NCRTD Receives Clean FY2014 Audit
NCRTD News:
The North Central Regional Transit District (NCRTD) has received an Unqualified Opinion with no findings and no carryovers as reported in its Fiscal Year 2014 Independent Auditor’s Report.
The findings, which have been verified by the New Mexico State Auditor’s office, were presented today at the NCRTD monthly Board meeting by Farley Vener, President of Hinkle and Landers, P.C., which conducted the audit.
The report issued an Unqualified Opinion with no new findings and no carryovers. A carryover last year was resolved in the current year. The report also found no liquidity issues. Read More
Common Cause Official Discusses Campaign Financing, Ethics In Government At Thursday’s Legislative Preview
Common Cause New Mexico Executive Director Viki Harrison, right, discusses the issues at Thursday’s Legislative Preview in Fuller Lodge. Listening from left, Rep. Stephanie Garcia Richard, Sen. Carlos Cisneros and Rep. Jim Smith. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
Community members turn out for Thursday’s Legislative Preview in Fuller Lodge. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
STAFF REPORT
- Editor’s Note: Read the discussion by Sen. Carlos Cisneros, Rep. Stephanie Garcia Richard and Rep. Jim Smith in Saturday’s edition of the Los
Sig Hecker Presents Free Lecture On Foreign Affairs
Dr. Siegfried S. Hecker
WORLD AFFAIRS:
Dr. Siegfried S. Hecker will give a free public lecture titled “North Korea beyond The Interview; Russia Beyond Crimea.” The lecture is at 6 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 17 at the Church of jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (1967 18th St. in Los Alamos).
“North Korea is building nuclear weapons at an ever accelerating pace,” Hecker said. “Russia is restoring its nuclear arsenal. Whereas U.S.-North Korean relations have never been good, U.S.-Russia relations have moved from cooperaton in the 1990s to confrontation today. Read More
Udall Named Lead Democrat On Appropriations Subcommittee On Interior & Environment
U.S. Sen. Tom Udall
U.S. SENATE News:
WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Sen. Tom Udall announced he will assume the role of the lead Democrat (ranking member) on the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on the Interior, Environment and Related Agencies.
The U.S. Department of the Interior manages America’s vast natural and cultural resources, and holds important jurisdiction in New Mexico through its leadership of the Bureaus of Land Management, Indian Affairs and Reclamation; the National Park Service; and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
As ranking member, Udall will hold a key position Read More
Valles Caldera Elk Hunt Lottery Opens
VCT News:
JEMEZ SPRINGS – Beginning this week and running until midnight March 18, public land hunters may enter the Valles Caldera Trust’s lottery for a chance to hunt for Rocky Mountain elk this fall on the Valles Caldera National Preserve. The Valles Caldera is known nationally for its large elk herds and quality hunting experience.
The number of elk tags for the 2015 hunt has increased to 242 from 226 in 2014 and are divided into 15 separate hunts: four mature bull hunts, nine antlerless hunts and two either sex hunts. For 2015, the Trust also is offering dedicated hunts for youth, women, Read More
PEC Commissioner Karyl Ann Armbruster Of Los Alamos Sworn Into Office
Magistrate Court Judge Pat Casados swears in PEC Commissioner Karyl Ann Armbruster (Dist. 4) this afternoon at the Justice Center. Courtesy photo Read More
Skandera Still Not Listening To Teachers Or Parents; Continues To Push Retention Despite Negative Effects
By Senate Majority Leader Michael S. SanchezSANTA FE – An op-ed by Education Secretary-Designate Hanna Skandera in the Albuquerque Journal this week asks voters to support the Governor’s continued agenda to end social promotion in New Mexico schools.
Skandera tells us that social promotion is a “failed policy” and that when children cannot read at grade level, they should be held back. It doesn’t matter that they may score extremely high in math, because she believes their reading score is the determining factor in whether they should proceed to the Read More
Governor Orders Flags Flown Half-Staff To Honor Rep. Phillip Archuleta
State Rep. Phillip Archuleta
STATE News:
SANTA FE— Gov. Susana Martinez has issued an executive order for flags to be flown at half-staff today from sunrise to sunset, in honor and mourning of State Rep. Phillip Archuleta who passed away Dec. 16.
There will be a public memorial service at 11 a.m., Friday at the New Mexico State Capitol. Rep. Archuleta served the people of the 36th House District.
Governor’s Executive Order:
EXECUTIVE ORDER 2015-001
FLAGS FLOWN AT HALF-STAFF IN HONOR AND MOURNING OF REPRESENTATIVE PHILLIP ARCHULETA
WHEREAS, Representative Phillip Archuleta, who honorably Read More
Heinrich Cosponsors Bill To Ensure Married Same-Sex Couples Are Treated Equally Under Federal Law
U.S. SENATE News:
- “Guaranteeing equal protection under the law is right and just.”
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-N.M., cosponsored S. 29, the Respect for Marriage Act, a bill to ensure all legally-married, same-sex couples are treated equally under federal law.
The bill seeks to fully implement the Supreme Court’s decision striking down the discriminatory Defense of Marriage Act.
“All couples who have solidified their life-long commitment to each other through marriage deserve the same rights and responsibilities regardless of where they live,” Read More
Luján Statement At Start Of 114th Congress
Rep. Ben Ray Luján
CONGRESSIONAL News:
Washington, D.C. – Rep. Ben Ray Luján of New Mexico’s Third District released the following statement Tuesday after being sworn in as a member of the 114th Congress.
“As we start the new Congress it is a tremendous honor to serve the people of New Mexico and to have the opportunity to again represent our great state. In New Mexico we are a family, and to solve the challenges we face we need to work together, from every level of government to the private sector. We all have a role to play and I will be working hard in Washington and in the district Read More
