Chris Clark

IRS Provides Education For Tax Preparers

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IRS News:
 
PHOENIX ― Thursday June 18, The Internal Revenue Service said nearly 44,000 tax return preparers participated in the Annual Filing Season Program in its first year.
 
The voluntary program was announced a year ago and designed to encourage continuing education (CE) and filing season readiness.
 
“It is encouraging that so many return preparers participated in the program in the very first year it was offered. Because of the potential benefits of this program for taxpayers, we plan to offer the program annually, as we continue to seek passage
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HD3 And SFCC Co-Host Discovery Day Event

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HD3 News:
 
The High Desert Discovery District (HD3)―New Mexico’s first privately-led high technology start-up accelerator―and the Santa Fe Community College (SFCC) have announced that they will co-host Innovation and Discovery in Energy and Water: HD3 Discovery Day™―Aug. 11-12. 
 
This two-day HD3 signature event will be at the SFCC campus in Santa Fe.  
 
“Innovations in energy and water are some of the more intriguing and forward-facing developments taking place in New Mexico today, “ SFCC President Randy Grissom said. “We are very excited
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UWNNM Issues Community Call to Action!

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The yard in Los Alamos is one of four that will be cleaned up and manicured during the UWNNM Day of Action. Photo by Chris Clark/ladailypost.com
 
Volunteers will pull these weeds and trim the yard at this Los Alamos home during Friday’s Call to Action. Photo by Chris Clark/ladailypost.com
 

UWNNM News:

United Way’s Day of Action is an invitation for people and organizations around the world to LIVE UNITED and take action to address a variety of challenges.

It is a day that United Way of Northern New Mexico (UWNNM) asks community

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Great Race Rolls Into Santa Fe Tuesday June 23

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Great Race. Courtesy photo
 
GRS News:
 
Santa Fe will host an evening stop for the 2015 Hemmings Motor News Great Race presented by Hagerty at 4:45 p.m., Tuesday, June 23.
 
The Great Race, the world’s premiere old car rally, will bring 120 of the world’s finest antique automobiles to The Plaza in downtown Santa Fe.
 
The cars and trucks will begin arriving in Santa Fe shortly after the 4:45 p.m. start time of the festivities. The evening stop festivities will last approximately two hours.
 
The Great Race kick off is free to the
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Luján Marks Third Anniversary Of DACA

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U.S. Rep. Ben Ray Luján
 
DACA News:
 
WASHINGTON, D.C. ― U.S. Rep. Ben Ray Luján of New Mexico’s Third District marked the anniversary of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, which was created three years ago last week and protects DREAMers from deportation.
 
“Across New Mexico and across America, DREAMers―young people who were brought to our country as children―have contributed to the fabric of our great nation. 
 
From going to school to serving in the military, they have sought to build a better life for themselves, their families,
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Jemez Thrift Shop Holds Bag Days In July

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JEMEZ HOUSE News:
 
The Jemez Thrift Shop in White Rock is holding its monthly Bag Days: 
  • Wednesday, July 1;
  • Friday, July 3;
  • CLOSED for July 4;
  • Wednesday, July 8;
  • Friday, July 10; and
  • Saturday, July 11.
 
On Bag Days, everything a customer can fit into a brown paper bag is $5. Larger items also are discounted.
 
The Jemez Thrift Shop is at 13 Sherwood Blvd., near Smith’s Food and Drug Center.
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Letter To The Editor: Free Trade Could Help New Mexico Oil And Gas Industry

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By PAUL J. GESSING, president

New Mexico’s Rio Grande Foundation

When it comes to New Mexico’s economy, there are no bigger players than the oil and gas industries which, combined, contribute 31 percent of the general fund.

Natural gas prices remain at historically-depressed levels. Since spiking during the winter of 2014 when the East Coast of the United States saw a series of cold snaps, the Henry Hub price has been on a steady decline. Throughout 2015, prices have been below the historically-low $3/mmbtu line.

Oil prices on the other hand, were elevated until July

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FBI: Pima Salt River Tribe Member Pleads Guilty In NM

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FBI News:
 
ALBUQUERQUE — Patrick Watuema, 55, an enrolled member of the Pima Salt River Tribe in Ariz., has pleaded guilty to a felony information charging him with aggravated sexual abuse.
 
Under the terms of his plea agreement, Watuema will be sentenced to 10 years in federal prison followed by a term of supervised release to be determined by the court. Watuema also will be required to register as a sex offender.
 
Watuema was arrested May 5, 2014, on a criminal complaint alleging that he engaged in a sexual act with a child who had not attained the age of 12 years. Watuema subsequently
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