New Book Honors Remarkable Women of Taos
LITERARY News:
TAOS— A new book celebrating the remarkable women of Taos – the focus of Taos’ 2012 educational theme – will launch July 25, starting with a 5-8 p.m. autograph party free and open to the public.
Remarkable Women of Taos, published by Taos-based Nighthawk Press, contains profiles of 167 historic and contemporary women of Taos. The profiles were based on the questions of why there are so many remarkable women in Taos, and what it is about Taos that attracts and sustains so many women. The 316-page book is a compilation of content from the taos.org/women profiles written Read More
Comment on State Natural Hazard Mitigation Plan Through Aug.15
DHSEM News:
The New Mexico Department of Homeland Security and Emergency Management is in the process of updating the State Natural Hazard Mitigation Plan.
The Plan presents the State’s mitigation strategy for reducing the impact of natural disasters.
The State Natural Hazard Mitigation Plan includes the following sections: natural hazard profiles, risk assessment, vulnerability, capability and recommended mitigation actions. The Plan provides an overall strategy that can be used to guide natural hazard mitigation planning and project implementation throughout Read More
State Transportation Commission Meets in Angel Fire
NMDT News:
SANTA FE ─The governor-appointed commission that determines policy for the New Mexico Department of Transportation will hold its monthly meeting in the village of Angel Fire.
The six-member board, along with officials from NMDOT, the Federal Highway Administration and local community leaders, will meet at 1:30 p.m. Thursday, July 18 at The Lodge at Angel Fire, Conference Rooms A and B.
Items on the agenda include:
- Statewide Transportation Improvement Program FY 2012-2015 Amendment 9
- Annual Hardship Sale 2013
The meeting is open to the public and time will be allotted Read More
Luján Discusses LANL, Sandia With Moniz
DOE Secretary Ernest Moniz, left, met with Rep. Ben Ray Luján to discuss the role of Los Alamos and Sandia national laboratories. Courtesy photo
CONGRESSIONAL News:
WASHINGTON D.C. – U.S. Rep. Ben Ray Luján of New Mexico’s Third District and a member of the Energy and Commerce Committee released the following statement after meeting with Department of Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz:
“Today I had an opportunity to discuss with Secretary Moniz the important role that Los Alamos and Sandia national laboratories play in New Mexico.
“As Co-Chair of the Technology Transfer Read More
Still Time to Enter Summer Reading Challenge
STATE News:
SANTA FE – Gov. Susana Martinez is reminding students on summer vacation that all forms related to the Summer Reading Challenges need to be in by Aug. 1.
There’s still time to download the forms and enter the competition.
“We are just three weeks away from the deadline for the Summer Reading Challenges,” Martinez said. “I urge all students to make sure they submit the paperwork for all of the books they read this summer by Aug. 1. It’s also not too late for students to get involved in the reading challenges. Information on how to participate is available online.”
In May, the Governor Read More
Letter to the Editor: Climate Must Be Considered Over Profitability
By KAREN ORTEGAPresident Obama’s leadership on capping carbon emissions is long overdue with the impending climate crisis.
Special interest groups can no longer decide the fate of the environment we all share. New Mexico is already experiencing the effects of climate change. According to the U.S. Drought Monitor, more than 60 percent of New Mexicans live in conditions of exceptional drought. This drought is aggravated by increasing global temperatures and extended periods of time without precipitation.
We need to reduce dependence on fossil fuels, but natural gas is Read More
Udall: $1.9 Million in Grants for Homeless Veterans
U.S. SENATE News:Legislative Interim Committee Meetings Week of July 15
STATE News:
Upcoming Legislative Interim Committee Meetings
Week of July 15 – 19, 2013
SANTA FE–The following legislative interim committees are meeting the week of July 15 – 19, 2013.
July 15-17 — Indian Affairs Committee
Monday, July 15 — Pueblo of Isleta, Isleta Resort and Casino (Hotel), Ballroom C
Tuesday, July 16 — Pueblo of Santa Ana, Prairie Star
Wednesday, July 17 — Pueblo of Santo Domingo, Community Center, 1 Tesuque Street
Co-Chairs: Rep. Sandra Jeff (D-McKinley, San Juan-5) and Sen. John Pinto (D-McKinley, San Juan-3)
July 15–16 10 a.m. — Revenue Stabilization and Tax Policy Committee Read More
Possibility of Unsettled Weather Exists Through Tuesday
Courtesy/NOAAUdall Statement on Historic Gridlock in Washington
Sen. Tom Udall
U.S. Senate News:
WASHINGTON–U.S. Sen. Tom Udall, D-NM, issued the following statement on the need to end gridlock in Washington:
“I have said for a long time: the Senate is a graveyard for good ideas. Gridlock, hyper-partisanship, delay, obstruction – it all adds up to one thing: broken.
“I have been calling for changes in the Senate rules since I was elected to the Senate – for a simple reason: the Senate is not serving the American people. It’s not serving the people of my home state of New Mexico.
“What we’re seeing is historic abuse of the filibuster and Read More
