Politics

Governor Discusses Possible DMV Cuts During Today’s Los Alamos Visit

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Gov. Susana Martinez visits the Los Alamos Department of Motor Vehicles this afternoon and highlights possible cuts in hours that may be necessary at the agency if the state budget cannot otherwise be balanced. Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.com
 
CEO Linda Daly, left, of The Family YMCA in Los Alamos questions Gov. Susana Martinez this afternoon at the DMV about the proposal that nonprofits be charged gross receipts tax. Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.com
 
Gov. Susana Martinez, center, with her staff with representatives from local nonprofits during today’s
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Fleming: Urban Bike Path Update

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Courtesy image
 
By BRENDA FLEMING
Los Alamos
 
Last May, after attending a few county meetings on the plan of this town, I was a little depressed thinking about all the people making decisions about this town that don’t actually live here. 
 
With a spark of activism, I wrote to the Los Alamos Daily Post what I wanted as a local mom and business owner – which was an urban bike path to connect the town’s historical landmarks, small businesses and residential areas – the “oh-so-needed vein of the town” is how I phrased it – for tourists and locals alike.
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President Trump In Syria: A New Foreign Policy?

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Professor Nader Hashemi

SFCIR News:

Following the recent missile strike in Syria, and the new chill with Russia, is President Trump’s foreign policy in the Middle East taking shape? What will the administration’s policy toward ISIS be? Toward Syrian refugees? Toward Assad?

The Santa Fe Council on International (SFCIR) invites the community to hear Professor Nader Hashemi share his insights Thursday on evolving US foreign policy considerations.

Professor Hashemi is director of the Center for Middle East Studies at the Korbel School of International Studies, University Read More

Letter To The Editor: Will Los Alamos Remain ‘Home Of The Brave’?

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By TERRY GOLDMAN
Los Alamos

As I was an authorized immigrant to and am now a citizen of the United States, you might think that, having followed the legal requirements, I would not be supportive of all refugees and immigrants, whatever their status. Nothing could be further from the truth. Although I did not leave Canada out of fear or persecution, I did learn some relevant history there that most Americans are not likely to have encountered.

The two main early European waves of immigrants to North America were from England and France, but they were of completely different characters. Most of those Read More

Governor Signs Bills For Students In State’s Care

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New Mexico Gov. Susana Martinez
 
STATE News:
 
SANTA FE ― Gov. Susana Martinez has signed two bills that will improve support for students in the state’s care. The legislation was developed in collaboration with young people who have had foster care or juvenile justice experience and their insights were critical to ensuring this legislation would provide meaningful help for system-involved students.
 
The Governor’s action places New Mexico at the forefront of a growing movement to improve educational outcomes for children in foster care, homeless students,
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Letter To The Editor: In support Of Rec Bond

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By TOMMY OLDHAM
7th Grader
White Rock

My name is Tommy and I am a seventh grader at Los Alamos Middle School. I support the Los Alamos Recreation Bond fully. I am involved in the Los Alamos Hockey Association and Los Alamos Youth Lacrosse League. These are only two organizations out of a whole bunch of others that could benefit from the bond passing.

There are a lot of projects on the bond, one of them is a Recreation Center, which would include gym space, a track and an indoor ice rink. Yes, we do have an ice rink, but some of the time we are unable to use it when we need to. For example, rain is horrible to the Read More

Heinrich Statement On March Jobs Report

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U.S. SENATE News:
 
WASHINGTON, D.C. ― U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the Congressional Joint Economic Committee, issued the following statement after the March jobs report.
 
According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the economy added 98,000 jobs in March.
 
“Today’s jobs numbers show there are still challenges ahead that this administration must address. President Trump and Republicans should focus on job creation and raising wages. The success of our economy will be tied to whether we take the bold steps necessary to connect people
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Udall On Trump Refusal To Release Visitor Logs

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U.S. Sen. Tom Udall

From the Office of U.S. Sen. Tom Udall:

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Sen. Tom Udall released the following statement Friday on the Trump administration’s decision that it will not release White House visitor logs, breaking with the pro-transparency precedent set by the Obama administration.

“This stunning decision from the Trump White House raises an obvious question: what is President Trump trying to hide? Once again, this administration is stonewalling information that Congress and the American people have a right to see. Americans simply deserve to know who has access Read More

Letter To The Editor: Spend Now, Repay Forever…

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By KEI DAVIS
Los Alamos
 
Here we go again! Those aren’t leaves on our trees, they’re banknotes – and we have a lot of trees!
 
We’re told that we cannot afford to replace the HVAC in the Mesa Public Library; staffing, hours, and frequency of warm water weekends at Larry Walkup only goes down; infrastructure generally crumbles around us; but obligating ourselves to $20 million to build and operate some high-maintenance new toys is a great idea! https://ladailypost.comcontent/voters-consider-multi-generational-pool
 
It’s such a good idea that
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