AmericanTowns is a virtual "town square", connecting you to all the events and news happening in Des Moines New Mexico. Whether it's town issues and community activism, or school calendars and sports schedules, AmericanTowns delivers the information faster and helps you use it better. en-us 30 https://www.americantowns.com/des-moines-nm 144 69 https://www.americantowns.com/des-moines-nm https://www.americantowns.com/images/atn_rss_logo.gif Thu, 09 Jan 2025 08:10:44 -0600 SANTA FE – The Office of Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham on Monday announced the opening of the application period for the Public Regulation https://www.americantowns.com/news/application-opens-for-prc-tribal-advisory-council-31516176-carlsbad-nm.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/application-opens-for-prc-tribal-advisory-council-31516176-carlsbad-nm.html Government and Politics Thu, 09 Jan 2025 00:00:00 -0600 SANTA FE – Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham on Tuesday announced the appointment of James F. Ellison, Jr., to the New Mexico Public Regulation https://www.americantowns.com/news/governor-appoints-james-ellison-to-prc-31516909-belen-nm.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/governor-appoints-james-ellison-to-prc-31516909-belen-nm.html Government and Politics Thu, 09 Jan 2025 00:00:00 -0600 WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and U.S. Representative Teresa Leger Fernández (D-N.M.) successfully reauthorized the https://www.americantowns.com/news/leger-fernandez-heinrich-successfully-reauthorize-northern-rio-grande-national-heritage-area-for-additional-15-years-31516429-las-vegas-nm.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/leger-fernandez-heinrich-successfully-reauthorize-northern-rio-grande-national-heritage-area-for-additional-15-years-31516429-las-vegas-nm.html Government and Politics Thu, 09 Jan 2025 00:00:00 -0600 WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), a member of the Senate Committee on Appropriations, announced $59,610,471 to the Alamogordo https://www.americantowns.com/news/heinrich-announces-almost-60-million-for-holloman-elementary-and-middle-schools-on-holloman-air-force-base-31516780-tucumcari-nm.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/heinrich-announces-almost-60-million-for-holloman-elementary-and-middle-schools-on-holloman-air-force-base-31516780-tucumcari-nm.html Government and Politics Thu, 09 Jan 2025 00:00:00 -0600 Washington D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) announced two grant awards to the State of New Mexico for broadband https://www.americantowns.com/news/lujan-welcomes-over-57-million-in-broadband-funding-for-new-mexico-31516790-gallup-nm.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/lujan-welcomes-over-57-million-in-broadband-funding-for-new-mexico-31516790-gallup-nm.html Government and Politics Thu, 09 Jan 2025 00:00:00 -0600 SANTA FE – Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham on Tuesday announced the appointment of Joshua Jones to the Sandoval County Commission. Jones is a https://www.americantowns.com/news/governor-fills-sandoval-county-commission-vacancy-31516908-los-lunas-nm.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/governor-fills-sandoval-county-commission-vacancy-31516908-los-lunas-nm.html Government and Politics Thu, 09 Jan 2025 00:00:00 -0600 SANTA FE – Amid an unprecedented fiscal outlook for the state, the New Mexico Department of Finance and Administration on Tuesday released the https://www.americantowns.com/news/gov-lujan-grisham-releases-fy24-executive-budget-recommendation-31516910-lordsburg-nm.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/gov-lujan-grisham-releases-fy24-executive-budget-recommendation-31516910-lordsburg-nm.html Government and Politics Thu, 09 Jan 2025 00:00:00 -0600 Las Cruces, N.M. – Today, U.S. Senator Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M) traveled to Las Cruces to highlight Congressionally Directed Spending (CDS) https://www.americantowns.com/news/lujan-tours-las-cruces-to-highlight-investments-secured-for-southern-nm-31517521-las-cruces-nm.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/lujan-tours-las-cruces-to-highlight-investments-secured-for-southern-nm-31517521-las-cruces-nm.html Government and Politics Thu, 09 Jan 2025 00:00:00 -0600 Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) announced $59,610,471 to the Alamogordo School District to continue construction https://www.americantowns.com/news/lujan-announces-almost-60-million-for-holloman-elementary-and-middle-schools-on-holloman-air-force-base-31517524-hobbs-nm.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/lujan-announces-almost-60-million-for-holloman-elementary-and-middle-schools-on-holloman-air-force-base-31517524-hobbs-nm.html Government and Politics Thu, 09 Jan 2025 00:00:00 -0600 WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) and U.S. Representatives Melanie Stansbury (D-N.M.), https://www.americantowns.com/news/nm-delegation-welcomes-establishment-of-orphaned-wells-program-office-to-implement-historic-investments-from-infrastructure-law-31517517-ruidoso-nm.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/nm-delegation-welcomes-establishment-of-orphaned-wells-program-office-to-implement-historic-investments-from-infrastructure-law-31517517-ruidoso-nm.html Government and Politics Thu, 09 Jan 2025 00:00:00 -0600 Hatch, N.M. – Today, U.S. Senator Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) traveled to Hatch and Truth or Consequences, New Mexico to highlight https://www.americantowns.com/news/lujan-tours-hatch-valley-public-schools-and-new-mexico-veterans-home-highlights-investments-in-southern-new-mexico-31518214-hatch-nm.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/lujan-tours-hatch-valley-public-schools-and-new-mexico-veterans-home-highlights-investments-in-southern-new-mexico-31518214-hatch-nm.html Government and Politics Thu, 09 Jan 2025 00:00:00 -0600 SANTA FE, N.M. – On Tuesday, January 17, at 1 p.m. MT, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) will visit Santa Fe Indian School to highlight https://www.americantowns.com/news/heinrich-to-highlight-efforts-to-increase-highspeed-internet-for-native-students-meet-with-tesuque-pueblo-leaders-to-discuss-protections-for-native-seeds-31518886-alamogordo-nm.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/heinrich-to-highlight-efforts-to-increase-highspeed-internet-for-native-students-meet-with-tesuque-pueblo-leaders-to-discuss-protections-for-native-seeds-31518886-alamogordo-nm.html Government and Politics Thu, 09 Jan 2025 00:00:00 -0600 SANTA FE – The Office of Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham on Thursday announced that retired Army Col. Donnie Quintana has been appointed https://www.americantowns.com/news/donnie-quintana-appointed-secretary-of-veterans-services-31519026-socorro-nm.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/donnie-quintana-appointed-secretary-of-veterans-services-31519026-socorro-nm.html Government and Politics Thu, 09 Jan 2025 00:00:00 -0600 Nambé, N.M. – U.S. Senator Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) issued the following statement commemorating Martin Luther King Jr. Day: https://www.americantowns.com/news/lujan-statement-on-martin-luther-king-jr-day-31519631-chama-nm.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/lujan-statement-on-martin-luther-king-jr-day-31519631-chama-nm.html Government and Politics Thu, 09 Jan 2025 00:00:00 -0600 SANTA FE – Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham and the Department of Finance and Administration on Friday announced the award of $45 million from the https://www.americantowns.com/news/state-awards-45-million-to-local-and-tribal-governments-for-recreational-facilities-and-community-quality-of-life-improvements-31519673-alamogordo-nm.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/state-awards-45-million-to-local-and-tribal-governments-for-recreational-facilities-and-community-quality-of-life-improvements-31519673-alamogordo-nm.html Government and Politics Thu, 09 Jan 2025 00:00:00 -0600