PEEC: Haaland To Speak On Green New Deal Aug. 21

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on August 14, 2019

U.S. Rep. Deb Haaland

PEEC News:

The community is invited to hear U.S. Rep. Deb Haaland discuss why she thinks the Green New Deal is a needed bold solution to protect the future of communities, the country and planet at 3 p.m., Wednesday, Aug. 21 at the Los Alamos Nature Center.

This event will be held outside of the center and guests are encouraged to arrive early to get seats. The talk is free to attend and no advance registration is required. The Los Alamos Nature Center is at 2600 Canyon Road and is operated by the Pajarito Environmental Education Center (PEEC).

Haaland

Regional Coalition Of LANL Communities Meets At Town Of Taos City Council Building Friday

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on August 14, 2019

Invitation To Informational Meeting For Upcoming Los Alamos School Board Elections

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on August 13, 2019

Members of the 2017 School Board from left, Vice President Steve Boerigter, Andrea Cunningham, Secretary Jenny McCumber, President Ellen Ben-Naim and Bill Hargraves. Courtesy photo

Courtesy photo

LAPS News:

For the Nov. 5 election in Los Alamos, there will be three School Board seats on the ballot.

The seats include District 3 (Aspen Elementary), Position 3 Board Member; District 4 (Barranca Elementary and Los Alamos Middle School), Position 4 Board Member; and District 5 (Mountain Elementary and Los Alamos High School), Position 5 Board Member.

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New Mexico Attorney General Hector Balderas Seeks To Intervene In Second Census Challenge Lawsuit

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on August 13, 2019

Attorney General Hector Balderas

AG News:

ALBUQUERQUE ― Monday, Attorney General Hector Balderas joined a 26-member coalition from around the country — including 15 states, the District of Columbia, three counties, six cities, and the U.S. Conference of Mayors — in opposing the State of Alabama’s attempt to refuse counting every individual in the 2020 decennial census.

While the U.S. Department of Commerce and the U.S. Census Bureau, as well as their respective leaders, have been named as defendants in the case, New Mexico moved to intervene as a defendant in the

Udall Thanks Los Alamos Native For Internship

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on August 13, 2019

Los Alamos High School graduate Miriam Wallstrom

U.S. SENATE News:

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Monday, U.S. Sen. Tom Udall thanked Los Alamos native Miriam Wallstrom for her work as an intern in his Washington, D.C., office this summer. During her six weeks on Capitol Hill, Miriam worked closely with the legislative team on a range of issues.

“U.S. Senate Interns gain invaluable experience and first-hand knowledge of the inner workings of the nation’s legislative process,” Udall said. “It has been a pleasure working with Miriam this summer. I hope she finds her experiences during

Elected Officials Meet With Future Leaders At Young Democrats State Convention Over Weekend

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on August 13, 2019

NMDP News:

BELEN ― Lt. Gov. Howie Morales, Attorney General Hector Balderas, Democratic Party of New Mexico Chair Marg Elliston and Democratic Party of New Mexico Vice Chair Marcus Porter met with future leaders of the Democratic Party last weekend at the annual Young Democrats of New Mexico State Convention. Rep. Ben Ray Luján also attended and participated in a Q&A.

As well as the in person speakers, several elected Democrats sent in videos or statements to address the convention, including Rep. Xochitl Torres Small, Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham and Secretary of State Maggie

New Mexico Governor Names Education Secretary

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on August 13, 2019

New Cabinet Secretary of Education Ryan Stewart

STATE News:

SANTA FE – Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham announced today the new secretary of the New Mexico Public Education Department, Ryan Stewart.

Surrounded by the education agency’s deputy secretaries, a diverse cohort of deeply experienced New Mexico educators and administrators, Lujan Grisham touted Stewart’s work as an educator and reformer in California and Pennsylvania at a Capitol news conference.

