NWF: Reforestation Legislation Will Safeguard Wildlife Habitat, Drinking Water Supplies
NWF News:New Mexico Attorney General Hector Balderas Joins Multistate Effort To Protect Rights Of Asylum-Seekers
Attorney General Hector BalderasHeinrich, Rounds On Passage Of Cadillac Tax Repeal
U.S. Sen. Martin HeinrichNew Mexico State Canvassing Board To Review And Certify 2019 Regular Local Election Recount Results
STATE News:Udall, Heinrich: Judge Kea Riggs Confirmed By Senate To Fill Vacancy On U.S. District Court For New Mexico
Judge Kea Whetzal RiggsLuján: Year In Service To New Mexico’s CD3
U.S. Rep. Ben Ray Luján
From the Office of U.S. Rep. Ben Ray Luján:
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Rep. Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M), the U.S. House Assistance Speaker, secured $5.7 million in federal benefits for constituents in 2019 and assisted more than 1,000 individuals living in New Mexico’s Third Congressional District through the office’s casework services.
This year, Congressman Luján introduced 27 bills and co-sponsored 375 bills to improve the lives of New Mexicans. Thirteen bills, amendments, or measures written by Luján were passed or included in legislation that passed the Read More
Letter To The Editor: Well Played Democrats
By DAVID HAMPTON
Since impeachment began, Trump is +6 in general approval, +7 in economic approval, +600,000 in individual donors, and now he’s ahead of all Democratic contenders in head-to head competition. Well played Democrats.
Letter To The Editor: Luján Out Of Touch
By MICK RICHBy endorsing abortion during Advent, New Mexico Rep. Ben Ray Luján has demonstrated just how far apart he is from Christians and Catholics.
As Christians around the world celebrate the beginning of Jesus’ life on Earth, Ben Ray Luján celebrates something very different. Mr. Lujan favors ending the miracle of life before it has a chance – or a choice. This is so blatantly offensive; it makes you wonder if he is writing off New Mexico’s Christians and Catholics.
NARAL has awarded Luján a 100 percent pro-abortion score for his votes in Congress. Read More
Q&A With Congressional Candidate Alexis Johnson
CD3 Candidate Alexis Johnson
Editor’s note: This is the sixth in a series in which the Los Alamos Daily Post presents the same set of questions to each of the candidates running for Congressional District 3, which serves the northern half of New Mexico.
Republican candidate Alexis Johnson provided the following answers:
POST: Why do you believe you are qualified to represent New Mexico in Congress?
JOHNSON: I am qualified to represent New Mexico in Congress because I was born and raised in New Mexico, I graduated from New Read More
NM Lawmakers Support Fire Suppression Tax Credit
EDD News:U.S. Rep. Ben Ray Luján Secures Investments For New Mexico In Government Funding Package
U.S. Rep. Ben Ray LujánGovernor Urges Sen. Richard Martinez To Resign
Sen. Richard Martinez SANTA FE – Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham issued the following statement Tuesday afternoon in the wake of Judge Francis Mathew’s guilty ruling in the trial of state Sen. Richard Martinez charged with reckless driving and aggravated DWI:
“As I said at the time of this incident, Senator Martinez was obligated to reflect on his actions and how best to reconcile them with his position as a public servant in the state Legislature, in particular his status as chairman of an influential committee.
“The senator’s defense of himself does not suggest to me that
Heinrich, Torres Small Hail Final Passage Of White Sands National Park Establishment Act
U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich
Reporters Without Borders Issues Worldwide Round-Up Of Journalists Killed, Detained, Held Hostage In 2019
RSF News:
Every year Reporters Without Borders USA (RSF) publishes its statistical round up of deadly violence against journalists: 2019 Roundup.
RSF USA’s analysis of the statistics collected in the 2019 Roundup shows that more journalists were deliberately targeted, murdered and imprisoned in 2019 than in years previous, particularly those covering corruption, human rights violations or organized crime. Donald Trump’s hostility towards the independent media is spreading and amplifying already dangerous conditions for journalists worldwide.
While the percentage Read More
Tom Udall, Senators Push Internal Revenue Service To Stop Shielding Secret Money In Elections
U.S. Sen. Tom UdallGov. Michelle Lujan Grisham Visits Navajo Nation Today
Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham
From the Office of the Governor:
SANTA FE – At President Jonathan Nez’s invitation, Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham is today visiting the Navajo Nation.
The governor is touring a new manufacturing facility and Fire Rock Navajo Casino in Church Rock; Navajo Technical University and the Navajo Judicial Complex in Crownpoint and the site of the future Gallup Indian Medical Center.
“Strengthening state and tribal partnerships has been a top priority of my administration since Day One,” Gov. Lujan Grisham said. “We must validate and honor and improve our government-to-government Read More
State GOP Holds Anti-Impeachment Rally In Clovis
Members of the Republican Party of New Mexico gather for an Anti-Impeachment Rally Saturday in Clovis. State GOP Chairman Steve Pearce, center, calls on New Mexico’s three congressional representatives to stand with constituents against impeachment of President Donald Trump. Courtesy/NMGOP
Members of the Republican Party of New Mexico at the Anti-Impeachment Rally Saturday in Clovis. Courtesy/NMGOP Read More
County Board Of Public Utilities Meets Dec. 18
DPU News:
The Los Alamos County Board of Public Utilities is meeting in regular session 5:30 p.m., Wednesday in Council Chambers in the Los Alamos Municipal Building at Central Ave.
The meeting is open to the public.
State Electronic Signature Contract Reached
DoIT Secretary Vincent Martinez, left, and the GSD announce the implementation of technology to allow for electronic signatures on state government documents. Courtesy/DoITAttorney General Balderas Files Brief Defending Rights Of Indigenous Children, Families And Tribes
Attorney General Hector BalderasFrom the Office of the Attorney General:
