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County Staff To Investigate Expanding Downtown Zoning

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

The downtown area in Los Alamos may grow. Los Alamos County Council unanimously approved during its Tuesday night meeting to direct the County Manager to investigate the possibility of rezoning the areas located at the beginning of DP Road and west of Oppenheimer Drive from general commercial to downtown.

More specifically, council requested that the County Manager determine if these modifications meet the requirements of Chapter 16 in the Los Alamos County Code, and if they are consistent with the goals of the Los Alamos Downtown Read More

Economic Impact 2023: Los Alamos National Laboratory Spent $930 Million With New Mexico Businesses, $1.8 Billion In Employee Salaries

One of the first cohorts of new employees interact with each other at the New Employee Training Facility (NET) in 2021. Courtesy/LANL

LANL News:

Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) released its annual Economic Impact Report detailing spending during fiscal year 2023, which ended Sept. 30. With an annual budget of $4 billion, the Laboratory is a major economic driver in the state.

“Los Alamos National Laboratory plays a critical role in New Mexico’s economy and its communities,” Laboratory Director Thom Mason said. “We feel strongly that it is our responsibility as a significant employer Read More

On The Job In Los Alamos: PA-C Monique Beyerle & Medical Assistant Alyssa Suazo At Los Alamos Medical Care Clinic

On the job in Los Alamos is Physician Assistant Monique Beyerle entering an examination room to care for a patient Tuesday afternoon at Los Alamos Medical Care Clinic, as Medical Assistant Alyssa Suazo looks on. Beyerle has worked at the clinic since September 2008. What has kept her on the job for nearly 16 years? ‘I could not ask for a greater staff to work with than we have here and the relationships we develop with our patients in this wonderful community mean so much to us,’ Beyerle said. Suazo has worked at the clinic for one year and said she enjoys job and the opportunity to learn about various Read More

Legislation To Increase Oil And Gas Royalty Rate On New Mexico State Lands Passes Senate Conservation Committee

Commissioner Stephanie Garcia Richard

State Land Office News:

SANTA FE — Legislation to increase the top royalty rate charged for oil and gas development on state lands from 20 percent to the market rate of 25 percent passed the House Energy, Environment & Natural Resources Committee, New Mexico Commissioner of Public Lands Stephanie Garcia Richard announced.

Senate Bill 24 (also filed as House Bill 48), which is sponsored by Sen. Bill Tallman and Rep. Matthew McQueen, would bring New Mexico’s royalty rate in line with what is charged in Texas and would generate millions more in revenue Read More

NMHED Introduces Bill To Make College Hazing A Crime

NMHED News:

          • New Mexico one of six states with no anti-hazing law

SANTA FE – The New Mexico Higher Education Department (NMHED) has introduced a bill that would make hazing a crime in the state of New Mexico, establish a statewide reporting portal, and require training for all college and university employees.

House Bill 225, sponsored by Rep. Joshua N. Hernandez, will be heard in the House Judiciary Committee on Wednesday. The bill would make hazing a misdemeanor and create the crime of aggravated hazing as a fourth-degree felony. Coaches, faculty and other college and university employees Read More

New Mexico State Police Assists Organized Crime Commission In Executing Search Warrants At Marijuana Dispensaries … Seizes $1,000,000+ Of Unlicensed Product

More than $1,000,000 total in retail value of unlicensed product was seized during the execution of search warrants at two Marijuana dispensaries in Albuquerque. Courtesy/NMSP

Courtesy/NMSP

NMSP News:

ALBUQUERQUE – On Jan. 25, 2024, the New Mexico State Police assisted with the execution of two search warrants at two Marijuana dispensaries in Albuquerque.

After receiving information from the Cannabis Control Division, Agents with the New Mexico Governor’s Organized Crime Commission requested assistance from the New Mexico State Police with executing search warrants at The Cannabis Read More

Little Bird Yoga Studio: Sunday Night Stretching Series

By Heather Quinn
Little Bird Yoga Studio

As the sun sets on another exhilarating ski weekend, it’s time to give our bodies some care. Little Bird Yoga Studio invites you to attend a ski-centric relaxation and rejuvenation class with our Sunday night stretching series, tailored to soothe muscles after skiing.

The series is 5 p.m. Sundays, Feb. 4 to March 10. The class will be in-person at our downtown Los Alamos studio at 1625 Central Ave., Room 206.

Nervous about yoga? Think you are not flexible enough or coordinated enough? This isn’t your typical yoga class. Our focus lies not in complex poses Read More

ProjectY Atomic City Entrepreneurial Round-Robin Feb. 5

ProjectY News:

ProjectY cowork Los Alamos is gathering all the best resources for small businesses in New Mexico for a speed-dating style resource fair, sponsored by Del Norte Credit Union, starting at 5:30 p.m. Monday, Feb. 5, at 150 Central Park Square.

The fourth annual event is open to anyone who has questions about starting, growing or maintaining a business. 

“This is the best event of the year for entrepreneurs and business owners,” projectY Membership and Program Manager Alice Holtzclaw said. “You have all the resources you may need in one room, ready to answer your burning questions. Read More

National Heart Month: Building Healthy Habits For A Healthy Heart

By MAYA LESSEN, FNP
Family Medicine Provider
Los Alamos Medical Center

The heart is an amazing muscle. Each day, your heart pumps over 2,000 gallons of blood, circulating oxygen through the 60,000 miles of blood vessels in your body. With so much riding on the muscle, it’s no surprise that heart diseases are the #1 cause of death in America – if your heart weakens or stops beating, cells throughout your body lose the nutrients they need to keep living.

February is American Heart Month – a time to celebrate all our hearts do for us, and to recognize what we can do to keep our hearts healthy. While the dangers Read More

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