Politics

Governors Of New Mexico And Arizona Seek Federal Support To Transform Uranium Mining Cleanup

by

Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham

STATE News:

SANTA FE — New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham and Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs Tuesday called for significant changes in national abandoned uranium mine cleanup policy in a letter to the federal government.

In a letter to Brenda Mallory, Chair of the Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Lujan Grisham and Hobbs request a renewed commitment from the federal government, including a clear point of contact to work with Arizona, New Mexico, and tribal communities to address long-standing uranium contamination on state and private lands. A strategic Read More

LAMC CEO Tracie Stratton Attends ‘Plática On Latino Access To Rural Healthcare’ Hosted By Rep. Leger Fernandez

by

Los Alamos Medical Center CEO Tracie Stratton, right, attended the ‘Plática On Latino Access To Rural Healthcare’ hosted by U.S. Rep. Teresa Leger Fernandez, left, April 4 in Albuquerque. The event was part of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus On The Road series and also featured United States Secretary of Health and Human Services Xavier Becerra. Courtesy photo

U.S. Rep. Teresa Leger Fernandez, left, and United States Secretary of Health and Human Services Xavier Becerra, center, at the ‘Plática On Latino Access To Rural Healthcare’ April 4 in Albuquerque. Los Alamos Medical Center CEO Read More

Los Alamos Golf Course Pole And Netting Project Scheduled To Begin Week Of April 15

by

Los Alamos County Golf Course, Courtesy photo

COUNTY News:

Judge Netting Mountain West will begin the Golf Course Pole and Netting Project the week of April 15, pending weather conditions.

This project is scheduled to be completed by early June.

Traffic Impact:

Heavy equipment will be introduced to the site in the first week of the project and remain there until the project is complete. Flaggers will be present to help guide motorists during this transition. Pedestrians on sidewalks will not be affected. Pedestrians who walk the golf course and golfers are asked to avoid the work area and Read More

FOG Asks DOJ To Investigate Rolling Quorum Claim

by

Foundation for Open Government  News:

ALBUQUERQUE –The Foundation for Open Government (FOG) has asked the New Mexico Department of Justice to investigate whether the Bernalillo County Commission violated the Open Meetings Act by engaging in a rolling quorum prior to its April 9, 2024 meeting.

FOG filed the complaint after receiving several calls about a possible violation on its public hotline. The citizen complaints centered on a Commission resolution that would create a search committee to decide how to fill the position of county manager. Current Manager Julie Morgas Baca will Read More

New Mexico Delegation To Host Virtual Q&A Session On Military Service Academy Nominations Process

by

Congressional Delegation News:

ALBUQUERQUE — At 6 p.m. MT, Thursday, April 18, U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich and Ben Ray Luján and U.S. Representatives Melanie Stansbury, Teresa Leger Fernández and Gabe Vasquez will host a Virtual Q&A Session for New Mexicans interested in attending a U.S. Military Service Academy.

The conversation is an opportunity for high school students and recent graduates to ask questions about the nomination process for appointment to U.S. Military Service Academies. The New Mexico delegation will be accepting online applications for nominations to enter Read More

Facts About Hermit’s Peak/Calf Canyon Compensation

by

FEMA News:

The Hermit’s Peak/Calf Canyon Fire Assistance Act states compensation for losses resulting from the Hermit’s Peak/Calf Canyon Fire is not considered income for federal, state and local taxes.

Additionally, entitlement programs such as Medicaid, Medicare, Social Security, Unemployment Insurance, welfare programs and other social programs WILL NOT be affected.

Know the facts about Hermit’s Peak/Calf Canyon claims compensation:

RUMOR: Compensation from the Claims Office is taxable.

FACT: The Hermit’s Peak/Calf Canyon Fire Assistance Act says compensation received from Read More

Unique Documentary Examining ‘Community In Conflict’ Over Internment Camp Marker April 21 At SALA

by

Internment Camp internee Bill Nishimura at the Santa Fe Internment Camp Marker. Courtesy photo

SALA News:

A unique documentary film examining a “Community in Conflict” will be shown again at SALA Los Alamos Event Center 2-4 p.m. Sunday, April 21, at the invitation of SALA members Nancy and John Bartlit.

The event is free. High school students studying New Mexico’s role in WWII history are especially welcome to learn Film Director Claudia Katayanagi’s quest to understand the decades-long controversy over the Santa Fe Internment Camp Marker. Albuquerque Co-Producer Nikki Nojima Louis (whose Read More

UNM-LA Advisory Board Curative Special Meeting April 15

by

UNM-LA News:

The UNM-Los Alamos Advisory Board will hold a Curative Special Meeting via Zoom at 5:30 p.m. Monday, April 15.  

During this meeting there will be a vote on the UNM-LA budget, ballot language for a bond in the November 2024 election, as well as the annual adoption of the Advisory Board Bylaws.

Direct questions to UNM-LA by calling 505.662.5919 or emailing unmlainfo@unm.edu. Read More

County Moves Forward With Emergency Ops Center Plans

by

Architectural drawing of preferred design option for Emergency Operations Center. Courtesy/LAC

By KIRSTEN LASKEY
Los Alamos Daily Post
kirsten@ladailypost.com

As Emergency Service Commander Beverley Simpson noted during the March 26 Los Alamos County Council meeting, “Los Alamos is not immune to disaster”.

The community has endured wildfires, floods, blizzards, hurricane-like winds and the COVID-19 outbreak. Each incident required an Emergency Operations Center (EOC), Simpson said, however, there isn’t an actual EOC facility so operations were set up in “rooms of opportunity” Read More

Dist. 43 Rep. Christine Chandler To Speak At Military Order Of The World Wars Meeting Tuesday April 16

by

Rep. Christine Chandler

MOWW News:

The Military Order of the World Wars (MOWW) speaker for the April 16 meeting is Rep. Christine Chandler. She is a long-time resident of Los Alamos County now serving in the New Mexico House of Representatives, District 43 (Los Alamos, Sandoval and Santa Fe). Her legislative committee assignments include House Taxation & Revenue and Judiciary.

Prior to her election to the New Mexico House, Rep. Chandler had been a two term Los Alamos County Councilor and has worked on numerous local civic boards and commissions. Before her retirement, she was a Los Alamos Read More

Facebook Rss Twitter Youtube

Subscribe to your choice of breaking and/or daily news headlines.

Copyright © 2012-2024 The Los Alamos Daily Post is the Official Newspaper of Record in Los Alamos County. This Site and all information contained here including, but not limited to news stories, photographs, videos, charts, graphs and graphics is the property of the Los Alamos Daily Post, unless otherwise noted. Permission to reprint in whole or in part is hereby granted, provided that the Los Alamos Daily Post and author/photographer are properly cited. Opinions expressed by readers, columnists and other contributors do not necessarily reflect the views of the Los Alamos Daily Post. The Los Alamos Daily Post newspaper was founded Feb. 7, 2012 by Owner/Publisher Carol A. Clark.