Politics

Post Q&A With Magistrate Judge Candidate Catherine Taylor

Democrat Catherine Taylor is running for Magistrate Judge and stopped by the Los Alamos Daily Post recently to answer questions about the local election. Photo by Kirsten Laskey/ladailypost.com

Staff Report

Democrat Catherine Taylor is running for Magistrate Judge. She recently stopped by the Los Alamos Daily Post to answer questions about the local election. This is part of a series of Q&As with political candidates that the Post will publish ahead of the Nov. 8 General Election.

POST: How long have you lived in Los Alamos? 

TAYLOR: Just over six years, since August 2016. 

POST: Where do

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Post Q&A With Magistrate Judge Candidate Tim Bullock

Republican Tim Bullock is running for Magistrate Judge and stopped by the Los Alamos Daily Post recently to answer questions about the local election. Photo by Kirsten Laskey/ladailypost.com

Staff Report

Republican Tim Bullock is running for Los Alamos County Magistrate Court Judge. He stopped by the Los Alamos Daily Post recently to answer questions about the local election.

This is part of a series of Q&As with political candidates that the Post will publish ahead of the Nov. 8 General Election.

POST: How long have you lived in Los Alamos?

BULLOCK: 4 years 11 months,

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Daily Post Q&A With Council Candidate Gary Stradling

Republican Candidate Gary Stradling stopped by the Post Monday to discuss his candidacy for Los Alamos County Council. Photo by Kirsten Laskey/ladailypost.com

Staff Report

Republican Gary Stradling is running for a seat on Los Alamos County Council. He recently stopped by the Los Alamos Daily Post to answer questions about the local election.

This is part of a series of Q&As with political candidates that the Post will publish ahead of the Nov. 8 General Election.

POST: How long have you lived in Los Alamos?

STRADLING: I am a 5th generation New Mexican (see stradling4council.org/heritage

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Candidates Share Views At Recent League Forums

By BONNIE J. GORDON
Los Alamos Daily Post
bjgordon@ladailypost.com

The League of Women Voters of Los Alamos had a big week helping voters gain a better understanding of the candidates running for local, state and national offices in the Nov. 8 election.

The League hosted two candidate forums, the first held Sept. 29 featured candidates running for Los Alamos County Council. The second forum held Oct. 3 highlighted State Representative District 43, Magistrate Judge, County Sheriff, County Assessor, Probate Judge and Municipal Judge.

The League also produced the Los Alamos Voter Guide, which Read More

Daily Post Q&A With Council Candidate Melanee Hand

Melanee Hand recently stopped by the Post newsroom to discuss her candidacy for council. Photo by Kirsten Laskey/ladailypost.com

Staff Report

Democrat Melanee Hand was appointed to a seat on Council earlier this year and is now running for the seat in the Nov. 8 General Election.

She recently stopped by the Los Alamos Daily Post to discuss her candidacy.

This is part of a series of Q&As with political candidates that the Post is publishing ahead of the Nov. 8 General Election.

POST: How Long Have you lived in Los Alamos?

HAND: I originally moved to Los Alamos in 1984 after graduating from college. Read More

Governor’s Wildfire Grant Program Provides $1.5 Million To Assist 162 Businesses Affected By Wildfires

Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham

STATE News:

Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham announced Wednesday that $1.5 million has been awarded to 162 New Mexican businesses as part of the Wildfire Business Assistance Grant Program she created in August. 

Some 100 businesses will receive the maximum award of $11,196 while other businesses will receive emergency awards ranging from $1,000 to $10,851. “These businesses, like the residents of these communities, have gone through so much this year,” Gov. Lujan Grisham said. “I hope this assistance helps these businesses move forward. Together, we will recover.”  Read More

Santa Fe Native Nina Otero-Warren Featured On Quarter

Adelina (Nina) Otero-Warren

NMDCA News:

SANTA FE — Adelina (Nina) Otero-Warren’s incredible impact on history and contribution to the suffrage movement is being nationally recognized as she becomes the fourth woman featured on the U.S. quarter as part of the U.S. Mint’s American Women Quarters™ program.   

Coinciding with the release of the coin and to celebrate her legacy, the National Women’s History Museum (NWHM) and the Smithsonian American Women’s History Initiative (AWHI), in partnership with the New Mexico History Museum (NMHM) and with support from the United States Mint (Mint) Read More

Heinrich, Lee, Wicker Lead Call For Increased Access To Osteopathic Medical Research Benefitting Rural, Underserved Communities

U.S. SENATE News:

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and U.S. Rep. Susie Lee (D-Nev.) led a bipartisan, bicameral group of 23 lawmakers in a letter urging Acting National Institute of Health (NIH) Director Dr. Lawrence A. Tabak to expand funding opportunities for research in osteopathic medicine.

Osteopathic physicians have expertise in the musculoskeletal system and receive additional training in osteopathic manipulative treatment (OMT), a hands-on technique and non-pharmacological solution to pain management. This type of treatment Read More

Speaker Egolf And Chairman McQueen Respond To Supreme Court Ruling ‘Gutting’ EPA

New Mexico House Speaker Brian Egolf

STATE News:

SANTA FE — Following this Thursday morning’s announcement that the U.S. Supreme Court has limited the Environment Protection Agency’s ability to regulate emissions from power plants, New Mexico Speaker of the House Brian Egolf (D-Santa Fe) and Rep. Matthew McQueen (D-Galisteo), who chairs the House Energy, Environment, and Natural Resources Committee, released the following statement:

“Once again, the U.S. Supreme Court has issued a decision that legislates from the bench and blocks the will of the American people. By greatly diminishing Read More

Luján Statement On U.S. Supreme Court Decision To Strike Down New York’s Concealed-Carry License Law

U.S. SENATE News:

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Sen. Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) issued the following statement after the decision of the Supreme Court to strike down New York’s concealed-carry license law (NYSRPA v. Bruen):

“25 states require a permit to carry concealed weapons in public – a precautionary measure widely accepted by the American people. At a time when the federal government is finally responding to the gun violence epidemic with real action, today’s decision from the extremist justices on the Supreme Court strikes a blow to sensible gun safety laws throughout the country. 

“There’s agreement Read More