DOI Secretary Haaland Commemorates Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute’s 50th Anniversary
DOI News:
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland visited the Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute (SIPI) Tuesday to commemorate the school’s 50th anniversary.
She delivered remarks at an event celebrating the Bureau of Indian Education (BIE)-operated post-secondary school and its ongoing work to empower Indigenous students and provide a quality, culturally competent education to students from across the country.
During the visit, which coincided with National Voter Registration Day, Secretary Haaland highlighted SIPI’s recent designation as a voter registration Read More
U.S. Senators Heinrich And Luján Urge President Biden To Issue Major Disaster Declaration For Puerto Rico
STATE News:
WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) are part of a bicameral group of 43 colleagues urging President Joe Biden to issue a Major Disaster Declaration for all of Puerto Rico’s municipalities in response to Hurricane Fiona. The letter was led by U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) and U.S. Rep. Nydia Velazquez (D-N.Y.).
Just days before the fifth anniversary of Hurricane Maria, the deadliest natural disaster in U.S. history, Hurricane Fiona ravaged the island with catastrophic flash flooding, unprecedented rainfall and high-speed winds. Read More
AG Balderas Helps Secure New Federal Energy Standards
Attorney General Hector Balderas
AG News:
ALBUQUERQUE — New Mexico Attorney General Hector Balderas Tuesday announced an agreement with the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) committing DOE to a new timetable for updating energy efficiency standards for 20 categories of common consumer products and commercial equipment. The impacted products and equipment range from residential furnaces to laundry machines to electric motors.
According to experts’ estimates, updated standards for these products could provide more than $600 billion in total utility bill savings to American families Read More
Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham Announces Plans To Participate In Two Televised Debates Against Mark Ronchetti Sept. 30 & Oct. 12
From the Campaign To Re-elect Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham :
Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham’s campaign announced today that she has agreed to participate in two televised debates against former TV weatherman and GOP nominee for Governor Mark Ronchetti.
Gov. Lujan Grisham will participate in a debate Friday, Sept. 30 hosted by KOB Channel 4, as well as a debate Wednesday, Oct. 12 hosted by KOAT Channel 7, The Albuquerque Journal and KKOB.
“Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham looks forward to participating in two televised debates against Mark Ronchetti, where she will emphasize her strong record Read More
New Mexico Attorney General’s Office Kicks Off 6th Annual Human Trafficking Conference
From the Office of the Attorney General:
ALBUQUERQUE – Monday the New Mexico Attorney General Hector Balderas, in partnership with the Life Link, Crime Victims Reparation Commission (CVRC), U.S. Department of Labor and CYFD, kicked off the 6th Annual Human Trafficking Conference.
The conference brings law enforcement and service providers from around the state, nation, and across our Mexican border together to collaborate and build relationships, learn and share goals and initiatives moving forward to combat human trafficking.
“My number one priority is keeping our children and families Read More
Today Is National Voter Registration Day: Secretary Of State Encourages New Mexicans To Get #VoteReady
From the Office of the Secretary of State:
SANTA FE — Secretary of State Maggie Toulouse Oliver is encouraging New Mexicans to participate in today’s National Voter Registration Day by registering to vote or updating their voter registration ahead of the 2022 General Election.
“Registering to vote in New Mexico is fast, easy, and secure,” Secretary Toulouse Oliver said. “National Voter Registration Day is a non-partisan celebration of the right to vote and of having a voice in our democracy. I encourage New Mexicans to talk with their family and friends today about voter registration and the Read More
LAPS Board Holding Hybrid Meeting Thursday Sept. 22
LAPS News:
The Los Alamos Public Schools (LAPS) board will meet in-person 5:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 22 at Pinon School, 90 Grand Canyon Dr., White Rock and virtually on Zoom.
This meeting is open to the public.
Find the agenda to this meeting here: Sept. 22, 2022 Board Meeting Agenda.
Find the link to this meeting here.
Meeting ID: 505 663 2222
Passcode: j45K8H Read More
Los Alamos COVID Impact: 15 New Cases For Week Ending Sept. 19, 2022
COVID-19 statistics for the week ending Sept. 19, 2022 impacting Los Alamos County:
- 150 tests
- 15 diagnoses (8 in Los Alamos, 7 in White Rock)
- 0 deaths
Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham Opens Two New State Employee Childcare Facilities In Santa Fe
CYFD employee Will Schwettmann, who is utilizing the new childcare facility for his daughter at no cost thanks to the state’s Child Care Assistance Program, speaks in the new facility today at the Montoya Building in Santa Fe. At right are representatives from Little Explorers Child Development Centers. At left is Cabinet Secretary Elizabeth Groginsky. Courtesy photo
Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham opens a new state employee childcare facility today in Santa Fe. Courtesy photo
STATE News:
- Centers will support state workers and families, continue to expand New Mexico’s affordable childcare
New Mexico Museum Of Natural History & Science To Host In Person Outreach Meeting For NASA Sun Research Mission
NMMNHS News:
ALBUQUERQUE –The New Mexico Museum of Natural History & Science (NMMNHS) and other New Mexico Department of Cultural Affairs divisions are part of a major NASA-funded educational outreach project, which is associated with a mission to study unexplored regions of the sun.
