Politics

U.S. Rep. Michelle Lujan Grisham Enters Race For New Mexico Governor

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U.S. Rep. Michelle Lujan Grisham announces today her bid for governor of New Mexico. Courtesy photo

POLITICAL News:

U.S. Rep. Michelle Lujan Grisham today announced that she is running for governor of New Mexico:

“Today I’m announcing the beginning of my campaign for governor of New Mexico. And I want to emphasize that that’s what this can be … a new beginning. We all know the challenges we face in New Mexico. The second highest unemployment rate in the country, struggling schools, persistent poverty and high addiction rates, and there are far too many seniors and families who are afraid Read More

Reporters Without Borders: 2016 Round-Up … Number Of Journalists Detained Continues To Rise

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RSF News:

Reporters Without Borders (RSF) is today releasing its annual worldwide round-up of journalists who are detained, held hostage or missing. The numbers are rising dramatically.

A total of 348 journalists are currently detained worldwide – 6 percent more than were detained at this time last year. The number of detained professional journalists in Turkey has risen 22 percent after quadrupling in the wake of the failed coup d’état in July.

More than 100 journalists and media contributors are now in Turkish jails. RSF has been able to establish a direct link between the arrest Read More

Los Alamos GOP Central Committee Members Gather With Newly Elected State Chairman Ryan Congiolosi

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Los Alamos GOP Central Committee members gather with newly elected State Party Chairman Ryan Cangiolosi, center, during the New Mexico Republican Party State Central Committee meeting Sunday in Albuquerque. From left, James Robinson, Jane Gordon, Bill McKerley, John Bliss, new Chairman Ryan Cangiolosi, Robert Gibson and Kelly Benner. Not pictured are JoAnn Johnson and Norma Tech. Courtesy photo

 

By CAROL A. CLARK
Los Alamos Daily Post

Several members of the Republican Party of Los Alamos Central Committee traveled to Albuquerque Sunday to participate in the New Mexico Republican Read More

Chamber Breakfast: SGR On 2017 Legislative Session

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Rep. Stephanie Garcia Richard

CHAMBER News:

This week’s Los Alamos Chamber of Commerce Business Breakfast begins at 7:30 a.m., Wednesday in Building 2, Room 230 on the UNM-Los Alamos campus.

The featured speaker is House Dist. 43 Rep. Stephanie Garcia Richard who will be giving a preview of the upcoming legislative session.

Register at https://losalamoschamber.chambermaster.com/eventregistration/register/185.

Chamber Breakfasts are sponsored by the LANL Community Programs Office. Read More

Funding, Taxes, Profits Fuel LANL Coalition Discussion

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Los Alamos County Councilor Kristin Henderson, left, with RCLA Board members Friday in the Santa Fe City Council Chambers. Photo by Roger Snodgrass/ladailypost.com

 

By ROGER SNODGRASS
Los Alamos Daily Post

The Regional Coalition of LANL Communities learned Friday that the Senate approved the 2017 National Defense Authorization Act, which included an extra $10 million in cleanup funding from $185 million to $189 million as recommended by the New Mexico delegation, along with removing a redundant, double-taxing measure on Los Alamos National Laboratory research and development Read More

Udall, Heinrich, Luján, Lujan Grisham On Bill Passage To Expedite Gold King Mine Spill Recovery

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CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION News:
 
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Tom Udall and Martin Heinrich and U.S. Representatives Ben Ray Luján and Michelle Lujan Grisham have announced that a bipartisan measure to expedite reimbursements to Tribal, local and state governments for costs incurred in responding to the Gold King Mine spill has passed both Houses of Congress as an amendment to the Water Resources Development Act (WRDA).
 
The amendment — authored by Senators Udall and Heinrich on the Senate side and introduced by Luján on the House side, and supported by all four of the lawmakers
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O’Leary: Citizens Identify Recreation Projects As Priority For Today

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By SUSAN O’LEARY
Vice Chair, County Council

Caveat: Information included in all of these columns are my own views as an individual Council member and does not represent a formal opinion of the County Council.

On Dec. 20, the County Council will make a final determination on which recreation projects to recommend to the voters for completion through proceeds of a May 2017 bond election; with the plan to supplement the bond proceeds with existing capital improvements funds if the bond passes. So, the Council is not voting to execute these projects; but is voting on whether to let the citizens of the

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SOS Maggie Toulouse Oliver Takes Oath Of Office

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Newly elected  Secretary of State Maggie Toulouse Oliver (D), was sworn in to office Friday afternoon by State Supreme Court Justice Ted Baca to a standing room only crowd. Gary and Yolanda King, Rep. Brian Egolf, Justice Judith Nakamuraand Albuquerque City Counselor Pat Davis as well as many other New Mexico officials were in attendance. Toulouse Oliver’s mother, Cindy Chapman, held the Bible while her 7-year-old son Max Oliver stood with them. Outgoing Secretary of State appointee Brad Winter said a few words before Toulouse Oliver took the oath of office. She will complete Read More

USDA Announces New Conservation Opportunities To Improve Water Quality And Restore Wildlife Habitat

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USDA News:
 
DES MOINES, IOWA ― Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will offer farmers and ranchers more opportunities to participate in the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP).
 
The announcement includes new CRP practices to protect water quality and adds an additional 1.1 million acres targeted to benefit wildlife, pollinators and wetlands.
 
“The Conservation Reserve Program is an extremely popular voluntary program that offers producers and landowners a wide variety
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Udall, Heinrich Welcome Critical Funding To Combat Opioid Epidemic In New Mexico

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SENATE News:
 
WASHINGTON, D.C. ― U.S. Senators Tom Udall and Martin Heinrich joined the Senate in voting 94-5 for a bill that includes critically needed new resources for New Mexico and other states struggling to treat and prevent the growing prescription opioid abuse epidemic.
 
The funding was included in bipartisan health care legislation called the 21st Century Cures Act and now will be sent to the president’s desk to be signed into law.
 
The bill sets aside $1 billion for competitive grants to supplement ongoing efforts by states
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