Lunch With A Leader: Zero Waste Talk May 21
Submitted by Carol A. Clark
on May 18, 2019
LWV News:Lunch with a Leader, a community event will be at 11:45 a.m., Tuesday, May 21, at Mesa Library.
Five LA residents who are truly leaders in the field of ZERO WASTE wil be the speakers. Sue Barns will talk about the Zero Waste Los Alamos team and food waste; Angelica Gurule will discuss recycling in general in the county and our efforts towards zero waste events (including concerts and other events); Tiffany Pegoda and Elchin Zafarov will educate us about composting; and our own Jody Benson will talk about what the Zero Waste Restaurant Team has discovered about what some
Read More Dist. 43 Rep. Christine Chandler And County Lobbyist Scott Scanland Brief Council On 2019 Legislative Session
Submitted by Carol A. Clark
on May 17, 2019
Los Alamos County Lobbyist Scott Scanland and Dist. 43 Rep. Christine Chandler present a briefing about the 2019 legislative session during Tuesday night’s council work session at the White Rock Fire Station. Photo by Kirsten Laskey/ladailypost.com
COUNTY News:
“It’s like a total good news story,” NM District 43 Representative Christine Chandler told Los Alamos County Council regarding the 2019 legislative session.
She explained, during the council’s Tuesday night work session held at the White Rock Fire Station, that the state’s revenues Read More
Heinrich, Portman Introduce Bill To Require Digital Engineering Careers Within U.S. Armed Forces, Bolster Artificial Intelligence
Submitted by Carol A. Clark
on May 17, 2019
U.S. Sen. Martin HeinrichU.S. SENATE News:
WASHINGTON, D.C. ― Thursday, the co-founders of the Senate Artificial Intelligence Caucus, U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Rob Portman (R-Ohio), introduced the bipartisan Armed Forces Digital Advantage Act, which would modernize the Department of Defense (DoD) workforce by adding a recruitment focus and establishing military career tracks for digital engineering.
The Armed Forces Digital Advantage Act is in response to recommendations from the defense industry and senior military leaders that the DoD emphasize
Read More Udall-Requested EPA IG Report Shows Pruitt’s Six-Figure Abuse Of Taxpayer Dollars For Luxury Travel
Submitted by Carol A. Clark
on May 17, 2019
U.S. Sen. Tom UdallU.S. SENATE News:
WASHINGTON, D.C. ― Thursday, U.S. Sen. Tom Udall (D-N.M.), ranking member on the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee overseeing the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) budget, responded to the release of a report Udall requested from the EPA’s Office of the Inspector General (OIG) detailing former EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt’s abuse of taxpayer dollars on unnecessary luxury travel.
The IG report found, among other things that: former Administrator Pruitt spent nearly $1 million on travel in just over 10 months, $124,000
Read More Tribal Leaders Meet For Historic Summit With Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham And Cabinet Secretaries
Submitted by Carol A. Clark
on May 17, 2019
Gov. Michelle Lujan GrishamSTATE News:
ALBUQUERQUE ― Leaders from 23 tribal nations met Thursday with Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham and her Cabinet secretaries for the 10th annual state tribal leaders summit.
Tribal leaders from across the state came together at the Indian Pueblo Cultural Center in Albuquerque to discuss ways to work more collaboratively with the Lujan Grisham administration.
The state tribal leaders summit is an annual tradition that was established as a way for tribes to develop successful partnerships with the state of New Mexico. Thursday
Read More ‘Giffords’ Endorses Ben Ray Luján For U.S. Senate
Submitted by Carol A. Clark
on May 16, 2019
STATE News:WASHINGTON, D.C. — Giffords, the gun safety organization led by former U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, announced its endorsement of U.S. Rep. Ben Ray Luján for United States Senate from New Mexico.
