Attorney General Balderas Announces $58.5 Million Opioid Settlement With Smith’s Food & Drug Parent, The Kroger Co.
Attorney General Hector Balderas
From the Office of the Attorney General:
SANTA FE — New Mexico Attorney General Hector Balderas announced today that his office has resolved the opioid litigation against grocery and retail pharmacy giant Kroger Co., in a deal that will deliver nearly $60 million to the State and to local communities to fund opioid abatement efforts within the next 90 days.
“We achieved a great result for New Mexico by taking Kroger to court, and this settlement sends a clear message that pharmacies operating in New Mexico must take an active role in protecting the communities Read More
2022 Los Alamos Winter Farmers Market Begins Dec. 1
Ceballos: Pending D.C. Legislation Jeopardizes Affordable Banking Options In New Mexico
By JUAN FERNANDEZ CEBALLOS
CEO
Credit Union Association of New Mexico
In New Mexico, we care about community. We look out for our neighbors and come together to support one another. That spirit of community is what brought like-minded community members together to establish the 40 credit unions that serve one million New Mexicans everyday—from providing a mortgage for their first home to cashing their hard-earned paycheck.
Credit unions are part of the communities they serve. They know their members by name. And, as democratically governed financial cooperatives owned by their members Read More
EMNRD Issues Enforcement Action With DCP Operating Company For Unauthorized Release, Reporting Violations
EMNRD News:
SANTA FE — The Energy, Minerals and Natural Resources Department (EMNRD) issued a notice of violation (NOV) to DCP Operating Company, LP (DCP) for an unauthorized release, failure to comply with initial response requirements, failure to notify the Oil Conservation Division within 24 hours of discovery of a major release and for failure to file a complete and accurate remediation plan (Form C-141) within 15 days.
DCP has been assessed a civil penalty of $66,800 and ordered to take actions to prevent the violations from occurring again.
The NOV alleged that Oct. 2 an unauthorized Read More
Blue Window To Open 4-8 p.m. For Holiday Lights Parade
The Blue Window Bistro at 1789 Central Ave. will be open 4-8 p.m. this Saturday for the Holiday Lights Parade on Central, and will feature some unique specials and special cocktails. Courtesy/BWBBlue Window Bistro News:
The Blue Window Bistro at 1789 Central Ave. will be open 4-8 p.m. this Saturday for the Holiday Lights Parade on Central, and will feature some unique specials and special cocktails.
Also, open for lunch and dinner Monday through Friday, the Blue Window Bistro has been serving Los Alamos for more than 40 years.
Visit labluewindowbistro or call 505.662.6305.
SALA To Feature Parallel Cinema & Classic Films
Courtesy/SALA
COMMUNITY News:
If you have tuned in to the plans and event schedule for the new SALA Events Center in Los Alamos, you will have noticed that SALA will feature more than just first-run Hollywood movies.
For instance, Tuesdays in December feature both classic films and a series SALA calls “Parallel Cinema”.
“As people have been joining our ‘Friends of SALA’ program, we have been surveying them about the kind of films and events they want to see happening at SALA,” owner Allen Saenz said. “More than 90 percent of people want first-run Hollywood movies back in the theater and we plan Read More
New Mexico Tech Cybersecurity Expert Appointed To Federal, State Panels
Dr. Lorie Liebrock
NMT News:
SOCORRO — Sharing her expertise to better prepare state and local governments for cyberattacks, New Mexico Tech’s Dr. Lorie Liebrock recently was named to two key committees at the state and federal level.
Dr. Liebrock is a computer science and engineering professor and director of the New Mexico Cybersecurity Center of Excellence (NMCCoE).
Established by a recent executive order from Gov. Michelle Luhan Grisham, the Cybersecurity Planning Committee will work to develop a robust cyberinfrastructure to address risks and threats within state and local governments. Read More
LACF: What Is Giving Tuesday Anyway?
By STEVE LAURENT
Executive Director
Los Alamos Community Foundation (LACF)
This Tuesday, Nov. 29, tens of millions of people will acknowledge and participate in Giving Tuesday.
What is Giving Tuesday anyway, and what might you do about it?
Established in 2012 in New York, Giving Tuesday began as a reaction against the consumerism of Black Friday and Cyber Monday, encouraging a dedicated day of giving to charitable organizations. Ten years on, Giving Tuesday is celebrated in countless US communities and over 80 countries with a message that has broadened from donating money to encouraging Read More
New Mexico Counties Task Force Releases Final Report
NMC News:
SANTA FE — Concluding eight months of work, the multi-agency task force looking into unification of New Mexico’s jail and prison systems will release its findings Tuesday before the Legislative Health and Human Services Committee.
In February, the New Mexico legislature passed Senate Memorial 6 (SM6) and House Memorial 11 (HM11), both of which called for an evaluation of the costs, benefits, and feasibility of unifying jail and prison systems. The legislation requested the New Mexico Association of Counties (NMC) to convene a task force including members of NMC, New Mexico Corrections Read More
LAMC Celebrates Newest Nuclear Medicine Machine
LAMC Director of Medical Imaging Susan Cazaux, left, and CEO Tracie Stratton cut the ribbon on the new Nuclear Medicine Machine Tuesday afternoon in the Radiology Department. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
Celebrating LAMC’s new Nuclear Medicine Machine Tuesday in the Radiology Department, CFO Jim McGonnell, Director of Medical Imaging Susan Cazaux, CEO Tracie Stratton, GE Field Engineer Robert Grey and Nuclear Medicine Technologist Yelena Gurvits. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
By CAROL A. CLARK
Los Alamos Daily Post
caclark@ladailypost.com
Los Alamos Medical Read More
