Politics

Final Unofficial Los Alamos County Election Results

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Scene from this evening as folks watch the results roll in at the Los Alamos County Municipal Building for the 2016 General Election. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com

Scene from this evening in the media room set up at the Los Alamos County Municipal Building for the 2016 General Election. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com

County Council candidate Pete Sheehey watches the returns in the media room this evening at the County Building. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com

Staff Report

The final unofficial results in Los Alamos County for the 2016 General Election are listed Read More

Local Unofficial Results Are In From Votes Cast Today

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We apologize but due to technical difficulties we cannot live stream election results this evening from the Los Alamos County Municipal Building. We do have unofficial numbers to report from ballots cast today at the Municipal Building, Golf Course and White Rock Library. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com

Staff Report

Unofficial Results for votes cast today (Some 40 percent of the total. Early and Absentee are being counted):

State Representative Dist. 43:

Sharon Stover (GOP) 1,414

Stephanie Garcia Richard (Dem) 1,237

County Council:

Steven Girrens (GOP) 1,228

Pete Sheehey Read More

Nearly 11,000 Local Voters Cast Ballots To Date

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Nancy Birnbaum, left, and Shelby Redondo hold a two-sided sign at 5 p.m. today on Central Avenue near the Municipal Building encouraging people to vote. A woman across the street holds up a Naomi Maestas for County Clerk sign. The Clerk’s Office reports that as of about 5:10 p.m. in this 2016 General Election, 10,795 people have voted including absentee, early voting and in person. Today alone, 845 people have voted at the Municipal Building, 763 at the White Rock Branch Library and 818 at the Los Alamos Golf Course. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com

Shelby Redondo, left, and Nancy Read More

Heinrich To Hold Rural Health Care Listening Tour

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U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich
 
SENATE News:
 
U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) will be holding a multi-day rural health care listening tour to meet with medical professionals and discuss tele-health for veterans, recruiting and retaining staff, and other issues facing New Mexico’s growing health care industry.
 
Beginning Monday, Nov. 7, he toured the Guadalupe County Hospital, a new Veterans Tele-Health Clinic in Mosquero, the Union County Hospital, and the Miners’ Colfax Medical Center, and convene listening sessions
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Letter To The Editor: Since Her 2012 Election, Garcia Richard Has Acquired Seniority By Ably Serving District

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By ADELAIDE JACOBSON
Los Alamos

The people of NM House District 43 are very fortunate that there are two capable women running to be our representative. Since her election in 2012, Stephanie Garcia Richard has acquired seniority by ably serving this district, which includes parts of Santa Fe, Sandoval and Rio Arriba counties, in addition to Los Alamos.

Stephanie Garcia Richard currently serves on the appropriations and the education committees. She is an educator and it is important that she continue to sit on the education committee. She is familiar with the ‘nuts and bolts’ Read More

Udall Statement On Native American Heritage Month

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U.S. Sen. Tom Udall 
 
SENATE News:
 
WASHINGTON, D.C. ― U.S. Sen. Tom Udall released the following statement in recognition of Native American Heritage Month:
 
“During Native American Heritage Month, we celebrate the integral role of Native Americans in our nation’s identity. New Mexico’s 23 Tribes help form the bedrock of who we are as a state and a people. From the earliest Pueblo communities, to the Navajo Code-talkers of World War II, to the current day, Native Americans have shaped our customs, culture, art, history,
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Los Alamos County Election Night Results

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COUNTY News:

Members of the public are invited to gather at the Los Alamos County Municipal Building this evening to view election results.

Room 110 next to the Council Chambers, as well as the lobby, will be open.

Voters must be in line by 7 p.m. to vote at the Municipal Building, Golf Course Community Building or White Rock Library’s Multi-purpose Room. Residents entering the Municipal Building after 7 p.m. today to await results in Room 110  are advised that voters may still be in line to cast their vote and thus electioneering regulations apply within 100 feet of the building.

Results from Read More

National Election Protection Volunteers Report In

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ELECTION News:

Election Protection volunteers from around the country completed a 9:30 a.m. call to report in today and while there are isolated issues that are a concern on a number of fronts outlined below, the thousands of well-trained and experienced volunteers are working closely with Boards of Elections to resolve issues and the phrase used most often is “run of the mill with numerous events being handled and resolved.”

Reports indicate:

  • Call volume is steady around the country in the 23 call centers;
  • Florida — in Miami there have been problems with no Spanish language translators,
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Letter To The Editor: Lea County Commissioner Shares Support For Sharon Stover

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By REBECCA LONG
Lea County Commissioner

I am writing in support of my friend, Sharon Stover, candidate for State House District 43.

Sharon and I became acquainted through our positions as board members of the New Mexico Association of Counties. She is the immediate Past President of the association and I am the Vice President.

These following points are the reason that Sharon is the best candidate for the New Mexico House of Representatives District 43:

  • Sharon deeply understands your community as a past member of the Los Alamos County Council and as County Clerk.
  • Sharon has the highest integrity.
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State Auditor Releases Special Audit Of UNMH’s Indigent Care Program

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State Auditor Tim Keller
 
STATE News:
 
SANTA FE ― State Auditor Tim Keller released a special audit Nov. 4 of the Indigent Care Program at the University of New Mexico Hospital (UNMH).
 
Advocates and policymakers have long sought more transparency about revenues and expenses related to healthcare for economically disadvantaged people. The special audit, conducted by an independent audit firm, examined UNMH’s indigent care costs and funding from fiscal year 2014 to 2016.
 
The audit found that UNMH had a total funding shortfall of more than $60 million, despite a reduction
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