Udall Secures Critical Funding for Labs, WIPP
Sen. Tom Udall
U.S. SENATE News:
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Tuesday, Sen. Tom Udall, D-N.M., joined the Energy and Water Appropriations Subcommittee in approving a bill that provides critical Fiscal Year 2015 funding for New Mexico’s national labs, the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP), and other Department of Energy (DOE) and water-related programs important to the state.
The full committee will vote on the bill as early as this week.
As a member of the subcommittee, Udall was instrumental in securing full funding for key DOE programs at Los Alamos and Sandia national Read More
Los Alamos Post Office Listed in State Register of Cultural Properties
COUNTY News:
State and National Register Coordinator Steven Moffson of the New Mexico Historic Preservation Division has announced that the Los Alamos Post Office was listed June 13 in the State Register of Cultural Properties by the Cultural Properties Review Committee (CPRC).
The Los Alamos Post Office opened in its present location at 199 Central Park Square in downtown Los Alamos in November 1948, on the site of the Ranch School Trading Post. The CPRC also will recommend that it be forwarded for consideration to the National Register.
The CPRC was created by the Cultural Properties Act Read More
NMDOT Commission Meets in Cimarron June 19
NMDT News:
The policy making board of the New Mexico Department of Transportation will hold its monthly public meeting in Cimarron on Thursday, June 19.
The meeting will begin at 8:30 a.m. at The Hardesty Casa Central, located at 39 Sombra Dr.
Action items on the agenda include:
- FY 2015 Annual Office of Inspector General Audit Plan
- FY 2014-2017 STIP Amendment 5
- Debt Management Policy
State Transportation Commission meetings provide residents of local communities the opportunity to discusstransportation needs and projects with Transportation Commissioners and officials from The Read More
Two Los Alamos Eateries Make Top 50 Breakfast Burritos List
State News:
Monday, Gov. Susana Martinez unveiled the New Mexico True Breakfast Burrito Byway’s Top 50 burritos that earned a spot on the map.
Two Los Alamos restuarants earned a place on the list: Violas and Chile Works, both located on Trinity Drive.
“New Mexico’s delicious, unique, authentic cuisine is one of the many things that draw visitors to our state,” Martinez said. “The New Mexico True Breakfast Burrito Byway is a fun and exciting way to highlight our incredible cuisine, promote tourism and help bring even more dollars to New Mexico restaurants.” Read More
Governor’s Former Campaign Manager Pleads Guilty to Computer Intrusion and False Statement Charges
Jamie Estrada
FBI News:
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Jamie Estrada, 41, of Los Lunas pleaded guilty Monday afternoon to the unlawful interception of electronic communications and false statement charges arising out of the unlawful interception of wire communications intended for others, including New Mexico Gov. Susana Martinez and members of her staff.
In announcing Estrada’s guilty plea, U.S. Attorney Damon P. Martinez said, “Each and every one of us has a right and an expectation of privacy in our electronic communications, including our e-mails, and those who violate the law by diverting, stealing,
DOE Launches ‘How Energy Works Week’ at Energy.gov
DOE News:
- Learn the Ins and Outs of Game-Changing Energy Technologies
WASHINGTON, D.C. – This week DOE is celebrating the launch of a new series on Energy.gov: How Energy Works. Each day DOE will break down the inner workings of a different energy technology – including particle accelerators, microgrids, 3D printers and wind turbines – while presenting the public with daily opportunities to ask leading experts about the technology of the day on Twitter at 2 p.m. ET. Use the hashtag #HowEnergyWorks on social media to stay engaged throughout the week.
Schedule:
- Tuesday, June 17
IRS Adopts ‘Taxpayer Bill of Rights’
IRS Commissioner John A. Koskinen
IRS News:
PHOENIX – The Internal Revenue Service has announced the adoption of a “Taxpayer Bill of Rights” that will become a cornerstone document to provide the nation’s taxpayers with a better understanding of their rights.
The Taxpayer Bill of Rights takes the multiple existing rights embedded in the tax code and groups them into 10 broad categories, making them more visible and easier for taxpayers to find on IRS.gov.
Publication 1, “Your Rights as a Taxpayer,” has been updated with the 10 rights and will be sent Read More
Governor Announces Critical Reforms to Support Teacher Preparation in New Mexico
Gov. Susana Martinez
EDUCATION News:
- Report Cards for Teacher Prep Programs Part of Reforms Supported By Higher Education Leaders
LAS CRUCES – Gov. Susana Martinez joined education leaders from several colleges and universities Tuesday to announce key reforms aimed at supporting teacher and principal preparation programs.
Every year, six schools of education from around the state graduate about 1,000 students who become teachers in New Mexico classrooms. These new initiatives will raise standards to better prepare teachers and will also allow teacher preparation programs Read More
The Internet’s Next Big Idea: Connecting People, Information and Things
Image Courtesy/NIST
NIST News:
In the early 1990s, a Web page consisted of crude, rainbow-colored, text-filled boxes that “hyperlinked” to more text. Today, your Internet-enabled smartphone not only gives you access to libraries’ worth of information, but also helps you navigate the physical world.
Cyber-physical systems, also called the Internet of Things, are the next big advance for our use of the web. They allow complex systems of feedback and control that can help a robot coordinate Read More
United Church of Los Alamos Mexico Mission Volunteers Construct Homes For Families
United Church of Los Alamos and Unitarian Church members at a home building trip in April in Puerto Peñasco. Courtesy photo
During their April trip to Puerto Peñasco, the group built a double size home for a family of six previously living in a one room home. Courtesy photo
A profound sense of fulfillment experienced by Los Alamos youth and adults who build homes for Mexican families living in dreadful circumstances draws many to volunteer year after year.
Laura and Randy Erickson have participated in 32 of these annual week-long trips and helped build the