Former Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords:
“I’ve known Ben Ray Luján to be a tireless advocate for New Mexico ever since I had the privilege of serving alongside him in Congress. He understands that progress does not happen unless you bring people together around a common goal. Ben Ray brings that perspective to his advocacy to address America’s gun violence
Read More Udall Presses U.S. Forest Service Chief On Budget Cuts, Wildfire Funding, Other New Mexico Priorities
Submitted by Carol A. Clark
on May 16, 2019
U.S. Sen. Tom Udall
From the Office of U.S. Sen. Tom Udall:
Also questions USFS on maintaining wildlife corridors and discusses his legislation to promote reforestation
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Tom Udall (D-N.M), lead Democrat on the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment and Related Agencies, Wednesday pressed U.S. Forest Service (USFS) Chief Vicki Christiansen on “President Trump’s wholly insufficient” budget proposal for the USFS, which would undercut the Forest Service’s ability to combat catastrophic wildfires in New Mexico and Read More
RSF Welcomes Investigation Into Chinese State Television Network CGTN For Airing Forced Confessions
Submitted by Carol A. Clark
on May 16, 2019
Former British journalist and private investigator Peter Humphrey was detained in China in 2013 and forced to confess to alleged crimes on air in 2014. Courtesy/RSFRSF News:
RSF welcomes the launch of an investigation by the United Kingdom’s audiovisual regulation authority (Ofcom) on Chinese state television network CGTN for airing forced confessions.
The United Kingdom’s Office of Communications (Ofcom) announced May 9 that they are investigating China Global Television Network’s (CGTN) possible violation of broadcasting regulations. The Chinese state channel
Read More Energy Secretary Rick Perry’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory Tour Highlights Research, Partnerships
Submitted by Carol A. Clark
on May 15, 2019
From left, U.S. Rep. Chuck Fleischmann, Energy Secretary Rick Perry and Under Secretary for Science Paul Dabbar listening last week to environmental scientists Teresa Matthews and Mark Peterson of the Aquatic Ecology Laboratory discuss EM-funded research. Courtesy/ORNL
DOE News:
OAK RIDGE, Tenn. ― Energy Secretary Rick Perry and Under Secretary for Science Paul Dabbar last week visited Oak Ridge National Laboratory where they learned about a partnership between EM and DOE’s Office of Science to identify effective and affordable solutions for mercury cleanup that can
Read More In Key Committee Hearing, U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich Calls For Protection Of Chaco Canyon Area
Submitted by Carol A. Clark
on May 15, 2019
U.S. Sen. Martin HeinrichU.S. SENATE News:
WASHINGTON, D.C. ― U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), a member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, delivered opening remarks Tuesday at a Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining hearing on S. 1079, the Chaco Culture Heritage Area Protection Act, a bill he introduced with U.S. Sen. Tom Udall (D-N.M.) to withdraw the federal lands around Chaco Canyon from further mineral development.
Heinrich’s legislation, S. 526, the Buffalo Tract Protection Act, to withdraw four parcels of Bureau of Land Management
Read More Intel Announces 300+ New Jobs In New Mexico
Submitted by Carol A. Clark
on May 15, 2019
BUSINESS News:SANTA FE ― The Intel manufacturing plant in Rio Rancho will see a boost in hiring as the company continues to grow beyond its traditional PC and server businesses into data-rich markets, the company and Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham announced Tuesday.
Intel plans to expand its Rio Rancho workforce by over 300 employees in 2019.
Intel is a world leader in the design and manufacturing of essential technologies that power the cloud in an increasingly smart, connected world, and its products are addressing the explosive demands to process, analyze, store, and
Read More NM Delegation: Reimburse Border Communities Providing Humanitarian Relief To Asylum Seekers
Submitted by Carol A. Clark
on May 15, 2019
CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION News:
WASHINGTON, D.C. ― After reports that U.S. Border Patrol has in recent weeks released more than 4,000 migrants applying for asylum in the United States in Las Cruces, U.S. Senators Tom Udall (D-N.M.) and Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) Tuesday sent a letter with U.S. Representatives Ben Ray Luján, Xochitl Torres Small and Deb Haaland, to the leaders of the House and Senate Appropriations Committees requesting that state and local governments and local non-governmental organizations (NGOs) that are providing much-needed humanitarian relief to
Read More U.S. Sen. Tom Udall Speaks Out Against Raid Of Another $1.5 Billion In DOD National Security Funds
Submitted by Carol A. Clark
on May 14, 2019
U.S. Sen. Tom UdallU.S. SENATE News:
WASHINGTON, D.C. ― U.S. Sen. Tom Udall, along with every Democratic member of the Senate Appropriations Defense Subcommittee and the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies, slammed the White House and Acting Secretary of Defense Patrick M. Shanahan for their plan for an additional unauthorized transfer of $1.5 billion in important national security funds in order to build part of President Donald Trump’s wall along the southern border.
