Council Proclaims 2nd Week Of June LGBTQ+ Pride Week
Los Alamos County Councilor Randall Ryti, left, presents a proclamation to Friends of Los Alamos Pride, from left, Chandra Marsden, Melissa Mackey, Kelly Dolejsi, Michael Dolejsi, Jocelyne Dolejsi, George Marsden, Ellen Specter, Amelia Dolejsi, Charlotte Lee and Katy Korkos. Courtesy/LAC Read More
County Arts In Public Places Board To Meet May 31
COUNTY News:
The Los Alamos County Art in Public Places Board meet 5:30 p.m. Friday, May 31, 2024 in Room 110 at the Municipal Building, 1000 Central Ave. and via Zoom.
The Soom link, agenda and packet for the Art in Public Places Board special meeting to discuss a possible selection of art for the golf course retaining wall is available here.
U.S. Sen. Ben Ray Luján Introduces Resolution To Recognize May As Mental Health Awareness Month
U.S. Sen. Ben Ray Luján
From the Office of U.S. Sen. Ben Ray Luján:
Washington, D.C. – This month, U.S. Sen. Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) introduced a resolution to recognize May as National Mental Health Awareness Month. Since 1949, May has been observed as National Mental Health Awareness Month, a time when advocates and activists across the country draw attention to the mental health issues that affect as many as one in four Americans.
Today, more people die from suicide in the United States than from traffic accidents or homicides, and we lose 17 veterans to suicide daily.
“Prioritizing, understanding, Read More
Nella Domenici Releases First Campaign Ad ‘Monroe’
To view Nella Domenici’s first TV ad of her 2024 campaign to represent New Mexico in the United States Senate, click here. Courtesy image
From the Nella Domenici for U.S. Senate Campaign:
ALBUQUERQUE – Nella Domenici released her first TV ad of her 2024 campaign to represent New Mexico in the United States Senate, titled “Monroe” which is the name of the street in Albuquerque where Nella and her seven siblings lived as children.
The ad is a nostalgic nod to the Domenici family legacy of service that spans three generations in New Mexico.
Both of Nella’s parents, Pete and Nancy, were born and raised Read More
Lujan, Colleagues Introduce Bill To Streamline Access To Prescription Drugs, Reduce Physician Paperwork Burden
U.S. SENATE News:
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.), Roger Marshall, M.D. (R-Kan.), Roger Wicker (R-Miss.), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.), and Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) introduced bipartisan legislation that would streamline access to prescription drugs that require a health plan’s approval.
Known as prior authorization, physicians and other clinicians must go through time-wasting administrative hurdles to get their patients the prescription medicine they need, including life-saving treatment. The current process causes delays in care and can sometimes result Read More
VA & Mescalero Apache Tribe To Host PACT Act Presumptive Claims Event For Veterans June 4
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs News:
WHAT: PACT Act Presumptive Claims Event: “Your Service. Our Mission: Bringing VA Benefits Home”
The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs and Tribal Veteran Service Officers and other knowledgeable advocates will assist Veterans complete VA claim paperwork.
Staff from the Veterans Benefits Administration will review claims on-the-spot with the hope of same day approval. In addition, spouses and widows/widowers may be eligible for Dependency and Indemnity Compensation (DIC) when a Veteran dies as a result of these presumptive disabilities. Read More
Robinson: Farm Bill Advocates To Congress – Get A Move On
By SHERRY ROBINSON
All She Wrote
© 2024 New Mexico News Services
The House Agriculture Committee recently delivered a draft farm bill. It was eight months after the old farm bill, about to expire, had to be extended. This $1.5 trillion, 942-page tome has a lot to like, but it’s missing some key provisions important to New Mexico. And it’s hung up in partisan scrapping.
U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack and House Dems chided the committee for cutting the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, by $30 billion over 10 years. The program (formerly food stamps) helps more than 40 million Read More
Democratic Party Of Los Alamos Honors Amy Storey
The Democratic Party of Los Alamos County (DPLA) honored longtime resident and party member Amy Storey, third from right, on May 18 at the 10th annual JFK Dinner at Pig+Fig Cafe. Among those gathered for the celebration from left, Michael Redondo, Ryn Herrmann, Laura Crucet, Storey, Beverly Neal Clinton and Denise Derkacs. Storey was instrumental, and, in fact, was one of the leaders of a small group of Democrats who worked to revitalize the county party in 2010. The award dinner memorializes John F. Kennedy, the first sitting President to visit Los Alamos, and is held near his May birthday. Read More
Dannemann: Do Your Research Before You Vote
Correction: In Merilee Dannemann’s column, she stated incorrectly that no Democrat was running in the House District 31 race. Vicky Estrada-Bustillo, a Democrat, is running in that district. We apologize for the error.
By MERILEE DANNEMANN
Triple Spaced Again
© 2024 New Mexico News Services
“We need bold solutions, drastic overhauls and serious reforms,” writes a candidate for the Legislature in an op-ed article.
Bold, huh? Boy, that’s new and exciting. Oh, wait. It isn’t. It’s a standard cliché for everybody who runs for office.
This particular candidate wrote an entire op-ed filled with Read More
Leger Fernández, Heinrich Celebrate Renaming Of Gallup VA Clinic In Honor Of Hiroshi ‘Hershey’ Miyamura
U.S. Rep. Teresa Leger Fernández speaks at the Hiroshi ‘Hershey’ Miyamura renaming ceremony for the VA Community-Based Outpatient Clinic Saturday in Gallup. Courtesy photo
From the Office of U.S. Rep. Teresa Leger Fernández:
- Watch U.S. Rep. Teresa Leger Fernández’s remarks Saturday at the renaming ceremony Here.
