Udall, Heinrich, Luján Respond To Evaluation Of Gold King Mine Spill Highlighting EPA Responsibility
SENATE News:SCAM ALERT: Phone Scammers Using Office Of Attorney General To Rip-Off New Mexicans
STATE News:
ALBUQUERQUE – Today, Attorney General Hector Balderas issued a Scam Alert regarding scammers using the Office of the Attorney General’s name to trick consumers.
The scammers may know the last four digits of your Social Security Number, may have caller ID information that appears to be a government agency calling, they may send bogus e-mails to you, and they may call back numerous times.
“Do not be fooled by this phone scam and do not give out any personal identifiers or financial information over the phone. The Office of the Attorney General does not call you, or hire people to call you, Read More
CYFD Cabinet Secretary, NM Supreme Court Chief Justice, NMJJAC Gathered Thursday In Los Alamos
From left, NMJJAC Chair Sharon Stover, Rep. Stephanie Garcia Richard, CYFD Cabinet Secretary Monique Jacobson and New Mexico Supreme Court Chief Justice Barbara Vigil in Council Chambers Thursday in the Municipal Building. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
NMJJAC members gather Thursday morning in Council Chambers to discuss youth issues. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.comThe Juvenile Justice Advisory Committee (JJAC) met Thursday in Council Chambers at the Municipal Building in downtown Los Alamos.
JJAC Chair Sharon Stover opened
Public Talk: ‘Delivering Little Boy’ By Grandson Of Manhattan Project Physician Oct. 27
Little Boy. Courtesy/wikipedia
Jim Nolan, a professor of sociology at Williams College in Williamstown, Mass., didn’t know much about his grandfather, James F. Nolan, a physician with training in radiology who played a unique role in the early history of the atomic bomb at Los Alamos.
James L. Nolan, Jr., Professor of Sociology, Williams College
The younger Nolan had a general idea that his father had moved to Los Alamos at an early age but no detailed knowledge about his grandfather. Very few details, that is, until three years ago, when his father Read More
Rotary Club Hosts Purple Pinky Day
Rotarian Linda King helps Barranca Mesa Elementary students participating in Friday’s Purple Pinky Project. Photo by Ed Van Eeckhout
Barranca Mesa Elementary students show off their purple pinkies during Friday’s recognition of Rotary’s World Polio Day. Photo by Ed Van Eeckhout
In honor of Rotary International’s World Polio Day, members from the Rotary Club of Los Alamos volunteered Friday at local elementary schools to engage students in the Purple Pinky Project.
For a $1 donation, roughly the cost Read More
Sixth Annual NM Women Veterans Conference Stresses Benefits
More than 150 women veterans attended the Sixth Annual New Mexico Women Veterans Conference in Albuquerque. Courtesy/NMDVS
NMVAHCS Director Andrew Welch thanks the women in attendance for their military service. Courtesy/NMDVS
VETERAN’S News:
ALBUQUERQUE—Women veterans representing every branch of service and dating back to World War II attended the Sixth Annual New Mexico Women Veterans Conference today at the Albuquerque Marriott Pyramid Hotel.
The purpose of the conference, which was presented by the New Mexico Department of Veterans Services (NMDVS), Read More
FBI On Nationwide Human Trafficking Operation
FBI News:FBI: Davon Lymon, Alleged Shooter Of APD Officer, Charged With Violating Federal Firearms Laws
FBI News:
- Lymon Prosecuted as Part of “Worst of the Worst” Anti-Violence Initiative
ALBUQUERQUE—Friday morning the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) filed a criminal complaint charging Albuquerque resident Davon Lymon, 34, with a violation of the federal firearms laws.
The federal charge against Lymon was announced by U.S. Attorney Damon P. Martinez, Special Agent in Charge Thomas G. Atteberry of the Phoenix Field Division of ATF, Chief Gorden Eden, Jr., of the Albuquerque Police Department (APD), Special Agent in Charge Carol K.O. Lee of the Albuquerque Division
NNSA Awards Over $11 Million to Accelerate Development Of Domestic Mo-99 In U.S. Without Use Of Highly Enriched Uranium
Workers prepare a low-enriched uranium machine for the production of Molybdenum-99 (Mo-99). Courtesy/NNSA
NNSA News:
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) announced Thursday it has awarded more than $11 million in additional funding to its cooperative agreement partners, SHINE Medical Technologies and NorthStar Medical Radioisotopes, to accelerate the establishment of new, domestic sources of the medical isotope molybdenum-99 (Mo-99) produced without the use of proliferation-sensitive highly enriched Read More
U.S. Rep. Lujan Grisham Co-Sponsors Bill To Remove Term ‘Alien’ From Federal Immigration Law
U.S. Rep. Michelle Lujan Grisham
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Rep. Michelle Lujan Grisham is co-sponsoring legislation that would remove the term “alien,” as an outdated way to refer to immigrants in federal law.
The bill, sponsored by Rep. Joaquin Castro, would replace the term with “foreign national.”
“This term is outdated and unnecessary in this day and age,” Lujan Grisham said. “Worse, we’ve seen how these terms are used to demean and devalue human beings for political purposes. We should be an inclusive society that treats and welcomes all people with respect.”
The legislation also would Read More