“I’m thrilled to introduce Secretary Stewart to New Mexico,” Gov. Lujan Grisham said. “It’s no secret

DOI: Endangered Species Act Announcement

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on August 12, 2019

DOI News:

Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Secretary of the Interior David L. Bernhardt announced improvements to the implementing regulations of the Endangered Species Act.

IN CONGRESS

“The Endangered Species Act exists to identify struggling species and help them recover. Unfortunately, current implementation is drawn out and ineffective. Today’s actions will help achieve actual species recovery while providing much-needed clarity and stability to those who are too often held hostage by the ESA. I applaud Secretary Bernhardt and the Trump Administration for their continued Read More

New Mexico Legislature Taking Steps To Webcast Additional Interim Committee Meetings

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on August 12, 2019

STATE News:

In an effort to improve transparency and promote greater access to legislative Interim Committee meetings for the public and media, the New Mexico Legislative Council Service is now taking steps to webcast and archive meetings held across the state.

Meetings taking place in the State Capitol building are already streamed live and archived.

The move to include offsite meetings as part of the Council’s webcasting service was championed by Sen. Jeff Steinborn (D – Doña Ana), a long-time advocate for efforts to make legislative meetings available to the public

League Of Women Voters March In 2019 County Fair & Rodeo Parade To Honor Passage Of 19th Amendment

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on August 11, 2019

Members of the League of Women Voters of Los Alamos march in the 2019 County Fair and Rodeo Parade Saturday morning on Central Avenue to honor the passage of the 19th Amendment giving women the right to vote, passed by Congress June 4, 1919, and ratified Aug. 18, 1920. Courtesy photo

The League of Women Voters has been informing Los Alamos voters since 1947. Courtesy photo Read More

Governor Taps Katrina Hotrum-Lopez For Aging Agency

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on August 11, 2019

New Cabinet Secretary Katrina Hotrum-Lopez

STATE News:

SANTA FE ― Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham Friday announced Katrina Hotrum-Lopez would succeed Alice Liu McCoy as secretary of the state Aging and Long-Term Services Department upon McCoy’s hiring as executive director of the state Developmental Disabilities Planning Council.

The council board voted in late July to select McCoy as its new director. McCoy, an attorney with extensive and diverse experience in representing and advocating for individuals with disabilities, will remain a key piece of the Lujan Grisham

New Mexico Congressional Delegation Announces $6 Million To Combat State Opioid Crisis

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on August 11, 2019

CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION News:

WASHINGTON, D.C. ― Friday, U.S. Senators Tom Udall and Martin Heinrich and U.S. Representatives Ben Ray Luján, Deb Haaland and Xochitl Torres Small announced that the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) has awarded more than $6 million in funding to New Mexico to combat the opioid epidemic in communities across the state.

The funding will go toward treatment, prevention, recovery, and research efforts throughout New Mexico.

A breakdown of the HRSA awards is below:

Call In Option During ‘Governor’s Cabinet In Your Community’ Constituent Services Outreach Event Today

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on August 10, 2019

STATE News:

SANTA FE – The Lujan Grisham administration is hosting the first Governor’s Cabinet in Your Community event today, Aug. 10, in Albuquerque.

High-level representatives from departments and agencies across state government, including the Governor’s Office, will be on hand to field walk-in constituents. Constituents from farther afield are encouraged to call in.

State agencies will field all manner of constituent needs, including child care assistance, food assistance program enrollment, employment assistance, immunizations, well-water tests, Read More

Udall, Heinrich, Torres Small Announce $1.5 Million For NMSU Sun And Space Weather Research

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on August 10, 2019

CONGRESSIONAL News:

WASHINGTON, D.C. ― U.S. Senators Tom Udall and Martin Heinrich and U.S. Rep. Xochitl Torres Small announced that New Mexico State University’s (NMSU) Department of Astronomy was awarded a $1.5 million grant by the National Science Foundation (NSF) to hire a space scientist to work on physics of sun and space weather.

