Nella Domenici Raises Nearly $3 Million In Q2 For NM U.S. Senate Race, Largest Fundraising Quarter In State History
Nella Domenici
POLITICS News:
ALBUQUERQUE — The Nella Domenici campaign reports that she posted the largest fundraising quarter of any U.S. Senate candidate in New Mexico political history.
Domenici raised $2.9 million between the Nella for Senate and its associated joint fundraising committees, and enters the third quarter with more than $2 million cash on hand.
“The momentum is growing, the movement is building, and our state is ready for new leadership,” Domenici said. “New Mexico is at a tipping point and I’m grateful to all of those who are rallying behind our campaign to demand more Read More
LANL’s William Tobey To Speak At MOWW July 13
William Tobey
MOWW News:
The Military Order of the World Wars (MOWW) Chapter 229will meet Saturday, July 13 at the Pecos Trail Cafe, 2239 Old Pecos Trail in Santa Fe.
This month’s speaker is William Tobey on “The Challenges We Face to the International Nuclear Order”.
The war in Ukraine, the expansion of China’s nuclear forces, and the threat of nuclear proliferation from North Korea and Iran all shake the pillars of the decades-old international nuclear order, which consists of deterrence, arms control, nonproliferation, and nuclear security.
The United States and its allies and partners Read More
Heinrich Cosponsors Bill To Let Every American Choose Medicare, Lower Health Care Costs For Working Families
U.S. SENATE News:
WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) cosponsored the Choose Medicare Act, legislation that gives every American who is not already eligible for Medicaid or Medicare the opportunity to enroll in Medicare.
The Choose Medicare Act opens up Medicare to all Americans with a new ‘Part E’ and builds on the Affordable Care Act. By allowing Medicare to compete with private health insurance, Medicare Part E puts consumers and businesses in the driver’s seat on the road to universal health care.
“New Mexico’s working families deserve affordable and accessible health Read More
County Council Hears Update On Climate Action Plan
By KIRSTEN LASKEY
Los Alamos Daily Post
kirsten@ladailypost.com
In Los Alamos, what is the worth of combating climate change? Just how much are the County and its residents willing to do to eliminate carbon emissions?
These questions were poised during Tuesday’s Los Alamos County Council meeting when Sustainability Manager Angelica Gurule provided an update to the draft climate action plan along with Cascadia consultants.
Gurule described the climate action plan, which has been in development since the summer of 2023, as a map to sustainability in Los Alamos.
“This plan will serve as a road Read More
Rep. Gabe Vasquez Votes Against Anti-Voter Bill
U.S. Rep. Gabe Vasquez
From the Office of U.S. Rep. Gabe Vasquez:
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Wednesday, July 10, 2024, U.S. Rep. Gabe Vasquez (N.M.-02) voted against H.R. 8281, the SAVE Act, to protect voter access and prevent disenfranchising voters.
This bill would pose significant challenges to voter registration and participation for millions of citizens.
Americans would not be able to register to vote with commonly accepted forms of identification, such as their driver’s license or REAL IDs, as they do not meet the SAVE Act’s citizenship requirements. This also means that military IDs, Read More
Bartlett: More Access To Lower Bayo And Pueblo Canyons
By MELISSA BARTLETT
Los Alamos
The current Los Alamos County Parks and Recreation policy for access to the lower part of Bayo and Pueblo canyons is too restrictive and discriminates against those of us who have limited abilities.
Currently, parking is allowed only in the small dirt lot near the gate on the road that leads to the waste water treatment plant. Private vehicles that park anywhere past the gate are subject to ticketing.
This means that to access the many lovely trails of lower Pueblo and Bayo Canyons, the only option is a hike on the paved road and risk the trucks or on a small hot dusty trail Read More
U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich Files Amendment To Protect Veteran Access To Abortion
From the Office of U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich:
WASHINGTON – U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee and the Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Subcommittee, filed an amendment to codify the U.S. Department of Veterans Affair’s (VA) rule protecting veterans and their beneficiaries’ access to abortions in the cases of rape, incest, or danger to the life and health of the mother.
Heinrich filed the amendment to the Fiscal Year 2025 Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill that Read More
Notice Of Possible Quorum: DPU To Host Electric Vehicle DC Fast Charger Ribbon Cutting For Community July 15
DPU Notice Of Possible Quorum:
The Los Alamos County Department of Public Utilities (DPU) will host a ribbon cutting ceremony for its Electric Vehicle DC Fast Charger noon to 1 p.m. Monday, July 15 at the Los Alamos County Municipal Building, 1000 Central Ave.
Members of the Board of Public Utilities may be present. Board members will not discuss any business and no action will be taken.
Facts:
- The Max power capacity of each charger is 62.5 kW.
- The cost to use the chargers is $0.35/kWh, payable through a required ChargePoint account.
- Chargers are available 24 hours per day.
- The ChargePoint app
County Parks And Recreation Board To Meet July 11
COUNTY News:
The Los Alamos County Parks and Recreation Board meeting will be held at 5:30 p.m. Thursday, July 11 at the Municipal Building.
The meeting is open to the public.
Click here to view the agenda. Read More
U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich’s Bill To Support Local Firefighters And Emergency Responders Signed Into Law
SENATE News:
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, a bill backed by U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) to extend federal programs that help local fire departments address staffing needs, purchase equipment, develop fire training and education programs, and improve emergency medical services, was signed into law by President Joe Biden.
The Fire Grants and Safety Act reauthorizes two federal grant programs at the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), which have provided over $15.3 million to local fire departments in New Mexico. Those programs were set to expire this year but are now reauthorized Read More
Heads Up On DOE/NNSA Town Hall Meeting July 22
DOE/NNSA News:
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Environmental Management (EM) Los Alamos Field Office announces a Town Hall hosted by the DOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) and EM.
