Politics

Heinrich Statement On Special Counsel Indictments

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U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich

WASHINGTON, D.C. (Oct. 30, 2017) – U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), a member of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, issued the following statement on the indictments of former Trump campaign officials Paul Manafort and Rick Gates and former campaign adviser George Papadopoulos pleading guilty to making false statements to the FBI:

“President Trump’s campaign chairman and a top advisor have been indicted for conspiracy against the United States, and another senior advisor has pled guilty to false statements to the FBI about coordinating with Read More

UPDATE: GOP Hosts Code Enforcement Talk Thursday

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GOP News:

Los Alamos Republicans will meet at 7 p.m. Thursday in the LECTURE HALL, Building 2, at UNM-Los Alamos to hear from Community Development Director Paul Andrus on recent code enforcement actions.

Of particular interest are the criteria and methods applied in the determination of a violation.

All residents are invited to attend the meet to hear Andrus.

A short business meeting of the RPLA Central Committee will follow.

For further information, contact RPLA Chair John Bliss at 505.672.4059. Read More

Udall On Vote For Dourson To Lead EPA’s Toxics Bureau

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U.S. Sen. Tom Udall
 
U.S. SENATE News:
 
WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Sen. Tom Udall, co-author of the landmark Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act, released this statement following the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee’s recent party-line vote to advance Dr. Michael Dourson’s nomination to serve as assistant administrator for the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention. 
 
“Today’s party-line vote in the EPW Committee is dangerous for public health and safety.
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Crowd Gathers At SGR Re-Election Campaign Launch

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Standing in front of a list of hundreds of supporters, Dist. 43 Rep. Stephanie Garcia Richard (SGR), addresses the crowd gathered for her re-election campaign kick-off event Saturday afternoon at Cottonwood on the Greens. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
 
New Mexico Federation of Labor, AFL-CIO President Jon Hendry, holding his dog Bobby, chats with SGR at her re-election campaign kick-off event Saturday afternoon at Cottonwood on the Greens. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
 
SGR explains to the crowd that for each re-election kick-off event she has had to select
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Udall Speaks At NM NAACP State Conference

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U.S. Sen. Tom Udall
 
LAS CRUCES — U.S. Sen. Tom Udall Saturday addressed the N.M. NAACP’s 66th Annual State Conference. 
 
The following are his remarks as prepared for delivery:
 
Thank you mayor (Ken Miyagishima) for that kind introduction. You have been a positive leader who has helped shape Las Cruces into one of New Mexico’s best-managed cities with a great quality of life. Thanks for your steady hand. 
 
Thank you Dona Ana County NAACP for organizing this year’s conference. And for your contributions to social justice throughout
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Pearce Meets With Community Members

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U.S. Rep. Steve Pearce speaks to community members during a luncheon Friday in the community room at Cottonwood on the Greens restaurant at the Los Alamos County Golf Course. Pearce, a candidate for New Mexico governor, told the group that as governor he will target more jobs and higher earnings, better education, poverty and crime. ‘Of long term importance for the state and nation are these national labs and that is something I will support as governor to ensure we stay strong and resilient,’ Pearce told the Los Alamos Daily Post following his talk and before heading to LANL for a meeting. Photo Read More

Magistrate Judge Pat Casados To Seek Reelection

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Los Alamos Magistrate Judge Pat Casados. Photo by Maire O’Neill/ladailypost.com

 

By MAIRE O’NEILL
Los Alamos Daily Post
maire@ladailypost.com

Los Alamos Magistrate Judge Pat Casados has announced her intention to seek reelection to her position next year. Saying she has enjoyed serving the County of Los Alamos, Casados said she is ready to continue serving for a fifth term.

“I want to stay active and I think it’s very important to keep rural and small courts on a par with the larger courts,” she said.

A familiar face at the State Legislature where she has worked on behalf of the 60-member

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Udall, Leahy, Feinstein, Blumenthal Question Why Nominees Are Serving Without Senate Confirmation

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U.S. Sen. Tom Udall
 
U.S. SENATE News:
 
WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senators Tom Udall (D-N.M.), Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.), and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) sent a letter Wednesday to Office of Presidential Personnel (OPP) Director John DeStefano in response to reports that the Trump administration is allowing individuals nominated by the president to perform the duties of their appointed positions prior to receiving Senate confirmation.
 
If true, the senators said, such actions are unlawful and circumvent the Senate’s
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Interior Department Releases Energy Burdens Report

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DOI News:
 
WASHINGTON, D.C. ― Wednesday, the U.S. Department of the Interior released the “Review of the Department of the Interior Actions that Potentially Burden Domestic Energy” report, which was produced in response to Executive Order 13783.
 
The report identified agency actions that potentially burden the development or use of domestically produced energy resources, with particular attention to oil, natural gas, coal, and nuclear energy resources. Interior oversees America’s oil, gas, coal, hydropower, and renewable energy resources
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Zinke Cheers Gardner Nomination For Interior Post

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Steven Gardner
 
DOI News:
 
WASHINGTON, D.C. ― President Donald J. Trump has announced the nomination of Steven Gardner to be the Director of the office of Surface Mining, Reclamation & Enforcement (OSMRE) at the U.S. Department of the Interior.
 
U.S. Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke hailed Gardner’s nomination.
 
“When confirmed, Steve will be an unbelievable asset to coal country and the entire team at the Department of the Interior,” Zinke said. “Steve is highly regarded in the mining industry for his extensive experience and insight. Steve will help Interior
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