WASHINGTON, July 27 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce National Telecommunications and Information Administration issued the following news release on July 26, 2024: * * * Two States Requested Access to BEAD Funds Totaling Over $2 Billion * * * The Department of Commerce's National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) has approved New Mexico and Virginia's Initial Proposals for the Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) program, a cornerstone of the Biden-Harris   more

WASHINGTON, July 26 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture issued the following news release: The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced that low-income New Mexico residents in parts of Rio Arriba and San Juan counties recovering from the impact of wildfires and flooding that began on June 17, 2024, could be eligible for a helping hand from the USDA's Disaster Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (D-SNAP). Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said that approximately 25,140 additional  more

WASHINGTON, July 27 -- The White House issued the following readout of a briefing on July 25, 2024, with southwest business leaders: * * * On Thursday, July 25, the White House welcomed small business owners and leaders of local business organizations from Arizona, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, and Utah for a discussion with senior officials on the Biden-Harris Administration's actions to grow the economy from the middle out and bottom up. More than 40 individuals representing small businesses  more