Politics

Sig Hecker Speaks At MOWW Meeting

Dr. Sig Hecker with Chapter Commander LTC Gregg Giesler. Courtesy/MOWW

MOWW News:

Former LANL Director Dr. Sig Hecker, a noted authority on nuclear weapons states, spoke at the annual picnic of the Military Order of the World Wars July 16 at the Los Alamos County Sheriff’s Posse Lodge on North Mesa.

Dr. Hecker started by asking for questions. Hearing none, he read from a list of several questions giving short answers to each.

Are the U.S. and Russia in another Cold War? No, but relations between the two are the worst in years.

Will the trade war with China lead to war, possibly nuclear? No, the challenges Read More

State Land Office Signs Land Use Restriction

Assistant Commissioner Craig Johnson and Commissioner of Public Lands Stephanie Garcia Richard. Courtesy/NMLO

LAND OFFICE News:

  • Restriction Aims to Protect Military Readiness

SANTA FE Commissioner Stephanie Garcia Richard has signed a Land Use Restriction or Condition (LURC) with the Compatible Lands Foundation in partnership with the Department of Defense.

 

The LURC places a buffer zone around Fort Bliss Army Base to address incompatible planning and development in the vicinity of important military training operations. Fort Bliss is the Army’s largest installation for Read More

USDA RD In New Mexico Promotes Longtime Employee Ray Melton To Rural Business Program Director

Ray Melton

USDA Rural Development News:

ALBUQUERQUE – USDA Rural Development State Director Arthur A. Garcia has promoted longtime USDA RD employee Ray Melton as the agency’s rural business program director.

Melton oversees 13 business programs administered by USDA Rural Development. All of the programs were created to expand economic opportunities in rural communities of less than 50,000 residents.

“I have committed my life in the lending industry and at USDA Rural Development to provide the rural residents of New Mexico the best possible financing opportunities to expand their rural Read More

DPNM Chair Elliston And Vice Chair Porter Meet With Regional Democrats At Weekend Gathering In Roy

DPNM Chair Marg Elliston and Vice Chair Marcus Porter with Democratic leaders from Colfax, Curry, Harding, Quay, Roosevelt and Union counties gathere this weekend at a regional meeting in Roy. Courtesy/DPNM

DPNM News:

  • State and county leaders discussed rural health care, education, infrastructure, and economic development

ROY – Democratic Party of New Mexico (DPNM) Chair Marg Elliston and Vice Chair Marcus Porter spoke with Democratic leaders in Colfax, Curry, Harding, Quay, Roosevelt and Union counties over the weekend at a regional meeting of eastern and northeastern Democratic Read More

Los Alamos GOP Features Second Amendment Talk By Former County Sheriff Marco Lucero Thursday Aug. 1

GOP News:

The Republican Party of Los Alamos will feature a talk by former Los Alamos County Sheriff Marco Lucero Thursday, Aug. 1 At UNM-LA.

The community is invited to hear Lucero speak on “Preserving our Second Amendment in New Mexico”.

The meeting begins at 6 p.m. in Jeannette Wallace Hall, Building 5, at UNM-LA. Following Lucero’s talk, all registered Republicans are invited to attend the RPLA Central Committee business meeting 6:40-7:30 p.m., at the same location.

A light supper will be served.

For more information, email leadership@losalamosgop.com. Read More

Governor: Mortgage Finance Authority Appointments

Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham
 
STATE News:
 
SANTA FE Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham Friday appointed new members to the New Mexico Mortgage Finance Authority.
 
The governor appointed:
  • Rosalyn Nguyen Chafey;
  • Derek Valdo; and
  • Rebecca Wurzburger.
The governor also re-appointed Angel Reyes, whom she made chairman.
 
Rosalyn Nguyen Chafey is an Albuquerque attorney with extensive legal experience in finance and contracts. She is a staff attorney for Presbyterian Healthcare Services. Originally from Tucumcari, she has worked in the legal field for more than a decade and
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Udall, Heinrich Introduce Fair Elections Now Act

U.S. SENATE News:
 
WASHINGTON, D.C. U.S. Senators Tom Udall and Martin Heinrich, along with 23 Senate colleagues, have introduced the Fair Elections Now Act, which would dramatically change the way U.S. Senate elections are financed.
 
Under the legislation, qualified Senate candidates would earn grants, matching funds, and television vouchers to run competitive campaigns based on small-dollar contributions, rather than rely on funding from wealthy donors and corporate special interests.
 
The Fair Elections Now Act would help reduce the influence of wealthy donors
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America’s Largest Seed Fund In Albuquerque Aug. 14

By JUSTIN CROSSIE,
Regional Administrator, Region VI
 
The nation’s booming economy is buoyed by small business innovators who are looking to turn a big idea into an American success story. 
 
The U.S. Small Business Administration’s National SBIR Road Tour is coming to Albuquerque Aug. 14 as part of a 16-stop tour to connect entrepreneurs working on advanced technology to 11 federal agencies, including the National Science Foundation, Department of Energy, Department of Defense and the National Institutes of Health.
 
Also known as America’s Seed Fund, the Small
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Supreme Court Justice Shannon Bacon: Expanding Civil Legal Resources Is A Good Move For New Mexicans

By Justice Shannon Bacon
New Mexico Supreme Court
 
We all know that anybody accused of a crime has the right to legal representation and that if you cannot afford an attorney, one will be appointed for you.
 
But being provided a lawyer is not a right, nor is a lawyer guaranteed in civil legal cases even though these types of cases can change the course of a person’s life and have severe life consequences.
 
Civil legal cases—anything that’s not criminal—can involve eviction, child custody and guardianship, veteran’s benefits, consumer debt, and restraining orders against an
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Governor Appoints Steven M. Gluckstern To New Mexico Educational Retirement Board

Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham
 
STATE News:
 
SANTA FE Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham appointed Friday a new member to the New Mexico Educational Retirement Board.
 
The governor appointed Steven M. Gluckstern.
 
The position had been vacant since 2015. Former board member Bradley Day, appointed in 2011, asked not to be re-appointed after his term expired in 2015. Former Gov. Susana Martinez never filled the vacancy.
 
Steven M. Gluckstern has served as founder, core investor and as a senior executive at a series of companies in the fields of educational technology and
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