VIDEO: Udall Warns Of Potentially Dangerous ‘Anti-Concussion’ Marketing Claims For Kids’ Soccer Headgear
U.S. Sen. Tom Udall
U.S. SENATE News:
VIDEO: https://youtu.be/41S5e6kKILc
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Wednesday, in response to questions from U.S. Senator Tom Udall during a U.S. Senate Commerce Committee hearing on product safety,
Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) Chairman Elliot Kaye agreed that his commission has reason to look into marketing claims that soccer headgear can provide adequate protection against concussions.
Udall, who has led the effort in Congress to protect youth athletes from the dangers of sports-related traumatic brain injuries by improving equipment and Read More
Governor Signs Capital Outlay Legislation
Gov. Susana Martinez
STATE News:
Wednesday, Gov. Susana Martinez signed capital outlay legislation that includes $45 million for major, critical highway infrastructure projects, which will create jobs in the short-term and lay a stronger foundation for long-term economic growth.
Among other things, this money will go toward repairing, resurfacing, and expanding New Mexico’s roads and highways, many of which are unsafe, failing, and impeding economic growth.
“Far too many of our roads are dangerous, and they are in dire need of repair. By signing this legislation, we will not only Read More
American Federation Of Teachers New Mexico Reacts To 1st District Court Denial Of PED Motion
AFT News:
Ruling is a Victory for All New Mexico Educators, Parents and Students
ALBUQUERQUE – American Federation of Teachers New Mexico President Stephanie Ly released the following statement:
“Today’s ruling from Judge Thomson is a victory for all of New Mexico’s educators, parents, students, and our communities. In denying Secretary Skandera and the Public Education Department’s request to dismiss this lawsuit, an explicit acknowledgement was made that this case, in fact, brings a challenge to the PED’s evaluation system which must be heard.
“Judge Thomson made the correct assessment Read More
VIDEO: Heinrich Presses DOE Environmental Secretary Nominee On WIPP Recovery, LANL Cleanup
U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich. Screen Shot/LADP
Dr. Monica Regalbuto. Screen Shot/LADP
U.S. SENATE News:
WASHINGTON, D.C. – In a Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources hearing to confirm Dr. Monica C. Regalbuto as Assistant Secretary of Energy for Environmental Management, U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-N.M., focused his questions to the nominee on WIPP recovery and opportunities for local small businesses to participate in cleanup efforts at Los Alamos National Laboratory.
VIDEO: Watch Senator Heinrich’s Exchange with Assistant Secretary of Energy for Environmental Read More
New Mexico Governor Signs Jobs Package
Gov. Susana Martinez
STATE News:
Monday, Gov. Susana Martinez signed into law a bipartisan jobs package designed to recruit new businesses to New Mexico, make it easier for small businesses to get off the ground and grow, expand trade and commerce along the southern border, and increase employment in the technology sector of New Mexico’s economy.
“This jobs package provides us with additional tools to help us compete for new jobs, new investment, and new businesses,” Martinez said. “We must diversify our economy and grow our private sector, and that requires us to make Read More
GOP Meeting At UNM-LA June 18
GOP News:Udall Statement On Senate’s Vote To Prohibit Torture
U.S. Sen. Tom Udall
U.S. SENATE News:
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Sen. Tom Udall issued the following statement on the U.S. Senate’s bipartisan 78-21 vote to reaffirm the ban on waterboarding and other inhumane interrogation techniques.
“Torture is a stain on our nation’s all too recent history. As the comprehensive investigation by the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence confirmed, the CIA’s post-9/11 ‘enhanced interrogation’ techniques were not just brutal and inhumane — but also ineffective. This amendment reaffirms the torture ban and ensures that we never again Read More
New Push To Lock Up High Risk Child Predators
New Mexico Attorney General Hector Balderas
STATE News:
ALBUQUERQUE – The Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) task force of the New Mexico Attorney General’s office served 41 search warrants, arrested 24 alleged predators and rescued two children from Internet pornographers during a two-month-long national push to lock up child predators that involved more than 3,000 federal, state and local law enforcement agencies.
The initiative, “Operation Broken Heart II” also included reaching 8,791 persons in Internet safety education and outreach events in New Mexico.
“I commend Read More
Udall Champions Bill To Empower Small Donors
U.S. Sen. Tom Udall
U.S. Senate News:
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Tom Udall announced that he has joined U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill. and others in introducing the Fair Elections Now Act, which would dramatically change the way congressional elections are financed.
