Politics

Senators: End the N.S.A. Dragnet, Now

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U.S. SENATE News:

The following op-ed by U.S. Senators Ron Wyden, Mark Udall, and Martin Heinrich about their fight for privacy rights, was published in The New York Times Nov. 26:

 

End the N.S.A. Dragnet, Now
By RON WYDEN, MARK UDALL and MARTIN HEINRICH

WASHINGTON, D.C. — THE framers of the Constitution declared that government officials had no power to seize the records of individual Americans without evidence of wrongdoing, and they embedded this principle in the Fourth Amendment. The bulk collection of Americans’ telephone records — so-called metadata — by the National Security Read More

Help Your Community … Shop Local This Holiday Season

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U.S. SENATE News:

  • Udall Cosponsors “Small Business Saturday” resolution in U.S. Senate

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Tom Udall issued the following statement announcing his cosponsorship of a resolution to designate Nov. 30, 2013, as “Small Business Saturday” and to increase awareness of the importance of locally owned small businesses. On Saturday, Udall will visit Albuquerque small businesses to talk to owners and shoppers about the important role small business plays in our economy.

“Small businesses have been the economic foundation of communities across America Read More

Governor to Light New Mexico State Christmas Tree

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Christmas candle. Courtesy photo

 

STATE News:

 

SANTA FE – Gov. Susana Martinez will participate in the annual lighting of the New Mexico State Christmas Tree Monday in Santa Fe.

 

The public is invited to attend this event and hot apple cider and biscochitos will be served.

 

When: Monday Dec. 2, 5:15 p.m.

 

Where: Southwest corner of State Capitol Grounds, 490 Old Santa Fe Trail. Read More

Udall, Heinrich Announce $1.49 Million Federal Grant for Innovation Center

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U.S. SENATE News:
 
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Tom Udall and Martin Heinrich announced federal funding to help develop a new high-tech business district in Albuquerque.
 
STC.UNM, the technology-transfer and economic-development arm of the University of New Mexico (UNM), will receive a $1,498,048 grant from the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) to go toward the purchase of property to be developed into an innovation center between downtown Albuquerque’s central business district and the University of New Mexico. The City of
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Saturday: Udall to Discuss Toy Safety

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STATE News:

  • Udall, CPSC, UNM to provide tips to help parents avoid hazards, keep kids safe during the holidays

ALBUQUERQUE – As the holiday shopping season begins, parents across New Mexico will head to the stores to buy children’s gifts. Saturday, Nov. 30, U.S. Sen. Tom Udall will hold an informational news conference at UNM Children’s Hospital to announce tips that will help parents ensure the toys they buy are safe for their kids. Joining Udall at the event will be Commissioner Marietta Robinson of the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) and Dr. Loretta Cordova de Read More

Heinrich Addresses Agreement on Iran’s Nuclear Program

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U.S. SENATE News:

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-N.M., a member of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, issued the following statement on the agreement reached on Iran’s nuclear program:

“The agreement reached today is a positive first step to limit Iran’s nuclear program. The United States, United Kingdom, Germany, France, Russia, China, and the European Union have all worked to negotiate strict oversight, enforcement mechanisms, and daily inspections that are critical to overseeing this agreement.

“While I welcome this Read More

‘Fast for Families’ Calls for Immigration Reform

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U.S. Rep. Michelle Lujan Grisham

STATE News:

ALBUQUERQUE – In conjunction with the National “Fast for Families” in Washington, D.C., and echo fasts being held across the nation, Rep. Michelle Lujan Grisham of New Mexico’s First Congressional District, faith leaders, local and state elected officials, workers and families impacted by the broken immigration system will fast in Albuquerque after Mass Sunday, Nov. 24.

The fast is being taken to draw attention to the moral crisis and suffering being caused by the broken immigration system.

Participants will fast, as able, Read More

Governor Appoints Los Alamos Housing Manager Paul Andrus to Regional Board

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Paul Andrus

STATE News:

Gov. Susana Martinez has appointed Paul Andrus of Los Alamos to the Northern Regional Housing Authority Board of Commissioners.

Andrus has more than 20 years of experience in community development and affordable housing. He serves as Los Alamos County’s manager of Housing and Special Projects in the Community and Economic Development Department.

Andrus was hired for the post one year ago, replacing former manager Steve Brugger who took a position with the County of Santa Fe.

Andrus is from Aurora, Colo., has a wife, children and three schnauzers. He and Read More

Efforts to Designate Columbine-Hondo as Wilderness Continue

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Courtesy/Jan Studebaker

STATE News:

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Wednesday, during a Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources hearing, U.S. Senators Tom Udall, D-N.M., and Martin Heinrich, D-N.M., who serves on the committee, continued their effort to designate the 45,000-acre Columbine-Hondo area in Taos County as wilderness.

Udall and Heinrich introduced the proposal, S. 776, the Columbine-Hondo Wilderness Act, earlier this year. A companion bill, H.R. 1683, was introduced in the House by Representative Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.-03).

The legislation would expand the Wheeler Read More