From Monday, Sept. 26 through Wednesday, Sept. 28, the Museum will host the outreach team, which consists of representatives from six scientific and science education institutions across the Southwest, from NASA’s Polarimeter to Unify the Corona and Heliosphere (PUNCH) mission.
“The New Mexico Read More
U.S. Rep. Melanie Stansbury Votes To Protect Federal Workers From Political Interference In Their Jobs
U.S. Rep. Melanie Stansbury
U.S. SEANTE News:
WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Rep. Melanie Stansbury (N.M.-01) voted Thursday to pass the Preventing a Patronage System Act (H.R. 302) to protect the more than 20,000 federal employees across New Mexico and civil servants across the United States from political interference in their jobs.
“Our civil servants selflessly serve this nation every day, delivering for our communities in education, defense, healthcare, veterans affairs, and countless other programs. We must maintain the integrity of the civil service and ensure it is based on the merit, Read More
Luján, Matsui, Colleagues Introduce Legislation To Increase Digital Equity, Inclusion, Literacy
U.S. Sen. Ben Ray Luján
U.S. SENATE News:
WASHINGTON D.C. — Today, U.S. Sen. Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) and U.S. Rep. Doris Matsui (D-Calif.) led U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Ed Markey (D-Mass.), Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), and Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) to introduce the Digital Equity Foundation Act, legislation to establish a nonprofit foundation to leverage public and private investments to make progress closing the divide on digital equity, digital inclusion, and digital literacy.
The Foundation will supplement the National Telecommunications and Read More
New Mexico JPEC Recommends Retaining 1 Supreme Court Justice And 7 Metro Court Judges In 2022 General Election
JPEC News:
ALBUQUERQUE — The New Mexico Judicial Performance Evaluation Commission (JPEC) has recommended that voters retain one Supreme Court Justice and seven Bernalillo County Metropolitan Court Judges standing for retention on the 2022 general election ballot.
Under state law, these judges must receive at least 57 percent voter approval to remain on the bench.
“The last two years have been very challenging for these judges,” JPEC Chair Denise Torres said. “The Commission did take factors such as COVID-19 and the need to conduct hearings and trials remotely into consideration, as well Read More
Governor Signs Emergency Declaration For Catron County Due To Flooding
STATE News:
SANTA FE — Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham Friday signed an executive order declaring a state of emergency in Catron County due to recent severe flooding, making available additional funding and state resources for affected communities.
The emergency declaration comes after monsoon rain events that began in August caused flooding that has resulted in damage to both private and public property.
The executive order provides $750,000 for the Department of Homeland Security and Emergency Management to assist the county with emergency protective measures, help prevent additional Read More
County Council Regular Session Packet Sept. 20
COUNTY News:Scenes From Ribbon Cutting Celebration For NCRTD’s New Maintenance Facility
Federal Transit Administration Senior Advisor Veronica McBeth and NCRTD Chair Dennis Tim Salazar Board cut the ribbon at Thursday’s event. Photo by John McHale/ladailypost.com
NCRTD’s new new maintenance facility consists of 21,600 square feet of buildingsof five maintenance bays, fleet and facilities administrative offices, parts and inventory space, a bus wash facility and fueling area. Photo by John McHale/ladailypost.com
NCRTD Executive Director Anthony Mortillaro welcomes the crowd and introduces dignitaries. Photo by John McHale/ladailypost.com
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Fr. Glenn: Reconciling Visions
By Fr. Glenn Jones:
Sometimes it seems that our society is entrenched in two camps: the “conservative/rigid”, and the “liberal/progressive”. We need only turn on or click on the news to see this being played out daily.
In his book “A Conflict of Visions”, Thomas Sowell outlines many of the differences between experience and reason, between what a scientist may recognize as between the empirical/experimental and theoretical, and what Mr. Sowell categorizes as “constrained” and “unconstrained” visions
The constrained vision stems from reliance on “the norm”—the collective experience Read More
New Mexico To Receive $38 Million To Support Expansion Of Electric Vehicle Charging Network
U.S. SENATE News:
WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) announced that New Mexico’s Electric Vehicle (EV) Infrastructure Deployment Plan has been approved by the Biden-Harris administration, under the National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (NEVI) Formula Program, established and funded by the Infrastructure Law that Senator Heinrich championed into law.
With this approval, Fiscal Year 2022 funds are now available to New Mexico. New Mexico, one of the first states to have their plans approved, is expected to receive $38 million over five years to support the expansion Read More
Heinrich And Luján Introduce Bipartisan Senate Resolutions Commemorating Hispanic Heritage Month
U.S. SENATE News:
WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) joined U.S. Senators Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) and John Cornyn (R-Texas) to mark Hispanic Heritage Month by leading a bipartisan group of senators in introducing a Senate resolution that recognizes September 15th through October 15th, 2022 as a month to celebrate and honor the invaluable contributions of Hispanic and Latino Americans in the United States.
Senators Heinrich and Luján are also cosponsoring a bipartisan Senate resolution honoring the work and achievements of Hispanic-Serving Read More
Community Development Advisory Board Meets Sept. 19
