html Government and Politics Thu, 02 May 2024 00:00:00 -0500 GOP nominee for governor, Mark Ronchetti’s newest ad leaves out a critical fact: newly reported court documents show that Republican prosecutors https://www.americantowns.com/news/new-softoncrime-gop-prosecutors-dropped-gun-charge-that-would-have-kept-beltran-in-prison-31474189-hobbs-nm.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/new-softoncrime-gop-prosecutors-dropped-gun-charge-that-would-have-kept-beltran-in-prison-31474189-hobbs-nm.html Government and Politics Thu, 02 May 2024 00:00:00 -0500 Nambé, N.M. – U.S. Senator Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) issued the following statement on the announcement that the U.S. Department of https://www.americantowns.com/news/lujan-applauds-usda-announcement-to-cover-100-of-costshare-for-producers-impacted-by-hermits-peakcalf-canyon-fire-31475806-hobbs-nm.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/lujan-applauds-usda-announcement-to-cover-100-of-costshare-for-producers-impacted-by-hermits-peakcalf-canyon-fire-31475806-hobbs-nm.html Government and Politics Thu, 02 May 2024 00:00:00 -0500 SANTA FE – Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham on Wednesday announced the appointment of Shonetta Estrada to fill a judicial vacancy on the Bernalillo https://www.americantowns.com/news/gov-lujan-grisham-makes-bernalillo-county-metro-court-appointment-31487299-hobbs-nm.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/gov-lujan-grisham-makes-bernalillo-county-metro-court-appointment-31487299-hobbs-nm.html Government and Politics Thu, 02 May 2024 00:00:00 -0500 Hobbs, NM Mayor Proclaims November 14 "Steve Pearce Day" In The City Hobbs, NM-Today Hobbs Mayor Sam Cobb proclaimed the day “Steve Pearce https://www.americantowns.com/news/hobbs-nm-mayor-proclaims-november-14-steve-pearce-day-in-the-city-31490306-hobbs-nm.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/hobbs-nm-mayor-proclaims-november-14-steve-pearce-day-in-the-city-31490306-hobbs-nm.html Government and Politics Thu, 02 May 2024 00:00:00 -0500 WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) delivered remarks on the Senate Floor honoring the https://www.americantowns.com/news/heinrich-lujan-deliver-senate-floor-remarks-honoring-life-of-medal-of-honor-recipient-gallup-resident-hiroshi-hershey-miyamura-31506088-hobbs-nm.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/heinrich-lujan-deliver-senate-floor-remarks-honoring-life-of-medal-of-honor-recipient-gallup-resident-hiroshi-hershey-miyamura-31506088-hobbs-nm.html Government and Politics Thu, 02 May 2024 00:00:00 -0500 WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), founder and co-chair of the Electrification Caucus, is urging the U.S. Consumer Product https://www.americantowns.com/news/heinrich-urges-cpsc-to-address-dangerous-indoor-air-pollutions-emitted-by-gas-stoves-31510565-hobbs-nm.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/heinrich-urges-cpsc-to-address-dangerous-indoor-air-pollutions-emitted-by-gas-stoves-31510565-hobbs-nm.html Government and Politics Thu, 02 May 2024 00:00:00 -0500 Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) announced $59,610,471 to the Alamogordo School District to continue construction https://www.americantowns.com/news/lujan-announces-almost-60-million-for-holloman-elementary-and-middle-schools-on-holloman-air-force-base-31517524-hobbs-nm.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/lujan-announces-almost-60-million-for-holloman-elementary-and-middle-schools-on-holloman-air-force-base-31517524-hobbs-nm.html Government and Politics Thu, 02 May 2024 00:00:00 -0500 ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – Today, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and U.S. Representative Melanie Stansbury (D-N.M.) met with City of Albuquerque https://www.americantowns.com/news/photos-heinrich-stansbury-secure-42-million-to-develop-first-medical-sobering-center-in-new-mexico-meet-with-local-officials-to-discuss-community-impact-31521614-hobbs-nm.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/photos-heinrich-stansbury-secure-42-million-to-develop-first-medical-sobering-center-in-new-mexico-meet-with-local-officials-to-discuss-community-impact-31521614-hobbs-nm.html Government and Politics Thu, 02 May 2024 00:00:00 -0500 Las Cruces, NM - U.S. Representative Gabe Vasquez (D-NM) issued the following statement: “There are no easy solutions when it comes to the https://www.americantowns.com/news/vasquez-statement-on-unbranded-cattle-in-the-gila-wilderness-31526669-hobbs-nm.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/vasquez-statement-on-unbranded-cattle-in-the-gila-wilderness-31526669-hobbs-nm.html Government and Politics Thu, 02 May 2024 00:00:00 -0500 Washington, D.C.  – Today, U.S. Senator Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) announced that he will continue his service on five Senate committees https://www.americantowns.com/news/lujan-retains-key-committee-subcommittee-leadership-positions-for-118th-congress-31528736-hobbs-nm.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/lujan-retains-key-committee-subcommittee-leadership-positions-for-118th-congress-31528736-hobbs-nm.html Government and Politics Thu, 02 May 2024 00:00:00 -0500