GALLUP – U.S. Rep. Teresa Leger Fernández honored Hiroshi “Hershey” Miyamura at the renaming ceremony for the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Community-Based Outpatient Clinic (CBOC) Saturday in Gallup, for the late Staff Sgt. Hiroshi “Hershey” Miyamura, who died Read More
Sen. Heinrich Issues Statement On Memorial Day 2024
U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich
U.S. SENATE News:
WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), a member of the Appropriations Subcommittee on Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies, released the following statement in commemoration of Memorial Day.
“On Memorial Day, we remember the brave Americans who gave their lives to protect our nation. And we reflect on the sacrifices these men and women made to defend the freedoms we enjoy today.
“For many generations, New Mexicans have answered the call to serve. As Code Talkers and Bataan Death March Survivors during Read More
LAPS Notice Of Possible Quorum: NMPED Public Hearing
LAPS News:
Members of the Los Alamos School Board may attend the Notice Of Proposed Rulemaking New Mexico Public Education Department Public Hearing for Healthy Universal School Meals.
The hearing is 2:30 p.m., Wednesday, May 29 in Mabry Hall at the Jerry Apodaca Education Building in Santa Fe.
A Quorum may be present; however no action will be taken. Read More
County Council To Meet In Regular Session Tuesday, May 28
County Council To Meet In Closed Session Tuesday May 28
COUNTY News:
Los Alamos County Council will meet in closed session 4:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 28, 2024, at White Rock Fire Station #3 on N.M. 4.
The purpose of this closed session is to discuss of limited personnel
matters regarding the evaluation of the utilities manager.
The agenda for this closed session has been published and is available online at: https://losalamos.legistar.com/Calendar.aspx. Read More
‘Mayfest In The Mountains’ Memorial Weekend Event Kicks Off In Red River With Wall Of Honor Display
Scene from Wall Of Honor Display underway this weekend in Red River. Courtesy photo
Scene from Wall Of Honor Display underway this weekend in Red River. Courtesy photo
Scene from Wall Of Honor Display underway this weekend in Red River. Courtesy photo
RED RIVER News:
Mayfest in the Mountains began Saturday in Red River with a heart-touching Opening Ceremony to honor the Wall of Honor display, paying tribute to the fallen Heroes. The emotional kickoff saw a significant turnout of residents and visitors, coming together to honor and remember those who made the ultimate sacrifice.
The Wall of Honor Read More
Highlights From New Mexico Early Childhood Education And Advisory Council’s Second Meeting Of 2024
ECECD News:
ALBUQUERQUE — This week, the New Mexico Early Childhood Education and Care (ECEC) Advisory Council held its second meeting of the year, welcoming new council members, reporting on subcommittee recommendations, and reviewing the New Mexico Early Childhood Education and Care Department’s (ECECD) top priorities as the agency closes out FY24 and prepares for FY25.
“This is an important moment for early childhood education and care here in New Mexico,” ECECD Cabinet Secretary Elizabeth Groginsky said. “We’re aligning early childhood and healthcare systems and strengthening Read More
Tales Of Our Times: Notorious Smogs In Donora And Desert Parks Keyed Air Research
Tales Of Our Times
By JOHN BARTLIT
New Mexico Citizens
for Clean Air & Water, Inc.
Our citizens group learned the ways of air issues, inside and out. Large issues are part history, law, science, business, and emotions. Each of these has its own jargon, which impedes the exchange of information. Clean air made headway after events helped break these barriers. A notorious case was Donora.
Donora was a hilly town of industrious folks on a horseshoe bend in the Monongahela River 24 miles southeast of Pittsburgh. Donora and nearby Webster were home to U.S. Steel Corporation’s Donora Zinc Works Read More
Heinrich Cosponsors Legislation To Help Veterans Access Earned Benefits & Care, Keep Their Homes
U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich
From the Office of U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich:
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-N.M) cosponsored three bills to improve veterans’ access to their earned Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) benefits, strengthen the VA’s Program of Comprehensive Assistance for Family Caregivers, and help veterans and servicemembers keep their homes.
“New Mexico’s veterans have heroically served our nation. We owe them more than just our gratitude — we owe them the care and opportunities they earned through their service,” Heinrich said. “I’m proud to cosponsor these Read More
New Mexico Tourism Department Releases Statement About Relocation Of National Championship Air Races To Roswell
Tourism Acting Secretary Lancing Adams
NMED News:
SANTA FE — New Mexico Tourism Department Acting Secretary Lancing Adams released the following statement in response to the announcement that the City of Roswell was selected as the new home for the National Championship Air Races:
“The New Mexico Tourism Department is excited to hear the news that the City of Roswell will become the new home for the National Championship Air Races and the economic prospects the move will present for Southeastern New Mexico.
“Major events have served as critical drivers of tourism and economic activity for Read More
New Mexico Congressional Delegation Sends Letter Urging More Safety Measures After Train Derailment
Congressional News:
Washington, D.C. – Rep. Melanie Stansbury (D-NM) with U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-NM) and Ben Ray Luján (D-NM) and U.S. Representatives Teresa Leger Fernández (D-NM) and Gabe Vasquez (D-NM), called on the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) to establish an Operating Practices Inspector for New Mexico.
“We are keenly aware that the work that you do is essential to ensuring the safety of our rail workers and communities across the country,” the lawmakers said. “However, the recent derailment in western New Mexico Read More
