Politics

Lottery For Manhattan Project National Historical Park ‘Behind-The-Fence’ Guided Tour Opens June 15

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The next round of Manhattan Project National Historical Park ‘behind-the-fence’ guided tours takes place Oct. 14-16, with registration for admittance by random lottery opening June 15. Courtesy/LANL

LANL News:

Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), in collaboration with the National Nuclear Security Administration’s Los Alamos Field Office and the National Park Service, is opening the lottery for its second 2025 series of public “behind-the-fence” tours of Manhattan Project National Historical Park. Tours will take place twice each day Oct. 14, 15 and 16.

How the lottery works:

  • Registration
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State Of New Mexico Hosts Spring Indian Education Summit

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Public Education Secretary Mariana Padilla listens to Tribal Leaders at Thursday’s Spring Indian Education Summit at Santa Fe Indian School. Courtesy/NMPED

Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham listens to a Tribal leader. Courtesy/NMPED

NMPED News:

SANTA FE — Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham and state education leaders joined leaders of New Mexico’s Pueblos, Tribes, and Nations for the semi-annual Government-to-Government (G2G) meeting Thursday at Santa Fe Indian School.  

“The annual Indian Education Summit is a powerful reminder of our shared responsibility to honor and support Native students, Read More

Luján, Fischer Announce Bipartisan, Bicameral Universal Service Fund Working Group

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U.S. SENATE News:

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, U.S. Sens. Ben Ray Luján (D-NM), Ranking Member of the Senate Telecommunications and Media Subcommittee, and Deb Fischer (R-NE), Chair of the Senate Telecommunications and Media Subcommittee, announced the reconstitution of the Universal Service Fund (USF) Working Group. Last Congress, Sen. Luján launched the original bipartisan, bicameral working group to evaluate and propose potential reforms to the USF.

In the House, Communications and Technology Subcommittee Chair Richard Hudson (R-NC9) and Ranking Member Doris Matsui (D-CA7) are Read More

Democratic Party Of Los Alamos Announces Summer Events

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DPLA News:

The Democratic Party of Los Alamos (DPLA) has a variety of events planned throughout the summer of 2025.

The community is invited and encouraged to attend each and every one of these events.

Events starting today include:

Los Alamos Pride Festival 2025

          • 3-7 p.m., Friday, June 13
          • Consider volunteering to help staff the booth. Contact David Hampton to volunteer at dehampton@comcast.net

No Kings Day Events

  • 10 a.m., June 14 – Santa Fe at the Roundhouse; and
  • 3 p.m., June 14 – Ashley Pond Park

Anyone can just attend or sign up for information and to get on the mailing list at indivisiblelosalamos@gmail.com Read More

Skolnik: Response To Lisa Shin

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By RICHARD SKOLNIK
White Rock

Dr. Shin’s adulation for Donald Trump’s economic policies is extraordinarily short-sighted (link). It is especially disappointing to me, given that Dr. Shin is a healthcare provider.

To assist Dr. Shin’s consideration of the “One Big Beautiful Bill” and Trump’s economic policies, I would like to remind her, for a start, of the following negative impacts of the bill on the US economy and on the American people.

The non-partisan Congressional Budget Office (CBO) says that the bill will add $2.4 trillion to the federal deficit from 2025 to 2034.

According to the Read More

Temporary Authorization Hazardous Waste Facility Permit Added To LANL Electronic Public Reading Room

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LANL News:

Per regulatory requirements, this email is to notify you that new documents have been added to the Los Alamos Legacy Cleanup Contract Electronic Public Reading Room.

All legacy cleanup documents required to be posted after April 30, 2018, are available on the site linked above.

For legacy cleanup documents that were posted prior to April 30, 2018, please visit the LANL electronic public reading room.

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Los Alamos Indivisible To Join No Kings Day Protests

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Los Alamos Indivisible News:

Los Alamos Indivisible will participate in No Kings Day protests Saturday, June 14. No Kings Day is a national day of action and mass mobilization in response to increasing authoritarian excesses and corruption from Trump and his allies, organizers said. 

Brought together to resist the Trump agenda, Indivisible is a movement of thousands of group leaders and more than a million members nationwide taking regular actions to resist the Trump/Musk regime, elect local champions, and fight for progressive policies. The goal is to build real democracy — of, Read More

Luján, Heinrich, Leger Fernández, Vasquez, Hold Press Call Highlighting Need To Reauthorize And Strengthen RECA

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SENATE News:

WASHINGTON, D.C. –— Today, on the one-year anniversary of the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act (RECA) expiring due to Congressional Republican inaction, U.S. Sens. Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) and Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), along with U.S. Reps. Teresa Leger Fernández (D-N.M.) and Gabe Vasquez (D-N.M.), issued the following statements highlighting the urgent need to reauthorize and strengthen RECA. The lawmakers underscored the critical importance of delivering long-overdue justice to Americans harmed by nuclear testing and uranium exposure.

Despite the Senate passing Read More