ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, Nov. 1 -- The American Civil Liberties Union of New Mexico issued the following news release: Community organizer Justin Allen is suing the City of Albuquerque for infringing on his free speech rights after city employees retaliated against him for informing a group of unhoused neighbors that the city had no right to move them or seize their belongings. "The people living on the public sidewalk in the International District were only there because they had no other pl  more

ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, Nov. 1 -- Bernalillo County issued the following news release on Oct. 31, 2024: Assessor Damian Lara updated the Bernalillo County Board of County Commissioners at its regularly scheduled meeting on Oct. 22 to explain Constitutional Amendments 1 and 2 that are on the Nov. 5 ballot. Those amendments would increase the exemptions afforded veterans. Amendment 1 would allow veterans a property tax exemption directly proportional to their service-related disability as reco  more

DES MOINES, Iowa, Nov. 1 -- The Iowa Association of Business and Industry issued the following joint letter on Oct. 31, 2024, with employer associations: * * * Dozens of statewide employer associations representing thousands of businesses and millions of workers in 42 states sent the following letter to Kelly Ortberg, president and CEO of Boeing, Jon Holden, president of International Association of Machinists District 751, and Brandon Bryant, president of International Association of Machinis  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 1 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release on Oct. 30, 2024: Today, Oct. 30, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced the selection of 48 applicants across the country that will collectively receive nearly $19 million in grants to support states, Tribal Nations and U.S. territories in providing technical assistance to businesses to develop and adopt pollution prevention (P2) practices in local communities. As a result of the investments  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 1 (TNSres) -- The Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City issued the following Beige Book on Oct. 23, 2024: * * * Summary of Economic Activity Economic activity in the Tenth District held steady in recent months, led by modest growth in consumer spending. While employment levels were unchanged on net and only a small share of contacts reported staff reductions, reports of declining headcount were somewhat more common in recent months. Even though employment remained steady, manuf  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: PHOTOS & VIDEOS ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. Today, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, delivered a keynote address at the New Mexico Veterans Business Summit highlighting how investments in veteran-owned businesses have grown New Mexico's economy and created jobs New Mexicans can build their families around. Heinrich secured $50,000 through the Appropriation  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 31 -- The House Natural Resources Committee issued a report (H.Rpt. 118-666) on the Great Salt Lake Stewardship Act (H.R. 4094), which aims to amend the Central Utah Project Completion Act to authorize expenditures for the conduct of certain water conservation measures in the Great Salt Lake basin. The report was advanced by Rep. Bruce Westerman, R-Arkansas, on Sept. 12, 2024. Here are excerpts: * * * Purpose of the Legislation The purpose of H.R. 4094 is to amend the Centra  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 31 -- The House Natural Resources Committee issued a report (H.Rpt. 118-669) on the Upper Colorado and San Juan River Basins Endangered Fish Recovery Programs Reauthorization Act (H.R. 4596), which aims to reauthorize the Bureau of Reclamation to provide cost-shared funding to implement the endangered and threatened fish recovery programs for the Upper Colorado and San Juan River Basins. The report was advanced by Rep. Bruce Westerman, R-Arkansas, on Sept. 12, 2024. Here are ex  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 31 -- The House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee issued a report (H.Rpt. 118-587) on the Water Resources Development Act (H.R. 8812), which aims to provide for improvements to the rivers and harbors of the U.S. to provide for the conservation and development of water and related resources. The report was advanced by Rep. Sam Graves, R-Missouri, on July 18, 2024. Here are excerpts: * * * Purpose of Legislation The purpose of H.R. 8812, the Water Resources Developme  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 31 -- The House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee issued a report (H.Rpt. 118-587) on the Water Resources Development Act (H.R. 8812), which aims to provide for improvements to the rivers and harbors of the U.S. to provide for the conservation and development of water and related resources. The report was advanced by Rep. Sam Graves, R-Missouri, on July 18, 2024. * * * (Continued from Part 2 of 3) Section-by-Section Analysis of the Legislation TITLE I--GENERAL PROV  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 31 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration issued the following news release: The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) today announced nearly $635 million for 22 small and medium-sized bridge projects in both rural and urban areas, from Maine to Mississippi to Arizona and Alaska. The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law dedicates $40 billion over five years to tackle a backlog of bridge projects, which will improve s  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 31 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation issued the following news release: A new round of funding through President Biden's Bipartisan Infrastructure Law will build, repair, and modernize regionally significant bridges in 19 states The Biden-Harris Administration is making the single-largest dedicated investment in America's bridges since the construction of the Interstate Highway System The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) today a  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 31 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior National Park Service has issued a notice, published in the Federal Register on Oct. 30, 2024: Notice of Inventory Completion: Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA SUMMARY: In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology, Harvard University (PMAE) has completed an inventory of human remains and has determi  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 31 -- The Texas Department of Public Safety issued a 70-page report in October 2024, entitled "Texas Compassionate Use Program - Program Evaluation and Recommendations for Sustainability." The report was prepared by Weeks LLC of Albuquerque, New Mexico. Here are excerpts: * * * EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The initial scope of this project evaluated whether the current Compassionate Use Program (CUP) meets the requirements to evaluate licenses on the need to provide "reasonable access  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 31 -- The U.S. Department of the Treasury issued the following news release: Today, the Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) sanctioned five Mexican nationals and two Mexico-based entities linked to La Linea, a violent Mexico-based drug trafficking organization responsible for trafficking fentanyl and other deadly drugs into the United States. Today's action was coordinated closely with the Drug Enforcement Administration and the Government of Me  more