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Denish: Removing Tax On Tipped Wages

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By DIANE DENISH
Corner to Corner
© 2024 New Mexico News Services

The policy debate in the presidential election has a new focus: removing taxes on tips for tipped wage earners.

Both candidates announced their proposals to eliminate taxes on tips in Nevada, which has the highest workforce percentage of tipped workers at 5%. New Mexico’s percentage of tipped workers is 3.5%.

Harris’s announcement was different because it also included a pledge to raise the federal minimum wage.

This is a great sound bite for rallies and commercials, but behind the scenes it is more complicated.

A tipped wage earner Read More

New Mexico Issues Consumer Health And Safety Advisory … Recalls Cannabis Products Over Contamination Concerns

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NMRLD News:

SANTA FE — The New Mexico Cannabis Control Division (CCD) has issued a consumer health and safety advisory after identifying contaminated cannabis flower (bud/shake/trim) that tested positive for a prohibited pesticide.

The affected products, produced and sold by WH Agriculture, LLC DBA Maggie’s Farm, were distributed to cannabis retailers between March 6, 2024, and Aug. 1, 2024. A full list of package IDs as well as a list of retail locations that received the products can be found below. 

The licensee has been ordered to immediately remove any cannabis products linked to parent Read More

Robinson: Science Rescues Ailing Chile Industry

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By SHERRY ROBINSON
All She Wrote
© 2024 New Mexico News Services

My local purveyor of roasted green chile has crowds of people waiting for their coveted yearly sack.

Just as predictable as the crowds are the doomsday predictions. This year it was “The chile crisis: Declining production amid labor, water challenges” from the Albuquerque Journal. Every year we hear about issues for growers, about threats to the state’s legacy as the nation’s largest chile producer.

One towering factor is trying to find workers. Here’s a job description posted on the U.S. Department of Labor website: “Hand pick Read More

LACF And Los Alamos Daily Post Partner To Adopt Downtown Central Avenue To Help Keep It Litter Free

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The Los Alamos Daily Post (Post) and Los Alamos Community Foundation (LACF) have partnered to adopt Central Avenue to help keep it litter free. The group gathered Saturday morning near their ‘Adopt A Road’ signs at the roundabout to pick up litter along Central Avenue. From left, LACF members David Izraelevitz and Pat Soran, Post’s Nate Limback, LACF’s Liz Martineau and Diana Martinez, friend Gordon McDonough, Post’s Páya Pavlíková and Delbert Romero, LACF’s Rick Reiss and Post’s Kirsten Laskey. The Los Alamos County Adopt A Road Program provides a great opportunity for volunteer and sponsor Read More

Pig+Fig Cafe Closing Today Due To Plumbing Emergency

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Pumbing emergency underway at Pig+Fig Cafe at 11 Sherwood Blvd in White Rock. The restaurant will reopen at 7  a.m. Monday, Sept. 9. Courtesy image

Pig+Fig News:

Pig+Fig Cafe is closing unexpectedly today due to a plumbing emergency.

The restaurant apologizes for the inconvenience and looks forward to serving guests again during regular hours of 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. beginning Monday, Sept. 9.

Visit pigandfigcafe.com. Read More

SALA Introduces Versatile New Event Space ‘The Hill’

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View of SALA’s newest and most versatile space ‘The Hill’ now available to the community. Courtesy/SALA

View of SALA’s newest and most versatile space ‘The Hill’ now available to the community. Courtesy/SALA

SALA News:

SALA Event Center has unveiled “The Hill”, its newest and most versatile space, now available for the community to use. This flexible, flat venue is a key part of SALA’s Phase 2 plans to transform the space into an immersive theater experience.

“The Hill” offers a unique environment for various events, from community meetings and workshops to celebrations and corporate functions. Read More

Stansbury Champions Small Businesses In New Legislation

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From the Office of U.S. Rep. Melanie Stansbury:

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Rep. Melanie Stansbury (NM-01) Friday introduced the Innovation and Empowerment for Startups Act creating grant programs for incubators and accelerators across the country to support women-owned and rural businesses.

“Small businesses run our country, grow our communities, and strengthen the working class,” Rep. Melanie Stansbury (NM-01) said. “With a focus on women-owned and rural businesses, the grants established by the Innovation and Empowerment for Startups Act will create more pathways for Americans to Read More

Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham Appoints Rob Black As New Mexico Secretary Of Economic Development

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Rob Black

From the Office of the Governor:

SANTA FE – Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham today appointed Rob Black as Cabinet Secretary of the Economic Development Department, ushering in a bold new era of leadership at the agency charged with spurring private investment and growing new jobs New Mexico.

Black, a seasoned public policy and community relations expert with extensive experience in the private and public sectors, will assume the role Sept. 16.

With more than 25 years of professional experience in New Mexico and California, Black has a demonstrated track record of driving economic growth, Read More

LAMC To Host Free Drive-Thru Flu Shot Clinic Saturday Oct. 5

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LAMC News:

Los Alamos Medical Center (LAMC) has announced it will once again host its annual free drive-thru community flu shot clinic, 8 a.m. to noon Saturday, Oct. 5 at the hospital at 3917 West Road.

The flu vaccine will be administered in a drive-thru configuration that will not require people to get out of their vehicle. This clinic is for ages 18 and older only; children will not be inoculated. High-dose vaccines will be available for those 65 and older, as supplies last.

Attendees are asked to follow the signage at the hospital and follow instructions to receive their free vaccination. While Read More