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Heinrich Secures Commitment From U.S. Forest Service To Visit And Meet With New Mexicans In Pecos Valley

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U.S. SENATE News:

WASHINGTON, D.C. — During a U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Public Lands, Forests, and Mining Subcommittee hearing, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the Committee, secured a commitment from U.S. Forest Service Acting Associate Chief Christopher French to host a public forum meeting in the Pecos Valley on mining developments.

View the video here.

Below is a transcript of Heinrich securing a commitment from U.S. Forest Service Acting Associate Chief French to host a public forum in the Pecos Valley:

HEINRICH: “Mr. French, the Administration Read More

Ranking Member U.S. Sen. Ben Ray Luján Leads Telecommunications And Media Subcommittee Hearing On Defending America’s Communications Networks

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U.S. Sen. Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the Senate Commerce Committee’s Subcommittee on Telecommunications and Media, at a subcommittee hearing in Washington, D.C., titled ‘Signal Under Siege: Defending America’s Communications Networks.’ Courtesy photo

From the Office of U.S. Sen. Ben Ray Luján:

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Sen. Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the Senate Commerce Committee’s Subcommittee on Telecommunications and Media, helped lead a subcommittee hearing titled “Signal Under Siege: Defending America’s Communications Networks.”

With Americans Read More

Heinrich, Luján Call On Trump Administration To Stop Stalling PFAS Cleanups, Protect Military Families And Nearby Communities In New Mexico

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U.S. SENATE News:

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Sens. Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) joined 26 Senate Democrats to send a letter demanding that U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) Secretary Pete Hegseth reverse DoD’s decision to delay the cleanup of per-and polyfluoroalkyl (PFAS) at military installations in New Mexico and nationwide and to urge the DoD to take action to protect military families and nearby communities by addressing PFAS contamination at the affected sites.

PFAS from industrial processes and products like firefighting foams can end up in waterways and soils. Read More

Old Farmer’s Almanac White Christmas Forecast 2025

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Photo credit: Almanac.com/White-Christmas

WEATHER News:

Are you dreaming of a White Christmas? Overall, The 2026 Old Farmer’s Almanac predicts that most of the United States will be seeing a milder, gentler winter than average. But that doesn’t mean there won’t be any snow! A White Christmas may be in store for many northeast regions, and the Central region of the U.S. may see some frosty flakes as well. Will there be snow on Christmas Day where you live? Almanac.com/White-Christmas

Remember, this is a long-range forecast to help you plan ahead! As the holiday nears, check our Read More

Luján, Merkley, Murkowski, Massie, Khanna Request DOJ Briefing On Release Of Epstein Files

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U.S. SENATE News:

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Sens. Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.), Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), and Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) joined forces with U.S. Reps. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) and Ro Khanna (D-Calif.) to call on Attorney General Pam Bondi to provide a briefing on the U.S. Department of Justice’s efforts to comply with the Epstein Files Transparency Act and fully release the Epstein Files by December 19, 2025—as required by the law.

Luján, Merkley, Murkowski, Massie, and Khanna’s letter comes as the Justice Department is legally required to release all the Epstein Files within the law’s 30-day Read More

DEA Launches Fentanyl Free America Initiative To Combat The Synthetic Drug Crisis

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DEA News:

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration is intensifying its fight against the deadly threat of synthetic opioids with the launch of Fentanyl Free America, a comprehensive enforcement initiative and public awareness campaign aimed at reducing both the supply and demand for fentanyl. This effort underscores DEA’s unwavering commitment to protecting American lives and communities from the devastating impacts of fentanyl, which claimed nearly 50,000 lives last year according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

Through intensified Read More

New Mexico On List Of Democratic-Leaning States Being Sued For Refusal To Comply With Election Integrity Law

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From the Republican Party of New Mexico:

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Justice Department announced on Tuesday that it has taken legal action against six Democratic-leaning states—Delaware, Maryland, Rhode Island, Vermont, Washington, and New Mexico—alleging that they broke federal law by refusing to release their full voter registration lists when requested. New Mexico Secretary of State Maggie Toulouse Oliver has outright refused to comply and is now being sued by the DOJ.

“We are not going to have free, fair, or accurate elections if we cannot maintain accurate voter rolls, and it should concern Read More

Community Encouraged To Help Local Nonprofits Like Los Alamos Film And Culture Festival On Giving Tuesday

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Director Mikheil Gabaidze, right, from the Country of Georgia, and producers Elene Japharidze and Sophiko Komakhidze won the 2025 LAFCF short film award for “Vasomotor Rhinitis”. Courtesy image

By BERNADETTE LAURITZEN
Los Alamos

Do you know that warm, fuzzy feeling when you see the child of a friend achieve success? Recently, the Los Alamos Film and Culture Festival’s (LAFCF) Sandy Jones experienced that same feeling.

Mikheil Gabaidze, from the Country of Georgia is the director behind the winning 2025 LAFCF short film “Vasomotor Rhinitis”. Gabaidze used a portion of his Los Alamos winnings Read More

Posts From The Road: Gary’s Gay Parita

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Gary’s Gay Parita: A view of the front of the gas station at Gary’s Gay Parita reveals just a sampling of what visitors will see while roaming around the grounds of the station. The original gas station burned in 1955 and business ceased. Gary Turner and some relatives constructed this replica Sinclair station in 2003. The purpose of the station was to provide a place for travelers to stop and see items from the period when the original station was in operation. This station did not sell gas. Photo by Gary Warren/ladailypost.com

George: George Bowick sits on the porch of the gift shop located adjacent Read More

NACo: Counties Celebrate Key Permitting Inclusion In SPEED Act

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NACo News:

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The National Association of Counties (NACo) issued the following statement in response to the passage of the Standardizing Permitting and Expediting Economic Development (SPEED) Act (H.R. 4776), which advanced out of the U.S. House Committee on Natural Resources Nov. 20.

NACo Executive Director Matthew Chase said:

“Counties are pleased that the SPEED Act would reform the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) by streamlining federal permitting and strengthening county involvement in decision-making. We support commonsense permitting reforms, and Read More