COUNTY News:
Corrected Atomic City Transit information for July 3 can be found below.
No fixed bus routes or Dial-a-Ride service will be available. Regular services will resume Monday, July 6.
July 3 Concert Series Service & ACT MyRide — 6:30–9:40 p.m. The last buses will leave for North Mesa and North Community at 9:35 p.m., and White Rock at 9:40 p.m.
Bandelier Shuttle service will continue to operate within the park during the holiday. Read More
Smoke from the McCauley Springs Fire settling in Valles Caldera and San Diego Canyon. NPS/Jordan Ray
VALLES CALDERA News:
Due to poor air quality, power outages, and road closures associated with the McCauley Springs Fire, all park programs for the weekend of June 26-28 are cancelled. This includes the Weekly Wildflower Walk, Moonlit Hike to History Grove, and Family Flyfishing Clinic.
Registered participants will be contacted by email with alternative dates.
Deb Haaland
STATE News:
ALBUQUERQUE — Deb Haaland, Democratic nominee for governor, shared the following update with State Central Committee members, regarding her process for endorsing a candidate for Lieutenant Governor:
Dear Distinguished Democratic State Central Committee Member:
On Monday, I shared that as the State Central Committee considers their options to fill the vacancy on the ballot for Lieutenant Governor, my campaign and I will conduct a thorough endorsement process.
We received thirteen requests for our questionnaire and nine questionnaires were completed and Read More
LAMC News:
Community members are invited to attend Los Alamos Medical Center’s next entry in the hospital’s free health seminar series hosted at SALA Event Center by hearing an informative talk on common urological conditions and treatments at 6 p.m. on Monday, July 20th. Presenting that evening will be Kenneth Son, MD, and William Mustas, PA, from Los Alamos Urology.
Attendees will be able to enjoy refreshments, socialize, meet subject matter experts in a casual setting, and learn about their health. They can do so all while enjoying SALA, a vibrant community event center located at 2551 Central Read More
DOE News:
CINCINNATI — The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Environmental Management (EM) awarded a non-competitive financial assistance grant to the New Mexico Environmental Department Oversight Bureau today.
The bureau will conduct independent, confirmatory environmental monitoring at and around EM’s Waste Isolation Pilot Plant — including groundwater, surface water, soil, vegetation, air, and gamma radiation sampling — to verify protection of public health and the environment from transuranic waste operations.
The total estimated value of the grant is $2.2 million Read More
NMDCA News:
The Wonders on Wheels Mobile Museum July visits. In honor of the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence, the Wonders on Wheels Mobile Museum, a division of the New Mexico Department of Cultural Affairs, is traveling a new exhibit, “The Arts of Democracy in New Mexico.”
Upcoming Wonders on Wheels locations:
DPNM News:
ALBUQUERQUE — Shortly after receiving a notice of withdrawal from the New Mexico Secretary of State’s Office today, Democratic Party of New Mexico Chair Sara Attleson sent the official Call to the State Central Committee (SCC) Meeting to fill the Lieutenant Governor vacancy.
The State Central Committee meeting will be held July 25 and will be conducted virtually over ZOOM, to ensure accessibility for State Central Committee members across New Mexico. Voting will be conducted by online absentee ballot after the meeting.
Roughly 500 SCC members will be able to vote in the election. Read More
Mesa Top Adventure Owner Carolyn Cowen, center, snips the ribbon to officially open her business Wednesday at its new location in 109 Central Park Square. Joining Cowen was from left, Los Alamos Chamber Associate Director Audrey Marroquin, Los Alamos Commerce and Development Corporation Executive Director Lauren McDaniel, second from left, Los Alamos County Economic Development Program Manager Anita Barela, County Councilor Suzie Havemann, Los Alamos County Economic Development Administrator Max Khudiakov, MainStreet and Los Alamos Creative District Executive Director Jacquelyn Read More
DOI News:
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Department of the Interior today celebrated the opening of the new Lincoln Memorial Undercroft Museum, unveiling a 15,000-square-foot immersive museum beneath one of the nation’s most iconic memorials. Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum joined the National Park Service, National Park Foundation and project partners to officially open the new experience to the public.
Opening just ahead of America’s 250th birthday, the project gives visitors unprecedented access to the story of how the Lincoln Memorial was built, what it represents Read More
U.S. SENATE News:
WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Sens. Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Cynthia Lummis (R-Wyo.) introduced the Indigenous Students Excel through Parity Act, bipartisan legislation to help improve teacher pay at Bureau of Indian Education (BIE) schools. New Mexico is home to 45 BIE-funded schools, which serve students from the state’s 23 federally recognized Pueblos, Tribes, and Nations.
BIE schools are funded by Congress and distributed to schools through the Indian School Equalization Program (ISEP) formula. Years of underfunding of ISEP have made it difficult for BIE Read More