New Mexico Regulation & Licensing Department Announces Todd Stevens New Director Of Cannabis Control Division
Todd Stevens
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SANTA FE – New Mexico’s Cannabis Control Division today announced Todd Stevens as the new director of the Cannabis Control Division. Stevens has years of experience working in Colorado’s regulated cannabis industry.
Stevens comes to New Mexico from Colorado’s cannabis industry. Since 2015, Director Stevens worked as a manager at Native Roots Cannabis Company, one of the state’s largest cannabis companies. He most recently served as Manager of Training and Read More
Governor Appoints Cynthia H. Clark As Grant County Magistrate Court Judge
Newly appointed Grant County Magistrate Court Judge Cynthia H. Clark
From the Office of the Governor:
SANTA FE — Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham has appointed Cynthia H. Clark as a Grant County Magistrate Court Judge.
Clark has been a Staff Attorney with the Sixth Judicial District Court since 2022. Prior to that position, she served as Chief Deputy District Attorney in the Sixth Judicial District.
Originally from Minnesota, Clark received her Bachelor of Arts in Government from the College of St. Benedict. She graduated from the Hamline University School of Law in St. Paul. She is a member Read More
Congressional Delegation Announces $500,000 To Support Affordable Housing Access In New Mexico
U.S. Congressional News:
WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) and U.S. Representatives Teresa Leger Fernández (D-N.M.), Melanie Stansbury (D-N.M.) and Gabe Vasquez (D-N.M.) welcomed $500,000 in federal funding for Multifamily Housing and Congregate Housing Services programs in New Mexico from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to improve access to quality, affordable housing for low-income seniors.
“Every New Mexican deserves a safe and secure place to call home,” Heinrich said. “I’m proud to welcome this federal Read More
Rep. Gabe Vasquez Announces Legislation To Support Health Care For Energy Workers In New Mexico’s Permian Basin
Rep. Gabe Vasquez speaking in Hobbs with local energy workers and Somos Un Pueblo Unido who are partnering with him to propose fair compensation for the communities that power fossil fuel development. Courtesy photo
STATE News:
HOBBS — Rep. Gabe Vasquez (N.M.-02) announced H.R. 5222, The Energy Workers Health Improvement And Compensation Fund Act, Wednesday Aug. 16 to prioritize the health care of energy workers, holding accountable polluters and wealthy, out-of-state oil executives, during an event with Somos Un Pueblo Unido.
Vasquez worked closely with local energy workers in the Read More
Governor Appoints Efren Cortez To Fifth District Court
Fifth Judicial District Court bench
STATE News:
SANTA FE — Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham has appointed Efren Cortez to the Fifth Judicial District Court bench.
Cortez, 41, has been an attorney with the City of Hobbs since January 2013. He is also an adjunct professor at the University of the Southwest in Hobbs teaching undergraduate criminology and sociology courses.
Originally from Hobbs, Cortez received a Bachelor of Science in Political Science and Criminal Justice from Eastern New Mexico University. He graduated from the Thomas M. Cooley Law School at Western Michigan University in Read More
Wallin: Study Shows $1 Billion Potential Bill For New Mexico Oil And Gas Clean Up Without BLM Rule Change
By AMBER WALLIN, MPA
Executive Director
New Mexico Voices for Children
From a young age, we teach our children the importance of taking responsibility for their actions and cleaning up after themselves when they make a mess. We should expect the same from the oil and gas industry working in New Mexico.
But for far too long, antiquated policies under the current leasing system have left our families on the hook to pay to clean up messes left behind by bankrupt oil and gas companies – messes involving orphaned wells with decaying and leaking infrastructure that can pollute our air and water. This has Read More
County Council To Hold Work Session Aug. 22, 2023
COUNTY News:
The Los Alamos County Council will hold a work session at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 22 in person in Council Chambers at 1000 Central Ave. and virtually on Zoom.
This meeting is open to the public.
Find the agenda to this meeting here.
Find the link to this meeting here.
Webinar ID: 826 8317 6848 Read More
DEA Recognizes National Fentanyl Prevention & Awareness Day With Extended Hours For Exhibit
DEA Administrator Anne Milgram
DEA News:
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) recognizes National Fentanyl Prevention and Awareness Day by joining the dedicated voices who continue to raise awareness in an effort to prevent the fentanyl poisonings devastating families across the country.
Monday, Aug. 21 the DEA Museum will open with extended hours from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. for public viewing of the Faces of Fentanyl exhibit, which commemorates lives lost by fentanyl.
DEA is proud to support the efforts of all the organizations working tirelessly to amplify and increase Read More
Hermit’s Peak/Calf Canyon Claims Office Compensates Claimants Over $27 Million To Date
FEMA NEWS:
SANTA FE — The Hermit’s Peak/Calf Canyon Claims Office has paid claimants more than $27 million to date.
“When I think about the weeks and months ahead, I really think about it as a time of accelerated action,” Director Angela Gladwell said. “The Claims Office will continue to compensate claimants as quickly as possible and ensure those claimants are receiving the full compensation under the law”.
To date, the Claims Office has paid for and put into place 62 flood insurances policies for Claimants. The Claims Office also continues to work with the Natural Resources Conservation Service Read More
Bernstein Announces Bid For Re-election To School Board
By CHRISTINE BERNSTEIN
LAPS Board Member
District 3
As we enter a new election year and I find myself in a position to decide if I want to continue in my role as a LAPS board member, I have been doing much reflecting. And I realize it has been a pleasure and a privilege to serve my community.
