Today's News

This week we look at Asset #2, Positive Family Communication. According to the Search Institute, “Youth are more likely to grow up healthy when they and their parents communicate positively and they are willing to seek parent’s advice and counsel.”

Like or dislike the federal sttimulas plan, it is reality.

So here are some facts from Senators Jeff Bingaman and Tom Udall and you can be the judge which programs will create jobs.

Here is list of the categories and levels of funding New Mexico stands to receive under the Senate’s version of the recovery package.      

Infrastructure, Science

 • $19.7 million through the Drinking Water State Revolving Fund to address the backlog of drinking water infrastructure needs

Los Alamos NM – Two ordinances slated for public hearings later this month regarding the County/School District lease agreements for the Airport Basin Site are expected to be postponed. Hearings on Ordinances 540 and 541 were on the Council’s agenda for the Feb. 24 council meeting. However, the documents are still in the process of being finalized by the County and School District, and will then need a final legal review by the County Attorney’s office.

New Mexico foundations, like individuals and businesses in the state, have been hit hard by the economic downturn. That in turn means trouble for the non-profits that fill some of the gaps in the social fabric.

“Among our members, portfolios have fallen between 20 percent and more than 50 percent,” said Terry Odendahl, president of the New Mexico Association of Grant Makers, this morning. “Most are planning to diminish their funding by an equivalent amount.”