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Season 5 Of Awkward Conversation Launches Sept. 24

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DEA News:

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration, in partnership with the Benevolent and Protective Order of the Elks, will release Season 5 of the video podcast Awkward Conversations on Sept. 24, 2025.

The unscripted Season 5 of Awkward Conversations is once again hosted by Jodie Sweetin (Full House, Fuller House) and will feature twenty-one weekly video podcasts on the Elks Drug Awareness Prevention YouTube channel through March 26, 2026.

Watch the trailer for Awkward Conversations, Season 5

Each week Jodie is joined by Amy McCarthy, Director of Clinical Social Work, Read More

Luján Applauds Senate Passage Of Major Bipartisan Bill To Address Fentanyl Crisis

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U.S. SENATE News:

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Sen. Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) applauded the unanimous Senate passage of legislation to reauthorize the SUPPORT Act – a landmark federal investment to combat the fentanyl crisis through addiction prevention, treatment, recovery, and law enforcement efforts. The bipartisan package of fentanyl prevention bills, led by U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan (D-N.H.), now heads to the president’s desk to be signed into law.

Originally enacted in 2018, the SUPPORT Act represents the foundation of the federal response to the opioid epidemic and fentanyl crisis. Read More

‘Moving Arts | Setting Hearts Ablaze’ Documentary Nominated For 2025 Rocky Mountain Southwest Emmy

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MOVING ARTS – Setting Hearts Ablaze official cinematic poster. Courtesy/MAE

MAE News:

ESPANOLA — Moving Arts Española is proud to announce that its documentary, Moving Arts | Setting Hearts Ablaze, has been nominated for a 2025 Rocky Mountain Southwest Emmy Award. This recognition honors the powerful storytelling and impact of Moving Arts’ mission to uplift Northern New Mexico youth and families through arts, culture, and community.

Produced in collaboration with Docufilms, Moving Arts | Setting Hearts Ablaze captures the heart of the organization’s journey, its students’ creativity, Read More

Posts From The Road: Slug Bug Ranch In Amarillo

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Slug Bug Ranch: The new Slug Bug Ranch in Amarillo has been open for about a year. The new ranch is owned by the Lee family, who also own the legendary Big Texan Steak House in Amarillo. The new ranch is just a few blocks west of the restaurant. This has proved to be a popular move for visitors. The area has become a ‘taggers paradise’. Photo by Gary Warren/ladailypost.com

Ranch in Conway: The original Slug Bug Ranch was located near I-40 in Conway, Texas. about 40 miles east of Amarillo. While the ranch definitely attracted attention, it was never a popular or well-known stop for travelers. The original Read More

Sen. Heinrich Commemorates Hispanic Heritage Month

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U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich

From the Office of U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich:

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) released the following statement commemorating Hispanic Heritage Month, which is celebrated from Sept. 15 through Oct. 15. Heinrich is a cosponsor of a bipartisan resolution recognizing Hispanic Heritage Month.

“As we celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month, we honor the remarkable impact Hispanics and Latinos have had on our country and in our communities — strengthening every part of our economic, social, and cultural fabric. In New Mexico, Hispanic heritage is not Read More

LANL: Quantum Computers Tackle Century-Old Math Puzzle

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A Los Alamos scientist has shown that quantum computers can be used to ‘factorize’ group representations, a mathematical concept used in particle physics, engineering and many other fields. Image created in GPT-4o

LANL News:

A Los Alamos scientist has shown that quantum algorithms can be used to factor group representations — a problem central to particle physics and many other fields — that was thought to be infeasible for computers at any practical scale

Los Alamos National Laboratory researcher Martín Larocca and Vojtěch Havlíček, a researcher at IBM, have shown that quantum computers Read More

Grassroots Wildland Firefighters Respond To DOI/USDA Secretarial Memos

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GWF News:

In the past week, both the Department of the Interior and the Department of Agriculture have issued memoranda aimed at improving how the federal government organizes and delivers wildfire response. Grassroots Wildland Firefighters welcomes this attention to the challenges our firefighters face and recognizes these memoranda as an important and historic first step forward.

We view these memoranda as progress, and as an opportunity to build momentum, but they do not yet go far enough. Grassroots Wildland Firefighters remain committed to working with federal leaders and Congress Read More

National Governors Association Urges Lawmakers To Reauthorize Cyber Security Grant Program

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NGA News:

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Sept. 17, NGA signed onto a letter, with the leading organizations representing state and local government, urging congress to reauthorize the State and Local Cyber Security Grant Program (SLCGP).

The letter reads in part:

“As the collective voice of state and local governments, we urge you to reauthorize the State and Local Cyber Security Grant Program (SLCGP). This critical program has provided states and local governments with the resources they need to bolster their cybersecurity defenses and assisted in modernizing technology systems across the country. Read More

New Mexico State Land Office Hauls In Nearly Half A Billion Dollars In 3 Months … Breaks National Per-Acre Record

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New Mexico Commissioner of Public Lands Stephanie Garcia Richard in her office in Santa Fe in January 2019, shortly after her November 2018 statewide election. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com

State Land Office News:

  • September lease sale earns $117 million to fund critical needs for upcoming special session, breaks national per-acre record paid for a lease

SANTA FE – For the third month in a row, the State Land Office has broken a record with its oil and gas lease sales and earned historic revenue, bringing in over $117 million in bonus payments at a public auction, New Mexico Commissioner Read More

Constitution Day 2025: The U.S. Constitution Is The Oldest Written Constitution In Operation In The World

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Courtesy/history.com

This Day In History:

              • Today Marks Constitution Day 2025

The Constitution of the United States of America is signed by 39 delegates present at the conclusion of the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia. Supporters of the document waged a hard-won battle to win ratification by the necessary nine out of 13 U.S. states.

The Articles of Confederation, ratified several months before the British surrender at Yorktown in 1781, provided for a loose confederation of U.S. states, which were sovereign in most of their affairs. On paper, Congress–the central authority–had Read More