RCLC Meets 9-11 A.M. In Española Friday
RCLC News:
The Regional Coalition of LANL Communities (RCLC) meets 9-11 am., Friday in the Española City Chambers at 405 N. Paseo de Oñate in Española.
The agenda includes:
Call to Order by Mayor Alice Lucero – 9 a.m.
Confirmation of Quorum
Approval of Agenda
Approval of Meeting Minutes – 9:15 a.m.
Discussion/Action Items (1 hr 20 min) 9:15-10:35 a.m.
- New Mexico Congressional Delegation Updates (5 mins) 9:15-9:20 a.m.
- Presentation by Pete Maggiore, Asst. Manager Environmental Projects Office (30 mins) 9:20-9:50 a.m.
- Presentation by Carole Rutten, Deputy
New FEMA Region 6 Deputy Is Moises Dugan
Moises Dugan
DENTON, Texas – The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Region 6 Office has a new deputy administrator. Moises Dugan was officially sworn in Monday by FEMA Region 6 Administrator Tony Robinson.
“Moises Dugan is an effective leader and brings a wealth of experience to this critically important position at FEMA Region 6,” Robinson said. “As Deputy Regional Administrator, he will work very closely with our federal, state, local and tribal partners in our Region 6 states – New Mexico, Texas, Oklahoma Arkansas, Louisiana, and ”
Dugan began his emergency management career Read More
Today Is International Beaver Day
American Beaver. By Steve/Washington, D.C./wikipedia
Staff Report
April 7 is International Beaver Day.
Beavers are more than fascinating watchable wildlife; learning to coexist with this species can help solve major environmental problems. By building dams, beavers restore the land’s most valuable ecosystem, wetlands.
Not only are wetlands havens of life with biodiversity comparable to tropical rain forests, they also provide essential services, such as water cleansing, climate regulation, and moderating the flow of streams.
As beavers were eradicated in past centuries, their Read More
Santa Fe National Forest Turns 100 Today
Jemez Mountain Trail takes hikers past geological formations, ancient Indian ruins and a pueblo. Courtesy/SFNF
SFNF News:
SANTA FE – The Santa Fe National Forest was established April 6, 1915, when the Jemez Forest Reserve west of Santa Fe and the Pecos Forest Reserve to the east were merged into one entity.
Over the next 100 years, the Forest has provided robust recreational, social, cultural, ecological and economic benefits to both residents and visitors to Northern New Mexico’s high desert mountains.
The Santa Fe National Forest will celebrate its rich history over the next Read More
Governor Signs Bill To Help Pay Off Student Loans For Nurses Who Go Back To School
STATE News:
LAS CRUCES — Today, Gov. Susana Martinez signed legislation that will help pay off student loan debt for nurses who go back to school to become educators in their field.
Senate Bill 341, sponsored by Sen. Pete Campos, D-Las Vegas, allows eligible nurses to enter into loan-for-service agreements through the Nurse Educators Fund. Currently, only faculty are eligible to receive aid from this fund. This legislation helps address the state’s shortage of nurses by encouraging nurses to enter the classroom and teach the next generation in their field. The House version of this legislation, Read More
SBA Honors Nation’s Top Small Businesses
Administrator Maria Contreras-Sweet
SBA News:
- National Winner to be formally recognized in Washington, D.C., May 8
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Administrator Maria Contreras-Sweet, the head of the U.S. Small Business Administration, announced today this year’s Small Business Person of the Year winners from the 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Guam and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
A panel is currently reviewing all the packages and a national winner and two runners-up will be selected and announced at a future date. The national winner will be recognized as the 2015 National Small Business Read More
NNSA Hosts NPT Parties At LANL And Sandia
Ambassador Adam ScheinmanNNSA News:
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) on March 25-27, hosted representatives from 11 members of the States Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT) and one representative from the United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs.
The officials from non-nuclear-weapon states visited facilities at Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) and Sandia National Laboratories (SNL) related Read More
Senate Democrats Support Special Session
Senate Majority Leader Michael S. Sanchez
NM SENATE DEMOCRATS News:
SANTA FE – Senate Majority Leader Michael S. Sanchez, D-Bernalillo and Valencia said he and Senate Democrats may be willing to support calling a special session of the Legislature following Gov. Susana Martinez’s reported comments last week.
Sen. Sanchez has sent out the following statement:
“If the Governor and the Legislature do not get an agreement on a capital outlay spending package, thousands of needed jobs will be lost across New Mexico this year. For Senate Democrats, creating jobs is the most important Read More
AT&T Invests Nearly $200 Million Over Three-Year Period To Enhance Local Networks In New Mexico
BUSINESS News:
ALBUQUERQUE — AT&T has invested nearly $200 million in its best-in-class wireless and wired networks in New Mexico between 2012 through 2014, driving a wide range of upgrades to reliability, coverage, speed and performance for residents and business customers.
As part of its Project Velocity IP (VIP), an investment plan focused on network enhancement and expansion, AT&T in 2014 made 108 wireless network upgrades in New Mexico, including new cell sites, addition of network capacity, and new wireless high-speed Internet connections.
“With Read More
Local Pharmacist Participates In Haiti Medical Mission
Haitians wait to see medical professionals during a previous Medical Mission. Courtesy/Catherine Fry
COMMUNITY News:
Los Alamos Pharmacist Catherine Fry is fundraising as she returns to Haiti for her third Medical Mission with Friends of the Children of Haiti.
“Please consider making a financial donation to support my May team’s effort to provide quality health care to the least of God’s children,” she said.
Secure donations may be made at https:////fotcoh.donorpages.com/May2015Team/CatherineFry/.
Friends of the Children of Haiti information: Read More