NNSA’s Jill Hruby and EM’s Senior Advisor Candice Robertson will be hosting this event. It will be held 6-7:30 p.m. MT, Monday, July 22, at the Hilton Santa Fe Buffalo Thunder.
Details to attend virtually will be provided in upcoming print notices in local publications and via email.
Any additional questions regarding this event can be submitted in advance to: external.engagements@nnsa.doe.gov Read More
New Mexico Back-To-School Sales Tax Holiday Aug. 2-4
CHAMBER News:
New Mexico participates in an annual sales tax holiday, known as the “Back-to-School Sales Tax Holiday”. During this event, certain items, including clothing and footwear priced at less than $100 per item, are exempt from GRT.
This means that businesses selling qualifying items during the tax holiday do not need to collect GRT on those sales. Keep in mind that there are specific guidelines for what qualifies as exempt clothing and footwear, so it’s essential to review the rules provided by the New Mexico Taxation and Revenue Department.
Sales tax holidays are put in place to encourage Read More
GAO Report Following Hermit’s Peak/Calf Canyon Fires Reveals Critical Holes In Prescribed Burn Protocols
From the Office of U.S. Rep. Teresa Leger Fernández:
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Rep. Teresa Leger Fernández (NM-03) announced the release of a comprehensive report by the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) following an investigation into the U.S. Forest Service’s prescribed burn protocols.
This investigation, which Rep. Leger Fernández secured in June 2022, comes two years in the wake of the devastating Hermit’s Peak/Calf Canyon Fire in northern New Mexico, the largest and most destructive Read More
Robinson: Priest Miscalculates In Removing ‘Apache Christ’
The ‘Apache Christ’ by Franciscan Friar Robert Lentz. Photo by Sherry Robinson
By SHERRY ROBINSON
All She Wrote
© 2024 New Mexico News Services
The Catholic Church stumbled badly.
In the dark of night, Father Peter Chudy Sixtus Simeon-Aguinam and his accomplices removed beloved paintings from St. Joseph Apache Mission on the Mescalero Apache Reservation and spirited them away. When parish staff and volunteers opened the church on June 27, they were shocked to find the sanctuary stripped of the eight-foot “Apache Christ,” by Franciscan Friar Robert Lentz, a famed iconographer.
Created in Read More
NNSA To Conduct Helicopter Aerial Radiation Assessment Flights Over Milwaukee Ahead Of GOP National Convention
Twin-engine Bell 412. Courtesy/NNSA
DOE/NNSA News:
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Department of Energy’s National Nuclear Security Administration (DOE/NNSA) will conduct low-altitude helicopter flights over downtown Milwaukee, Wisc., Tuesday, July 9 through Thursday, July 11, in support of the 2024 Republican National Convention.
NNSA’s Nuclear Emergency Support Team (NEST) aircraft will measure expected background radiation as part of standard public health and safety preparations.
The public may see a twin-engine Bell 412 helicopter, which is equipped with radiation-sensing Read More
Denish: Times Of Agony
By DIANE DENISH
Corner to Corner
© 2024 New Mexico News Services
There has been no shortage of commentary about the Biden vs. Trump debate.
As the debate closed, the first focus was on Joe Biden’s appearance, voice and style. He had a poor start and improved as the night wore on, but commentators, journalists, Biden allies and Joe Biden himself conceded it was a bad night.
And a bad night for a candidate always brings out the vultures and the feeding frenzy. As journalist Nicolas Kristof once said, we report crash landings, not safe landings.
Since the debate, The New York Times has published 192 articles Read More
Canceled: July 16, 2024 Personnel Board Meeting
COUNTY News:
The Los Alamos County Personnel Board meeting scheduled for Tuesday, July 16 has been canceled.
Notice has been published and is available online at: https://losalamos.legistar.com/Calendar.aspx. Read More
New Mexico Tourism Department Welcomes Nine First-Time Participants To Cooperative Marketing Grant Program For FY25 Including Los Alamos
NMTD News:
SANTA FE — The New Mexico Tourism Department (NMTD) is awarding $3.8 million in grant funding to 48 entities through the Cooperative Marketing Grant Program for fiscal year 2025. Los Alamos County will receive $133,614.
NMTD is instituting a 2-to-1 funding match for FY25, meaning the monetary obligation from grant recipients is only 33 percent of the grant total provided by NMTD. Due to this 2-to-1 funding match, the total advertising investment for FY25 is an estimated $5.7 million.
“One of the reasons that our Cooperative Marketing Grant Program has become so popular and valuable Read More
Kennedy Officially On Ballot In New Mexico
Presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy is officially on the ballot in New Mexico. Courtesy photo
From the Kennedy Campaign:
SANTA FE—The Kennedy campaign today announced it’s officially on the ballot in New Mexico after Secretary of State Maggie Toulouse Oliver certified the Bureau of Elections has reviewed our paperwork and determined it’s “in proper order”.
The announcement comes just one week after Kennedy submitted more than triple the number of signatures required to gain ballot access in New Mexico.
“We appreciate Secretary Oliver’s efficiency in certifying the Kennedy-Shanahan Read More
County: Draft Climate Action Plan Goes To Council July 9
COUNTY News:
Los Alamos County’s consultant, Cascadia Consulting Group, will present a draft Climate Action Plan (CAP) to the County Council at the upcoming council meeting at 6 p.m. Tuesday, July 9 in the Council Chambers.
Interested individuals are encouraged to attend this meeting in person at 1000 Central Ave., Council Chambers or via Zoom.
Following the presentation, the draft plan will be made available for public review and comment at https://losalamoscap.konveio.com from July 9 through 11:59 p.m. Aug. 9.
The County invites all residents to read the draft plan and provide feedback. Read More
