Politics

Richard Coffel Tapped For Director Of New Mexico Veterans Business Outreach Center

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New VBOC Director Richard Coffel

ALBUQUERQUE — Richard Coffel has been named director of the New Mexico Veterans Business Outreach Center (VBOC).

Coffel had been serving as the VBOC Veterans’ Business advisor since his hiring in March 2014. As director, he will lead the veterans’ business development division of the New Mexico Department of Veterans Services, which in April was recognized by the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) as the nation’s best VBOC at the SBA’s annual Small Business Week luncheon in Washington, D.C.

He replaces Joseph L. Long, who retired Dec. 23 after serving Read More

Rooney Presents Information On UNM-LA Mil Levy

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UNM-LA CEO Dr. Cynthia Rooney speaks recently at Kiwanis. Ihoto by Don Casperson
 
By CHARMIAN SCHALLER
Kiwanis Club of Los Alamos

The University of New Mexico-Los Alamos is facing a financial dilemma, and UNM-LA Chief Executive Officer Dr. Cynthia Rooney is providing information to local voters about the January school election to increase the tax levy for the branch college from 1 mil to 2 mils.

In a recent presentation to Kiwanis, she pointed out that when UNM-LA was established in 1980, local voters established a 1 mil levy to support it. That tax rate hasn’t changed in the 36 years Read More

AG Balderas & Coalition Of States & Municipalities Urge President-Elect Trump To Continue EPA’s Clean Power Plan

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Attorney General Hector Balderas
 
AG News:
 
Dear President-Elect Trump:
 
Our states and local governments are on the front lines of climate change. We see firsthand the significant human and economic costs inflicted by unchecked carbon pollution: whether it is harms from severe drought in California, catastrophic storm surge in New York City, a record deluge on the Front Range in Colorado, routine high tide flooding in Hampton Roads, Virginia and in South Florida, or diminished shellfish harvest in Oregon and Washington state.
 
Therefore,
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Chamber Breakfast: State Of County Address Jan. 12

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County Manager Harry Burgess will present the County’s Annual Report at the Jan. 12 Chamber Breakfast. He will be reviewing the County’s accomplishments in the past year and looking forward to the coming year. The breakfast is 7:30-9 a.m. in room 230, building 2, at UNM-LA, 4000 University Dr. in Los Alamos. Reserve a seat online https:////losalamoschamber.chambermaster.com/events/details/chamber-breakfast-january-2017-198
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Udall: Designation Of Bears Ears National Monument

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U.S. Sen. Tom Udall
 
U.S. SENATE News:
 
WASHINGTON, D.C. ― U.S. Sen. Tom Udall, incoming vice chairman of the Senate Indian Affairs Committee and lead Democrat on the Appropriations Subcommittee for Interior, Environment and Related Agencies, praised President Obama’s decision Wednesday to create the Bears Ears National Monument.
 
The region of Southern Utah has been important for Native Americans for millennia, and it is also an area where Udall’s ancestor, Jacob Hamblin, once worked to build relations between Mormon pioneers
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Veterans Apologize To Japan For Using Nukes

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VFP News:
 
ST. LOUIS, MO ― Veterans For Peace, a national organization made up of military veterans and military family members, released an apology to the people of Japan for  U.S. usage of nuclear weapons. 
 
This apology is in conjunction with a call to President Obama to also apologize to Prime Minister Shinzo Abe during his upcoming visit to Pearl Harbor.
 
Veterans For Peace expresses our deepest condolences to all those who were killed and maimed, and to their families. We apologize to the Hibakusha, the survivors of the nuclear bombings, and we thank
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Governor On Targeted Law Enforcement Operation To Find And Arrest Drunk Drivers Avoiding Justice

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STATE News:
 
SANTA FE ― Gov. Susana Martinez announced Wednseday that State Police will be conducting a targeted law enforcement operation every three months next year to find and arrest drunk drivers who fail to show up to court.
 
“If you drive drunk, you better be prepared to pay the price,” Martinez said. “Unfortunately, too many drunk drivers never even show up to court. These are dangerous drivers who have no respect for the law, and they are still out on our streets putting lives at risk. This operation sends a strong message that you cannot avoid justice – officers will find you
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Governor Releases TV Ads To Fight Drunk Driving

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STATE News:
 
ALBUQUERQUE ― Tuesday, Gov. Susana Martinez unveiled the latest TV ads in the fight against DWI just days before one of the biggest drinking holidays of the year. The three TV ads, which will run until Jan.9, provide a first-hand perspective of what it’s like to get pulled over for driving drunk.
 
“These ads give a detailed account of what you will go through if you make the irresponsible decision to get into your car after drinking,” Martinez said. “They are a powerful reminder that law enforcement is out in full force – if you drink and drive, you
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CIA, FBI, DHS And ODNI Sued For Records On Russian Interference In The 2016 Election

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MWP News:
 
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Meltwater Press reports that the CIA, FBI, Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) are in violation of the Freedom of Information Act.
 
Investigative journalist Jason Leopold and Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) PhD candidate/Harvard Klein Center for Internet & Society research affiliate, Ryan Shapiro, filed a lawsuit Monday against the FBI, CIA, DHS and ODNI. The suit is over the agencies’ failures to comply with Shapiro and Leopold’s Freedom of Information Act
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