Politics

Hall: Why I Am Running For Re-election

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By JIM HALL
Los Alamos

This is the second of three articles explaining why I am running for Re-election to the LAPS Board. My first article provided some basic information about LAPS as an institution, the duties of the Board, and some major accomplishments of the current Board and administration. This column will focus on current issues.

The biggest current issue is operational funding. In New Mexico, 90 percent of school operational funds are allocated to school districts based on a complex formula  (see https:////www.ped.state.nm.us/div/fin/school.budget/dl09/How%20NM%20schools%20are%20fundedFY0209.pdf Read More

Boerigter: Why I’m Running For LAPS Board

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By STEPHEN BOERIGTER
Los Alamos

I am excited about to the opportunity to serve my community on the Los Alamos Public School Board for District 2. Our schools in Los Alamos are a strong attractor for new Laboratory employees, retirees and others who come to Los Alamos. We value education in Los Alamos and we want to continue strengthening our schools.

I believe that I’m well-qualified to serve on the LAPS Board. I have a long history of Board leadership for non-profit institutions and other organizations. I served as the chair of the Church Council at White Rock Baptist Church for a number of years. Read More

Ranking Member Raúl Grijalva Visits Los Alamos Jan. 27

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Ranking Member Raúl M. Grijalva

POLITICAL News:

  • Ranking Member Raúl M. Grijalva Speaks Friday at Fuller Lodge

Washington, D.C. – As House Republicans vow to eliminate federal protection for multiple national monuments across the West, Ranking Member Raúl M. Grijalva (D-Ariz.) will head to New Mexico Jan. 25-27 to tour several federally protected sites, meet with key lawmakers, and connect with conservation, sportsmen and business leaders to form a united front in what is expected to be a frontline state in the fight over the future of our public lands.

The trip, Grijalva said, is about preserving Read More

Letter To The Editor: Thank You Thank You Thank You

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By JAMES ROBINSON
Candidate, UNM-LA Advisory Board
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I would like to thank the citizens of Los Alamos for coming out in fantastic numbers to pledge their support for education.

The votes they casted in this election are not just a voice of support, but a dollar investment in the institutions that make a better community.

It seems just like yesterday that I accepted the invitation to help UNM-LA with the Mil Levy campaign by serving as chairman of Education Drives Discovery. It was a fantastic journey that allowed me to not only champion the institution that I love, but meet some wonderful Read More

Obama Environmental Legacy Will Benefit People And Places Of New Mexico For Years To Come

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ENVIRONMENT News:
 
“We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our children,” this proverb may well have guided President Obama over the past eight years as he protected our landscapes and led the world to limit the worst impacts of global warming.
 
From the Climate Action Plan to investing in renewable energy and fuel economy standards and forging the historic Paris Climate Agreement, President Obama’s unprecedented leadership on cutting global warming emissions will ensure a brighter future for our planet and all of us who call it home.
 
With 2016 in
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BLM Announces Selections For Leadership Positions

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Kristin Bail 
 
BLM News:
 
The Bureau of Land Management has announced two key leadership positions:
 
Kristin Bail will serve as the agency’s acting director; and
Jody L. Hudson has been selected as the assistant director for Human Capital Management.
 
Previous BLM Director Neil Kornze stepped down Jan. 20 with the transition to the new administration. Hudson succeeds Carole Carter-Pfisterer who retired from the BLM last month.
 
“Kristin is a thoughtful, effective leader. The BLM family will be in good hands under
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NM Senate Votes To Appropriate Funds To Help Ensure Courts Can Meet Constitutional Obligations

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Senate Judiciary Chairman Richard Martinez

STATE News:

SANTA FE – Today, the Senate voted to appropriate funding needed to prevent judicial court closures and to ensure that New Mexico court system can meet its constitutional obligations.

The appropriation contained in SB 176  helps alleviate the financial strains felt by the state’s judicial system by appropriating money essential for the operation of the New Mexico Supreme Court, Second Judicial District Court, and the Twelfth Judicial District Court. Already the Second Judicial District Court, the state’s largest district, Read More

New Mexico House Passes Solvency Package

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STATE News:

  • SB113 and SB114 Head to Governor’s Desk

SANTA FE – Tonight, the New Mexico House passed a solvency package that settles the budget for Fiscal Year 2017 while minimizing the effect on schools, infrastructure projects and basic services for New Mexicans. The agreement passed by a vote of 36 to 32.

Prior to the voice vote, the bills were discussed in bipartisan, bicameral conference committees, each containing two members from the majority and one from the minority from each chamber.

“We have been working day and night on this solvency package, to fulfill our constitutional responsibility Read More

Heinrich On Reports Of Executive Order On Reinstating Interrogation Policies

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U.S. SENATE News:

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), a member of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, issued the following statement regarding media reports that the Trump Administration is considering an executive order to reinstate the CIA detention and interrogation program:

“Any attempt to roll back prohibitions against torture is out of step with American principles and ruins our global credibility on human rights.

“The CIA’s use of ‘black sites’ and ‘enhanced interrogation techniques’ resulted in a dark chapter in our history, and was filled Read More

Governor Announces Nominations For Appointment To University Of New Mexico Board Of Regents

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Gov. Susana Martinez
STATE News:
 
SANTA FE ― Today, Gov. Susana Martinez announced the nominations of Don Tripp of Socorro and John Ryan of Albuquerque for appointment to the University of New Mexico Board of Regents.
 
Tripp served as the Speaker of the New Mexico House of Representatives from 2015-2017. He was first elected as a state representative for New Mexico’s 49th House District in 1999. He is a jeweler by trade and has served on the Board of Directors for State National Bank and is a former director of the Association of Commerce and Industry. He is a former
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