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Udall To Wheeler On EPA Reorg: Agency Should Focus On Staffing Crisis And Environmental Enforcement

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on April 16, 2019
U.S. Sen. Tom Udall
 
U.S. SENATE News:
 
WASHINGTON, D.C. ― In response to the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) proposed reorganization of regional offices, U.S. Sen. Tom Udall (D-N.M.),ranking member on the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies, requested April 10 a detailed plan from EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler to improve staffing levels across the agency, prioritize enforcement and compliance, increase communication with states, Tribes, and EPA staff, and honor agreements with staff and unions.
 
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Council Tentatively Okays Sheriff Office Budget

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on April 16, 2019

Sheriff Joe Granville presents his budget Monday night as County Deputy Manager Steve Lynne and Budget and Performance Manager Karen Kendall listen Monday evening during the annual budget hearings. Photo by Kirsten Laskey/ladailypost.com

Staff Report

Los Alamos County Council unanimously voted to tentatively approve the Sheriff Department $15,510 budget Monday night during the budget hearing.

Sheriff Joe Granville highlighted some of his department’s budget items:

  • The Sheriff’s Office primary function is to maintain the sex offender registry in Los Alamos County and to ensure all
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Why Recent Improvements To New Mexico Tax Code Didn’t Change This Year’s Tax Return

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on April 16, 2019
By JAMES JIMENEZ
Executive Director
New Mexico Voices for Children
 
When we think about all the public amenities that our tax payments support – like roads and highways, schools and education, internet access, parks, public safety, health care, and more – it’s a wonder we don’t celebrate Tax Day.
 
These amenities are, in fact, what make our modern economy and quality of life possible. Since we all benefit from these amenities we understand the necessity for everyone to help pay for them – but we know that too often those with powerful connections have been able to manipulate the tax
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VOLA: Chandler Recaps 2019 Legislative Session

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on April 16, 2019
State Dist. 43 Rep. Christine Chandler will speak at the Voices of Los Alamos meeting April 22. Courtesy photo
 
COMMUNITY News:
 
State Dist. 43 Rep. Christine Chandler will speak on the major legislative initiatives that occurred in the session, such as criminal justice reform, ethics and elections as well as her interest in tax reform 6:30-7:30 p.m., April 22 at the Voices of Los Alamos meeting at the Unitarian Church, 1738 N. Sage Loop.
 
Also during the meeting, Sue Barns with the Environmental Sustainability Board (ESB) will present the ESB’s consideration of implementing
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Senators Urge Amtrak To Continue Support For Routes Connecting Rural Communities In NM, Across U.S.

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on April 16, 2019
U.S. SENATE News:
 
WASHINGTON, D.C. ― U.S. Senators Tom Udall (D-N.M.), Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Michael Bennet (D-Colo.), Pat Roberts (R-Kans.), Cory Gardner (R-Colo.), Jerry Moran (R-Kans.), Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.), Joe Manchin (D-W. VA.), Dick Durbin (D- Ill.), Jon Tester (D-Mont.), and Kyrsten Sinema (D-Ariz.) are calling on Amtrak to continue service to rural communities in New Mexico and across the U.S. by investing in long-distance and state-supported routes.
 
“We are writing in strong support of Amtrak’s national network, including the long-distance
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Heinrich, Gardner Introduce Bipartisan Bill To Establish Investment Tax Credit For Energy Storage

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on April 16, 2019
U.S. SENATE News:
 
WASHINGTON, D.C. ― U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Cory Gardner (R-Colo.), members of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, have introduced the bipartisan Energy Storage Tax Incentive and Deployment Act of 2019 to establish an investment tax credit (ITC) for business and home use of energy storage.
 
