Politics

Secretary Zinke Declares October National Hunting And Fishing Month

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U.S. Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke
 
DOI News:
 
WASHINGTON, D.C. ― U.S. Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke has declared October will officially be recognized as National Hunting and Fishing Month at the Department. National Hunting and Fishing Day – is Sept. 23 each year.
 
Zinke championed the order to recognize the lasting and positive impact of hunters and anglers on wildlife and habitat conservation in America. This order comes on the heels of several major sportsmen actions from Interior including Wednesday’sannouncement of the 
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Tourism Work Group Meets Wednesday

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COUNTY News: 

The Tourism Work Group will meet noon to 2 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 27, in the Building 1 conference room at the Pajarito Cliff Sites. 

The meeting is open to the public. 

Agenda: 

I. Call to Order
II. Review of Public Meeting/Survey results
III. Review of Strategic Directions
IV. Next Steps
V. Public Comment
VI. Next Meeting Scheduled: Oct. 17, 2017 at noon, location: TBD
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County Council Holds Regular Meeting 6 p.m. Today

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COUNTY News: 

The Los Alamos County Council will hold its regular meeting at 6 p.m. today, Sept. 26, in Council Chambers at the Municipal Building, 1000 Central Ave. 

The meeting is open to the public. 

Agenda: 

1. OPENING/ROLL CALL
2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
3. PUBLIC COMMENT
4. APPROVAL OF AGENDA
5. PRESENTATIONS, PROCLAMATIONS AND RECOGNITIONS

  • Proclamation declaring the week of October 2-6, 2017 as “Customer Service Week” in Los Alamos County (accepted by representatives of the Customer Care Center). Presenters: County Council – Regular Session
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Letter To The Editor: About My High Weeds And Ugly Yard

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By MICHELLE AUSTIN
Los Alamos

When I was a little girl growing up in New York State in the 1970s, my parents bought their first house in a small village with good schools to raise their family. We moved into a one story ranch on a culdesac where all the other houses looked pretty much the same with manicured lawns and an elm tree out front. Kids played in the streets until the sun went down and we all had big back yards to play in. Back then fencing wasn’t common so we kids could run from back yard to back yard as though it was all common land. It was the American dream for a young family.

Unfortunately, my

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Today Is Native Women’s Equal Pay Day

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AAUW News:

Native Women Have to Work 9 Extra Months to Make the Same Salary as White Men Made Last Year

Editor’s note: This post was originally written by Elizabeth Bolton in 2015 and updated in 2017 by Senior Researcher Kevin Miller, Ph.D.

Stop us if you’ve heard this one before: There’s a pay gap between women and men, and that gap is widest on average for Latinas, black women, and Native women. In fact, American Indian and Alaska Native women are paid just 57 cents for every dollar white men are paid. For Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander women, that number is 59 cents.

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Luján Statement On Sec. Zinke’s Recommended Changes To Rio Grande del Norte National Monument

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U.S. Rep. Ben Ray Luján
 
CONGRESSIONAL News:
 
WASHINGTON, D.C. ― U.S. Rep. Ben Ray Luján (D-NM) Sept. 20 issued the following statement in response to Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke’s recommendations to President Trump on several national monuments.
 
Among the recommendations contained in Secretary Zinke’s report to the President are suggested changes to the management of the Rio Grande del Norte National Monument, located near Taos, including an expansion of activities which are currently not allowed at the monument.
 
“Secretary Zinke’s recommendations
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Listo Nuevo México Launches Website To Aid DACA Recipients

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LNM News:
 
ALBUQUERQUE ― Listo Nuevo México, Albuquerque’s largest immigrants’ rights coalition, has launched a new website centralizing available information for DACA recipients in New Mexico.  
 
Wednesday’s launching comes after the surge of questions and need for information regarding the new reality faced by DACA recipients since the Sept. 5 announced end to the program.
 
On Listo Nuevo México’s website, the nearly 7,000 DACA recipients in NM are able to find information including:
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Senators Introduce Bill To Reform Antiquated Hardrock Mining Laws

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U.S. SENATE News:
 
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Sept. 19, U.S. Senators Tom Udall (D-N.M.), Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Michael Bennet (D-Colo.), Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) and Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) introduced the Hardrock Mining and Reclamation Act of 2017, legislation to modernize the nation’s antiquated hardrock mining laws.
 
The bill requires companies to pay royalties for the first time for the ability to extract mineral resources like gold, silver, and copper from public lands, helps ensure that taxpayers aren’t on the hook for cleaning up
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Heinrich Welcomes $1 Million Federal Investment In Innovate ABQ Bioscience Incubator

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U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich
 
U.S. SENATE News:
 
WASHINGTON, D.C. ― U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) welcomes the announcement that the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration will award Innovate ABQ with a $1 million grant to establish a bioscience business incubator.
 
Innovate ABQ is a collaborative initiative that brings together the research powers of the University of New Mexico and New Mexico’s government, education, and business communities.

“I’ve been proud to support Innovate ABQ

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Pearce: Chinese Action Against North Korea Is Sign U.S. Is A Global Leader

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U.S. Rep. Steve Pearce
 
U.S. CONGRESSIONAL News:
 
WASHINGTON, D.C. ― U.S. Rep. Steve Pearce Sept. 21 released the following statement after President Trump announced increased United States (U.S.) sanctions on North Korea following China’s central bank decision to limit North Korea’s access to Chinese financial institutions:
 
“North Korea’s continuing work on a nuclear weapons program poses a significant threat to global stability. Isolating the rogue regime relies heavily on China, as the nation has historically been a major trading partner with North
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