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Lujan Grisham Cosponsors 3D-Printed Firearm Bill

U.S. Rep. Michelle Lujan Grisham
 
CONGRESSIONAL News:
 
WASHINGTON, D.C. U.S. Rep. Michelle Lujan Grisham (NM-01) co-sponsored the Untraceable Firearms Act of 2018 (H.R. 6643), which would help prevent felons, domestic abusers, and terrorists, from obtaining 3D-printed “ghost guns” that are untraceable and not subject to the background check system.
 
Ghost guns refer to 3D-printed and do-it-yourself guns that are assembled from parts ordered online.
 
“The State Department’s reckless decision to approve the release of blueprints for 3D-printable firearms
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Regional Coalition Chair Henry Roybal: Inappropriate Reimbursements Should Be Refunded

Regional Coalition of LANL Communities Chair and Santa Fe County Commissioner Henry Roybal at a recent RCLC meeting. Photo by Maire O’Neill/ladailypost.com
 
By MAIRE O’NEILL
Los Alamos Daily Post

Regional Coalition of LANL Chair and Santa Fe County Commissioner Henry Roybal said Wednesday that any inappropriate reimbursements made with RCLC funds should be refunded to the RCLC by those who received them.

Roybal’s comment was made in an interview with the Los Alamos Daily Post in the wake of the release Tuesday of a special audit of the RCLC by the Office Read More

Drug Policy Action Endorses Lujan Grisham For Governor And Howie Morales For Lt. Governor

NMFM News:
 
Monday, Michelle Lujan Grisham was endorsed for governor of New Mexico by Drug Policy Action, a 501(c)(4) organization advocating for drug policy reforms and attitudes that best reduce the harms of both drug use and drug prohibition. Drug Policy Action is also endorsing Howie Morales for lt. governor.
 
Statement from Emily Kaltenbach, New Mexico state director at Drug Policy Action:
 
“New Mexico needs a governor like Michelle Lujan Grisham. She understands that drug laws and policies should be grounded in science, compassion, health and human rights.
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Two Men Sentenced For Poaching Mule Deer

NMGF News:
 
LOVINGTON Two men pleaded guilty to killing mule deer out of season, unlawful possession, tampering with evidence and other charges filed against them in Lovington District Court last December.
 
Both men received probation and were ordered earlier this month to pay $2,400 in fines, $330 in court fees and forfeit their rifles.
 
It all started Dec. 28, 2017 when Hobbs District Offic­er Andrew Jolliff received a tip from the Operation Game Thief hotline — a number set up by the Department of Game and Fish for the public to report poachers — about a deer that was killed
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Pajarito Astronomers Dark Night Saturday

PAJARITO ASTRONOMERS News:
 
The Pajarito Astronomers are hosting a County-Sponsored Dark Night starting at 8 p.m. (sunset), Saturday, Aug. 11 at Spirio Soccer Field at Overlook Park in White Rock.
 
Weather permitting, the public is invited to come out, wander among the telescopes, and star gaze. The planets Venus, a brilliant Mars, Jupiter and its moons, Saturn and its rings, Neptune and Uranus will potentially be visible during the evening. There will be a tour of the summer constellations and there will be telescope views of double stars, star clusters, nebulae, and galaxies.
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RCLC Agrees To Comply With Annual Audits

From the Office of the State Auditor:

SANTA FE – The governing board of the Regional Coalition of LANL Communities (RCLC) has conceded to yearly audits overseen by the Office of the State Auditor (OSA).

The concession came as State Auditor Wayne Johnson released the final report of a special audit after allegations surfaced of misspent public money by the government coalition of several communities surrounding the Los Alamos National Laboratory.

The state entity, formed by a joint powers agreement in 2011, has never undergone a state audit, despite a notice from the OSA in 2013 that audits Read More

Rotary Club Features Trade Banner Exchange

Rotary Club of Los Alamos President Vince Chiravelle accepts a trade banner from Rotary Youth Exchange student Christopher Koh. Koh, who is entering his senior year of high school, recently told Rotary members about his 2017-2018 school year in Santiago, Chile. His studies were sponsored by the Rotary Club of Los Alamos and Rotary District 5520. During his year abroad, Koh enjoyed extensive travels in Chile, as well as in Patagonia. Photo by Oliver Morris Read More

Lightning Sparks Cerro Fire On BLM Land Sunday

BLM News:

ALBUQUERQUE – Lightning from a storm Sunday, Aug. 6, started the Cerro Fire on Bureau of Land Management lands southwest of Grants. 

The fire is now 20 acres in size and being managed by local BLM resources.

The fire is burning in piñon and juniper woodlands and ponderosa pine forest. No homes or structures are threated. Firefighters have been suppressing the northern portion of the fire adjacent to private land in order to establish an anchor point. Tactics will be used that will yield a high probability of success and meet land management objectives, while allowing for the safety Read More

FBI: Prolific Fraudster Sentenced To 40 Years

FBI News:

He was, in the words of the assistant U.S. attorney prosecuting him, a “financial predator.” And the federal judge he recently stood before called his long-term fraud crime spree “outrageous” and “despicable,” noting the more than 500 victims ensnared by his latest scheme.

The individual in question is Harris Dempsey “Butch” Ballow, a Texas man who had seemingly made a career out of separating people from their hard-earned money through various financial scams—starting back in the 1980s. But that career has finally come to end: The 75-year-old Ballow was sentenced in May to 40 years Read More

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