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Governor Unveils Powerful TV Ads To Fight DWI

Gov. Susan Martinez
 
STATE News:
 
ALBUQUERQUE — New Mexico Gov. Susana Martinez unveiled hard-hitting TV ads Monday to fight DWI and distracted driving. In addition, Martinez announced an increased law enforcement presence on New Mexico’s roads and highways to target drunk driving over the summer months.
 
“As a career prosecutor, and now as governor, I’ve witnessed the heartbreaking consequences that DWI has on our families,” Martinez said. “Today’s ads are a powerful reminder to all New Mexicans that drinking and driving comes at a horrific cost.”
 
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DEA Releases 2016 National Heroin Threat Assessment Summary

DEA News:
 
WASHINGTON, D.C.  The United States Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) released the 2016 National Heroin Threat Assessment Summary – Updated (NHTA) June 28. 
 
The report outlines the expanding public health crisis afflicting America due to the use and abuse of heroin and other opioid drugs. Some key facts:
  • The number of people reporting current heroin use nearly tripled between 2007 (161,000) and 2014 (435,000). 
  • Deaths due to synthetic opioids, such as fentanyl and its analogues, increased 79 percent
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CCNM Releases First-Ever Legislative Scorecard

CCNM News:

Common Cause New Mexico today unveiled its statewide Legislative Summary and Scorecard, recording the votes of legislators on its priority transparency, ethics and good government issues during the 2015 and 2016 sessions.

The scorecard reports the votes cast by legislators on a number of crucial bills on the floor of both chambers and in committees. It reflects the fate of the bills—passage, defeat, delay or death in committee.

The scorecard does not rank legislators as champions or opponents but simply highlights their votes on issues such as an independent ethics commission, Read More

NJROTC Staff Complete Leadership Academy

LAHS NJROTC Leadership Academy graduates, Steffie Nielsen, Holly Hayes, Thomas Kwei, Austin Estrada and Jacob Torrez. Courtesy photo
 
NJROTC News:
 
Five of the top staff members of the Los Alamos High School NJROTC traveled to Phoenix to attend the Area 11 Leadership Academy at Moon Valley High School.
 
Arriving Sunday, June 6, and greeted by the warm Phoenix temperatures of 116, the five members were split into three groups with other cadets from neighboring schools. Cadets from five states attended the academy, which included academic instruction
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New Mexico Judiciary Launches Redesigned Website

NMJ News:
 
SANTA FE  The New Mexico Judiciary is launching a new website to improve public access to state courts. Users can now browse the restyled website at www.nmcourts.gov.
 
For the first time, there will be a consistent design and navigation for judicial web pages, whether it’s for the Supreme Court, Court of Appeals, district courts, the Bernalillo County Metropolitan Court, magistrate courts or the Administrative Office of the Courts.
 
The updated website also is mobile-friendly to make it easily viewable on different devices, whether it’s a smartphone
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DOE Honors LANL’s Small Business Program

Acquisition Services Management Division Leader Doug McCrary, second from left holding a plaque, and members of LANL’s Small Business Program: Chris Fresquez, far left, Jim Carrigan, center, and James Kloeppel, far right, are shown with John McKinstry of RG Construction Services, second from right. Courtesy/LANL

 

LANL News:
  • Successful mentoring partnership recognized

Los Alamos National Laboratory and RG Construction Services LLC in Rio Rancho received the fiscal year 2015 Mentor of the Year and Protégé of the Year awards, respectively, from the Department of

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Governor Announces Capture Of 100th DWI Fugitive

STATE News:

SANTA FE — Today, Gov. Susana Martinez announced the capture of the 100th DWI fugitive in New Mexico since the roundup began late last year.

In December, Martinez directed New Mexico State Police and the Department of Corrections Absconder Unit to track down and arrest DWI offenders – including repeat offenders and those who have killed or seriously injured families on the road – and have now skipped out on parole or probation and are hiding from the law.

“These captures send a strong message: If you drink and drive and try to avoid justice, you will not get away with it. Law enforcement Read More

Jeff Segler Of Los Alamos Troop 22 Named BSA’s National Artist

Jeff Segler of Boy Scout Troop 22 in Los Alamos named national artist of the Boy Scouts of America. Courtesy photo

 

By BRYAN WENDELL
Scouting Magazine

The story of Scouting has been told through campfire tales, physical and digital photo albums, and official Boy Scouts of America paintings.

In history, only two men have created those official paintings: Norman Rockwell and Joseph Csatari.

Now a third has joined that colorful lineage. Jeff Segler, an Eagle Scout and former Philmont staffer who has been involved with Scouting for nearly 50 years, has been Read More

WIPP Update: Prestart Activities Continue

WIPP waste handling personnel review a procedure as part of prestart activities at WIPP. Courtesy/WIPP
 
WIPP News:
 
Prestart activities are continuing at the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP) as employees verify and validate operating procedures in preparation for resuming transuranic waste emplacement operations at WIPP.
 
June 1, WIPP workers began the phase of prestart activities referred to as Cold Operations. Cold Operations includes verifying adequacy of procedures and equipment operability; and allows
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Heinrich Fights For More Resources For Counter Drug Efforts Along US-Mexico Border

U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich
 
SENATE News:
 
WASHINGTON, D.C.  During a Senate Armed Services Committee nomination hearing, U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) fought for additional resources for counter drug efforts along the Southwest Border to address the heroin and opiate epidemic in the United States.
 
The hearing was to consider the nomination of Lieutenant General Joseph L. Lengyel to be General and Chief of the National Guard Bureau.
 
During the hearing, Senator Heinrich underscored that while New Mexico shares a 179-mile border
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