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Omaree’s Law Passes First Hurdle, Heads to House Floor

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STATE News:

SANTA FE—Omaree’s Law, House Bill 333, sponsored by House Speaker W. Ken Martinez, D-Bernalillo, Cibola McKinley, Socorro, San Juan, Valencia, received a Do Pass from the  House Judiciary on a 13-4 vote, and it now heads to the house floor.

About the Bill:

House Bill 333, sponsored by Martinez and co-sponsored by Rep. Stephanie Garcia Richard, D-Los Alamos, Santa Fe, Sandoval and Rio Arriba, Rep. Emily Kane, D-Bernalillo and Rep. Liz Thomson, D-Bernalillo, requires CYFD to immediately take custody of children showing specific injuries of abuse, and requires the parents, Read More

Venture Acceleration Fund Proposals Due March 21

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LANL News:

Applications Due March 21

ESPANOLA—The Venture Acceleration Fund (VAF) is accepting applications for the 2014 calendar year, due March 21.

Selected companies will receive awards of up to $100,000 to assist in taking their innovations to market more quickly. Companies located in the Northern New Mexico counties of Los Alamos, Santa Fe, Sandoval, Rio Arriba, Taos, San Miguel and Mora are given preference for funding, as are projects associated with Los Alamos technology or expertise.

Since its inception in 2006, VAF has assisted 39 New Mexico companies through marketing and technology Read More

N.M. House Legislative Session Highlights

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LEGISLATIVE News:

House Highlights

On the Floor

House Bill 10, as amended DWI Sentencing & Interlocks, sponsored by Rep. Emily Thomson (D-Bernalillo-24) and co-sponsored by Rep. Stephanie Garcia Richard (D-Los Alamos, Sandoval, Rio Arriba, Santa Fe-43) & Rep. Tim Lewis (R-Sandoval-60), has passed the House of Representatives by a vote of 51-5. HB 10a Creates a new method for enforcing ignition interlock device rules by requiring evidence that the ignition interlock has recorded no more than two tests at a level greater than .05 during the six months prior to reinstatement of a driver’s Read More

Los Alamos GOP Hosts Northern New Mexico Tea Party President Feb. 20

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GOP News:

Northern New Mexico Tea Party President Bill Panagakos is the guest speaker at 7 p.m., Thursday, Feb. 20, at the Republican Party meeting, Room 608, UNM-Los Alamos.  

Anyone interested in listening to Panagakos’ presentation is invited to attend. He will address the subject of finding common ground and talk about his Northern New Mexico organization. Read More

Arts in Public Places Board to Discuss Native American Pots for N.M. 4 Corridor

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COUNTY News:

The Los Alamos County Arts in Public Places Board  will meet at 5:30 p.m., Thursday, Feb. 20, at the Tewa Center in San Ildefonso Pueblo.

Board members will meet with artists at San Ildefonso Pueblo to discuss plans and ideas for Native American pots along the N.M. 4 corridor in White Rock.

A quorum may be present but no board action will be taken.

All attendees must notify the Community Services Administrative Office in advance at 505.662.8241.
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Reading Bill Passes House – Heads to Senate

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Rep. Mary Helen Garcia

LEGISLATIVE News:

Legislation focuses on intervention, remediation and assessment by Third Grade

SANTA FE—Legislation guaranteeing that every child from K-3 will be provided with intensive remediation if they are struggling to read has passed the House of Representatives by a vote of 34-29.

The House Committee Substitute for House Bill 93, Academic Success Through Remediation Act, sponsored by Rep. Mary Helen Garcia, D-Doña Ana, also provides for a team approach to determine whether a student should be promoted to the next grade. The committee substitute addresses Read More

Committee Tables Proposal for Early Education Funding

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Sen. Michael Sanchez

STATE News:

SANTA FE—The Senate Finance Committee Monday night voted 8-2 to ’table without prejudice’ a Senate Joint Resolution that would have let New Mexico voters decide in a constitutional amendment whether to extend the current 5.5 percent funding level taken from the Land Grant Permanent Fund to a total of 7 percent.

Concerns about the resolution grew among some legislators that the Land Grant Permanent Fund would be depleted over time. However, the sponsor of the measure, Senate Majority Floor Leader Michael Sanchez, D-Valencia and Bernalillo), told members Read More

Special Screening of ‘Pandora’s Promise’ Feb. 23

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Director Robert Stone, left, and environmental activist Mark Lynas in the film ‘Pandora’s Promise.’  Courtesy/James Hollow

PEEC News:

PEEC and the Reel Deal Theater present a special screening of “Pandora’s Promise,” the groundbreaking new film by Academy-Award®-nominated director Robert Stone, at 4 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 23. Tickets are $12 and can be purchased at the door before the show.

The atomic bomb and meltdowns like Fukushima have made nuclear power synonymous with global disaster. But what if we’ve got nuclear power wrong? An audience favorite at the Sundance Read More

E-Cigarettes Bill Passes SPAC

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Electronic cigarette. Courtesy/wikipedia.com

STATE News:

SANTA FE—House Bill 15, which prohibits the sale of e-cigarettes to minors, has passed the Senate Public Affairs Committee (SPAC) and now heads to the Senate Judiciary Committee.

Senate Majority Whip, Tim Keller, D-Bernalillo and Rep. Paul Bandy, R-San Juan are co-sponsors of the bill.

“This bipartisan bill is important because we want to avoid the chance of minors acquiring e-cigarettes under the mistaken belief that they are a ‘safer’ alternative to smoking tobacco cigarettes,” Keller said.

More than 20 states around the country Read More