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Rep. Michelle Lujan Grisham Calls On New Mexico Governor To Cancel National Guard Border Deployment

U.S. Rep. Michelle Lujan Grisham

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

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Rep. Michelle Lujan Grisham (NM-01) released the following statement after several Governors announced they were canceling the deployment of their National Guard Troops to the border:

“I call on Gov. Martinez to immediately recall the deployment of New Mexican National Guard troops to the border and stop providing resources to further President Trump’s inhumane immigration policies. Using New Mexico personnel and hard-earned taxpayer dollars to support an Administration that Read More

Wednesday Update: Firefighters Hurt At Valles Caldera

Scene Friday at the Valles Caldera National Preserve. Photo by John McHale/ladailypost.com

VCNP News:

Two firefighters were injured by a falling tree while working on the San Antonio Fire Tuesday afternoon on the Valles Caldera National Preserve. Fire personnel responded quickly to the incident, and patients were airlifted to an area hospital.

The firefighters’ injuries were evaluated and treated by medical staff at the hospital. Both firefighters were released from the hospital following treatment early this morning.

“This incident again emphasizes that firefighting is a dangerous Read More

NMHU: Graduate Of Media Arts Plays Key Role In Building New Meow Wolf Exhibits

Dré Gallegos
 
NMHU News:
 
LAS VEGAS, NM A Highlands University media arts and technology graduate is playing a key role in building new exhibits for Meow Wolf, a highly successful Santa Fe immersive and interactive art installation that is expanding to two new cities.
 
Dré Gallegos is the lead technical fabricator for Meow Wolf’s team of eight employees dedicated to installing the technical artwork components for the new Denver and Las Vegas, Nevada, installations estimated to open by 2020.
 
“Dré has an unwavering attention to details and total commitment to seeing
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NMT, Albuquerque Hispano Chamber Partnering To Promote Education, Research, Business Development

NMT News:
 
ALBUQUERQUE New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology (New Mexico Tech) and the Albuquerque Hispano Chamber of Commerce are partnering to promote new opportunities in education, research and business development to New Mexicans.
 
The two institutions held a joint ceremony at the Chamber to sign a five-year agreement Tuesday, June 19, formalizing a partnership to promote economic development from Latin America to Albuquerque and the rest of New Mexico.
 
New Mexico Tech President, Dr. Stephen Wells, and Albuquerque Hispano Chamber of Commerce President
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Heinrich Amendments For N.M. Military Installations, National Labs, High-Tech Manufacturing Clear Senate

U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich
 
U.S. SENATE News:
 
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Monday, U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, voted for the fiscal year 2019 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) and announced amendments he secured in the bill that support New Mexico’s men and women in uniform, military installations, national laboratories, the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP), and job-creating initiatives throughout the state.
 
The bill passed the Senate Armed Services Committee in May and passed the full Senate today by
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FBI: Alleged Accomplice Of Man Killed During June 16, 2018 APD Officer Involved Shooting Arrested On Federal Armed Bank Robbery And Firearms Charges

FBI News:
 
ALBUQUERQUE Jennifer Rael, 39, of Albuquerque, made her initial appearance before U.S. Magistrate Judge Kirtan Khalsa in federal court this morning on a criminal complaint charging her with aiding and abetting armed bank robbery, and using a firearm in furtherance of a crime of violence.  
 
Rael remains in custody pending a preliminary hearing and a detention hearing, both of which are scheduled for today.
 
The criminal complaint charges Rael with aiding and abetting the armed robbery of the Western Commerce Bank located at 1910 Wyoming Blvd. NW in Albuquerque,
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Udall, Heinrich To Visit Tent City For Migrant Children Drawing Attention To Family Separation Policy

U.S. Sen. Tom Udall

From the Office of U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich:

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Tom Udall (D-N.M.) and Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) will travel Friday to the Southwest border to hold the Trump Administration accountable for its inhumane policy of separating children from their parents at the border.

U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich

The senators will visit the site of the temporary tent city for migrant children in Tornillo, Texas and travel to the port of entry in El Paso, Texas.

In the evening, the senators will hold a Keep Families Together community event in Las Cruces.

The two border Read More

Tuesday Update: Rains Not Sufficient To Lift Fire Restrictions And Closures In Jemez Mountain Area

Despite recent rain, fires still burn on the Valles Calderas and Stage III restrictions remain in place for the entire Jemez Mountain area. Courtesy/Jerry Carroll

 

VCNM News:

Fire officials want to stress that the rains received a couple of days ago were not enough to lift the Stage III fire restrictions and closures within the Jemez Mountain area.

It typically takes several rain events before the moisture saturates the ground enough to allow the vegetation to restore its dehydrated system. In others words, imagine spending all day outside doing yard work in the sun and heat, but you only Read More

U.S. Rep. Lujan Grisham, AG Balderas Jump Into Action Against Family Separation National Crisis

U.S. Rep. Michelle Lujan Grisham at the border Monday with the Congressional Hispanic Caucus to address the family separation policy for asylum seekers. Courtesy/DPNM

DPNM News:

The Democratic Party of New Mexico announced this morning that U.S. Rep. Michelle Lujan Grisham, the Democratic nominee for governor of New Mexico, traveled to the border with the Congressional Hispanic Caucus and took on the Trump Administration for its “inhumanity”.

Rep. Michelle Lujan Grisham said Monday, “The family separation policy “is intended, unequivocally, not to just continue to punish asylum seekers Read More

State Library Collections Closed To Public For Six Weeks

The New Mexico State Library at 209 Camino Carlos Rey in Santa Fe will close July 2 to move a large collection and tentatively re-open Aug. 20. Courtesy/Department of Cultural Affairs
 
NMSL News:
 
SANTA FE Changes are coming to the New Mexico State Library. The Southwest Room collection is moving to the main library on the second floor.
 
Work will begin Monday, July 2. Once the move is complete, all the collections will be available from a single service point on the second floor. The consolidation of collections will allow library staff to provide convenient, consistent access
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