Udall, Heinrich Urge IRS To Make Paper Tax Forms Available To Rural New Mexicans
U.S. SENATE News:IRS: Taxes, Ex-Spouse Benefits And You
By RHONDA ROMEROApril 14 is both Ex-Spouse Day and the eve of tax day. These two observances are doubly important if you are an ex-spouse, because Social Security pays benefits to eligible former spouses, and you may need to claim this income on your tax forms.
If you are age 62, unmarried, and divorced from someone entitled to Social Security retirement or disability benefits, you may be eligible to receive benefits based on his or her record. To be eligible, you must have been married to your ex-spouse for 10 years or more. If you have since Read More
New Mexico Is My Home
Comb Morion helmet, probably Spanish or Italian, 16-17th centuries of the type worn by the Spanish conquistadores. On loan from a private collection to the Millicent Rogers Museum. Courtesy photo
MRM News:
The Millicent Rogers Museum (MRM) in Taos has announced a special exhibition, “New Mexico is My Home”, opening Friday, March 27 and continuing until June 28.
The exhibition is featuring more than 50 objects borrowed from private collections that chronicle the history and cultures of New Mexico and the Southwest. The exhibition begins with early maps relating to the first Read More
Udall, Rubio, Heinrich, Menendez And Grijalva Introduce Bill To Promote Historic Preservation Education
U.S. SENATE News:
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Monday, U.S. Senators Tom Udall, D-N.M., Marco Rubio, R-Fla., Martin Heinrich, D-N.M. and Bob Menendez, D-N.J. and U.S. Rep. Raúl Grijalva, D-Ariz. introduced a bipartisan bill to give colleges and universities with a high enrollment of Hispanic students access to a grant program that encourages students to engage in historical and cultural projects.
The Preservation Research at Institutions Serving Minorities (PRISM) Act would amend the National Historic Preservation Act by expanding eligibility to include Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSIs) Read More
Anti-Conservation Bills Defeated In 2015 Legislature
CVNM News:
SANTA FE — Conservation Voters New Mexico (CVNM) advocated for or against 89 bills at the Roundhouse during the 2015 New Mexico legislative session.
CVNM and our allies successfully defeated 100 percent of the anti-conservation bills that attacked common-sense laws that protect our families and communities for the 11th year in a row.
CVNM and our allies in the Environmental Alliance of New Mexico joined together to successfully pass an eight-year extension of the solar development tax credit. SB 391, sponsored by Sen. Stewart is critical to advancing development of solar energy Read More
Study: New Mexico Most Federally Dependent State
WALLETHUB News:
A WalletHub study reveals that New Mexico is the most federally dependent state.
In order to identify which states most and least depend on the federal government, WalletHub analyzed the 50 U.S. states across four key metrics, including:
- the return on taxes paid to the federal government;
- federal funding as a percentage of state revenue;
- the number of federal employees per capita; and
- the number of civilian non-defense federal employees per capita.
How Federally Dependent Is New Mexico? (1=Least, 25 =Avg.):
- 46th – Highest Return on Federal Income Tax
- 42nd – Lowest Independent
U.S. Rep. Lujan Grisham Highlights Positive Effects Of Medicaid Expansion
Rep. Michelle Lujan Grisham
U.S. CONGRESSIONAL News:
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Rep. Michelle Lujan Grisham, D-N.M., marked the anniversary of the Affordable Care Act by highlighting how hundreds of thousands of New Mexico families are benefiting from the expansion of Medicaid.
An additional 230,000 New Mexicans have gained health coverage through Medicaid and the federal children’s health insurance program – a 50-percent increase over 18 months.
“I am pushing Congress to make needed improvements to the Affordable Care Act so health care is more accessible to average families,” Lujan Read More
Heinrich, Udall Introduce Bill To Boost Funding For Laboratory Directed R&D Program
U.S. SENTATE News:
- LDRD program advances frontiers of science and engineering, invests in critical national security missions, helps recruit and retain staff for national laboratories
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich, D-N.M. and Tom Udall, D-N.M. introduced S.830, the LDRD Enhancement Act of 2015, a bill to increase the maximum percentage each laboratory director may set aside for Laboratory Directed Research and Development (LDRD) from 6 to 10 percent of the lab’s budget.
The U.S. Department of Energy’s discretionary LDRD program advances the Read More
Los Alamos Middle School Student Nora Cullinan Places 4th At State Spelling Bee
Nora Cullinan with her Los Alamos County Spelling Bee trophy. Courtesy photo
Education News:
Los Alamos County Spelling Bee Champion Nora Cullinan tied for fourth place at the New Mexico State Spelling Bee this Saturday. This is the highest state finish for a Los Alamos speller in recent memory.
An eighth grade student at Los Alamos Middle School, Cullinan took second place in the Middle School Bee to advance to the County Bee, which she won with the word “hippopotamus.”
To prepare for the State Bee, Cullinan studied a list of more than 1,100 words provided by Scripps, the organizers
Udall On Fifth Anniversary Of Affordable Care Act
U.S. Sen. Tom Udall 
