Udall Expresses Disappointment in GOP Filibuster Over Hobby Lobby Decision
Sen. Tom Udall
U.S. SENATE News:
U.S. Sen. Tom Udall, D-N.M., expressed disappointment Wednesday, after Republicans blocked debate on a bill to restore women’s access to contraceptive health care in the wake of the U.S. Supreme Court’s 5-4 split decision in Burwell vs. Hobby Lobby.
The court ruled that closely held corporations may deny coverage for certain forms of birth control if members of the board object on religious grounds.
The filibuster of the Not My Boss’s Business Act, which Udall cosponsored, prevented the Senate from considering a measure Read More
Expansion of WIC Reimbursements to Include Farm Food Stands
Gov. Susana Martinez
WIC News:
DOE: Largest Such Project in World Will Capture 1.4 Million Tons of CO2 Annually
DOE News:
The Department of Energy (DOE) in partnership with NRG Energy Inc. and JX Nippon announced Tuesday that construction has begun on the first commercial-scale, post-combustion carbon-capture retrofit project in the U.S., the largest such project in the world.
The Petra Nova Project will use cutting edge technology to help decrease the power plant’s greenhouse gas emissions. Once completed, the energy technology project will capture about 1.4 million metric tons of carbon dioxide (CO2) annually from an existing coal-fired power plant in Texas. The captured Read More
VCAT Report Details Recommendations For NIST Cryptographic Standards
NIST News:
The National Institute of Standards and Technology’s (NIST) Visiting Committee for Advanced Technology (VCAT) finalized a report detailing recommendations for NIST’s cryptographic standards program.
The VCAT’s recommendations are based on a review conducted by a group of invited experts known at the Committee of Visitors, which began last April.
The report is available on the VCAT website. In addition, NIST has posted the briefing documents that were provided to the VCAT and the Committee of Visitors. These include Read More
Camp Corazones Issues Urgent Call For Lifeguards
CAMP CORAZONES News:
Camp Corazones, an annual three-day summer camp for children and families infrected or impacted by HIV/AIDS, is in urgent need of certified lifeguards to volunteer and supervise pool time Thursday and Friday, July 17 and 18.
Camp Corazones is an all-volunteer, grassroots, community based organization. The planning, organizing and funding for the annual camp is guided by a core of dedicated volunteers who support the relevance of Camp Corazones and how important this summer camp is to the children and their families.
This is the highlight of their summer vacation to come Read More
Darren White Launches PI & Security Firm
Darren White
BUSINESS News:
Former Bernalillo County Sheriff Darren White has started a private investigations and security company.
White, who is nationally known as a public safety expert, served as secretary of the New Mexico Department of Public Safety, Bernalillo County sheriff and director of Public Safety for the City of Albuquerque. White also runs Buzzsaw Strategies, a government relations company.
White is partnering with David Linthicum, former chief deputy for the Bernalillo County Sheriff’s Department. The team will use their decades of experience running large
New Mexico State Police Investigate Vehicular Homicide in Rio Arriba County
NMSP News:
State Police responded to the Espanola hospital Friday regarding a deceased 28-year-old female, later identified as Lisa Espinoza.
Espinoza had suffered blunt force trauma to her head and upper body and was brought to the hospital by Richard Trujillo, 42, Espinoza’s boyfriend.
Through the course of the investigation, it was learned Espinoza and Trujillo were consuming alcohol earlier in the day. They were drinking at their cabin and at the El Cuerno Bar in Cebolla. Later in the evening, they left the bar in Trujillo’s flatbed truck. As Trujillo was driving, Espinoza reportedly Read More
State DOTs Honored for Innovation and Cost Savings
DOT News:
Department of Transportation (DOT) projects that are improving safety on all travel modes, expanding mobility for communities, reducing congestion on roadways and providing additional transportation options while saving taxpayer dollars, were named recipients of top honors in the Western Regional America’s Transportation Awards competition at the Western Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials’ 2014 conference.
“The America’s Transportation Awards competition showcases the exceptional, innovative and diverse range of transportation Read More
Saturday’s Supermoon Shines Over Los Alamos
Saturday’s supermoon shines bright and large above Los Alamos. A supermoon is a new or full moon, which occurs with the moon at or near (within 90 percent of) its closest approach to Earth in a given orbit. There are four to six supermoons a year on average and 2014 will have five. They are the two new moons of January, and the full moons of July, August and September. The full moon of Aug. 10, will present the closest supermoon of the year at 221,765 miles from Earth. Source: earthsky.org. Photo by Leland Lehman/ladailypost.com Read More
Los Alamos Citizens Advocate For Continuing Historic Rail Route of Southwest Chief
Six Los Alamos residents joined other supporters of maintaining the existing route of the Southwest Chief in Lamy to welcome Amtrack CEO Joe Boardman to the state. Courtesy photoSTATE News:
More than 50 people gathered at Lamy Station Saturday to welcome Amtrak CEO Joe Boardman on his special train from Washington, D.C. to visit stations along the route of the Southwest Chief.
Six people from Los Alamos, along with others, many from Santa Fe and the Santa Fe Trail Association, waited till 9 p.m. to greet Boardman and discuss the plight of the Chief line, which needs rail repair in order to maintain Read More