This funding was awarded through a program called “Faculty Development in the Space Sciences” from the NSF Directorate for Geosciences, Division of Atmospheric and Geospace Sciences.

In the majority of American universities, research

Governor’s Key Advisor Gabello Issues Statement On Call For Special Session Following El Paso Violence

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on August 10, 2019

Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham

STATE News:

SANTA FE ― Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham’s senior advisor for policy and strategy issued the following statement Thursday regarding recent speculation about a special session:

“There is great apprehension and fear across New Mexico and farther afield in the wake of last weekend’s horrific, hate-fueled mass violence in El Paso,” Dominic Gabello said. “This state and country are facing real threats from within; proactive measures must be taken. Indeed, this administration championed and implemented key public safety measures

AG & DA Task Force Secure Indictment Of Former Miss New Mexico Executive Director For Fraud, Tax Evasion, Embezzlement & Racketeering

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on August 9, 2019

Attorney General Hector Balderas

AG News:

ALBUQUERQUE ― Attorney General Hector Balderas and District Attorney Andrea Reeb today announced that a Roosevelt County Grand Jury indicted former Miss New Mexico Executive Director Greg Smith on charges that he stole money from the organization, funds which were designated for participant scholarships.

The Grand Jury indicted Smith on 18 felony charges of embezzlement, fraud, racketeering, tax evasion, and issuing worthless checks.

“New Mexican women who seek leadership opportunities should not see those opportunities

State Standing Up Missing And Murdered Indigenous Women Taskforce

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on August 8, 2019

Destinee Alexis Atencio

By JAMES R. MOUNTAIN

Valley Daily Post

By CAROL A. CLARK

Los Alamos Daily Post

The FBI, Bureau of Indian Affairs and Tesuque Pueblo Tribal Police continue to investigate circumstances surrounding the death of Destinee Alexis Atencio whose body was found June 22 near the Camel Rock formation in Tesuque.

Atencio, 21, was last seen by a relative sometime in May in Santa Fe. Authorities believe she may have been dead for at least a couple of weeks before her body was found. The cause of death is pending an autopsy.

She is described as a Native American female, 5’6” Read More

New Mexico State Police Participate In Governor’s Cabinet In Your Community Aug. 10

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on August 8, 2019

NMSP News:

ALBUQUERQUE ― The New Mexico State Police will participate in Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham’s first Governor’s Cabinet in Your Community event Saturday, Aug. 10, in Albuquerque.

New Mexico State Police Chief Staff will be on hand to field walk-in constituents. Constituents unable to attend who have concerns are encouraged to call in.

New Mexico State Police Chief Tim Johnson is and will continue to provide a professional, high-quality service to the constituents in New Mexico. Chief Johnson holds his officers to the highest standards. Working together with

Udall, Warren, Harris, Blumenthal Release New Details Of Expanded DHS Watchdog Probe Of CBP Surveillance Of Journalists, Activists And Lawyers

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on August 8, 2019

U.S. Sen. Tom Udall

From the Office of U.S. Sen. Tom Udall:

In May, senators demanded answers from DHS about CBP compiling lists and monitoring journalists, lawyers and other individuals providing assistance to migrants at the border

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Tom Udall (D-N.M.), Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Kamala Harris (D-Calif.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) released a letter from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Inspector General (OIG) detailing its investigation into the alleged compiling of lists and targeted government surveillance Read More

Fuselier: Religion, Scapegoating, And Racism

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on August 8, 2019

By BOB FUSELIER
Los Alamos

An essay about religion and racism by an old, white man raised in the Christian faith and in the deep South before and during desegregation would seem to hold a good chance of coming across as an extreme example of white mansplaining. I hope it doesn’t.

Scapegoating is a word we seldom use in our daily lives but is something we all fear and have feared from an early age. It requires a victim (a person or persons innocent of the crimes laid upon them) and a victimizer (a person or persons looking to place their sufferings on another).

It is commonplace today to see people claim to Read More

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