On The Job In Los Alamos: Alicia Craft At Finishing Touch
On the job in Los Alamos is Office Manager Alicia Craft at The Finishing Touch in Central Park Square. She has worked at The Finishing Touch for four years. ‘I like making people’s dream home designs come true with all of our affordable offers from the ceiling to the floor,’ Craft said of her job. To learn more about The Finishing Touch in Los Alamos, click here. Photo by Andy McBride/ladailypost.com Read More
Los Alamos Farmers Market May 30, 2024 At Pond
Lujan, Colleagues Introduce Bill To Streamline Access To Prescription Drugs, Reduce Physician Paperwork Burden
U.S. SENATE News:
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.), Roger Marshall, M.D. (R-Kan.), Roger Wicker (R-Miss.), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.), and Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) introduced bipartisan legislation that would streamline access to prescription drugs that require a health plan’s approval.
Known as prior authorization, physicians and other clinicians must go through time-wasting administrative hurdles to get their patients the prescription medicine they need, including life-saving treatment. The current process causes delays in care and can sometimes result Read More
LAMC & Summit Garden Club Partner To Beautify Hospital
Los Alamos Medical Center (LAMC) teamed up with the Summit Garden Club to beautify the hospital’s front parking lot with a planting event to cap off Hospital Week on May 17. The club helped identify which plants LAMC should purchase, and then Master Gardeners were on site to help hospital team members with planting. The result is beautiful! LAMC sincerely thanks Summit Garden Club for their inspiration, expertise, guidance and teamwork on this project. Courtesy/LAMC
Los Alamos Medical Center (LAMC) teamed up with the Summit Garden Club to beautify the hospital’s front parking lot with a planting Read More
Encanto Bistro Celebrates Memorial Day Until 7 PM Today
In honor of Memorial Day, Encanto Bistro at 149 Central Park Square is offering 15 percent off all meals today. The Italian and Mexican restaurant is open until 7 p.m. Photo by Kirsten Laskey/ladailypost.com Read More
Pig + Fig Cafe Open Until 7 PM Today May 27
Courtesy/Pig+Fig
Pig + Fig Cafe News:
Pig + Fig Cafe will be open until 7 p.m. today, May 27 at 11 Sherwood Blvd., in White Rock.
To learn more and see the menu, visit figandpigcafe.com. Read More
New Mexico Tourism Department Releases Statement About Relocation Of National Championship Air Races To Roswell
Tourism Acting Secretary Lancing Adams
NMED News:
SANTA FE — New Mexico Tourism Department Acting Secretary Lancing Adams released the following statement in response to the announcement that the City of Roswell was selected as the new home for the National Championship Air Races:
“The New Mexico Tourism Department is excited to hear the news that the City of Roswell will become the new home for the National Championship Air Races and the economic prospects the move will present for Southeastern New Mexico.
“Major events have served as critical drivers of tourism and economic activity for Read More
State Economic Development Department Awards Record Job Training Funds To 13 New Mexico Companies In May
Pajarito Powder, LLC in Albuquerque hopes to hire 14 trainees. Courtesy/Pajarito Powder
EDD News:
SANTA FE — The May 2024 Job Training Incentive Program (JTIP) funding was approved to provide 13 New Mexico companies including UbiQD, Inc. headquartered in Los Alamos with a total of more than $6 million in potential training funds.
This month’s record allotment of funding will support up to 405 New Mexico employees.
“JTIP reimburses New Mexico companies a portion of the cost to train workers and thereby grow their local workforce,” Acting EDD Cabinet Secretary Mark Roper said. “This month’s Read More
New Mexico Environment Department Releases Quarterly Performance Assessment Highlighting Achievements, Enforcement Actions
NMED News:
SANTA FE — The New Mexico Environment Department (NMED) released its third quarter (Q3) performance assessment for fiscal year 2024 (FY24) that offers the public, stakeholders and legislators the opportunity to track the department’s progress in protecting public health and the environment between Jan. 1 and March 31, 2024.
In the first three quarters of FY24, NMED staff has conducted more than 7,700 compliance inspections. In the third quarter alone, NMED conducted about 2,700 inspections, initiated almost 800 enforcement actions and resolved 137 violations.
For inspections Read More
Op-Ed: New Mexico’s Memorial Day Weekend Made More Expensive By Credit Card Swipe Fees
By BENNY HODGES
Belen
With Memorial Day weekend right around the corner, many Americans will be packing up their cars for trips to their favorite destinations. However, as folks fill up with fuel or stock the cooler with hot dogs and beverages, Visa and Mastercard will be right alongside every swipe of a credit card taking their cut. That’s because, unbeknownst to many, every time a credit card transaction is processed, merchants are charged on average between 1.5-3.5 percent of the total purchase amount, known as a swipe fee.
While initially charged to merchants, swipe fees are passed on to consumers Read More
