One new COVID-19 case reported in Chaves County
The New Mexico Department of Health said a new confirmed case in Chaves County raises its total to 24. The county also lists one fatality, a woman in her 80s previously reported dead, amid five additional deaths statewide Monday including a woman in her 70s from Bernalillo County and a man in his 60s from San Juan County.
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County seeks larger role in Mexican wolf plan
Chaves County plans to tighten its involvement in the Mexican wolf population plan, aiming to modify a proposed memorandum of understanding with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to emphasize coordination on the environmental impact statement and rule making. The county collaborates with American Stewards of Liberty to defend landowner rights while seeking a say in where wolves might be introduced.
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NM House GOP leader asks DOJ to probe COVID orders
New Mexico House Minority Leader James Townsend appeals to Attorney General William Barr to include New Mexico in possible federal civil rights investigations of pandemic orders. He cites bans on elective medical procedures and church access, arguing governors wield dictatorial powers.
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Lockdown Praised To Contain Rural Navajo Hot Spot
In New Mexico the city on the edge of the Navajo Nation uses roadblocks and National Guard support to curb a COVID surge. Rehoboth McKinley Christian Health Care Services reports about 30 staff and patients testing positive, while Gallup Indian Medical Center also confronts high case counts.
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SBA opens EIDL loans to New Mexico agricultural businesses
The SBA now accepts applications from New Mexico agricultural firms for Economic Injury Disaster Loans under the CARES Act. Eligible businesses with 500 or fewer employees can borrow up to 2 million dollars, with an advance grant up to 10 thousand dollars distributed in three days. No bank lender is required. apply directly through the SBA site.
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