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New Mexico State Police Seek Help Identifying Vehicle And Driver In Hit-And-Run Case

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NMSP News:
 
DONA ANA COUNTY ― New Mexico State Police is asking the public’s help identifying the driver and a vehicle that was involved in hit-and-run in the town of Vado.
 
June 14 at about 11:25 p.m., the New Mexico State Police investigated a hit-and-run injury accident. The vehicle was traveling north on the frontage road on Stern Drive when it struck a 57-year-old female pedestrian, who was walking on the shoulder of the roadway. The pedestrian was struck by the vehicles’ right passenger side door mirror.
 
Investigation and evidence led officers to believe the vehicle
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U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich Secures Major Wins For New Mexico In Annual Defense Spending Bill

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U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich

 

SENATE News:

WASHINGTON, D.C. (June 27, 2019) – Today, U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) voted to pass the fiscal year 2020 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) that supports New Mexico’s men and women in uniform, military installations, national laboratories, the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP), Artificial Intelligence, and job-creating initiatives throughout the state.

The legislation passed the Senate by a vote of 86-8.

Heinrich, a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee and Ranking Member of the Strategic Forces Subcommittee, Read More

State Auditor Brian Colón Issues Statement Following Raid Of Las Vegas Mayor; City Hall

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State Auditor Colón

LAS VEGAS, NM – This afternoon State Auditor Colón issued the following statement regarding the New Mexico Attorney General raids on the home of Las Vegas Mayor and City Hall:

“Upon information identified through an open and ongoing special examination the special investigations division on June 24, 2019 directed the Independent Public Accountant to consider risk to assess the potential loss of taxpayer dollars,” Colón said. “The allegations of improper compliance and violations of law concerning conflicts of interest between Mayor Tonita Gurule-Giron and Gemini Read More

Abandoned Campfires Frustrate Crews

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SFNF crews discovered more than 45 still-burning campfires abandoned last weekend. Courtesy photo
 
By CAROL A. CLARK
Los Alamos Daily Post

Last weekend, fire prevention staff on the Santa Fe National Forest discovered more than 45 still-burning abandoned campfires … not including one last week on the Jemez Ranger District that grew into a 2-acre wildfire before three engine crews finally doused it.

Frustrated crews on patrol Saturday and Sunday came across 35 abandoned campfires on the Jemez District and another 10 on the Pecos/Las Vegas side of the Read More

Traffic Alert: Forest Road 289 Closed South Of Santa Fe National Forest Boundary

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TRAFFIC ALERT: 

SANTA FE – Forest Road (FR) 289 is closed approximately 2 miles south of the Santa Fe National Forest (SFNF) boundary at the junction of FR 268 and FR 289.

Forest visitors who want to access the southeastern Jemez Mountains, including the Dome Wilderness, are advised to approach from the north, using N.M. 4, which intersects with the north end of FR 289.

FR 289 is open from N.M. 4 to the forest boundary, but the road is closed to through traffic on land owned by the Pueblo of Cochiti.

The SFNF will notify the public if the status of FR 289 south of the forest boundary changes. Read More

RCLC Reboot Underway

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Staff Report:

Misspent public funds, reimbursements for $38-a-shot whiskey, tickets to a major league baseball game, a woeful lack of proper financial controls.

These are only some of the scandal-ridden headlines of a story that broke a year ago ahead of the Democratic Primary Election for the District 46 state house seat in northern Santa Fe County.

This election resulted in the defeat of an incumbent and a special audit of the Regional Coalition of LANL Communities (RCLC), an advocacy organization that represents local communities on issues related to Los Alamos National Laboratory and Read More

Orientation Briefing/Registration For Agencies Interested In Being A Part Of 2019 Military & Veterans Day At The State Fair

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DVS News:
 
ALBUQUERQUE — Veterans’ service organizations and community service providers interested in securing a table/booth space for 2019 Military & Veterans Appreciation Day at the State Fair are asked to attend a 10 a.m. orientation & briefing Friday, June 28 at the New Mexico State Fairgrounds “Peace Train” area.
 
The state fairgrounds is located in Albuquerque at 300 San Pedro Drive NE, Free parking will be provided for this meeting at the San Pedro Gate #3.
 
There are still a limited number of available spaces available, which can be secured at this briefing.
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Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse Receives Olmsted Medal

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U.S. Sen. Sheldon Whitehous

ASLA News:

The American Society of Landscape Architects awarded U.S. Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse the prestigious Olmsted Medal for his unwavering support for projects that utilize sustainable, resilient design to protect the environment, preserve the coasts, and promote the health, safety and welfare of communities.

Every week, Sen. Whitehouse gives a speech on the Senate floor in Washington, D.C., calling his colleagues to action to combat climate change. In his 200th speech, he said:

“[…] he most obvious fact standing plainly before me is not the measured sea

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Renewable Electricity Standard Legislation Introduced

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U.S. SENATE News:
 
WASHINGTON, D.C. ― U.S. Sen. Tom Udall (D-N.M.), along with senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.), Tina Smith (D-Minn.) and Angus King (I–Maine), introduced legislation to achieve at least 50 percent renewable electricity nationwide in just 15 years – putting the U.S. on a trajectory to decarbonize the power sector by 2050.
 
Starting in 2020, the Renewable Electricity Standard (RES) Act of 2019 would require electricity providers across the country to increase their supply of renewable energy from sources like wind and solar each
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