U.S. Sen. Ben Ray Luján Issues Statement On Passing Of Archbishop Emeritus Michael J. Sheehan
From the Office of U.S. Sen. Ben Ray Luján:
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) issued the following statement today on the passing Saturday of Archbishop Emeritus Michael J. Sheehan:
“Archbishop Emeritus Sheehan spent much of his life devoted to the Catholic faith and his work went beyond the confines of the church. He spent decades working to better the lives of New Mexicans. His leadership, and his voice, will be sorely missed across New Mexico.
“My prayers are with Archbishop Emeritus Sheehan’s loved ones and all who knew him. His legacy of kindness and selflessness will live Read More
Los Alamos Democrats To Meet Monday June 12
LAD News:
All registered Democrats are invited to attend the general monthly meeting of the Democratic Party of Los Alamos County at 6:30 p.m. Monday, June 12, The meeting will be held in person and via Zoom.
In Person: Unitarian Church, 1738 N Sage Loop St.
Via Zoom: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81654127593, Meeting ID: 816 5412 7593
All attendees, in person or on Zoom, will be required to sign in with their name and email address for Party verification.
Guest speaker is Los Alamos Chamber of Commerce Director Ryn Hermann who will discuss this summer’s activities and business development programs. Read More
Los Alamos Fundraiser For Katharine (Kat) Clark June 10
June 6 Is National ‘Secure Your Load Day’
Transportation Secretary Ricky Serna
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SANTA FE – June 6 marks National Secure Your Load Day. The New Mexico Department of Transportation (NMDOT) reminds drivers to properly secure items or material when hauling loads to prevent thousands of crashes, unnecessary delays, disruptions, injuries, property damage and fatalities caused by unsecured loads.
“It’s not only dangerous, it’s against the law to drop trash or debris from your vehicle,” Transportation Secretary Ricky Serna said. “Taking a moment to make sure Read More
Governor: On Death Of Archbishop Emeritus Sheehan
From the Office of the Governor:
SANTA FE – Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham released the following statement today on the death Saturday of the Archbishop Emeritus of Santa Fe Michael Sheehan:
“Archbishop Emeritus Sheehan will be remembered for his three decades of steadfast leadership in our state,” Gov. Lujan Grisham said. “After he retired as the head of the Archdiocese of Santa Fe, his service to New Mexico did not waver as he continued his outreach to communities using his motto of ‘Love One Another Constantly,” as a foundation for his work.
While we did not agree on everything, his leadership Read More
U.S. Sen. Ben Ray Luján Introduces Legislation To Increase Multilingual Content Moderation Enforcement, Transparency
U.S. SENATE News:
WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Sen. Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) led U.S. Senators Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), Mazie Hirono (D-Hawaii) and Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) on Thursday to introduce the Language-Inclusive Support and Transparency for Online Services (LISTOS) Act.
The Act seeks to improve multilingual large language models, automated decision-making systems, and content moderation practices online to better protect non-English speaking communities.
The LISTOS Act requires online platforms to consistently communicate and enforce their policies across Read More
Rep. Christine Trujillo To Retire From New Mexico House
Rep. Christine Trujillo (D-Albuquerque)
STATE News:
SANTA FE — House District 25 Rep. Christine Trujillo (D-Albuquerque) announced Saturday that she will resign from the New Mexico House of Representatives effective July 1.
Rep. Trujillo, a retired educator, has championed New Mexico’s students, teachers and working families throughout her five-term legislative career. She has advocated for policies to improve access to health care, support survivors of sexual assault, raise wages for educators and ensure quality education for students of all ages in New Mexico.
In the most recent Read More
Final CSD Community Tour Event Saturday June 10
COUNTY News:
Join the Los Alamos County Community Services Department (CSD) leadership team 10 a.m. to noon Saturday, June 10, for the final CSD Community Tour event, which will be held at the Pinon Park Splash Pad.
The main talking point for this month is upcoming projects or any other topics the community would like to discuss within CSD.
The leadership team has enjoyed engaging in one-on-one discussions and answering questions on many CSD topics, and hopes to plan more opportunities in the future.
For additional information, call the CSD office at 505.662.8241, email cory.styron@lacnm.us Read More
Denish: The Truth Is Out … Ice Cream Is Good For You
By DIANE DENISH
Corner to Corner
© 2023 New Mexico News Services
May brought lots of good news for President Biden.
First things first: He delivered on his promise of making government work again. After months of hand wringing and foot stomping with demands from both sides, the House passed a compromise bill by a whopping 314 to 117 to raise the debt limit. The Senate passed the same bill, unamended, 63 to 36. Who said bipartisanship was dead?
The bill gave the Republicans some of what they wanted – and the extreme right none of what they demanded. The president and Democrats made few concessions and Read More
DPNM Announces 2024 Delegate Selection Plan
DPNM News:
ALBUQUERQUE — Thursday, The Democratic Party of New Mexico (DPNM) announced its 2024 Delegate Selection Plan, which details the process for registered Democrats to run as delegates to represent New Mexico at the 2024 Democratic National Convention in Chicago.
Delegates are elected at a series of county, congressional district, and state conventions held after the New Mexico Presidential Primary in 2024. Delegates will then travel to the DNC National Convention in Chicago to convey our state’s votes for the Democratic presidential nominee.
The Delegate Selection Plan will Read More
Luján, Colleagues Introduce Resolution To Recognize May As Stroke Awareness Month
U.S. SENATE News:
WASHINGTON, D.C. — This week, U.S. Senators Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.), Mike Braun (R-Ind.), Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) and Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) introduced a resolution to recognize each May as Stroke Awareness Month.