“I continue to be incredibly excited by the potential for innovative energy storage technologies to improve the efficiency, reliability and resilience of our electric delivery systems that power homes and businesses. Over the last few
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Republican Gavin Clarkson Seeks U.S. Senate Seat

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on April 16, 2019

Gavin Clarkson of Las Cruces

POLITICAL News:

LAS CRUCES – Former Trump administration official and New Mexico State University business professor Dr. Gavin Clarkson today became the first Republican to announce for New Mexico’s open U.S. Senate seat.

Sen. Tom Udall announced last month he will retire rather than seek a third six-year term next year.

“My story is quite different from most people who spend their lives climbing the political stepladder aspiring to be another career politician,” Clarkson said. “I’m a tribal member whose orphaned father went from living out of trash cans Read More

Marking Tax Day, Udall, Warren Reintroduce Bill To Simplify, Decrease Costs Of Tax Preparation And Filing

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on April 15, 2019

U.S. Sen. Tom Udall

From the Office of U.S. Sen. Tom Udall:

  • Taxpayers spend an average of 11 hours preparing and filing tax returns and pay $200 for tax preparation services 
  • Bill with Sen. Elizabeth Warren would simplify tax filing process and let Americans file their taxes directly with the IRS for free

U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Tom Udall (D-N.M) joined U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) in reintroducing the Tax Filing Simplification Act to simplify and decrease the costs of the tax Read More

Luján On Passage Of Southwest Drought Plan

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on April 15, 2019
U.S. Rep. Ben Ray Luján
 
CONGRESSIONAL News:
 
WASHINGTON, D.C. ― U.S. Rep. Ben Ray Luján (D-NM), the U.S. House Assistant Speaker, issued the following statement on the passage of a comprehensive drought and water plan for the southwest:
 
“Today’s passage of a comprehensive drought plan is a critical step to address climate change and protect New Mexicans’ access to clean water. Millions of people across the Southwest depend on the Colorado River, even as the supply has continued to deplete due to prolonged drought. I am proud to be a co-sponsor for this legislation, and I will
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Military Order Of The World Wars Meets April 16

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on April 14, 2019
MOWW News:
 
The April meeting of the Military Order of the World Wars is Tuesday, April 16 with speaker Rep. Christine Chandler.
 
Rep. Chandler is a longtime resident of Los Alamos County serving her first term in the New Mexico House of Representatives, District 43 (Los Alamos, Rio Arriba, Sandoval and Santa Fe counties).
 
Her legislative committee assignments include House Taxation & Revenue and Judiciary. Rep. Chandler will give an overview of the 2019 legislative session. She will highlight the major pieces of legislation that prevailed in both chambers as well
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U.S. Sen. Tom Udall Opens Application Process For Military Service Academy Nominations

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on April 14, 2019
U.S. Sen. Tom Udall
 
U.S. SENATE News:
 
WASHINGTON, D.C. ― U.S. Sen. Tom Udall announced that he is now accepting applications for nominations to U.S. military service academies.
 
Throughout April and May, members of Udall’s staff will host information sessions across the state for high school students and recent graduates who are interested in applying to enter an academy in the fall of 2020.
 
Four of the five service academies — the U.S. Military Academy (West Point), the U.S. Naval Academy, the U.S. Air Force Academy and the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy — require
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Democratic Party Of Los Alamos Elects New Leadership During Annual Ward And County Convention

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on April 13, 2019

The Democratic Party of Los Alamos elected new leadership during its annual Ward and County Convention April 6 at Fuller Lodge. Newly elected leadership from left, State Central Committee member Michael Redondo, County Vice Chair Cameron Counters, Party Chair Catherine Ozment and State Central Committee members Carrie Walker, Phil Gursky and Whitney Holland. The DPLA will hold its next meeting at 6:30 p.m. Monday, May 13 in Room 631, Building 6 at UNM-LA. Courtesy photo

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New Mexico Delegation Udall, Heinrich, Luján, Haaland Introduce Legislation To Protect Chaco Canyon Area

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on April 13, 2019
CONGRESSIONAL News:
 
WASHINGTON, D.C. ― U.S. Senators Tom Udall and Martin Heinrich and U.S. Representatives Ben Ray Luján, the U.S House Assistant Speaker, and Deb Haaland have introduced the Chaco Cultural Heritage Area Protection Act, a bill to withdraw the federal lands around Chaco Canyon from further mineral development.
 
