House Passes De-Escalation Training-Mental Health Services Amendment
CONGRESSIONAL News:The funding would be available
Presidential Candidate Carly Fiorina Addresses RPNM
Presidential Candidate Carly Fiorina was the keynote speaker at the Republican Party of New Mexico’s Silver Elephant Dinner Saturday night at the Hyatt Regency Tamaya in Bernalillo. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
Presidential Candidate Carly Fiorina shares her reasons for running during her remarks to the crowd Saturday evening. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
From left, Congressman Bill Redmond of Los Alamos, Carly Fiorina, longtime local and state GOP leader JoAnn Johnson and Los Alamos Federated Republican Women President Bethany Douglas. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com Read More
Spectra Provides Management Services For Eight New Mexico Sports & Entertainment Venues
SPECTRA News:Heinrich Lauds Passage Of USA Freedom Act
U.S. SENATE News:
WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-N.M., a member of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, voted for the USA Freedom Act of 2015, which passed the Senate Tuesday by a vote of 67 to 32.
The legislation will end the National Security Agency’s (NSA) bulk collection program that has allowed the government to collect billions of Americans’ private records while suspecting them of no wrongdoing.
Heinrich, a cosponsor of the USA Freedom Act has been a leading advocate for ending what the Second Circuit Court of Appeals unanimously concluded Read More
Nitrate Waste Stream Isolated At WIPP
WIPP News:
CARLSBAD – The Department of Energy (DOE) and the New Mexico Environment Department (NMED) announced Tuesday the isolation of all waste containers from the Los Alamos National Laboratory nitrate salt bearing waste stream that was determined to be responsible for 2014 radiological release.
Closure of the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP) Panel 7, Room 7 was completed May 29, following the initial closure of Panel 6 on May 13, in compliance with NMED’s Administrative Order.
“This milestone illustrates DOE’s commitment to safely recover WIPP in a manner that increases worker Read More
Thank You For Supporting Medical Mission To Haiti
Catherine Fry with a young patient. Courtesy photo
Friends of the Children medical team in Haiti in May. Courtesy photoThank you Los Alamos community for your financial and prayer support during the time I travelled to Haiti May 11-22, with Friends of the Children of Haiti for a medical mission.
I dispensed medications to the more than 2,300 patients who visited the clinic during that time period. We saw patients ranging in age from just a few days old to some nearing 100 years of age. All very appreciative of the medical care provided by Friends
IRS Recommends Safeguarding Records
IRS News:
PHOENIX — Hurricane season starts today and the Internal Revenue Service advises individuals and businesses to safeguard their records against natural disasters by taking a few simple steps.
Create an Electronic Additional Set of Records
Taxpayers should keep a duplicate set of records including bank statements, tax returns, identifications and insurance policies in a safe place such as a waterproof container, and away from the original set.
Keeping an additional set of records is easier now that many financial institutions provide statements and documents electronically, Read More
Rep. Ben Ray Luján Celebrates LGBT Pride Month
U.S. Rep. Ben Ray Luján
CONGRESSIONAL News:
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Rep. Ben Ray Luján of New Mexico’s Third District released the following statement today in celebration of LGBT Pride Month.
“This June as we celebrate LGBT Pride Month, we recognize the ongoing fight for equality for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender individuals. The LGBT community makes tremendous contributions to New Mexico and our nation, and should be afforded the same rights and protections that all Americans deserve.
“The determined spirit of the LGBT community has led to important advances in the cause Read More
Los Alamos Teens Headed To Haiti
Members of the First Baptist Church of Los Alamos Haiti Mission Team. Courtesy photo
FBCLA News:
This week a group of 13 teenagers and adults from First Baptist Church of Los Alamos Youth Group will leave on a mission trip to Haiti.
Partnering with a local Haitian church in Les Cayes, the team will primarily work with children. Part of the time will be spent helping with special needs children, visiting orphanages and running a Vacation Bible School.
Map of Haiti. Courtesy/FBCLA
“Many teens in our youth ministry have been called by God to be missionaries in recent years and this trip will be the first Read More
Airport Screeners Miss 95 Percent Of Mock Explosives, Weapons; TSA Acting Director Removed
TSA Acting Administrator Melvin Carraway
HSNW News:
Following reports that screenings failed to detect mock explosives and weapons, carried out by undercover agents in tests, in 95 percent of cases, DHS secretary Jeh Johnson has ordered improved security at airports and reassigned top Transportation Security Administration (TSA) official Melvin Carraway to another role.
ABC News, citing a forthcoming report by DHS IG, reported that airport screeners, employed by TSA, did not detect banned weapons in 67 out of 70 tests at dozens of U.S. airports. Johnson, whose department oversees Read More
