Senate Majority Office Responds to Gov.’s Budget Proposal
Senate Majority Floor Leader Michael Sanchez
STATE News:
SANTA FE – Today, Gov. Susana Martinez announced her spending recommendations for next fiscal year’s budget. Her $6.07 billion proposal is about $80 million less than the $6.15 billion recommendations proposed by the Legislative Finance Committee (LFC) last week.
LFC proposed pay raises for all state and education workers, while Martinez’s recommendations only call for raises to be given to a certain percentage of state workers and merit pay for educators. Merit pay still continues to be an issue that many Democrats Read More
Governor Introduces Fiscal Year 2015 Budget
STATE News:
- State Budget Geared to Reform Education, Increase Pay for Entering and High-Performing Teachers, Expand Health Care Workforce and Grow Economy
Santa Fe —Today, Gov. Susana Martinez announced her Fiscal Year 2015 budget proposal, which continues the Governor’s commitment to responsible budgeting, particularly during uncertain economic times at the national level. The Governor’s budget calls for significant investments in education reform and a commitment to tackling pressing economic issues head-on – including expanding the health care workforce Read More
Legislative Preview Wednesday at Fuller Lodge
Staff Report
The League of Women Voters of Los Alamos and the American Association of University Women will hold a Legislative Preview 7-9 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 8 at Fuller Lodge, with refreshments at 6:30 p.m. The public is invited to participate.
Rep. Stephanie Garcia Richard and Senators Carlos Cisneros and Richard Martinez have all agreed to attend and share their views on the upcoming session. Also, Kristina Fisher will explain Think New Mexico’s jobs creation initiative and Los Alamos Public Schools Assistant Superintendent Gerry Washburn will discuss the proposed education legislation.
Iceland Trek Featured at Mountaineers’ January Meeting
Steam vents and thermal springs encountered in the highlands along the trek from Skogar to Landmannalaugar. Courtesy/LA Mountaineers
Icebergs floating to the sea at Jokulsarlon. Courtesy/LA Mountaineers
Skogafoss, the spectacular waterfall near Skogar at the start of the trek. Courtesy/LA MountaineersLA MOUNTAINEERS News:
2013 Year of Important Accomplishments, Improvements for NNSA
NNSA Washington, D.C. Courtesy/NNSA
NNSA News:
WASHINGTON, D.C. – As 2014 begins, the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) released a list of some of its most important accomplishments and improvements over the past year. NNSA reached significant milestones in the areas of nonproliferation and counterterrorism, made a host of significant achievements through its work with the United States’ nuclear weapons stockpile, and saw improved operations throughout the complex.
“In 2013, even with a challenging budget situation, NNSA’s successes ensured that the United States’ Read More
Lujan Grisham Urges Renewal of Federal Unemployment Insurance
U.S. Rep. Michelle Lujan Grisham
CONGRESSIONAL NEWS:
ALBUQUERQUE – U.S. Rep. Michelle Lujan Grisham, N.M.-01 continues to urge Congress to renew federal unemployment insurance following a report finding that the expiration of the program on Dec. 28 has already cost the New Mexico economy more than $1.7 million.
The analysis, prepared by the House Ways and Means Committee Democrats, spells out how much federal funding each state is going without in the first week since the federal Emergency Unemployment Compensation (EUC) program expired.
In New Mexico, 6,000 jobseekers lost an Read More
New Year’s Resolution: Save for College in 2014, Borrow Less in Future
Secretary of Higher Education Jose Garcia
STATE News:
- NM Higher Education Secretary encourages parents to invest in children’s future through state 529 college savings plan
SANTA FE – As a new year begins, Secretary of Higher Education Jose Garcia is encouraging parents to make their New Year’s resolution count – by opening a state 529 college savings plan and investing in their kids’ future.
“So many students have to grapple with crushing debt from their student loans. But it doesn’t have to be that way,” Garcia said. “As a parent, you can save your children a whole lot of problems by investing Read More
Governor Unveils Proposals to Aid High Tech Start-ups
Gov. Susana Martinez
STATE News:
ALBUQUERQUE—Gov. Susana Martinez announced Friday, the latest in a series of proposals designed to attract and develop new research, innovation and high-tech firms in New Mexico.
Specifically, the Governor is proposing to improve the tax treatment of innovation activities by expanding the use of the Angel Investment Credit, allowing for greater private investment in small New Mexico start-ups, and reforming the Technology Jobs Tax Credit and the current, relatively unused Research and Development Small Business Tax Credit to better support Read More
Senator Introduces Legislation Eliminating Secretary of Education Post
Sen. Michael Padilla
State News:
SANTA FE — Sen. Michael Padilla, D-Bernalillo, a member of the Senate Education Committee, has introduced Senate Joint Resolution 2 (SJR2), proposing education reforms that will, in Padilla’s words, “take politics out of public education in New Mexico.”
This legislation calls for: the elimination of the Secretary of Education position in the Governor’s Cabinet, implements a non-partisan State Board of Public Education, calls for the creation of a state superintendent of public education hired by the board, and places public education in the hands of education Read More
