Global Samples From Nuclear Contamination Sites Reveal Unpredicted Uranium And Plutonium Behavior
Workers on a cleanup site at DOE’s Hanford Site in southeastern Washington State, one of several sites sampled for uranium and plutonium variations. Courtesy/DOE
LANL News:
- Los Alamos Analysis Shows Elements Not Acting In Nature As Previously Modeled
Knowing how a chemical in soil reacts and transforms over time in response to neighboring elements, weather and heat is essential in determining whether that chemical is hazardous.
This is especially important when that chemical is radioactive.
In a collaborative, international effort led by Los Alamos National Laboratory, researchers Read More
New Mexico Environment Department District 1 Office Moving To Downtown Albuquerque
Map of new District 1 Office. Courtesy/NMED
NMED News:
ALBUQUERQUE – The District 1 Albuquerque Office of the New Mexico Environment Department will be relocating during the last week in June from 5500 San Antonio Dr., NE, to 121 Tijeras Ave., NE, in the vicinity of Broadway and Tijeras.
“NMED’s District 1 Office at 5500 San Antonio will remain open for business until our new office at the Springer Square Building on 121 Tijeras Avenue, NE, is up and running on July 1, NMED Deputy Cabinet Secretary Butch Tongate said.
Members of the public are advised to be prepared for possible delays 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
Taxpayers With Foreign Assets Filing Deadline June 30
IRS News:
The Internal Revenue Service reminds all taxpayers with an FBAR (Report of Foreign and Financial Accounts) filing requirement to report their foreign assets by the June 30 deadline.
FBAR filings have risen dramatically in recent years as FATCA (Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act) phases in and other international compliance efforts have raised awareness among taxpayers with offshore assets.
The IRS encourages taxpayers with foreign assets, even relatively small amounts, to check if they have a filing requirement. Separately, certain taxpayers living abroad may also have Read More