The bill, alongside anticipated actions from State Land Commissioner Stephanie Garcia Richard, would help ensure the protection of Chaco ruins and the greater landscape surrounding the Chaco Culture National Historical Park by preventing any future
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Lunch With A Leader: Lt. Gov. Howie Morales April 16

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on April 12, 2019
Lt. Gov. Howie Morales
 
LWV News:
 
The League of Women Voters’ community event, Lunch with a Leader, is 11:45 a.m. Tuesday, April 16 in Mesa Public Library. 
 
This month’s Lunch with a Leader guest speaker is Lt. Gov. Howie Morales.
 
Lt. Gov. Morales was raised in Silver City and has spent his entire life working to improve the lives of people in his community and across the state. Since 2008, he has been an aggressive leader for children and classrooms in the State Senate, fighting to make every corner of New Mexico a better place to live.
 
 

Lt. Gov. Morales

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Heinrich Questions Top Air Force Leadership About Artificial Intelligence Workforce Needs

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on April 11, 2019
U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich
 
U.S. SENATE News:
 
WASHINGTON, D.C. ― In a hearing before the Senate Committee on Armed Services April 5, U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) questioned U.S. Secretary of the Air Force Heather Wilson and Chief of Staff of the Air Force General David L. Goldfein about how the Air Force, and the Department of Defense as a whole, is working to address the growing workforce needs as the military implements Artificial Intelligence (AI) initiatives.
 
Heinrich is focused on helping the military recruit more computer scientists and establishing digital
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Holocaust Memorial Museum Statement On 25th Anniversary Of The Genocide In Rwanda

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on April 11, 2019
USHMM News:
 
WASHINGTON, D.C. ― Twenty-five years ago, the world watched in horror as within 100 days, as many as one million Rwandans, predominantly Tutsi, were murdered. In the months leading up to the killings, individuals, institutions, and governments failed to heed the mounting warning signs of genocide.
 
This included the Jan. 11, 1994, ‘genocide fax’ sent by the Hon. Lt. Gen. (Ret.) Roméo Dallaire, then Force Commander of the United Nations Assistance Mission for Rwanda, to UN Headquarters warning that Hutu extremists were stockpiling arms and preparing lists of Rwandan
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New Mexico Delegation Introduces Bipartisan, Bicameral Federal Legislation Prohibiting School ‘Lunch Shaming’

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on April 10, 2019

New Mexico Delegation News:

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, U.S. House Assistant Speaker Ben Ray Luján (D-NM) signed onto legislation from Rep. Deb Haaland and other New Mexico delegation members including Rep. Xochitl Torres Small, along with U.S. Senators Tom Udall and Martin Heinrich, to prohibit school “lunch shaming” – the practice of discriminating against or stigmatizing children who have outstanding credit or don’t have enough money to pay for meals at school.

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NM Delegation Reintroduces Bill For Bataan Veterans

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on April 10, 2019
 
CONGRESSIONAL News:
 
WASHINGTON, D.C. ― U.S. House Assistant Speaker Ben Ray Luján, U.S. Rep. Xochitl Torres Small, U.S. Rep. Deb Haaland and U.S. Senators Tom Udall and Martin Heinrich have reintroduced the Bataan Congressional Gold Medal Act, a bill to honor the heroic veterans who defendedBataan and Corregidor, and suffered through the Bataan Death March—which began 77 years ago today—with the Congressional Gold Medal.
 
Dec. 8, 1941, hours after the attack on Pearl Harbor, Japanese bombers attacked U.S. military stations in the Philippines. Over the next four months,
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