AGP Executive Report
Last update: 7 hours agoForever chemicals (PFAS): Arizona’s PFAS contamination is expected to take “generations” to manage, with nearly 2 million people affected and some utilities shutting wells or paying millions for treatment—New Mexico’s readers get a clear warning on long-term public health costs. Child care funding: New Mexico Higher Education Department announced $10 million for campus child care upgrades, including $4.71M for UNM and $2.54M for San Juan College, as the state pushes toward universal child care. Screwworm response: New World screwworm remains a fast-moving threat after detections tied to Texas and New Mexico, prompting new animal inspection rules and a bipartisan federal bill (the Protecting America’s Herd Act) to fund training and surveillance. Politics: New Mexico Secretary of State Maggie Toulouse Oliver suspended her lieutenant governor campaign for health reasons, setting up a scramble for a replacement nominee. Energy: SunZia, a major New Mexico wind and transmission project, is now fully operational after nearly two decades.
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