Politics

Luján, Warnock, Merkley Lead Colleagues In Requesting Answers On Unlawful Head Start Funding Delays

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U.S. SENATE News:

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Sens. Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.), Reverend Raphael Warnock (D-Ga.), and Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) led 19 Senate colleagues in a letter to Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Director Russell Vought demanding answers regarding delays in disbursing Head Start funds, which the Government Accountability Office found violated the Impoundment Control Act. In the letter, the senators highlight how these delays, worsened by the government shutdown, forced programs to reduce services, temporarily Read More

Luján, Fischer, Lummis Introduce Bipartisan Bill To Waive Local Cost Share For Fires Started By Federal Government

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NATIONAL News:

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Sens. Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.), Deb Fischer (R-Neb.), and Cynthis Lummis (R-Wyo.) announced the introduction of the bipartisan Responsible Wildland Fire Recovery Act, legislation to boost federal wildfire recovery efforts. The legislation would allow the Secretary of Agriculture to waive all cost share requirements for U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) programs as a result of wildfires started by controlled burns and other land management activities conducted by the USDA on National Forest System land. Current law does not fully cover remediation Read More

County Council Proclaims Dec. 2, 2025 Giving Tuesday

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Los Alamos Community Foundation Executive Director Elizabeth Martineau, left, is joined by Councilor Ryn Herrmann, 4th from left, and local nonprofits as she accepts a proclamation declaring Tuesday, Dec. 2, as Giving Tuesday in Los Alamos. Giving Tuesday is a national day of community giving. Residents can support local nonprofits at LosAlamosGives.org. Read More

Heinrich, Kelly Introduce Anti-Cash Grab Act To Repeal ‘Arctic Frost’ Provision

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U.S. SENATE News:

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on the Legislative Branch, and U.S. Sen. Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.) led 26 Senate colleagues to introduce the Anti-Cash Grab Act, legislation that will repeal a provision — quietly added into the Senate government funding bill by U.S. Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) at the last minute — that allows senators to collect $500,000 for every phone record lawfully obtained.

“While Democrats were fighting to make health care more affordable and help working Read More

Los Alamos County Council Recognizes Local Election Officials For Their Service Throughout 2025 Election Cycle

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The Los Alamos County Council recognized local election officials for their service throughout the 2025 election cycle, from early voting on Oct. 7 through Election Day and the post-election tally. The Council thanked the officials during Tuesday’s Council meeting for ensuring an accessible, accurate, and transparent election process. From left, David Hampton, Los Alamos County Elections Manager Victoria Martinez, Ed Santiago, County Clerk Michael Redondo, and Councilor Randall Ryti. Courtesy/LAC Read More

New Mexico To Host Farm To Cafeteria Food Conference

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NMDOH News:

SANTA FE — The National Farm to School Network will bring its annual National Farm to Cafeteria Conference to Albuquerque this year, spotlighting New Mexico’s leadership in providing students with local, healthy food. 

The event will gather hundreds of advocates, educators, farmers and community leaders from across the country to promote local, nutritious food choices in schools. The conference will be held Dec. 1-4 at the Albuquerque Convention Center, 401 2nd St. NW. 

The theme of the conference is “Rooted in Culture, Growing for the Future.” Rita Condon, manager of New Mexico Read More

Senators Luján, Curtis, Kim Introduce Bipartisan Legislation To Develop And Deploy Innovative Wildfire Prevention Technologies

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From the Office of U.S. Sen. Ben Ray Luján:

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) and John Curtis (R-Utah) introduced the Fire Innovation Unit Act, bipartisan legislation that establishes a deployment and demonstration pilot program for new and innovative wildfire prevention, detection, communication, response, and mitigation technologies.

The Fire Innovation Unit Act requires the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of the Interior to create a Fire Innovation Unit to coordinate among federal agencies to ensure that piloted wildfire technology is carefully Read More

U.S. Rep. Leger Fernández Introduces ‘No Payola For Senators Act’ To Repeal ‘Outrageous Self-Payout Scheme’

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U.S. Rep. Teresa Leger Fernández

From the Office of U.S. Rep. Leger Fernández:

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Rep. Teresa Leger Fernández (D-NM) introduced the “No Payola Act” alongside 37 co-sponsors in the House – legislation to repeal a provision slipped into the government funding package that would send millions of taxpayer dollars directly into the personal bank accounts of eight U.S. Senators.

Unlike Republicans—who voted to protect and preserve this secret Senate payout and then introduced a bill to provide political cover for their vote—Rep. Leger Fernández’s No Payola Act doesn’t Read More

New Documents Added To Los Alamos Legacy Cleanup Electronic Public Reading Room On Behalf Of EM-LA

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LANL News:

Per regulatory requirements, this email is to notify you that new documents have been added to the Los Alamos Legacy Cleanup Contract Electronic Public Reading Room.

All legacy cleanup documents required to be posted after April 30, 2018, are available on the site linked above.

For legacy cleanup documents that were posted prior to April 30, 2018, please visit the LANL electronic public reading room.

Submittal of Site Deletion Requests for ACID-SMA-1.05 and 2M-SMA-1.67
https://ext.em-la.doe.gov/GovFTPFiles/api/GetFiles/GetFile?fileName=EMID-703983_N3B-2025-0342_EPA_Deletion_Request_ACID-SMA-1.05_2M-SMA-1_111025.pdf Read More