Politics

Udall, Lujan Grisham To Highlight Burn Pit Registry

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STATE News:

ALBUQUERQUE — U.S. Sen. Tom Udall and U.S Rep. Michelle Lujan Grisham will speak at an event hosted by SMSgt Jessey Baca and his wife, Maria, to recognize the establishment of the federal burn pit registry. 

The event is 3 p.m., Tuesday at Real Time Solutions, 2nd Floor, 301 Central Ave NW in Albuquerque.

The burn pit registry is the first step toward providing medical care and research for service members and veterans who were exposed to toxic chemicals and fumes from open air burn pits in Iraq and Afghanistan. The event will also welcome the passage of a bill in the New Mexico Read More

AG’s Office Holding Open Meetings Act/Inspection Of Public Records Act Training In Los Alamos July 15

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STATE News:

Attorneys from the Office of the Attorney General are traveling throughout New Mexico for the remainder of the year, offering free training sessions on Sunshine Laws designed to help government agencies and municipalities better understand the requirements of the state’s Inspection of Public Records Act (IPRA) and its Open Meetings Act (OMA).

The training sessions are monthly through the end of the year.

  • WHO: Attorneys from the Office of the Attorney General, the public, government officials and the media
  • WHAT: OMA & IPRA training
  • WHERE: Duane W. Smith Auditorium, 
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Legislators Discuss State Jobs Plan At Chamber Business Breakfast At UNM-LA June 30

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CHAMBER News:

All businesses in Los Alamos are invited to attend the Chamber of Commerce Business Breakfast 7:30-9 a.m. Thursday, June 30 in Building 2, Room 230 at UNM–LA, 4000 University Dr.

The breakfast will feature State Sen. Mary Kay Papen and Rep. Stephanie Garcia Richard discussing the State Jobs Plan. This is an opportunity to learn first-hand about this recently signed legislation.

Registration for the Chamber Business Breakfast is open to all Los Alamos Chamber members and their guests. For more information, call Chamber Manager Nancy Partridge at 505.661.4816 or email nancy@losalamos.org Read More

DOE Appoints Angelica Gurulé To Northern New Mexico Citizens’ Advisory Board

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Angelica Gurulé

NNMCAB News:

The U.S. Department of Energy Los Alamos Field Office appointed Angelica Gurulé May 15 to the Northern New Mexico Citizens’ Advisory Board (NNMCAB).

Gurulé serves as the Environmental Services Manager for Los Alamos County and is a resident of Española.

She will represent the citizens of Española, Santa Fe and Rio Arriba counties during her time on the board.

“I would like to learn as much as possible and be an advocate for the environmental health and safety of residents of northern New Mexico,” Gurulé said.

The NNMCAB is one of eight DOE Environmental Management Read More

Heinrich On Jill Hruby’s Appointment To Lead SNL

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Jill Hruby will become the 14th director of Sandia National Laboratories and the first woman to lead one of the three National Nuclear Security Administration laboratories. Courtesy/SNL

U.S. SENATE News:

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-N.M., released the following statement today after it was announced that Jill Hruby will be the next president and director of Sandia National Laboratories.

“Jill Hruby is an accomplished and admired public servant.  For more than three decades she’s dedicated her career to energy development and cutting-edge Read More

Luján Marks Third Anniversary Of DACA

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U.S. Rep. Ben Ray Luján
 
DACA News:
 
WASHINGTON, D.C. ― U.S. Rep. Ben Ray Luján of New Mexico’s Third District marked the anniversary of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, which was created three years ago last week and protects DREAMers from deportation.
 
“Across New Mexico and across America, DREAMers―young people who were brought to our country as children―have contributed to the fabric of our great nation. 
 
From going to school to serving in the military, they have sought to build a better life for themselves, their families,
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Governor Announces Additional $3.5 Million For Major Watershed Restoration

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STATE News:

  • New Funding Helps Rehabilitate Watersheds from Unprecedented Drought, Fire, and Floods

RIO RANCHO – Today, Gov. Susana Martinez announced $3.5 million in additional funding for watershed restoration on public lands throughout New Mexico.

These funds help restore and rehabilitate vulnerable watersheds throughout the state, improving water quality and quantity.

“This additional funding will help us build on our progress in restoring and rehabilitating our most vulnerable watersheds,” Martinez said. “New Mexicans know all too well the powerful one-two punch of wildfires Read More

President Shares Thoughts On Father’s Day

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President Barack Obama plays with Ella Harper Rhodes, daughter of Deputy National Security Advisor for Strategic Communications Ben Rhodes during an Oval Office visit. Official White House/Pete Souza

WHITE HOUSE News:

President Barack Obama issued the following comments today in honor of Father’s Day:

This Father’s Day, I want to take a moment to thank all of the dads across the country — and across the world — who aren’t just “around,” but are deeply involved in the lives of their kids.

But today also reminds me of the countless children whose Read More

Heinrich Works Key Provisions Into Defense Bill

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U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich
 
SENATE News:
 
WASHINGTON, D.C. ― U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-N.M., a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, voted Thursday for the fiscal year 2016 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), which passed by a vote of 71 to 25.
 
The bill includes key provisions Heinrich worked to include that benefit New Mexico’s men and women in uniform, military installations, private industry, national laboratories, and the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP).
 
The bill, which sets the Department of Defense spending levels
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Sierra Club Rio Grande Elects David Coss As Chair

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RGSC News:
 
At its June meeting, the volunteer Executive Committee of the Sierra Club Rio Grande Chapter unanimously voted to elect former Santa Fe Mayor David Coss to succeed John Buchser as chapter chair.
 
Buchser is stepping down as chair to focus on water issues for the chapter.
 
“I am very pleased to have an environmental hero take the helm of the Rio Grande Chapter,” Buchser said. “As a member of the River Commission under Mayor Coss’s leadership, I worked with him to attain water for the Santa Fe River, a unique accomplishment anywhere in the West.”
 
During
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