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Bandelier Seeks Public’s Help On Illegal Site Damage

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Duchess Castle. Courtesy/NPS
 
BANDELIER News:
 
U.S. National Park Service (NPS) Rangers at Bandelier National Monument are seeking the public’s help with identifying those responsible for recent vandalism at Duchess Castle, a historic site in the Tsankawi Unit of Bandelier.
 
Extensive damage was inflicted upon the site during two separate incidents in August 2017 and May 2018. The site has been significantly impacted and the damage is irreparable.
 
Anyone with information about these incidents that could help investigators is urged to call the Bandelier Crime
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U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich Opening Statement On Legislation To Protect Chaco Canyon Area

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U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich
 
U.S. SENATE News:
 
WASHINGTON, D.C. ― U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) delivered opening remarks in a Senate Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining hearing Aug. 22 on the Chaco Cultural Heritage Area Protection Act, a bill he introduced with U.S. Sen. Tom Udall (D-N.M).
 
The bill, which is supported by Navajo Nation, All Pueblo Council of Governors, New Mexico Wilderness Alliance, the Wilderness Society, and Southwest Native Cultures, would ensure the protection of Chaco ruins and the greater landscape
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Leonora Welsher Donates Family’s Art Collection To New Mexico Museum Of Art

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Caroline Pickard Culbert, John Pickard, 1930s, oil, 22 x 16 inches. Gift of Leonora Culbert Welsher in memory of her grandfather John Pickard and mother Caroline Pickard Culbert, 2018. Photo by Blair Clark
 
NMMA News:
 
SANTA FE ― A collection of 16 Southwestern works, prints, etchings, drawings, and two paintings, have been donated to the New Mexico Museum of Art by long-time New Jersey resident and New Mexico native, Leonora (Lee) Welsher whose last wish was that both her ashes and the artwork be returned “home to New Mexico.”
 
Welsher, who died June 26, 2018, was born at St.
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AFT New Mexico Backs NM Attorney General’s Commitment To Public Sector Labor Rights

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AFT News:
 
SANTA FE — AFT New Mexico President Stephanie Ly issued the following statement applauding New Mexico Attorney General Hector Balderas’ reaffirmation of public sector workers’ collective bargaining rights in the wake of the Janus v. AFSCMEU.S. Supreme Court decision:
 
“Attorney General Hector Balderas’ commitment to stand firm in the aftermath of Janus is a shining example for elected officials confronting the barrage of legal and political attacks being waged by the right wing against American workers. The attorney general is absolutely correct in noting that,
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League Hears Concerns From Head Of NM Census

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Robert Rhatigan

By REBECCA SHANKLAND
LWV

The League of Women Voters heard from Robert Rhatigan, head of the New Mexico Census, at its monthly Lunch with a Leader Aug. 21. Rhatigan outlined the many problems that face New Mexico for the census, which is crucial for supporting many federal programs that benefit our citizens.

In 2010, the census in New Mexico had an accurate count because high unemployment during the recession and a federal stimulus package meant that many census workers were hired to help collect forms from remote and undercounted areas. 

But the 2020 census lacks money to Read More

Udall Presides At Indian Affairs Hearing On The Revitalization Of Native Languages

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U.S. Sen. Tom Udall
 
U.S. SENATE News:
 
WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Sen. Tom Udall, vice chairman of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, led an oversight hearing entitled “Examining Efforts to Maintain and Revitalize Native Languages for Future Generations.”
 
During the hearing, Udall secured a commitment from Administration for Native Americans (ANA) Commissioner Jeannie Hovland to support the Esther Martinez Immersion program, which Udall has championed for over a decade spanning back to his time in the House of Representatives.
 
The Esther Martinez program
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NMDOT Unveils Virtual Reality DWI Crash Experience

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NMDOT unveils new, cutting edge virtual reality experience that takes users deep inside a DWI crash. Courtesy/NMDOT

NMDOT News:

SANTA FE – Today, the New Mexico Department of Transportation announced a new, cutting edge virtual reality experience that takes users deep inside a DWI crash. This experience is the latest in the Department’s effort to ENDWI in New Mexico.

“We are hopeful that this will be successful in deterring New Mexicans from drunk driving,” said NMDOT Secretary Tom Church. “Our Department is committed to educating drivers of the dangers of DWI. Every year, it takes far too Read More

Michelle Lujan Grisham On Taos Dropped Charges, Release Of Defendants

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U.S. Rep. Michelle Lujan Grisham

From the Office of U.S. Rep. Michelle Lujan Grisham:

SANTA ROSA – U.S. Rep. Michelle Lujan Grisham released the following statement Wednesday night regarding the situation in Taos:

What happened today in Taos is inexcusable. It should never have happened, and I am appalled at the failure to hold these defendants in detention for their alleged actions. Prosecutors must work diligently to correct this outrage and their failure to do their jobs.

This travesty is one more symptom of a chronically broken judicial system. As Governor, it will be my priority to overhaul Read More

FBI: Multi-Agency Investigation Disrupts Heroin Trafficking Pipeline Between Ciudad Juarez and Las Cruces, Facilitated By Social Media Messaging Platform

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Fugitive Jesus Salvador Otero-Martinez

FBI News:

Fifteen Defendants Prosecuted as Part of HOPE Initiative that Seeks to Reduce Number of Opioid-Related Deaths in New Mexico

ALBUQUERQUE – Fourteen residents of Las Cruces and a Mexican national are facing federal heroin trafficking charges as the result of a two-year multi-agency investigation into Jesus Salvador Otero-Martinez, 32, of Ciudad Juarez, the alleged source of heroin supply for numerous street-level heroin traffickers in Las Cruces. 

Fugitive Gerardo Zamarripa

The investigation culminated today when 13 of the defendants Read More

USDA Announces Assistance To Pecan Growers Affected By 2017 Weather Events

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USDA News:
 
WASHINGTON, D.C. ― The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Tuesday announced that additional assistance has been made available for pecan growers to replant and replace trees through the Tree Assistance Program (TAP) as they recover from the impacts of 2017 weather events, which was made available by the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2018.
 
“Pecan orchards were hard hit in by storms in 2017. I saw first-hand the damage inflicted on communities, resources and the land.” said USDA Farm Production and Conservation Under Secretary Bill Northey. “These funds
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