Politics

Valerie Plame Joins Dist. 43 Rep. Stephanie Garcia Richard At Los Alamos Fundraising Event

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Dist. 43 Rep. Stephanie Garcia Richard, second from right, and Valerie Plame, far right, answer questions from the crowd of some 200 women and a few men gathered Tuesday at a Los Alamos home. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com

Valerie Plame commends the crowd full of mostly women for serving or running for public office or supporting those who are. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com

Dist. 43 Rep. Stephanie Garcia Richard speaks to the crowd. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com

From left, event co-host Marvel Harrison, Valerie Plame, Alec Csanadi , Sopahn Kellogg and co-host Read More

Udall, Heinrich Host Energy Secretary at WIPP

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U.S. Senators Tom Udall and Martin Heinrich host Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz at WIPP. Courtesy photo

CARLSBAD – Today, U.S. Senators Tom Udall and Martin Heinrich joined U.S. Department of Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz at the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant for an “all hands” employee meeting and surface tour of the site. Moniz and the senators also attended a townhall with Carlsbad residents on Monday evening.
 
WIPP operations have been halted since the radiation release at WIPP earlier this year. Following the release, Udall, Heinrich and U.S. Rep. Steve Pearce
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NM Congressional Delegation Calls For Increased Oversight of State’s Human Services Department; Greater Access To Behavioral Health Services

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U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Sylvia Burwell

STATE News:

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sens. Tom Udall and Martin Heinrich and U.S. Reps. Ben Ray Luján and Michelle Lujan Grisham wrote a letter to U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Sylvia Burwell requesting increased oversight of New Mexico Human Services Department to ensure New Mexicans in greatest need of behavioral health services are able to access care. 

In 2013, HSD suspended Medicaid payments to 15 nonprofit behavioral health providers due to so-called “credible allegations of fraud.” This led Read More

Congressional Delegation Joins Interior Secretary to Announce Completion of Valle de Oro National Wildlife Refuge

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Senators Tom Udall, Martin Heinrich and Rep. Michelle Lujan Grisham join Interior Secretary Sally Jewell Friday to announce the completion of Valle de Oro National Wildlife Refuge. Courtesy photo

NM CONGRESSIONAL News:

ALBUQUERQUE – Friday U.S. Senators Tom Udall and Martin Heinrich and U.S. Rep. Michelle Lujan Grisham stood with Interior Secretary Sally Jewell to announce that a diverse group of federal, state, and local partners and conservation groups have acquired the lands needed to complete the 570-acre Valle de Oro National Wildlife Refuge, the Southwest’s first urban national Read More

Heinrich Travels Across State Discussing Economy, Energy, WIPP, Veterans Health Care

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U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich

STATE News:

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-N.M. will travel to Santa Fe, Eddy, and Lea Counties Monday, Aug. 11 and Tuesday, Aug. 12.

He will deliver opening remarks Monday at a public meeting in Santa Fe with Department of Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz and Department of the Interior Secretary Sally Jewell to receive stakeholder input to the Quadrennial Energy Review, an administration-wide effort to make recommendations regarding key infrastructure needed for transmission, storage and distribution of energy.

The meeting, hosted

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Adults And Youngsters Invited To Try Out New Voting Machines At The Fair Saturday

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Bureau of Election Manager Gloria A. Maestas feeds a sample ballot into the County’s new voting machine during a demonstration Wednesday afternoon at the Municiapl Building. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com

 

By CAROL A. CLARK
Los Alamos Daily Post

Staff members at the Los Alamos County Clerk’s Office are eager to demonstrate their new voting machines, which they will have at Ashley Pond Park following Saturday’s Fair and Rodeo Parade.

“We really want folks … youngsters, too … to check out the machines on Saturday and use the ‘ice Read More

Gov.: Child Support Bench Warrant Round Up

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Gov. Susana Martinez

STATE News:

For the third year in a row, Gov. Susana Martinez announces a two-part crack-down on non-custodial parents who aren’t paying child support.

The child support bench warrant operation runs through the end of August.

Non-custodial parents with an outstanding bench warrant due to unpaid child support obligations may visit one of the 14 child support offices across the state, pay the full amount of the bond by Aug. 29, and get the warrant quashed or cancelled without fear of arrest.

During the final week of August, New Mexico State Police (NMSP) and local law enforcement Read More

Udall, Heinrich Voice Concerns Over Plan to Reduce Hours at U.S. Post Offices in New Mexico

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STATE News:

U.S. Senators Tom Udall and Martin Heinrich sent a letter to U.S. Postal Service (USPS) Postmaster General Patrick R. Donahoe Wednesday to express their concerns about the Postal Service’s multi-year “Post Plan” to reduce costs and streamline operations, which may impact more than 140 post offices in New Mexico. 

USPS announced the Post Plan in 2012 in response to financial challenges it was facing at the time, which included declining revenues and mail volume. The Post Plan cuts operating costs for smaller Post Offices by reducing hours, delivering Read More

Secretary of the Interior Visits Valle de Oro National Wildlife Refuge Aug. 8

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Sally Jewell

STATE News:

Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell will visit the Valle de Oro National Wildlife Refuge Friday, Aug. 8 to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) and its positive impact on New Mexico.

Jewell and U.S. Senators Tom Udall and Martin Heinrich with U.S. Rep. Michelle Lujan Grisham will join U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Regional Director Benjamin Tuggle and local stakeholders to make an announcement about the Refuge and to highlight the importance of the LWCF for urban parks, clean water, outdoor recreation and healthy economies Read More

Women For Stephanie Event With Valerie Plame Aug. 12

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POLITICAL News:

Women from across the state will join to celebrate Dist. 43 Rep. Stephanie Garcia Richard of Los Alamos, with special guest Valerie Plame. 

Valerie Plame is a former career covert CIA operations officer, who worked to protect America’s national security and prevent the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, in particular nuclear weapons. She is the author of the New York Times best-selling memoir Fair Game: My Life as a Spy, My Betrayal by the White House, which was released as a major motion picture of the same name starring

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