Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham on Monday (June 29) signed legislation that provides tax relief to local governments, residents and businesses affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.
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By The New Mexican
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7/4/20
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Rather than cancel the annual New Mexico Economic Development Course in the face of COVID-19, organizers are taking the "Basic Course," as it's known, online in 2020.
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By Grant Taylor
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7/4/20
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With the coronavirus outbreak forcing many people to work from home, taking computer security measures to protect both themselves and their company has grown even more important.
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Courtesy of Stephen Hyduchak
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7/4/20
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After months of hiatus due to COVID-19 closures, Taos Ski Valley Inc. will begin a phased reopening of the outdoor area.Starting this week, the main Taos Sports retail …
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By Jesse Moya
jmoya@taosnews.com | 6/26/20 |
For Monet Winters, the COVID-19 pandemic created a lot of hurdles for her to complete eighth grade at Santa Fe Indian School.
With school buildings closed in March and no reliable internet service at her home on the Taos Pueblo, Monet waited for large paper packets of schoolwork from her teachers to arrive by mail.
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By Cathy Cash
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6/25/20
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A bill designed to provide financial help for small business owners struggling to survive during the COVID-19 pandemic cleared its first hurdle when the Senate Finance Committee voted 8-4 to move it …
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Santa Fe New Mexican
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6/19/20
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The New Mexico Supreme Court ruled unanimously on Thursday (June 18) that subpeonas used to obtain bank records from a Taos couple accused in a drug trafficking ring did not violate privacy rights under the New Mexico Constitution, affirming a lower court's decision. …
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By John Miller
jmiller@taosnews.com | 6/18/20 |
A proposed public works program would send conservation crews to scores of national parks and other federal sites, such as Bandelier National Monument, to complete up to …
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By Robert Nott
The New Mexican | 6/11/20 |
Macky Franklin and Syd Schulz like to mountain bike -- professionally that is.But right now, during the coronavirus pandemic, their races have been canceled and …
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By Matthew Narvaiz
sports@taosnews.com | 6/10/20 |
LAS VEGAS, N.M. — Elmo Baca has always loved historic buildings. He was born in Las Vegas, a Wild West city that’s one of the most historic in New Mexico, home to more than 900 buildings …
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By Rachel Mabe
Searchlight NM | 6/10/20 |
An employee at the Taos Walgreens, located at the intersection of Cruz Alta Road and Paseo del Pueblo Sur, tested positive for the novel coronavirus last week, the New Mexico Department of Heath has …
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By John Miller
jmiller@taosnews.com | 6/5/20 |
As the town of Taos struggles to combat the COVID-19 pandemic, store owners and visitors in the John Dunn shops just off the historic Taos Plaza are largely without …
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By Jesse Moya
jmoya@taosnews.com | 6/4/20 |
Kit Carson Electric Cooperative has received a $200,119 grant from the New Mexico Environment Department to install a network of electric vehicle charging stations along the 84-mile route known as the Enchanted Circle highway. The route encompasses Taos, Questa, Red River, Eagle Nest and Angel Fire.
The grant comes from New Mexico's $2.7 billion share of the Volkswagen Settlement Fund, which was established in 2019 to make restitution for the auto manufacturer's misrepresentation of emissions data for its diesel-powered vehicles.
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By Doug Cantwell
dcantwell@taosnews.com | 6/1/20 |
The U.S. Small Business Administration opened applications Monday (May 4) to allow agricultural businesses in New Mexico to apply for Economic Injury Disaster Loans (EIDL).
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By Doug Cantwell
dcantwell@taosnews.com | 6/1/20 |
The town of Taos Council approved the 2020-21 interim budget with a nearly $2 million hole in the projected revenues for the general fund.
The COVID-19 pandemic has whacked the town's annual budget and has left the council and staff scrambling for ways to shore up over $2 million in missing projected revenue from the previous year.
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By Jesse Moya
jmoya@taosnews.com | 5/29/20 |
New Mexico will receive $77.3 million in federal government funding for COVID-19 testing and contact-tracing efforts, the state's five congressional representatives announced Thursday.
The money, which will come from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, is part of $25 billion in funding passed by Congress last month for testing, health care providers and small businesses.
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By Jens Gould
jgould@sfnewmexican.com | 5/21/20 |
Taos County will be providing face coverings for all employees following Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham's recent order declaring them mandatory for all New Mexico residents.
County employees will have to wear face coverings while at work and in public places.
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By Jesse Moya
jmoya@taosnews.com | 5/21/20 |
Located on the northeast corner of Taos Plaza, the World Cup Café's origins are legendary.It began as Black Diamond Coffee in a cart in Taos Ski Valley, before …
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By Lynne Robinson
tempo@taosnews.com | 5/20/20 |
Has the first wave of massive unemployment claims begun to subside?
New Mexico saw a 35 percent drop in initial unemployment claims for the week ending May 9, according to the U.S. Department of Labor.
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By Teya Vitu
The New Mexican | 5/20/20 |
To the Taos Community:
It is with sincere regret and a saddened heart that I am announcing the closure of the Taos Taekwondo Academy. Due to the legitimate concerns and fears related to the COVID-19 virus as well as the required closing of all nonessential businesses until at least May 1, I am at the point that it is no longer financially viable for me to keep the taekwondo school open.
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5/20/20
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The last time state economists released revenue forecasts, New Mexico had a massive oil boom with no end in sight. Oh, how times have changed.
Those same economists released dire revenue projections on Wednesday (May 6), suggesting New Mexico could take in between $1.7 billion and $2.4 billion less than originally expected during the next fiscal year as the novel coronavirus pandemic and plummeting oil prices take a major toll on tax revenue and royalty payments.
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By Jens Gould
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5/19/20
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Last minute changes that limited Taos Farmers Market to drive-through only on the historic Taos Plaza didn’t deter shoppers anxious for opening day.
They lined up in their vehicles at the …
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By Staci Matlock
editor@taosnews.com | 5/16/20 |
In order to minimize the potential spread of the novel coronavirus, shoppers in vehicles will be allowed to enter the drive-up line through the plaza entrance at Paseo del Pueblo Norte and Kit Carson Road …
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By Jesse Moya
jmoya@taosnews.com | 5/15/20 |
Taos florist Marge Perry wasted no time when state officials allowed nonessential businesses to open up for curbside and delivery service.At Enchanted Florists, on …
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By Jesse Moya
jmoya@taosnews.com | 5/8/20 |
In an effort to keep Taos County communities connected, Kit Carson Electric Cooperative has been installing free internet hotspots in public places.
Three of the hotspots have recently been …
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By Jesse Moya
jmoya@taosnews.com | 5/4/20 |
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