Politics

Attorney General Balderas Announces Charities Compliance Sweep In New Mexico

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Attorney General Hector Balderas
 
AG News:
 
ALBUQUERQUE ― Tuesday, Attorney General Hector Balderas announced he is launching the New Mexico Charities Compliance Sweep.
 
The Office of the Attorney General has started sending out notices to charities across the state that are delinquent in their registration and reporting requirements as required by the Charitable Solicitations Act. The sweep offers delinquent charities the opportunity to come into compliance without having to face formal legal action.  
 
“New Mexicans who open their hearts
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DeBenedittis Calls For New Mexico Governor And Legislators To Lead On Net Neutrality

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Peter DeBenedittis

From the Office of gubernatorial candidate Peter DeBenedittis:

Stating that “The new Federal Communications Commission appointees have shown their true colors and sold out Internet users, small businesses, and free speech by eliminating net neutrality,” Progressive Democratic candidate for governor, Dr. Peter DeBenedittis, is calling on Gov. Susana Martinez and the New Mexico State Legislators to take the lead where regulators in DC have failed.

The new rules passed by the FCC allow internet service providers to block or charge more for any content they choose.

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Reporters Without Borders Round-Up: 65 Journalists Killed In 2017, 326 Kept In Prison, 54 Held Hostage

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RSF News:

The number of women journalists murdered in 2017 has doubled…

Reporters Without Borders (RSF) is releasing its annual round-up of violence and abuses against journalists throughout the world. A total of 65 journalists were killed in 2017, 326 are in prison and 54 are held hostage. 

The 65 journalists who were killed were either fatally injured in the course of their work (for example, in an artillery bombardment) or were murdered because their reporting angered someone. The murdered reporters were the majority – 60 percent of the total figure.

Although these figures

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AG Balderas Joins 20 Attorneys General Urging Congress To Swiftly Pass Clean Dream Act To Protect Dreamers

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Attorney General Balderas
 
AG News:
 
WASHINGTON, D.C. — As the holiday district work period for Congress approaches, Attorney General Balderas joined 19 other Attorneys General on the statement released below urging Congress to pass the Dream Act before adjourning.
 
The statement reads:
 
“As our states’ chief legal officers, we urge Congress to pass the Dream Act before adjourning for the holidays. Congress must act to address the status of the youth and young adults who were brought into our country as children and who now live, work and attend school in our
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Andrea Romero To Run For NM State House Dist. 46

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Andrea Romero

POLITICAL News:

Romero will challenge incumbent Carl Trujillo in the Democratic Primary 

SANTA FE – Andrea Romero, the director of the Regional Coalition of LANL Communities, and an entrepreneur with deep roots in northern New Mexico has announced her candidacy for New Mexico State House District 46. Romero will challenge incumbent Carl Trujillo in the June 5, 2018 Democratic Primary.

“Northern New Mexico is my heart and home. I am running because we need a leader who can bring people together to solve our most serious challenges. I care deeply about the people in this area Read More

Pearce Votes To Pass Tax Reform Bill

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U.S. Rep. Steve Pearce

From the Office of U.S. Rep. Stave Pearce:

Washington, D.C. – The U.S. House of Representatives today voted to pass the House and Senate Conference Committee final report on the compromised version of the Tax Cuts & Jobs Act:

“Today, the House passed historic legislation to completely overhaul our nation’s tax code for the first time in 30 years. Passage of this bill moves us one step closer to helping lower- and middle-class families in New Mexico keep more money in their pockets,” U.S. Rep. Steve Pearce said. “This will allow New Mexicans to move closer to their goals Read More

Spencer: Tragedy In Aztec, Revisited

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By KHAL SPENCER
Los Alamos

Stephanie Nakhleh asks some good questions in her letter regarding the Aztec school shooting and reflects a lot of our mutual frustration with not being able to stop these things from happening. But she may have missed the article in the Albuquerque Journal that stated that the FBI had investigated the shooter and reported him to the local police. The FBI did not have adequate justification to equate William Atchison’s obnoxious rants with a credible threat so they could not act on their information to arrest, interdict, or put the future shooter on a no-buy list. Read More

South Korean Journalists Badly Beaten In China

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RSF News:

Reporters Without Borders (RSF) blames the Chinese government for Thursday’s incident in which two South Korean photo-journalists trying to cover their president’s official visit to Beijing were badly beaten by Chinese security agents. The incident is symptomatic of a decline in the situation of foreign journalists in China.

South Korean President Moon Jae-in’s visit to China, which began Dec. 13, was supposed to help defuse geopolitical tension between the two countries.

But tension within the visiting delegation rose Thursday when the South Korean journalists accompanying Read More

Attorney General Balderas Announces $57 Million Clean Energy Jobs Package As Part Of Sagamore Wind Project

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Attorney General Hector Balderas
 
AG News:
 
ALBUQUERQUE ― Thursday, Attorney General Hector Balderas announced that he has reached an agreement with Southwestern Public Service Company, Western Resources Associates and Collation for Clean Affordable Energy on a $57 million jobs package as part of the Sagamore Wind Project.
 
The agreement will foster and expand skilled construction and environmental job opportunities throughout the State. The jobs package that was agreed to and filed today will help to develop local, clean energy businesses and provide opportunities
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Udall Co-sponsored Bill To Restore Tribal Jurisdiction Over Domestic Violence To Children, Law Enforcement

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U.S. SENATE News:
 
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Thursday, U.S. Senators Tom Udall (D-N.M.), vice chairman of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska), and Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) introduced the bipartisan Native Youth and Tribal Officer Protection Act (NYTOPA) to build on the Tribal jurisdiction provisions in the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2013 (VAWA 2013) by extending protections to children and law enforcement personnel involved in domestic violence incidents on Tribal lands.
 
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