Under the legislation, qualified Senate candidates would earn grants, matching funds, and television vouchers to run competitive campaigns based on small-dollar contributions, rather than rely on funding from wealthy donors and special interests. U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich also is a cosponsor, and New Mexico Public Interest Read More
Los Alamos Democrats Present JFK Award To Bingaman
Dist. 43 Rep. Stephanie Garcia Richard presents Sen. Jeff Bingaman with the prestigious JFK Award on behalf of the Democratic Party of Los Alamos County during the 4th Annual JFK Dinner Saturday evening at the Los Alamos Golf Course Community Building. Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
Democratic officials, standing from left, Probate Judge Christine Chandler, Public Education Commissioner Karyl Ann Armbruster, Magistrate Judge Pat Casados, Public Education Commissioner Jeff Carr, School Board member Bill Hargraves, County Assessor Ken Milder, County Councilor Pete Sheehy,American Legion Post 90 Celebrates Flag Day At Smith’s
The American Legion Post 90 in Los Alamos hosted a Flag Day Ceremony this morning at Smith’s Marketplace. Post 90 Cmdr. Ken Nadeau presents Daniel Lopez, a Smith’s manager, a certificate and flag. Maxine Grant from the floral department looks on. Photo by Leland Lehman/ladailypost.com
American Legion Rider Chris Larribas places the American flag into a holder this morning in front of Smith’s Marketplace. Photo by Leland Lehman/ladailypost.com
The crowd applauds the new American flag now flying in front of Smith’s Marketplace on Trinity Drive. Los Alamos Elks Lodge Hosts Flag Day Ceremony
Los Alamos Elks Loyal Knight Ben Bouman, ER Allen Woodward and VFW Cmdr. Roger Anaya open this morning’s Flag Day Ceremony at the Los Alamos Elks Lodge B.P.O.E. 2083 on Trinity Drive. In the United States, Flag Day is celebrated each June 14. It commemorates the adoption of the flag of the United States, which happened on that day in 1777 by resolution of the Second Continental Congress. Photo by Leland Lehman/ladailypost.com
All eight versions of the national flag are displayed and a history of each presented to the people gathered for this morning’s event. Photo by Leland Read More
AG’s Anti-Money Laundering Unit Prosecutes Racketeer And Wins $100,000 In Restitution For Victims
John Meister booking photo. Courtesy/OAG
OAG News:
ALBUQUERQUE – The Anti-Money Laundering Unit of the Office of the Attorney General (OAG) has successfully prosecuted John Meister of New Mexico, resulting in $100,000 in restitution to victims.
The OAG Anti-Money Laundering Unit’s criminal investigation proved that Meister devised a scam to mislead two victims into bogus investment schemes while he was working for FedEx in 2013-2014.
Bernalillo County District Court has scheduled sentencing for Aug. 26, 2015 and the OAG can argue for the maximum sentence of seven years of incarceration Read More
Udall, Heinrich Introduce Bill To Improve Health Of Border Communities, Strengthen National Security
U.S. SENATE News:
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Tom Udall and Martin Heinrich announced Friday that they have introduced a bill to improve the health and economies of border communities and strengthen national security.
The Border Health Security Act of 2015 would strengthen binational collaboration to address border health issues, and establish grant programs to improve public health infrastructure and infectious disease monitoring.
Many residents of New Mexico’s border communities face unique public health challenges, due to a high volume of cross-border traffic, distances
Heinrich Cosponsors Fair Elections Now Act
Sen. Martin Heinrich U.S. SENATE News:
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-N.M. is cosponsoring the Fair Elections Now Act, a bill to dramatically change the way Congressional elections are financed.
Under the legislation, qualified Senate candidates would earn grants, matching funds, and television vouchers to run competitive campaigns based on small-dollar contributions, rather than rely on funding from wealthy donors and special interests.
The Fair Elections Now Act would help reduce the influence of wealthy donors and special interest lobbyists by creating Read More
Governor Unveils 30th Permanent Heart Gallery In State
CYFD News:
Gov. Susana Martinez unveiled New Mexico’s 30th permanent Heart Gallery Friday at Presbyterian Hospital in Albuquerque.
The digital Heart Gallery features foster children who are available for adoption and helps them find forever families. The number of Heart Galleries throughout the state has doubled to 30 in the last year.
“The Heart Gallery is such a wonderful way to help tell the story of our beautiful children who are looking for their forever families,” Martinez said. “By doubling the number of Heart Gallery locations, we are giving more families the opportunity to Read More
Udall Reintroduces VOW To Hire Heroes Extension Act
Sen. Tom Udall, D-N.M.
U.S. SENATE News:
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Friday, U.S. Sen. Tom Udall announced that he has reintroduced legislation to extend and streamline hiring incentives for unemployed and disabled veterans.
The VOW to Hire Heroes Extension Act of 2015 would renew and extend the Work Opportunity Tax Credit (WOTC), which provided employers with tax credits for hiring unemployed or disabled veterans until its expiration in 2014.
Udall said the bill is good for veterans, businesses and New Mexico’s economy. For example, some veterans have been overlooked for jobs because they Read More
Nearly $1.3 Million In Wildfire Prevention Funds OK’d For Valles Caldera And Santa Clara Pueblo
U.S. SENATE News:
- Funding from new program to help treat vulnerable forests, build resilience to prevent damage from future fires
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Tom Udall and Martin Heinrich welcomed news Friday that Valles Caldera National Preserve and Santa Clara Pueblo will receive funding under a new national program aimed at restoring the health and fire resilience of iconic landscapes.
Valles Caldera will receive $883,000 to improve the resilience of ecosystems to wildfires and other natural disturbances to better sustain healthy forests and watersheds for future generations. Read More
Governor Acts On Legislation Passed At Special Session
STATE News:
SANTA FE — Gov. Susana Martinez signed legislation Friday that was passed during the recent special session of the New Mexico Legislature.
House Bill 1, Feed Bill and Supplemental Appropriations, sponsored by Rep. Nate Gentry, R-Albuquerque, provides funding to various legislative agencies to cover the expenses of the 1st Special Session of the 52nd Legislature June 8, 2015.
The bill also provides $300,000 in supplemental general funds to the Administrative Office of the Courts and $4 million to the Department of Health. Read More
Governor Appoints Los Alamos Sheriff Marco Lucero To State Search And Rescue Review Board
Los Alamos County Sheriff Marco Lucero. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
Staff Report
New Mexico Gov. Susana Martinez has appointed Los Alamos County Sheriff Marco Lucero to the State Search and Rescue Review Board.
Lucero has been a law enforcement officer since 1988, he attended the University of New Mexico in Albuquerque and is serving his second term as sheriff of Los Alamos County.
When the Search and Rescue Act was put into law in 1978, the Act created the New Mexico Search and Rescue Review Board. A Governor-appointed board that evaluates the operation of the New Mexico Search and Read More
