Politics

SGR Thanks Supporters At Reelection Celebration

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Dist. 43 Rep. Stephanie Garcia Richard, center at rear, at her campaign thank you celebration with many of her supporters Saturday afternoon at the Pig & Fig restaurant in White Rock. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com

Dist. 43 Rep. Stephanie Garcia Richard, left, with Pig & Fig owner Laura Hamilton who catered Saturday’s celebration at her eatery at 35 Rover Blvd. in White Rock. Courtesy photo Read More

Letter To The Editor: Is Everytown About To Target Law Abiding Gun Owners In New Mexico?

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By KHALIL SPENCER
Los Alamos

On a 9 November entry on its website – Moms Demand Action – states “Everytown and New Mexico Moms Demand Action Declare Victory in Creating Bipartisan Background Check Majority in State Legislature”, specifically calling out legislators Nate Gentry (R), Bill Soules (D), Liz Stefanics (D) and Elizabeth Thomson (D). We can therefore expect that at minimum, a background check bill will be introduced by the Democratic majorities in both houses.

The purpose of a background check is difficult to argue against, i.e., we all have a moral and legal obligation to not Read More

Letter To The Editor: Ebb & Flow Of NM Representation

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By JOEL WILLIAMS
Los Alamos
 
I used a graphic (link) to justify my vote for Stephanie Garcia Richard and whom I congratulate on her winning the 43nd District New Mexico House seat.
 
I indicated that control of the House could easily flip-flop between political parties when they are close in numbers. That has indeed happened in the recent election. I have prepared another graphic to illustrate just how fragile (finicky?) control can be in such cases.
 
The reverse of 2010 occurred this year with the Democrats retaking the House which they have held control of for many decades.
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Water Right Owners Flood Town Hall In Pojoaque

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Several hundred water right owners gather Monday at a town hall meeting in Pojoaque on the Aamodt Water Settlement organized by State Rep. Carl Trujillo (D-Nambe). Courtesy photo

Staff Report

Pojoaque – Monday, Nov. 14, several hundred water right owners attended a town hall meeting on the Aamodt Water Settlement meeting organized by State Rep. Carl Trujillo (D-Nambe). 

The Aamodt Settlement, which was originally filed in Federal Court in 1966 to settle all water claims in the Nambe-Pojoaque-Tesuque Basin (NPT Basin) for both pueblo and non-pueblo people, is now nearing a final conclusion Read More

Health Action New Mexico Commends Governor Martinez For Vowing To Protect Health Coverage Gains

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HANM News:
 
ALBUQUERQUE ― Gov. Susana Martinez made clear that health coverage gains under the Affordable Care Act must be protected. According to the Associated Press, the Governor “has offered assurances that people won’t be left without health insurance as President-elect Donald Trump and fellow Republicans seek to overhaul the Affordable Care Act.”
 
More than 300,000 New Mexicans have gained coverage thanks to the Affordable Care Act, causing the uninsured rate to drop to historic lows.
 
 “We commend Governor Martinez for her commitment
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Udall, Heinrich, Pearce Applaud Air Force Decision To Relocate F-16 Squadrons To Holloman AFB

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U.S. SENATE News:
 
WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senators Tom Udall and Martin Heinrich and U.S. Rep. Steve Pearce applaud the U.S. Air Force’s interim decision to relocate two additional F-16 training squadrons to Holloman Air Force Base for the creation of a new Formal Training Unit (FTU).
 
The Air Force will move the F-16s from Hill Air Force Base in Utah. Currently, the Air Force is roughly 700 F-16 fighter pilots short of requirements, which makes the additional two squadrons at Holloman critically important to addressing the Air Force’s shortage
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Letter To The Editor: Thank Goodness Election Season’s Over … Isn’t It?

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By JIM HALL, President
Los Alamos School Board

No, no, not quite. The Los Alamos Public Schools (LAPS) needs citizens to vote in January.

Every four years LAPS asks Los Alamos citizens to recommit to rebuilding our schools by renewing LAPS General Obligation (GO) bonds. The vote for renewal is in January. Resulting fundswill continue to address a historical anomaly—all LAPS schools were built about the same time, and as a result, they all need major upgrades about the same time. 

Because of community generosity, LAPS has used these GO bond funds from past elections to rebuild most of the Read More

DPLA Hosts Community Meeting About Actions To Take Between Elections 7 p.m. Monday At UNM-LA

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POLITICAL News:

Consider yourself a Progressive, Liberal or otherwise left of center? 

Disappointed with our most recent election and want to do something about it?

Join us for a special meeting hosted by the Democratic Party of Los Alamos County. We’ll discuss how we can move forward to support issues that are important to us. This isn’t about the election, it’s about the action we can take in between elections.

Let’s be thankful for what we have accomplished and plan for the future.

  • Monday, Nov. 21 at 7 p.m.
  • Building 05
  • UNM-Los Alamos

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Sen. Udall To Be Lead Democrat On Senate Indian Affairs Committee

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U.S. SENATE News:
 
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Senate Democratic leadership announced that U.S. Sen. Tom Udall, D-N.M., will assume the position of cice chairman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Indian Affairs in the 115th Congress.
 
Udall will keep his seats on the Appropriations, Commerce, Foreign Relations and Rules committees. The new leadership post gives him an even stronger position to fight for Native communities in New Mexico and across the country, especially combined with his role as Ranking Member of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior,
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‘The Nuclear Road Ahead: Challenges For President Donald J. Trump’ Dec. 5

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SFWAF News:
 
The community is invited to join SFWAF for lunch and a discussion Monday, Dec. 5, with James Doyle, Jesse Guillen, Cheryl Rofer and Arvid Lundy on “The Nuclear Road Ahead: Challenges for President Donald J. Trump” at The Board Room (#223) at Santa Fe Community College.
 
We’ve heard more than usual about nuclear weapons, both in the campaign and from Russia. The UN has decided to consider a ban on nuclear weapons, like the bans on chemical and biological weapons. Who’s got nuclear weapons and
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