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Clinton Said She Will Open Area 51 Files To Public

Col., USMC Ret. John Glenn with then President Bill Clinton in 1998 at Area 51. Courtesy/NASA

HSNW News:

Hillary Clinton said that if she is elected president, she would open up the files on the mysterious Area 51 and make public as much as possible about what military or other activities have been taken place there.

Appearing on Jimmy Kimmel’s Talk Show, Clinton said she would go through the files on the secret military area and allow anything, which would not pose a national security risk to become public.

The Express reports that her comments by Kimmel, who said he said that he had Read More

Heinrich Secures $10 Mil For Directed Energy Development In New Mexico

SENATE News:
 
ALBUQUERQUE  U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-N.M., a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, announced a $10 million investment in directed energy development in New Mexico. 
 
A $4.8 million award from the U.S Air Force will go to Raytheon Ktech in Albuquerque to continue the Counter-Electronics High Power Microwave Advanced Missile, also known as CHAMP, for use aboard the Conventional Air-Launched Cruise Missile (CALCM).
 
Additionally, Sandia National Laboratories will receive $1.4 million and Air Force Research Laboratory
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National Security And Export Controls – A Conversation With Eric Hirschhorn April 14

CIR News:
 
The Council on International Relations and Congregation Beit Tikva are pleased to present Eric L. Hirschhorn, Under Secretary of the U.S. Commerce Department for the Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) at 5 p.m., Thursday, April 14  at Congregation Beit Tikva, 2230 Old Pecos Trail in Santa Fe.
 
Hirschhorn’s talk is entitled, “National Security and Export Controls.” Cost is $20 for non-members; $15 for CIR members.
 
The discussion (with moderator John Liebman) will focus on current challenges and tools for limiting the loss of valuable U.S.
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DOE Participates In Clean Line’s Large-Scale Energy Transmission Project

DOE News:
 
WASHINGTON D.C. — Building on the Department of Energy’s (DOE) ongoing efforts to modernize the grid and accelerate the deployment of renewable energy, today U.S. Secretary of Energy Ernest Moniz announced that DOE will participate in the development of the Plains & Eastern Clean Line Project (Clean Line), a major clean energy infrastructure project.
 
The Clean Line project will tap abundant, low-cost wind generation resources in the Oklahoma and Texas panhandle regions to deliver up to 4,000 megawatts of wind power via a 705-mile direct current transmission
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Valle de Oro National Wildlife Refuge Receives $1 Million

Mallard ducks in the Valle de Oro National Wildlife Refuge’s agriculture fields. Courtesy/USFWS

USFWS News:

ALBUQUERQUE ― U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) Director Dan Ashe and U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich have announced that Valle de Oro National Wildlife Refuge (Refuge) will receive $1 million in additional annual funding to engage urban communities and youth in conservation and outdoor recreation. 

The Refuge, located in Albuquerque’s South Valley, is only five miles from downtown and has been working extensively with partners and community members Read More

Peaceful Demonstrations Near Trinity Site April 2

CCNS News:
 
Concerned Citizens for Nuclear Safety (CCNC) has announced that the Tularosa Basin Downwinders Consortium is organizing two peaceful demonstrations Saturday, April 2 at the entrances to the White Sands Missile Range at the Stallion Range Station and Tularosa Gate. 
 
The protests are to support those who have been negatively affected by exposure to radiation as a result of the July 16, 1945 Trinity Atomic Test in south central New Mexico
 
The White Sands Missile Range holds an open house twice a year for the public to view the site of the Trinity Test. On July
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Heinrich Leads Group Of Senators Urging Congressional Leaders To Address National Parks’ Maintenance Backlog

SENATE News:
 
WASHINGTON, D.C.  U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-N.M., a member of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources and Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on National Parks, led a group of senators in urging congressional leaders to include sufficient funding for the fiscal year (FY) 2017 Interior, Environment, And Related Agencies appropriations bill in order to address the maintenance backlog facing our nation’s National Parks.
 
“With a nearly $6 billion maintenance backlog attributable to the type of repair, rehabilitation
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IRS Offers Simplified Method For Claiming Home Office Deduction

IRS News:
 
PHOENIX  The Internal Revenue Service today reminded people with home-based businesses filling out their 2015 federal income tax returns that they can choose a simplified method for claiming the deduction for business use of a home.
 
This is the fourth in a series of 10 IRS tips called the Tax Time Guide. These tips are designed to help taxpayers navigate common tax issues as this year’s April 18 deadline approaches.
 
In tax year 2013, the most recent year for which figures are available, more than 3.4 million taxpayers claimed deductions totaling just over
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Luján Statement In Honor Of Women’s History Month

U.S. Rep. Ben Ray Luján
 
From The Office Of U.S. Rep. Ben Ray Luján:
 
SANTA FE  U.S. Rep. Ben Ray Luján of New Mexico’s Third District released the following statement celebrating Women’s History Month.
 
“This month, we take the opportunity to celebrate the innumerable achievements and contributions women have made in the United States and around the world.  We reflect on the sacrifice and courage of those who persevered to break down barriers and open the doors of opportunity for every generation who came after them.
 
“Suffragettes like Susan B. Anthony
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White Rock Makes Richest Town In Each State List

This map comes courtesy of Business Insider’s Andy Kiersz, who used data from the Census Bureau’s 2008-12 American Community Survey to determine the place with the highest median household income (with at least 1,000 residents) in each state. Courtesy/mentalfloss.com

By Business Insider’s Andy Kiersz

The geographic distribution of income and wealth in the U.S. is always a fascinating topic. 

One of the many types of geography the Census Bureau tabulates figures for are “places.” These are either legally incorporated cities or towns or Census-designated Read More