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$27 Million Awarded to New Mexico Head Start Program

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U.S. Sen. Tom Udall

U.S. SENATE News:

WASHINGTON – U.S. Sen. Tom Udall announced Monday that the Mid-West New Mexico Community Action Program (NMCAP) will receive $5,494,451 a year for the next five years, totaling more than $27 million to continue its Head Start projects helping children in Valencia, Socorro, Cibola and McKinley counties.

In 2012, Mid-West NMCAP helped nearly 1,000 children, with almost 75 percent living in households with income below the federal poverty line.

“New Mexico’s future relies on the success of its children, and we know that giving children a strong early start Read More

Political Signs Prohibited In State Rights-Of-Ways

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NMDOT News:

SANTA FE – With election season quickly approaching, the New Mexico Department of Transportation (NMDOT) would like to remind political campaigns that department rules prohibit the placement of political signs within NMDOT’s rights-of-ways. 

Signs in these areas are a public safety issue because they can impede a driver’s visibility and distract motorists from existing legal traffic signs.

New Mexico Administrative Code 18.20.5.15 (https:////www.nmcpr.state.nm.us/NMAC/parts/title18/18.020.0005.htm) states, “Signs and political posters are not Read More

U.S. Rep. Ben Ray Luján Attends Gathering at Los Alamos Home

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U.S. Rep. Ben Ray Luján from New Mexico’s 3rd District, seated center, attended a gathering Friday evening at the home of Marvel Harrison Csanadi and Dr. Tom Csanadi on North Mesa. The private event gave Luján an opportunity to speak one on one with local residents. Dist. 43 Rep. Stephanie Garcia Richard, standing to Luján‘s left, new Probate Judge Chris Chandler to Luján‘s right, and District Court Judge Sylvia LaMar in white dress were among those gathered around Luján showing support for UNM-LA’s mil levy election set for Sept. 17. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com Read More

Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over Crackdown Underway

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STATE News:

SANTA FE–New Mexico law enforcement agencies are participating in the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s 2013 “Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over” nationwide drunk driving crackdown Aug. 16 to Sept. 2.

The campaign coincides with the September Labor Day holiday weekend.

Ninety-five individual law enforcement agencies in New Mexico, along with the 12 State Police districts, are participating in the crackdown which includes checkpoints, saturation patrols and sustained enforcement activities. Efforts such as this result in approximately 15,000 DWI arrests Read More

Fee Free Day at Bandelier Aug. 25 for Founders Day

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Courtesy/BNM
 
BANDELIER News:

The National Park Service (NPS) was established Aug. 25, 1916, to protect and preserve the then-young system of park areas being designated for the benefit and enjoyment of people throughout the country and visitors from around the world.

Now, in 2013, there are more than 400 areas that are administered by the NPS, ranging from battlefields to coral reefs, Yosemite to the Washington Monument, Everglades to Bandelier National Monument. The anniversary of that date is celebrated by having a Fee Free day, when there is no entrance fee to any National Park Service Read More

Congressional Delegation Urges Increased Oversite of New Mexico’s Behavioral Health Crisis

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STATE News:

New Mexico’s Congressional Delegation sent the following letter Wednesday to U.S. Secretary Kathleen Sebelius, Department of Health & Human Services regarding the state’s behavioral health crisis:

Dear Secretary Sebelius,

As you are aware, the State of New Mexico is in the process of investigating allegations of fraud against 15 behavioral health providers that offer Medicaid services and has suspended payments to those organizations. We want to thank you for your ongoing involvement to protect the integrity of the process and the needs of beneficiaries. Read More

The Dogs Claim Summer League Championship!

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Dog Members: Front row from left, Cedric Patterson, Josh Esquibel, Scotty Alexander, Jevon Montoya, DeAndre Lawrence and Daniel Gallegos. Back row from left, Alejandro Quintana, Jordan Valdez, Coach Mel Montoya, Michael Naranjo, Coach Scott Alexander, Austin Martinez, Brandon Bustos, Cameron Martinez, Coach Mark Lopez. Courtesy photo

SPORTS News:

The Dogs are an AAU Basketball Team comprised of players from Los Alamos Middle School, McCurdy Charter School, Carlos F. Vigil Middle School, Cleveland Middle School and Sombrillo Elementary. 

The Dogs basketball members and staff Read More

Udall Unveils Bill to Help Turn Innovative Ideas into Successful Businesses

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SENATE News:
  • Launched at Udall-hosted conference with labs, educators, entrepreneurs and investors called, “Tech Transfer: Key to New Mexico’s Future”

SANTA FE – U.S. Sen. Tom Udall, D-N.M. announced legislation to help create high-tech jobs and industries in New Mexico by streamlining the process for getting cutting-edge research and development from our state’s universities and national labs to the marketplace.

Udall unveiled the bill during a half-day conference and workshop he organized at Santa Fe Community College called, “Technology Transfer: Key to New Mexico’s Read More

Valles Caldera Trust Releases Landscape and Restoration Stewardship Plan Draft EIS

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Valles Caldera Trust Releases Landscape and Restoration Stewardship Plan Draft EIS

  • Public Input Requested

JEMEZ SPRINGS — The Valles Caldera Trust (Trust) has released a 10-year plan for the proposed stewardship of the Valles Caldera National Preserve (preserve.)

The Landscape Restoration and Stewardship Plan (Stewardship Plan) Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) details a number of actions aimed at reducing the potential for severe burning and moving the forest to a more sustainable and resilient condition. Proposed actions include forest thinning, wildland fire Read More

Governor Announces Awards to Seven Rural Communities

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Gov. Susana Martinez

STATE News:

SANTA FE – Gov. Susana Martinez has announced that seven rural communities in New Mexico have been awarded technical assistance and services from the newly-created Frontier Communities Initiative.

Signed into law by Martinez in April, the initiative is a community economic development partnership coordinated through the Economic Development Department’s MainStreet Program. The following communities were selected to receive assistance from the Frontier Communities Initiative:

  • Carrizozo;
  • Columbus;
  • Hurley;
  • Madrid;
  • Historic Route 66 (Moriarity
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