Energy Secretary Moniz Dedicates World’s Brightest Synchrotron Light Source
Brookhaven National Lab’s National Synchrotron Light Source II (NSLS-II). Courtesy/BNL
DOE News:
- NSLS-II at Brookhaven National Lab will Accelerate Unprecedented Advances in Energy, Environmental Science, and Medicine
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Secretary Ernest Moniz today dedicated the world’s most advanced light source, the National Synchrotron Light Source II (NSLS-II) at Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL).
Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz
The NSLS-II is a $912-million DOE Office of Science User Facility that produces extremely bright beams Read More
Los Alamos Hilltalkers Seek Judges, Food Donations For State Speech And Debate Tournament Feb. 26-28
Hilltalkers Speech and Debate Team. Courtesy/LAHS
LAMS Hawktalkers Speech and Debate Team. Courtesy/LAMS
LAHS News:
Judges are needed for the upcoming New Mexico State Speech and Debate Tournament in which more than 350 students from all corners of the state will converge on Los Alamos to fight for state titles
The Los Alamos High School Hilltalkers, Los Alamos Middle School Hawktalkers and Jemez Home School speech and debate teams are hosting the tournament schduled for 3-9:30 p.m. Feb 26 at LAHS, 3-9:30 p.m. Feb. 27 and 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Feb. 28 at LAMS. A Model Congress Tournament is set for 9 Read More
Legislators Seek To Close Dangerous Loophole
Rep. Kelly Fajardo
STATE News:
SANTA FE – The New Mexico House of Representatives has passed a bill to close a dangerous loophole that allows child predators, to send pictures of another person’s naked body to anyone younger than 16 years old, without criminal penalties.
“Democrats and Republicans in the House came together to close this dangerous loophole that allows sexual predators to get off the hook,” said Rep. Kelly Fajardo, the bill’s sponsor. “Now it is time for the Senate to act.”
Currently, “predators” who send a picture of “their own” genitalia to a child Read More
Project Reach Completes Photographic Work In Room 7, Panel 7
Project Reach team members work to obtain video of emplaced waste located in Panel 7, Room 7 where the radiological event occurred. Courtesy/WIPP
WIPP News:
Photographic work in support of the Accident Investigation Board (AIB) has been completed in Room 7 Panel 7, the location of the Feb. 14, 2014, radiological event at WIPP.
Using Project Reach, a specially designed and manufactured 90-foot composite boom equipped with high resolution photographic equipment, WIPP employees completed video mapping of all waste stacks and packages in Room 7. Waste in the WIPP underground facility is stacked Read More
IRS Warns Against Erroneously Claiming Tax Credits
IRS News:
While falsely inflating income on tax returns may seem an enticing way to get tax credits, the reality is the consequences could be extremely costly.
No wonder erroneously claiming tax credits is one of the items on the Internal Revenue Services’ (IRS) “Dirty Dozen” list for the 2015 tax filing season. This scam involves inflating or including income on a tax return that was never earned, either as wages or as self-employment income, usually in order to maximize refundable credits.
Just like falsely claiming an expense or deduction you did not pay, claiming income you did not earn in Read More
Report: Positive Energy Solar State’s Top Installer
Solar panels. Courtesy/PES
STATE News:
SANTA FE – Using solar tax credit data, the Energy, Minerals and Natural Resource Department (EMNRD) reports that state residents have invested more than $30 million in this energy resource from 2009-2014 and Positive Energy Solar has installed the lion’s share of those residential rooftop panels.
“It’s clear from customer demand that New Mexicans want clean, affordable energy,” Positive Energy Solar CEO Regina Wheeler said. “What’s not clear is whether or not the state will continue to support this growing industry. The tax credits that helped Read More
U.S. Sen. Tom Udall Leads Push To Expand Access To Early Childhood Education
U.S. Sen. Tom Udall
U.S. SENATE News:
- PRE-K Act Strengthens High-Quality Early Learning Programs Across New Mexico
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Sen. Tom Udall announced that he has joined several senators in introducing legislation to expand access to high-quality early learning programs for children from birth to age five.
The Providing Resources Early for Kids (PRE-K) Act helps more kids arrive at kindergarten ready to succeed by establishing a federal-state partnership that incentivizes states to improve the quality of their preschool programs and expand to serve more children Read More
Conservation Voters New Mexico Releases 2015 Legislative Priorities
CVNM News:
SANTA FE—Conservation Voters New Mexico (CVNM) will be advocating for or against a myriad of bills at the Roundhouse during the 2015 New Mexico legislative session.
CVNM’s legislative priorities are outlined in the first edition of CVNM’s legislative agenda, which covers issues such as air quality, water, energy and climate change, effective government, environmental justice, wildlife and habitat conservation. The agenda is attached and can be found on CVNM’s website at www.CVNM.org.
“New Mexicans across the political spectrum care about creating jobs that support Read More
Radioactive Fireflies Take 2nd At State Championship
Front row from left, Eden Schmierer, Coach Karen Doebling and Natalie Aulwes. Back row from left, Emily Holmes, Eleanor Henderson, Katie Herrmann, Maddie Ovaska and Sophia Mamula. Photo by Brad Henderson
In the Junior FLL Expo, the Atomic Flying Pickle Minions won the ‘Against All Odds’ award. Their ‘Think Tank’ project was about learning to ice skate with the Ice Scooter Skating Aid. From left, Magellan Bronson, Joseph Doebling, Timothy Rousculp and Coach Chris Rousculp. Photo by Rita Bronson
FLL News:
The Radioactive Fireflies FIRST LEGO League (FLL) Team won Read More
Letter to the Editor: Stick To Facts About Right-To-Work
RODOLFO “RUDY” S. MARTINEZAs I watch this year’s legislative session, I am concerned with the misinformed claims made by Republican Governor Martinez that have made right-to-work/anti-worker legislation her top priority. When I think of all the issues we face here in our state in building a healthy economy I am appalled that the Governor will be attacking our working families.
When the governor says right-to-work (RTW) is one of several hurdles New Mexico faces in attempting to become more economically Read More
