NMDOT Working Hard To Keep Roads Clear
NMDOT News:
SANTA FE – The New Mexico Department of Transportation (NMDOT) is working hard to keep state maintained roads safe and clear as snow continues to fall in many portions of New Mexico.
The NMDOT snow removal crews are concentrating their attention on the main thoroughfares (interstates and state highways) at this time as these roads are the heaviest traveled.
The NMDOT has approximately 800 team members on our snow removal crews. They operate in 12 hour shifts around the clock during inclement weather incidents.
Motorists are urged to be careful Read More
Los Alamos Native Is Military Spouse Of The Year
COMMUNITY News:
CAPE MAY, N.J. – Los Alamos native Jill Simcox has been selected as the Coast Guard District Five Spouse of the year and has advanced to the semi-final round to be considered for the National Military Spouse of the Year award.
Simcox, whose husband is a Company Commander at U.S. Coast Guard Training Center Cape May, is an active member of the Jersey Cape Military Spouses Club and committee head for its membership. She served as president of the Club in 2013, and has been a member for nearly four years.
Simcox is a member of the Cape May City Board of Education and volunteers Read More
Wreck Closes N.M. 84/285 Camel Rock To Santa Fe
News Alert:
Motorists are reporting that N.M. 84/285 is shut down completely in both directions between Camel Rock and Santa Fe due to multiple car accidents.
Travelers are advised to avoid this area as weather conditions continue to worsen.
Bandelier Has Closed For Today
BANDELIER News:
Bandelier National Monument has announced that it is now closed for today due to the snow storm falling on the area.
IRS Warns New Mexicans: Beware Of ‘Biggest Refund In Town’ Promise
IRS News:
PHOENIX — The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is warning New Mexico taxpayers to be on the lookout for unscrupulous tax return preparers pushing inflated tax refund claims.
This scam remains on the annual list of tax scams known as the “Dirty Dozen” for the 2015 filing season.
“Every filing season, scam artists lure victims in by promising outlandish refunds,” IRS Commissioner John Koskinen said. “Taxpayers should be wary of anyone who asks them to sign a blank return, promise a big refund before looking at their records, or charge fees based on a percentage of the refund.” Read More
Report: Fracking Rules Violators Operate In New Mexico
Sanders Moore, director of Environment New Mexico Research & Policy Center. Courtesy photo
STATE News:
WPX Energy was among the top fracking violators examined in a new report, breaking health and environmental rules in nearly half the wells it drilled in Pennsylvania. WPX Energy is one of the top gas producers in New Mexico.
The Environment New Mexico Research & Policy Center analysis, Fracking Failures: Oil and Gas Industry Environmental Violations in Pennsylvania and What They Mean for the U.S., reveals that Fortune 500 companies, smaller firms, and even businesses who tout Read More
Heinrich On CIA Efforts To Cover Up Torture Report
U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich
U.S. SENATE News:
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-N.M., a member of the U.S. Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, issued the following statement in response to efforts to cover up the facts of the committee’s report on the CIA detention and interrogation program:
“It would be unprecedented and misguided for the Executive Branch to relinquish its copies of the full committee report. I’ve always believed the committee’s full report on the CIA detention and interrogation program should be publicly released. Read More
Senate Approves Keystone XL Pipeline
U.S. SENATE News:
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Senate today passed legislation to approve the Keystone XL pipeline with a 62-36 vote. U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-N.M., a member of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, released the following statement after voting against the measure:
“Tar sands are not the right choice to meet our future energy needs. Instead of focusing on the past, which the Keystone XL Pipeline represents, we need to look to the future of clean energy technologies and the domestic jobs they support. Our national energy policy should be focused on two fundamental Read More
ProgressNow Banned From Speaking Today In Right-To-Work Hearing
ProgressNowNM’s Alex Curtas during House Business and Employment Committee public comment. Courtesy/ProgressNowNM
ProgressNowNM News:
SANTA FE – ProgressNowNM issued a news release today saying that after allowing members of the public to read letters from business leaders and employees across the state, the Chair of the House Business and Employment Committee told ProgressNowNM’s communications director he could not read an email between the sponsor’s expert witness and political operatives discussing right-to-work legislation, then had him removed from the microphone.
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Annual DWI March Of Hope And Sorrow Feb. 17
