Politics

Letter To The Editor: In Support Of Ellen Ben-Naim

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By ROSE MARTIN
Retired Pinon Elementary Teacher
 
I enthusiastically support Ellen Ben-Naim for the Los Alamos School Board. I would like to confirm the qualifications and experience that makes Ellen an excellent choice.
 
I’ve taught at Pinon for 25 years and during my tenure I saw first-hand Ellen’s commitment to our school community. Ellen has a master’s degree in education, a life-long career in teaching and a demonstrated commitment to serving our students, parents, teachers and school staff.
 
At Pinon School she was a knowledgeable
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Schiferl: Why I’m Running For UNM-LA Board

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By SHEILA K. SCHIFERL
Los Alamos

Why am I running for the UNM-LA board?  The challenges for UNM-LA revolve around careful allocation of resources and improving administrative procedures – numbers, details, budgeting. I’ve always been a numbers and detail person. I’ve been a theoretical physicist at Los Alamos National Laboratory, working both in statistical methods and applied metallurgy. Even within the Lab, I was the “math/detail person,” checking whether the results of both experiments and computations made physical sense.  I have an MS and Read More

AG Announces Consumer Protection Settlement With Western Union; New Mexico Consumers To Get A Piece Of $586 Million Consumer Restitution Settlement

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Attorney General Hector Balderas
 
AG News:
 
SANTA FE ― Attorney General Hector Balderas announced a settlement with Colorado-based The Western Union Company, resolving a multistate investigation which focused on complaints of consumers who used Western Union’s wire transfer service to send money to third parties involved in schemes to defraud consumers.
 
In addition to New Mexico, 49 states and the District of Columbia participated in this settlement. Western Union also settled claims by the Federal Trade Commission and U.S. Department of Justice related to
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LAPS On Budget Cuts And State Solvency Package

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LAPS News:

With several line-item vetoes, the Governor has signed the FY17 Legislative Solvency Package. The estimated LAPS budget impact for this school year includes:

Budget Cuts from the Special Legislative Session in November 2016

  • Operational – $405,880
  • Transportation – $78,217 
  • Instructional Materials – $27,539

Budget Cut from the January 2017 Legislative Solvency Package, Senate Bill 114

  • Operational – $528,682 (estimated)

The total cut for Los Alamos Public Schools in the 2016-17 school year is an estimated $1,040,318.

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CIR: Emile Nakhleh On Trump And The Middle East

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Professor Emile Nakhleh
 
CIR News:
 
As the world takes an increasingly isolationist, nativist turn, how do we navigate between our values–such as a commitment to cultural diversity–and our national self-interest, which may feel that such an approach to diversity opens opportunities for instability and terror?
 
CIR brings Professor Emile Nakhleh this Thursday to Santa Fe. In exploring the interplay between our national interest and values, he will help us put some context into President Trump’s recent ban on immigration from several Middle Eastern
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Stewart Files SB 244 Expanding Consumer Protections For New Mexicans Living In Homeowners Associations

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Sen. Mimi Stewart
 
STATE News:
 
SANTA FE ― This week Sen. Mimi Stewart (D-Bernalillo) filed SB 244, which significantly expands consumer protections available to New Mexicans living in homeowners associations.
 
According to industry data, there are approximately 260,000 New Mexicans residing in nearly 2,000 community associations (both homeowner and condominium) across the state.
 
“The fact is a significant number of New Mexican families are impacted by the operations of home owner associations and their interests and needs should be protected,” Stewart
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Transparency; Ethics Bills Clear House Committee

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STATE News:
 
SANTA FE ―  The House State Government, Indian and Veterans’ Affairs Committee (HSIVC) passed two bills Jan. 26 aimed at creating a more open and ethical government.
 
House Bill 73, the “Revolving Door” bill, and House Joint Resolution 8, creating an Independent Ethics Commission both passed committee with strong bipartisan support bringing a more transparent state government one step closer to reality.
 
“To best serve the people of our state, eliminating any incentive for state employees to turn a profit at the expense of New Mexicans is a powerful action
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Luján Staffers Meet With Los Alamos Residents

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Los Alamos resident Christa Breslford meets with Patrick Duran of U.S. Rep. Ben Ray Luján’s office Tuesday at projectY in Central Park Square. Duran held mobile office hours as part of the congressman’s outreach to citizens throughout the state. Photo by Chris Clark/ladailypost.com

Patrick Duran of U.S. Rep. Ben Ray Luján’s office speaks with Christa Breslford of Los Alamos Tuesday at projectY. Photo by Chris Clark/ladailypost.com Read More

Governor Acts On Three New Bills

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Gov. Susana Martinez

STATE News:

SANTA FE — Today, Gov. Susana Martinez acted on the following legislation:

  • Signed Senate Bill 113 – Reduce Appropriations and Transfer Funds [MESSAGE]
  • Signed Senate Bill 114 – School District Cash Balances [MESSAGE]
  • Signed House Bill 4 – Revert Balances of Certain Funds [MESSAGE]

“I told lawmakers on day one that we had to solve our budget deficit in a way that didn’t raise taxes or cut classroom spending,” Martinez said. “For the last several weeks, my staff and I met with lawmakers from both parties to make this happen. While they sent over a package that Read More

DPNM: New Mexicans Categorically Reject Violence And Discrimination

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DPNM News:

ALBUQUERQUE – The Democratic Party of New Mexico issued the following statement regarding this morning’s bomb threat at the Jewish Community Center in Albuquerque in which about 200 people, including some 90 children were inside at the time:

“The Democratic Party of New Mexico condemns any type of violence against our communities solely based on how they pray. Diversity is our country’s and our state’s greatest asset. Whether it is a bomb threat against the Jewish Community Center or someone setting fire to a Mosque in Texas, the Democratic Party of New Mexico Read More