The newly announced raid of
Read More Udall, Heinrich Announce Census Director Visiting New Mexico Later This Month At Their Urging
Submitted by Carol A. Clark
on May 14, 2019
U.S. SENATE News:WASHINGTON, D.C. ― At the urging of U.S. Senators Tom Udall (D-N.M.) and Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), the U.S. Census Bureau Director Steven Dillingham will visit New Mexico later this month to discuss ensuring accurate counts for the upcoming 2020 Decennial Census.
In February, Udall and Heinrich sent a letter inviting Director Dillingham to visit the state to share how the Bureau is taking adequate steps to count underrepresented communities and address the unique data collection challenges in New Mexico.
More details about Director Dillingham’s
Read More Scenes From 2019 UNM-LA Graduation Ceremony
Submitted by Carol A. Clark
on May 13, 2019
The second largest graduating class in UNM-Los Alamos history crossed the stage Friday at the Duane Smith Auditorium to receive their diplomas. While enrollments in higher education around the state continue to decline, UNM-LA is experiencing three consecutive years of significant growth. This semester there were 1,146 students enrolled in academic courses at UNM-LA. UNM-LA granted awards to more than 100 top students earning degrees. Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.com
UNM-LA Chief Executive Officer Dr. Cynthia J. Rooney lead the procession into the auditorium and ontoU.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich Statement On Secretary Mike Pompeo Meeting With Vladimir Putin
Submitted by Carol A. Clark
on May 13, 2019
U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich
From the Office of U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich:
WASHINGTON, D.C. – After a “sweeping and systemic” disinformation campaign directed by Russian President Vladimir Putin to undermine the 2016 elections, and recent warnings from FBI Director Christopher Wray that the United States should be prepared for another attack on the election systems in 2020, U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), a member of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, issued the following statement ahead of Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s Tuesday meeting with President Putin:
“If Secretary Read More
Voices Of Los Alamos Features New Homeless Shelter
Submitted by Carol A. Clark
on May 13, 2019
Voice Of Los Alamos News:The Voices of Los Alamos monthly meeting May 20 will feature Ralph Martinez, Roger Montoya, Steven Lovato and Christopher Madrid.
They will speak about the new homeless shelter, Espanola Pathways Shelter, being funded by a recent appropriation of $225,000 by Dist. 40 Rep. Joseph Sanchez. Read more about this new project: https://
The organization usually meets 6:30-7:30 p.m. on the fourth Monday of the month at the Unitarian
Read More Heinrich Requests Public Update On Status Of NSA Phone Records Surveillance Program
Submitted by Carol A. Clark
on May 12, 2019
U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich
U.S. SENATE News:
WASHINGTON, D.C. ― Six Senate Intelligence Committee members Tuesday requested the National Security Agency (NSA) provide a public update on the status of the NSA’s phone records surveillance program.
U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), Vice-chair Mark R. Warner (D-Va.), Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.), Kamala Harris (D-Calif.), and Michael Bennet (D-Colo.) sent the request in a letter to NSA Director Gen. Paul Nakasone today.
The text of the letter is below. View a signed copy HERE.
Dear
Read More Sen. Tom Udall Holds ‘For The People Act’ Forum
Submitted by Carol A. Clark
on May 12, 2019
U.S. Sen. Tom Udall, left, hosts a forum Saturday at Central New Mexico Community College in Albuquerque to discuss his efforts to enact a sweeping package of reforms that will fight corruption, fix broken politics and make government work for all Americans. Courtesy photo
From the Office of U.S. Sen. Tom Udall:
ALBUQUERQUE – U.S. Sen. Tom Udall held a forum Saturday on the For The People Act, his landmark legislation to reform democracy, at Central New Mexico Community College where he discussed his efforts to enact sweeping legislation that will fight corruption, fix broken Read More
In Preparation For Commercial Service, Virgin Galactic Moves To Spaceport America, New Mexico
Submitted by Carol A. Clark
on May 12, 2019
Scene at the Roundhouse Friday as Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham and Virgin Founder Sir Richard Branson announce Virgin Galactic moving spaceline staff and space vehicles to New Mexico. Courtesy photoSTATE News:
New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham and Virgin Founder Sir Richard Branson announced Friday that Virgin Galactic’s development and testing program had advanced sufficiently to move the spaceline staff and space vehicles from Mojave, Calif. to their commercial operations headquarters at Spaceport America, New Mexico.
The move, which involves more than
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