Politics

McDonald: Why I Want To Be Your Sheriff

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By JARET MCDONALD
Candidate For Los Alamos Sheriff

My reason for running for sheriff is simple: I will provide excellent service to the residents of Los Alamos County in a manner consistent with the Charter. The duties of the sheriff in Los Alamos County are different than the duties of any other sheriff in New Mexico. 

Traditionally in New Mexico, the sheriff provides law enforcement services outside of incorporated communities. However, Los Alamos is an H Class county, which is one more way our county is unique in New Mexico. It also is a Home Rule county, which allows it to, in general, exercise Read More

U.S. Sen. Tom Udall Visits Los Alamos Daily Post

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U.S. Sen. Tom Udall was in town for a political rally Wednesday and stopped to visit with publisher Carol A. Clark at the new headquarters of the Los Alamos Daily Post Newspaper, 1247 Central Ave. After hearing that the newspaper received 518,000 hits during the 30 days of September and is read in 129 countries across the globe, Udall said, ‘The world still listens to Los Alamos … it reads the Los Alamos Daily Post.’ Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.com

U.S. Sen. Tom Udall chats with Los Alamos Daily Post  Lifestyles Editor Bonnie Gordon Wednesday following his visit Read More

Udall, Heinrich Announce $15 Million For Expanded Telehealth Services Through UNM Health Sciences Center

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U.S. SENATE News:

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Tom Udall and Martin Heinrich announced that the Department of Neurosurgery at the University of New Mexico (UNM) Health Sciences Center has been awarded $15,120,767 to test expansion of their telehealth infrastructure system that will provide 30 hospitals statewide with remote emergency neurological and neurosurgical consultations.

The funding is being awarded through the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Innovation Center. The award will support the Access to Critical Cerebral Emergency Support Services Read More

Miffed Aide Who Hacked Governor’s Emails Gets 9-Month Sentence

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Jamie Estrada leaves an Albuquerque federal courthouse Wednesday after getting a nine-month sentence for hacking into the email account of Gov. Susana Martinez. Photo by Rob Nikolewski

 

By ROB NIKOLEWSKI
New Mexico Watchdog 
 
ALBUQUERQUE — Email hacking is a crime and a former campaign manager who turned on the Republican governor in New Mexico is going to do time.

Jamie Estrada was sentenced Wednesday to nine months in federal prison for breaking into the email campaign account of Gov. Susana Martinez and disseminating some of the messages to her political opponents

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Changes To Roles Of Council And Utilities Board In Charter Question #2 Debated At Forum Tuesday

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League of Women Voters President Barbara Calef introduces forum panelists, from left, George Chandler and Susan O’Leary speaking for Charter Question #2 on the ballot and Robert Gibson and Chris Ortega speaking against it at Tuesday’s public forum sponsored by the County and moderated by the League. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
 
Los Alamos County Public Information Officer Julie Habiger at Tuesday’s public forum presents an overview of the Charter changes in Article V. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
 
By BONNIE J. GORDON
Los Alamos
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New Mexico Delegation Welcomes President’s Disaster Declaration For Summer Floods

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CONGRESSIONAL News:

  • Lawmakers had urged ‘prompt action’ to help state recover from widespread storm damage 

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Tom Udall and Martin Heinrich and U.S. Representatives Steve Pearce, Ben Ray Luján and Michelle Lujan Grisham announced that President Obama has declared a major disaster for the state of New Mexico for the severe storms and flooding July 27 through Aug. 5.

The declaration means the president has ordered federal aid to help state, tribal, and local recovery efforts. The first round of assistance will be available on a cost-sharing basis for damage Read More

Public Forum Focused On DPU Charter Changes Is 5:30 p.m. Today!

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COUNTY News:

The ballot question going to voters in the Nov. 4 General Election related to the Utilities’ proposed charter changes will be discussed at a public forum at 5:30 p.m. today in the Pajarito Room at Fuller Lodge.

Los Alamos County is sponsoring the forum, which will be facilitated by the League of Women Voters.

First the panel members representing the “pros and cons” will speak followed by a question and answer period.

Refreshments will be served. Read More

Clair Dexter Sutherland Casts First Vote In Los Alamos’ 2014 General Election

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The first voter of the 2014 General Election in Los Alamos County, Clair Dexter Sutherland, receives his ballot from Poll Worker Mickey Snyder this morning in the Los Alamos County Municipal Builiding. Early/Absentee in-person voting began at 8 a.m. today at the Los Alamos County Municipal Building and will run through Saturday, Nov. 1. Beginning Oct. 18, voting also will be held at the White Rock Fire Station #3 on N.M. 4.  Voter registration ends at 5 p.m. today. Tuesday, Nov. 4, all three Vote Centers (Municipal Building, White Rock Fire Station and the Golf Course) will be open Read More

Think New Mexico Launches Health Care Affordability Initiative

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TNM News:

Think New Mexico is launching a new initiative to make health care more affordable by increasing transparency and ending price discrimination.

These reforms are aimed at making it possible for patients to shop around for the highest quality, most affordable health care by providing price and quality information for common medical procedures on a user-friendly public website, similar to those in fourteen other states (five more states are currently developing them).

In addition, we propose to end the practice of price discrimination, in which patients at the same hospital receiving Read More

Udall, Heinrich Announce More Than $550,000 To Strengthen Markets For New Mexico Produce

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U.S. SENATE News:

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Tom Udall and Martin Heinrich announced $550,750 in grants to strengthen markets for New Mexico produce by providing tools and resources to help agricultural producers successfully enhance their competitiveness and expand their operations. 

The funding is being awarded through the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Specialty Block Grant Program, and grants will be administered through the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service. The grants are authorized through the 2014 Farm Bill, which Udall and Heinrich strongly Read More