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Heinrich, Daines Resolution Designating National Tribal Colleges And Universities Week Passes U.S. Senate

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U.S. SENATE News:

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Sens. Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Steve Daines (R-Mont.) announced that their bipartisan legislation designating this week, beginning Feb. 3, 2025, as “National Tribal Colleges and Universities Week” passed the U.S. Senate.

This week is dedicated to the recognition and support for the achievements of students pursuing postsecondary educational opportunities in Tribal Colleges and Universities. 

“I’m pleased the Senate passed my resolution designating this week as National Tribal Colleges and Universities Week. This resolution recognizes Read More

Hilltalkers Place High In State & National Tournaments

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The Los Alamos High School Hilltalkers recently competed at the Cave Classic Tournament hosted by La Cueva High School. Courtesy/LAPS

LAPS News:

The Los Alamos High School Hilltalkers Speech and Debate team had a successful tournament on Martin Luther King Jr. weekend hosted by La Cueva High School. The Cave Classic Tournament announced 15 members of the Hilltalkers as top five in their respective events during the award ceremony on Saturday night.

The team is proud to congratulate these individuals:

Dramatic Interpretation

Lucia Rudin – 1st Place

Duo Interpretation

Emily Xu and Read More

Luján Statement On Voting Against RFK Jr. To Serve As Nation’s Top Health Official

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U.S. Sen. Ben Ray Luján

SENATE News:

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Sen. Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.), a member of the Senate Committee on Finance, issued the following statement after Senate Republicans voted to advance Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s nomination to serve as Secretary of Health and Human Services:

“Despite Mr. Kennedy’s troubling track record of peddling misinformation and conspiracy theories, Senate Republicans have chosen to advance his nomination to the Senate Floor. Mr. Kennedy is not only a dangerous nominee that will undermine public health, but he also has no real plan to lower costs or Read More

DEA ‘One Pill Can Kill’ Campaign With NFL Alumni Health

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DEA News:

NEW ORLEANS — With so much attention ahead of Sunday’s big game, the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration is once again teaming up with NFL Alumni Health to encourage football fans to join us in the fight to save lives.

The need is critical and the game plan simple: understand the dangers of fentanyl and synthetic drugs and use your voice to help spread life-saving information.       

DEA Acting Administrator Derek S. Maltz has thrown down the challenge to influencers, role models, celebrities and professional athletes to Step Up, Speak Out, and Fight Back.

“Our future generation Read More

ESRA Announces Change Of Venue For 2025 IREC

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Courtesy/Spaceport America

SPACEPORT AMERICA News:

LAS CRUCES — In an announcement made late Friday (Jan. 31, 2025) evening, the Experimental Sounding Rocket Association (ESRA) will be holding its annual Intercollegiate Rocket Engineering Competition (IREC) at the Midland International Air & Space Port in Midland, Texas, from June 9-14, 2025.

The announcement marks the first venue change for the IREC since the 2017 competition.

For seven years beginning in 2017 and concluding in 2024, ESRA along with the New Mexico Spaceport Authority (NMSA) partnered and jointly held IREC at Spaceport Read More

Posts From The Road: Cleveland Roller Mill

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Cleveland Roller Mill: The Cleveland Roller Mill is in the tiny village of Cleveland in Mora County. The three story adobe structure still contains all milling equipment. At the end of the building is a cast iron water wheel 18-feet-6-inches high, which powers the milling equipment. Photo by Gary Warren/ladailypost.com

Mill Entrance: The Cleveland Roller Mill is now a private museum. The entrance to the museum looks much like it has for decades when the mill was in operation. The museum is a 501(c)(3)organization that provides history of the mill, wheat farming in Mora County and the history Read More

Local At Large Chapter President To Attend National Federation Of The Blind Seminar In Washington, D.C.

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By JANET MONTOYA
NFBNM At Large Chapter President
White Rock Resident

The Los Alamos, White Rock and surrounding communities have been greatly supportive of the fundraising activities hosted by the Bathtub Row Brewery for the National Federation of the Blind, (NFB).

The NFB was started in 1940 and is the transformative membership and advocacy organization of blind Americans.

Our belief message is this:

  • The National Federation of the Blind advances the lives of its members and all blind people in the United States. We know that blindness is not the characteristic that defines you or your future.
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U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich And Tim Sheehy Introduce Bipartisan Aerial Firefighting Enhancement Act

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

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Tim Sheehy (R-Mont.) introduced the bipartisan Aerial Firefighting Enhancement Act of 2025 to strengthen the aerial wildfire suppression fleet and better combat the year-round threat of catastrophic wildfire.

“I have worked for years to expand the operations of Very Large Air Tankers that have proven absolutely essential to firefighters battling large wildfires in New Mexico, Los Angeles, and across the West. This includes securing more than $15 million to upgrade the Cibola National Read More

BLM & USDA Forest Service Announce 2025 Grazing Fees

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BLM News:

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The federal grazing fee for 2025 remains $1.35 per animal unit month for public lands administered by the Bureau of Land Management and $1.35 per head month for lands managed by the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service.

An animal unit month or head month — treated as equivalent measures for fee purposes — is the use of public lands by one cow and her calf, one horse, or five sheep or goats for a month. The newly calculated grazing fee takes effect March 1, 2025. The fee will apply to nearly 18,000 grazing permits and leases administered by BLM and nearly 6,250 permits Read More