IRS Offers Tips For Students With Summer Jobs
IRS News:
- Withholding and Estimated Tax. If you are an employee, your employer withholds tax (https:////www.irs.gov/
Individuals/Employees/Tax- Withholding) from your paychecks. If you are self-employed, you may have to pay estimated tax (https:////www.irs.gov/ Businesses/Small-Businesses-&- Self-Employed/Estimated-Taxes
Attorney General Makes Final Recommendations On Campaign Finance Reporting
Attorney General Hector Balderas
STATE News:
Wednesday, Attorney General Hector Balderas sent a letter to Secretary of State Dianna J. Duran making recommendations for increasing transparency and accountability in the campaign finance reporting process.
“When dealing with millions of dollars of campaign donations, candidates should strictly comply with the law and not violate transparency standards,” Balderas said in describing shortcomings in the current system of campaign finance reporting. “We need to put teeth back into the law, which is why I’ll be supporting the reinstatement Read More
Scenes From San Miguel Chapel: Oldest U.S. Church
The altar screen or reredos from the San Miguel Chapel at 401 Old Santa Fe Trail in Santa Fe, the oldest church in the U.S.A. Photo by Leah Austin
A cross that hangs on a wall in the San Miguel Chapel. Photo by Leah Austin
Staff Report
Few people question whether or not the San Miguel Chapel in Santa Fe is the oldest Church in the United States, but many do question just how old it is.
It is no easy task to sift historical fact from traditional belief. The earliest documentation we have of the existence of San Miguel Chapel is from 1628, so we know it was built sometime before then. Oral history holds that San Read More
VIDEO: Udall Warns Of Potentially Dangerous ‘Anti-Concussion’ Marketing Claims For Kids’ Soccer Headgear
U.S. Sen. Tom Udall
U.S. SENATE News:
VIDEO: https://youtu.be/41S5e6kKILc
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Wednesday, in response to questions from U.S. Senator Tom Udall during a U.S. Senate Commerce Committee hearing on product safety,
Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) Chairman Elliot Kaye agreed that his commission has reason to look into marketing claims that soccer headgear can provide adequate protection against concussions.
Udall, who has led the effort in Congress to protect youth athletes from the dangers of sports-related traumatic brain injuries by improving equipment and Read More
Governor Signs Capital Outlay Legislation
Gov. Susana Martinez
STATE News:
Wednesday, Gov. Susana Martinez signed capital outlay legislation that includes $45 million for major, critical highway infrastructure projects, which will create jobs in the short-term and lay a stronger foundation for long-term economic growth.
Among other things, this money will go toward repairing, resurfacing, and expanding New Mexico’s roads and highways, many of which are unsafe, failing, and impeding economic growth.
“Far too many of our roads are dangerous, and they are in dire need of repair. By signing this legislation, we will not only Read More
Forest Service Continues To Fight Commissary Fire
USFS News:
The Commissary Fire on the Pecos/Las Vegas Ranger District continues to burn naturally.
Fire managers are monitoring and managing the fire as a tool to meet multiple resource objectives. The fire grew slowly overnight; the area received .22 of an inch of rain and is now approximately 170 acres.
As Fire Managers continue to wait for conditions to align, area preparations continue. Five Type 1 Hotshot Crews have arrived. Crews will concentrate on building and strengthening the planned area boundary along Forest Road 83.
Several specialized pieces of equipment also have been Read More
Firefighting Humanoid Robot Blasts Flames
Robot suppressing a wood crib fire in a testing laboratory. Courtesy photo
Robot reaching for a fire hose nozzle in a testing laboratory. Courtesy photo
HSNW News:
In fall 2014 in Mobile Bay, Ala., Virginia Tech engineering students made history during a five-minute demo that placed an adult-sized humanoid robot with a hose in front of a live fire aboard a U.S. Navy ship.
The robot located the fire and sprayed water from the hose. Water blasted the flames.
The demo, four years in the making, is part of a new effort by the U.S. Navy to better assist sailors in fighting fires, controlling Read More
NASA Agreements Advance Mars Exploration, Los Alamos Rover Instrument A Key Component
SuperCam builds upon the successful capabilities demonstrated by ChemCam aboard the Curiosity Rover during NASA’s current Mars Mission. SuperCam will allow researchers to sample rocks and other targets from a distance using a laser. In addition to harnessing Los-Alamos developed Laser-Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy (LIBS) technology—which can determine the elemental composition of the target from more than 20 feet away—SuperCam adds another spectrum to its laser for Raman and time-resolved fluorescence spectroscopy. Courtesy/LANL
LANL News:
- SuperCam’s body to be built at Los
Statewide Prison Lockdown Uncovers Weapons, Drugs
A shank found during the recent statewide prison lockdown. Courtesy/NMCD
This weapon was found hidden inside the pipe of a sink during the recent prison lockdown. Courtesy/NMCD
Weapons found hidden inside a shower during the recent statewide prison lockdown. Courtesy/NMCD
NMCD News:
The New Mexico Corrections Department’s (NMCD) statewide lockdown of all 11 prison facilities ended Monday and prison movement has returned to normal.
Visitation will resume as normal this weekend at all facilities. The lockdown was part of an annual event to shakedown every housing unit, cell and inmate Read More
American Federation Of Teachers New Mexico Reacts To 1st District Court Denial Of PED Motion
AFT News:
Ruling is a Victory for All New Mexico Educators, Parents and Students
ALBUQUERQUE – American Federation of Teachers New Mexico President Stephanie Ly released the following statement:
“Today’s ruling from Judge Thomson is a victory for all of New Mexico’s educators, parents, students, and our communities. In denying Secretary Skandera and the Public Education Department’s request to dismiss this lawsuit, an explicit acknowledgement was made that this case, in fact, brings a challenge to the PED’s evaluation system which must be heard.
“Judge Thomson made the correct assessment Read More