The resolution encourages continued coordination and cooperation between the federal government, researchers, families, and the public to improve prognoses by increasing access to timely treatments for individuals who suffer strokes.
“I never thought having a stroke would happen to me – until it did. Now more than ever, I understand the importance of increasing Read More
Los Alamos Historical Society Exclusive Event ‘Oppenheimer Conversations’ Featuring Kai Bird June 20
Tim Rieser, right, with U.S. Sen. Patrick Leahy. Courtesy/Rieser by The World and Viet Nam Report
Author Kai Bird
LAHS News:
Los Alamos Historical Society will sponsor an exclusive event, “Oppenheimer Conversations” featuring Kai Bird, author of American Prometheus, the book on which the upcoming “Oppenheimer” movie is based.
Special guest at the talk, to be moderated by Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) National Security Research Center Director Brye Steeves, is Tim Rieser, U.S. Senate staffer who was instrumental in the recent vacating of the revocation of J. Robert Oppenheimer’s Read More
Los Alamos Federated Republican Women Recognize Police
Los Alamos Federated Republican Women (LAFRW) members Mary Wilhoit, Linda Bullock, Patricia Granich, Cheryl Sedlacek, Jennifer McKerley, Valerie Fox and Cathy Walter presented a Gift Basket to Cmdr. James Rodriguez on Thursday morning, May 18, in front of the police station in recognition of the department’s outstanding service to the community of Los Alamos. This gift was presented during National Police Appreciation Week. Courtesy/LAFRW Read More
Senators Heinrich, Luján Welcome Air Force Decision To Make Kirtland AFB Its Preferred Location For Space Delta 11
U.S. SENATE News:
WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Sens. Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) are welcoming the announcement that the Department of the Air Force has selected Kirtland Air Force Base in Albuquerque, N.M. as the preferred location for Space Delta 11, a new training mission that will fall under the U.S. Space Force Training and Readiness Command (STARCOM).
“Landing the Space Delta 11 mission at Kirtland Air Force Base is a big deal for New Mexico. It will bring hundreds of jobs into our state and grow the space and defense ecosystem that we’ve been investing in for years,” Heinrich Read More
Gov. Lujan Grisham Marks Start Of Pride Month 2023
Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham
STATE News:
SANTA FE — Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham Thursday celebrated the beginning of Pride Month by renewing promises to the LGBTQIA+ communities in New Mexico.
For more than 40 years, the LGBTQIA+ community in Albuquerque has marked June as the anniversary of the protests and riots at the Stonewall Inn in New York in 1975. This year, the Human Rights Alliance marks the 30th anniversary of the Pride celebration in Santa Fe and Farmington is hosting a Pride in the Park event.
Gov. Lujan Grisham continued the long tradition of activism and allyship during the last Read More
Rep. Chandler: New Mexico Has Much To Celebrate This Pride Month
By Rep. Christine Chandler (D-Los Alamos)
Dist. 43
New Mexico House of Representatives
Like many people, I have watched with growing alarm as state legislatures in places like Texas, Florida, and Nebraska pass laws rolling back hard-fought freedoms and rights for the LGBTQ+ community. As a New Mexico lawmaker, I knew my colleagues and I had a responsibility to prevent the same thing from happening here.
Over the last several months, we have heard from constituents, community members, and advocates worried that they or someone they love might suddenly lose access to life-saving healthcare Read More
Heinrich Introduces Bicameral Legislation To Build A More Resilient, Reliable Electric Grid
U.S. SENATE News:
WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), a member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, introduced legislation to incentivize the construction of new electric transmission infrastructure to meet our decarbonization goals and support the energy transition, while building the clean energy workforce of tomorrow. U.S. Rep. Steven Horsford (D-Nev.) will introduce companion legislation in the House.
The Grid Resiliency Tax Credit Act will provide a targeted 30 percent investment tax credit (ITC) to support investments in large-scale transmission Read More
ECECD Secretary Elizabeth Groginsky Testifies Before U.S. Senate HELP Committee On New Mexico’s Child Care Innovations
Elizabeth Groginsky
ECECD News:
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Wednesday, New Mexico Early Childhood Education and Care Department (ECECD) Secretary Elizabeth Groginsky testified before the U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee in a hearing titled, “Solving the Child Care Crisis: Meeting the Needs of Working Families and Child Care Workers.”
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT), chairman of the committee, invited Secretary Groginsky to testify about New Mexico’s innovative use of federal emergency relief funding during the COVID-19 pandemic to make remarkable progress Read More
Heinrich On Transmission Permitting Reform Legislation
U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich
U.S. SENATE News:
WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), a member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, introduced the Facilitating America’s Siting of Transmission and Electric Reliability (FASTER) Act.
The FASTER Act addresses key obstacles slowing down the siting, planning, and permitting process.
Currently, it can take up to a decade or more to build new high-voltage, interregional transmission lines. Fragmented state, local and federal jurisdiction over transmission siting, lack of coordination and communication Read More
New Mexico Governor To Travel To U.S. Virgin Islands
Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham
STATE News:
Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham is traveling to the U.S. Virgin Islands Wednesday for a personal vacation with the First Gentleman to celebrate their honeymoon and first wedding anniversary.
She is expected to return June 16.
Lt. Gov. Howie Morales will assume the role of the governor during her time out-of-state. Read More