As I look back to 2019, when I was elected, I was so full of excitement and filled with ambition. I felt that I could finally have an opportunity to make a difference. As an educator of 25 years, I had this intense desire to impact education. Then a pandemic hit.
I found myself in new territory, trying to rethink what education Read More
Heinrich, Tester, Murray Urge FDA To Ensure Safer At-Home Disposal Policies For Prescription Opioids & Include Input From Tribal Communities
U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich
U.S. SENATE News:
WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Chairman of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies, Jon Tester (D-Mont.), and Patty Murray (D-Wash.) led a letter to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) urging the agency to conduct Tribal consultations and discussions with rural communities to incorporate their feedback prior to finalizing its policy on at-home disposal of prescription opioids.
In April, the FDA issued a policy that Read More
A Vision For 20th Street Properties Gets Defined
Los Alamos County Community Development Department Director Paul Andrus speaks to citizens during a meeting in June at the Los Alamos Public Schools administrative building regarding 20th Street plans. Courtesy/LAC
A birds eye view of the County-owned 20th Street property. Courtesy/LAC
By KIRSTEN LASKEY
Los Alamos Daily Post
kirsten@ladailypost.com
Right now, 2.6 acres of land off 20th Street is brimming with potential. There is a paved street and sidewalks waiting to be utilized by traffic and pedestrians and six land parcels that could contain any number of things. The question is Read More
County Council To Hear First Climate Action Plan Aug. 22
Diverse Group Of Santa Feans Launch ‘United For Affordable Housing’ Campaign To Support Upcoming Ballot Measure
UAH News:
A diverse group of Santa Feans is launching United for Affordable Housing (UAH), a campaign to support the upcoming citywide ballot measure to fund affordable housing.
The committee will be chaired by State Representative Andrea Romero (New Mexico House District 46) and includes Santa Fe Habitat for Humanity, Homewise, Old Santa Fe Association, New Mexico Inter-Faith Housing, YouthWorks, Chainbreaker Collective, small businesses like Java Joe’s and Santa Fe Five and Dime, and many more.
Representative Romero stated, “Santa Fe needs a permanent funding stream for affordable Read More
Governor Met With New Mexico Tribal Leaders For 2023 State Summit
From the Office of the Governor:
MESCALERO – Leadership from New Mexico’s 23 Nations, Tribes, and Pueblos met with Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham, Lt. Gov. Howie Morales, Cabinet Secretaries and Tribal liaisons for the annual State Tribal Leader Summit, held July 5-6, 2023.
The annual summit was established in 2009 under the State Tribal Collaboration Act to ensure that Tribal priorities inform state policy. The Summit was convened by the New Mexico Indian Affairs Department with the goal of strengthening relationships between sovereign Tribal governments and the state of New Mexico. Read More
Watchdogs And Redistricting Experts File Brief In Challenge To New Mexico’s Congressional Maps
CCNM News:
Common Cause New Mexico (CCNM), Election Reformers Network and the League of Women Voters of New Mexico joined with national redistricting experts in filing an amicus brief Tuesday in New Mexico’s Fifth Judicial District in a case challenging the state’s congressional maps.
Plaintiffs in Republican Party of New Mexico et al., v. Maggie Toulouse Oliver, et al., argue that the maps are a partisan gerrymander that violates the state constitution’s equal protection clause.
The amicus brief filed today by the watchdog groups and redistricting experts supports neither party but provides Read More
NMED Publishes Public Notice And Proposed Final Permit For Waste Isolation Pilot Plant 10-Year Renewal Process
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SANTA FE — Today, the New Mexico Environment Department (NMED) released the Proposed Final Permit for the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP) renewal process and announced a hybrid public meeting to provide a venue for the public to ask questions about the proposed final permit.
NMED published the proposed final permit identifying changes made to the draft permit as a result of the settlement agreement signed by parties on June 23, 2023. For ease of review, a table summarizing these changes, as well as editorial Read More
Environmental Sustainbility Board To Meet Aug. 17, 2023
COUNTY News:
The Los Alamos County Environmental Sustainability Board is scheduled to meet at 5:30 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 17 at the Municipal Building at 1000 Central Ave.
This meeting will be held in person and is open to the public. However, for convenience, the following Zoom meeting link and/or telephone call in numbers may be used for public viewing and participation.
Click the link below to join the webinar:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85656951187
Or One tap mobile:
+17193594580,,85656951187# US +16694449171,,85656951187# US
To read the Environmental Sustainability Board Agenda, Read More
U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich, Ben Ray Luján Deliver $5 Million+ In Federal Public Safety Resources To New Mexico
U.S. SENATE News:
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, and Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) welcomed the U.S. Department of Justice disbursing over $5 million of federal resources the lawmakers secured to support law enforcement agencies, prosecutors and courts, survivor services, community safety, and violence prevention in New Mexico.
The senators secured these federal resources through Congressionally Directed Spending in the Fiscal Year 2023 Omnibus Appropriations Agreement.
“Serving as a member Read More
LAFRW Announces 2023 Constitution Day Essay Contest
LAFRW News:
Constitution Day, Sept. 17, celebrates the U.S. Constitution and the freedoms it protects. The annual Constitution Day Essay Contest, sponsored by the Los Alamos Federated Republican Women (LAFRW), is designed to challenge students to learn more about the Constitution and to express original, thoughtful ideas in essay writing.
Essays are judged on how completely and clearly the ideas are stated and supported. Grammar, spelling and punctuation are also considered. Judging is blind. The contest is for students in grades 4-12 who live or attend school in Los Alamos County.
This Read More
