National Weather Service Update
Courtesy/NWSThe National Weather Service reports the following update:
Event:
Type – Upper level disturbance to bring additional snow, strong winds, and a reinforcement of colder air.
Timing – Tonight / Sunday / Monday.
Location – Snow concentrated over northern and northwestern New Mexico. Cold air will impact all of New Mexico, especially northern parts of the state.
Overview:
An upper level disturbance will move over northern New Mexico, allowing snow to spread over the northern mountains and northwest to west central portions of the state tonight through Sunday. Periods Read More
Kristy Ortega Among United Way Officials Meeting with Governor
Gov. Susana Martinez, left, with Kristy Ortega, executive director of United Way of Northern New Mexico. Courtesy photoUWNNM News:
United Way of Northern New Mexico was among several United Ways of New Mexico Association (UWNMA) members who met with Gov. Susana Martinez Dec. 2 in Santa Fe. The UWNMA gave a presentation outlining the work of the association throughout the state, such as the 2-1-1 Help Line and Tax Help New Mexico, as well as local program highlights.
There are nine members of the UWNMA, representing every county in the state. United Way organizations are independent but are also Read More
Udall Issues Statement on Renewable Energy
Sen. Tom Udall
U.S. SENATE News:
ALBUQUERQUE – Thursday, Sen. Tom Udall, D-N.M., welcomed the president’s “Presidential Memorandum,” challenging federal agencies to nearly triple their renewable energy consumption to 20 percent by 2020.
Udall, who has led the effort to set a national Renewable Electricity Standard (RES), requiring utilities to generate 25 percent of their power from renewable sources by 2025, issued the following statement:
“The United States should lead the world in clean energy jobs, innovation and in efforts to fight global Read More
LANL: Neutron Stars’ X-ray Superbursts Mystify, Inspire Los Alamos Scientists
Neutron star. Courtesy/LANL
LANL News:
- New neutrino cooling theory changes understanding of stars’ surface
Massive X-ray superbursts near the surface of neutron stars are providing a unique window into the operation of fundamental forces of nature under extreme conditions.
“Scientists are intrigued by what exactly powers these massive explosions, and understanding this would yield important insights about the fundamental forces in nature, especially on the astronomical/cosmological scale,” said Peter Moller of Los Alamos National Laboratory’s Theoretical Division.
A neutron Read More
Veterans Get 1.5 Percent Cost-of-Living Increase
U.S. Rep. Michelle Lujan Grisham
CONGRESSIONAL News
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Rep. Michelle Lujan Grisham (NM-01) announced that veterans, their families and survivors who receive disability compensation and pension benefits from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) will receive a 1.5 percent cost-of-living increase in their monthly payments beginning Jan. 1, 2014.
“New Mexico’s veterans, their families and their survivors have sacrificed a great deal in service to our country, and they deserve the added financial stability that next year’s cost-of-living increase will provide,” Read More
Udall Hosts Women’s Career Success Conference
Sen. Tom Udall at a previous Women’s Career Success Conference held in October. Courtesy photo
STATE News:
ALBUQUERQUE – The Office of U.S. Sen. Tom Udall and Central New Mexico Community College (CNM) is hosting an additional Women’s Career Success Conference at 9 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 12.
The Women’s Career Success Conference will bring together businesses, nonprofit organizations and federal agency officials to help women in New Mexico learn how to enhance their careers and increase their competitiveness in the job market.
Space is limited, so women interested in attending Read More
More Than 122 Million Returns e-Filed in 2013
IRS News:
PHOENIX – The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) recently announced a milestone for IRS e-file: more than 122 million returns were e-filed during 2013.
This year, the IRS received more than 45.2 million returns from those who prepared and e-filed their own returns on home computers, up from 43.2 million a year earlier, an increase of 4.6 percent. E-filed returns from tax professionals increased slightly, totaling more than 77 million returns. Whether they are self prepared or prepared by a tax return preparer, 91 percent of all tax returns filed by individuals are prepared on computers Read More
Governor Proposes Medical Care Investments
Gov. Susana Martinez
STATE News:
ALBUQUERQUE – Wednesday, Gov. Susana Martinez proposed a nearly $2.5 million dollar investment to further prepare New Mexico to confront unprecedented changes in health care and connect New Mexicans in rural areas with the health care they need. Martinez proposed to allocate $2.5 million to expand the family practice residency and nurse practitioner programs at the University of New Mexico.
Martinez also recently proposed to establish $600,000 in grant funding to connect rural New Mexico’s patients and providers with telemedical services. This grant Read More
Udall Presents Two New Mexico Consortium Outstanding Achievement Awards for Mentored Research
Sangeeta Negi works with Dr. Richard Sayre, a joint NMC-LANL scientist. Courtesy/LANL
Loreen Lamoureux of UNM. Photo by Ann Kuiper
LANL News:
- Sangeeta Negi of the NMC and Loreen Lamoureux of UNM to receive awards for their work in Algal Bio-technology and Bio-medical Engineering.
Senator Tom Udall will recognize Dr. Sangeeta Negi of the New Mexico Consortium (NMC) for achieving a two-fold increase in bio-mass productivity in algae this Friday. Loreen Lamoureux, a graduate student at the University of New Mexico (UNM) will be recognized for her work on rapid E. coli detection methods. Read More
Special Event at Governor’s Residence Applauds Quality
2013 New Mexico Performance Excellence Award recipients were congratulated and volunteer Board of Examiners thanked at a special event Dec. 2 at the Governor’s Residence in Santa Fe. From left, Gene Schmidt (Los Alamos Public Schools), Kelly VanDerpoel (QNM Volunteer), Bill Wadt (LANL Foundation), Anne Kain (LANB), Lt. Gov. John Sanchez, Mihaela Popa-Simil (LANL Foundation), Liviu Popa-Simil, Gaylyn Meyers (Los Alamos County Utilities), Leo Ortiz (Los Alamos County.) President Steve Wells of Los Alamos National Bank also attended and congratulated the 2013 NM Performance Read More
