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SFCIR: Former LANL Director, Sig Hecker, To Discuss ‘What’s Next For North Korea?’ March 21

Dr. Sig Hecker
 
SFCIR News:
 
Dr. Sig Hecker, former director of Los Alamos National Laboratory will present a discussion entitled “What’s Next for North Korea?” at 5:30 p.m. Thursday, March 21 at Hotel Santa Fe Hacienda and Spa, 1501 Paseo de Peralta.
 
The presentation will be introduced and moderated by Valerie Plame, former covert CIA operations officer.
 
2017 was a very dangerous year on the Korean Peninsula, with regular nuclear tests and a war of words with President Trump – from “dotard” to “Little Rocket Man”. However, rapid North/South rapprochement
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Gun Buyer Background Check Bill Clears Legislature

By ROBERT NOTT
 
The New Mexico House of Representatives voted 42-27 late Monday to approve a bill that would expand requirements for instant federal background checks on buyers of firearms in the state.
 
Exceptions would include sales of antique firearms or any sale involving immediate family members. It would not affect transactions involving guns that are loaned, gifted or inherited either.
 
The Senate already had narrowly approved Senate Bill 8, on a vote of 22-20 on Feb. 14, the one-year anniversary of a mass shooting in a high school in Parkland,
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Governor Cheers House Passage Of Legislation Expanding Background Checks, Boosting Public Safety

Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham

From the Office of the Governor:

SANTA FE — Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham issued the following statement late today after the New Mexico House approved Senate Bill 8, a common-sense public safety measure that will expand background checks on firearm sales, closing loopholes used by individuals with dangerous histories.
 
The Senate approved the legislation on Feb. 14.
 
One of several important gun safety measures introduced during this legislative session, Senate Bill 8 is a step toward ensuring safe and proper firearm ownership in the state. Background
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NM 502 Los Alamos Roadway Reconstruction & Roundabout Project Begins March 18

Courtesy/NMDOT

NMDOT News:

SANTA FE – New Mexico Department of Transportation and Star Paving Company will begin roadway reconstruction on N.M. 502 from mile post 1.257 to mile post 2.053 in Los Alamos. 

The contractor will begin construction and preparation for detour paving March 18.

Starting March 18, N.M. 502 will be reduced to one lane in each direction. Motorists can expect minor delays 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday and short duration temporary closures during non-peak hours at the east end of the project in the existing 2-lane section of the roadway using flagging Read More

House OKs Public-Private Partnerships For Roads And Broadband Projects

Rep. Patricia Lundstrom
 
By ROBERT NOTT
More than 35 states allow partnerships in which private entities can bid to help finance and build government-owned facilities.
 
New Mexico is not yet one of those states. But it could be if a bill that the House of Representatives approved Friday by a vote of 64-0 makes it into law.
 
House Bill 286, sponsored by five lawmakers from both political parties, would allow any government agency in the state to enter into a long-term agreement with a private entity to finance and build road and broadband infrastructure.
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NMDOT: Public Meeting On Roundabout March 13

Courtesy/NMDOT

NMDOT News:

A public information meeting on the Los Alamos N.M. 502 – Roadway Reconstruction project is set for 5 p.m. Wednesday. March 13 with an Open House in the Pajarito Room at Fuller Lodge, 2132 Central Ave, in downtown Los Alamos.

Public Meeting Purpose: The New Mexico Department of Transportation (NMDOT) is sponsoring this meeting to discuss the roadway reconstruction improvements to CN 5100650R3 on NM 502 (MP 1.257 to MP 2.053) in Los Alamos County.

Meeting Overview: NMDOT representatives, Souder, Miller & Assoc. and Star Paving will discuss and present Read More

Small Biz Tax Credit Passes House Floor Unanimously

House Dist. 43 Rep. Christine Chandler (D-Los Alamos)

STATE News:

SANTA FE – House Bill 526, the bipartisan Laboratory Contract with Small Business Tax Credit, Sunday passed the House Floor unanimously. Representatives Christine Chandler (D-Los Alamos), Abbas Akhil (D-Albuquerque), Jason Harper (R-Rio Rancho) and Joseph Sanchez (D-Alcalde) introduced the bill.

House Bill 526 increases the maximum tax credit amounts for Los Alamos National Laboratory and Sandia National Laboratories for contracting with New Mexico small businesses through the New Mexico Small Business Assistant Read More

Assistant Speaker Ben Ray Luján Statement On House Vote To Close Charleston Loophole

Rep. Ben Ray Lujan
 
CONGRESSIONAL News:
 
WASHINGTON, D.C. U.S. House Assistant Speaker Ben Ray Luján (D-NM) issued the following statement on the House vote Thursday to close the “Charleston Loophole:”
 
“For an entire generation, Congress has responded to the murder of children, churchgoers, and individuals within our communities due to gun violence with a hollow call for thoughts and prayers. But while we prayed, Americans were murdered by the thousands.
 
“Today, we took another action to end senseless violence. For the second time in just one week, House Democrats
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Bill Would Prevent Lobbyist Spending During Session

By ANDREW OXFORD
 
It is hard to find even a bottle of water in the state Capitol that hasn’t been paid for by some special interest group.
 
But that could change. At the very least, New Mexicans could get a much better idea of what all those groups are lobbying for at the state Capitol.
 
The state House of Representatives voted 62-0 Sunday night to pass a bill that would ban lobbyists from making any expenditures on legislators while they are in session.
 
House Bill 131, which now goes to the state Senate, was originally written to require lobbyists
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