Chris Clark

Santa Fe Physician Arraigned On Federal Indictment Alleging Scheme To Defraud Programs

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FBI News:
 
ALBUQUERQUE — Roy G. Heilbron, 51, a cardiologist in Santa Fe, was arraigned in federal court in Albuquerque on a 24-count indictment charging him with health care fraud and wire fraud.
 
Damon P. Martinez and Special Agent Carol K.O. Lee of the FBI’s Albuquerque Division, announced that Heilbron entered a not guilty plea and was released on his own recognizance.
 
The indictment alleges that Heilbron, a physician licensed to practice medicine in New Mexico who specializes in cardiology, executed a scheme to defraud Medicare and other health care benefit
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Governor: Everyone Has A Duty Under The Law To Report Suspected Child Abuse

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STATE News:
 
ALBUQUERQUE — Today, Gov. Susana Martinez and local leaders are gathering in Albuqueruqe to remind New Mexicans that anyone who suspects that child abuse or neglect is taking place must report it.
 
Reports of suspected child abuse or neglect decline over the summer months, when children are not in school. New Mexicans can easily report suspected child abuse or neglect by dialing #SAFE.

“As New Mexicans, we all have a duty under the law to report suspected child abuse or neglect,” Martinez said. “Over the summer months when children are not in school, we need

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Op-Ed: New Mexico Businesses Need Patent Reform

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By Sen. Jerry Ortiz Y Pino
D-12-Bernalillo 
 
SANTA FE ― New Mexico businesses may be on the verge of seeing one form of commercial piracy go away, a plague that can seriously damage any business’ ability to survive.
 
Congress is debating “The Innovation Act” which is currently awaiting a vote in the House of Representatives. It is New Mexico’s best hope for protection against “patent trolling,” the filing of patent infringement lawsuits which drain innovation—and form a sort of “tax” on creative businesses.
 
This parasitic practice has in
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Global Synthesis Of Large Wildland Fires Shows Ecological Benefit

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Natural fire mosaic, southwest Oregon, 10 years post-fire. Courtesy/Geos Institute
 
SCIENCE News:
 
ASHLAND, Ore. ― Twenty-five leading fire scientists from around the world released a new synthesis “The Ecological Importance of Mixed-Severity Fires: Nature’s Phoenix” published by Elsevier, a world-leading provider of scientific, technical and medical information products and services. 
 
For the first time extensive documentation from around the world reveals that forests and other plant communities need a variety of
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Governor Announces KAFB Jet Fuel Spill Treatment

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Gov. Susana Martinez
 
STATE News:
 
ALBUQUERQUE — Wednesday July 1, Gov. Susana Martinez announced that the U.S. Air Force is now pumping and treating water from a jet fuel leak first detected at Kirtland Air Force Base in 1999.
 
While previous administrations failed to hold the Air Force accountable, Gov. Martinez’s administration has worked closely with the Air Force to facilitate the clean-up.
 
“Protecting our precious water supply is non-negotiable,” Martinez said. “We have taken the necessary steps to begin addressing the Kirtland fuel
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Letter To The Editor: ‘Constitutional Carry Petition’

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Constitutional Carry Petition To Be Submitted To The Legislature
Researched And Presented by John DePaoli
Los Alamos
 
The concept of “Constitutional Carry” of firearms (or other weapons) for one’s personal protection is as old as this Constitutional Republic itself and it is an American’s “natural right”.
 
Defined, it is the ability to legally carry the firearm of your choice either openly or concealed, without permission/permit/license from the government, anywhere in the state of New Mexico that it’s not prohibited to do so by visible posted notice.
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NMED Terminates Compliance Order For Chupadero

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NMED News:
 
SANTA FE ― The New Mexico Environment Department (NMED) announces it is terminating the Administrative Order issued to Chupadero Mutual Domestic Water Consumers Association (MDWCA) for violation of the Safe Drinking Water Act.
 
Chupadero MDWCA is a Community Public Water System in Santa Fe County serving a population of 160 residents.
 
The NMED Drinking Water Bureau issued Administrative Order No. 2014-ACO-06, to Chupadero MDWCA May 2, 2014 due to failure to submit a corrective action plan within 30 days of receiving notice
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NASA Grant To Help Control Mosquitoes

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NASA News:
 
BROOKINGS, S.D. ―  When it comes to fighting West Nile virus, it’s all about timing.
 
Through a three-year NASA grant, two South Dakota State University researchers will help mosquito control officials use mosquito surveillance and environmental data to target West Nile virus.
 
People notice the nuisance mosquitoes that come out early in the season, but the Culex tarsalis mosquito, which carries West Nile, is active later in the season and later in the evening, explained SDSU biology professor Michael Hildreth.
 
Since 2003, he has helped
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Mireya Martinez Of Santa Cruz Crowned Princess Miss Rodeo New Mexico 2015-2016

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Newly crowned Princess Miss Rodeo New Mexico 2015-2016 Mireya Martinez. Courtesy/Kandies Captured Moments
 
 
RODEO News:
 
Mireya Martinez of Santa Cruz was crowned Princess Miss Rodeo New Mexico 2015-2016 during the annual Miss Rodeo New Mexico Pageant (MRNMP) June 2-5 in Clovis.
 
Martinez also is the winner of the Pageant Horsemanship Award. She will be an ambassador for Rodeo, especially at the youth level, and appear in public relation projects.
 
The pageant was held in conjunction with the 45th Annual Pioneer Days PRCA (Professional Rodeo Cowboys
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IRS Spotlights Tax Help In Six Languages

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IRS News:
 
PHOENIX ― The Internal Revenue Service reminds taxpayers that a wide range of publications and online resources are available in six languages on IRS.gov, the agency’s popular web site.
 
IRS.gov features online resources in Chinese, Korean, Russian and Vietnamese, as well as English and Spanish. These multilingual resources are available throughout the year, not just during tax season.
 
Available resources include the agency’s cornerstone Taxpayer Bill of Rights document, Publication 1, titled “Your Rights as a Taxpayer.”
 
The
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