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WASHINGTON, DC –Members of the Regional Coalition of LANL Communities (Coalition) along with representatives from Governor Martinez’s Office, the Los Alamos, Santa Fe and Albuquerque Chambers of Commerce, and other New Mexico business leaders visited Washington, DC last week to discuss the importance of funding for the Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) and the impact of funding cuts on New Mexico’s economy and employment rate.  

The July 4 fire that destroyed the chapel at the New Beginnings Church still is under investigation.

That’s the latest from the Los Alamos County Fire Department, New Mexico State Fire Marshal Office and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms.

All three organizations are still in the process of conducting an investigation into the origin and cause of the fire located at 112 East Rd at the New Beginnings Church.

According to a LAFD press release, the fire is still classified as under investigation and information is still being gathered and processed.

ALBUQUERQUE  (AP) — Environmentalists are concerned that reorganizing the New Mexico Game and Fish Department could spell trouble for the state’s nongame animals and programs aimed at conserving threatened and endangered species.
Not so, the agency says.
A lightning rod for controversy, the department is again sitting at the center of a longstanding debate over its mission and how it balances conservation and the interests of hunters and anglers whose license fees pay for much of the department’s work.