Politics

Toulouse Oliver: I Am Running To Ensure Accountability

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By MAGGIE TOULOUSE OLIVER
DemocratIc Candidate
Secretary of State

New Mexicans deserve a government they can trust.

Unfortunately, for too long, some of our leaders have abused the public’s trust, landing politicians in jail and leaving voters disillusioned.

I am running for New Mexico Secretary of State to ensure accountability and transparency in state government so that New Mexicans can trust their elected leaders – and the election process.

For the past nine years, I have served as Bernalillo County Clerk, supervising elections for the state’s largest county. I am proud to have increased Read More

Closer Than Ever To Establishing New Wilderness Areas Within Río Grande del Norte National Monument

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SENATE News:
 
WASHINGTON, D.C. ― U.S. Sens. Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), a member of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, and Tom Udall (D-N.M.) secured final Senate passage of their bill to establish two new wilderness areas, the Cerro del Yuta Wilderness and Rio San Antonio Wilderness, within the Río Grande del Norte National Monument northwest of Taos, New Mexico.
 
The legislation was included as an amendment to the Energy Policy Modernization Act, which passed the senate by a vote of 85 to 12.
 
“For many years now, a broad coalition
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Montano’s Whistleblowing Recognized On Capitol Hill

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Jay Coghlan, director of Nuclear Watch New Mexico and president of the ANA Board of Directors, left, with LANL whistleblower Charles Montano. Courtesy photo

 

BY ROGER SNODGRASS
Los Alamos Daily Post

When millions of dollars of purchases at Los Alamos National Laboratory were called into question by Charles Montano and a fellow auditor in 2003, the governance of the lab was challenged.The investigation into procurement processes at Los Alamos National Laboratory was one of many scandals detailed in Montano’s 2015 exposé, Los Alamos: Secret Colony, Hidden Truths, a record that continues Read More

DPNM On Independent Audit Revealing Mismanagement In Governor’s Office

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DPNM News:

ALBUQUERQUE ― The Democratic Party of New Mexico released the following statement after an independent audit found that Gov. Susana Martinez’s office did not return funds left over from her pizza party last year to the state’s general fund.

“I’m not surprised that this independent audit found a mismanagement of funds on behalf of the Governor’s office,” said Debra Haaland, Chairwoman of the Democratic Party of New Mexico. “Under the leadership of Martinez and House Republicans, our economy has suffered tremendously;

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State Fines Local GOP For Failure To File Reports

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RPLA Chair Bill McKerley

 

By CAROL A. CLARK
Los Alamos Daily Post

The Office of the New Mexico Secretary of State has levied penalties of more than $5,000 against the Republican Party of Los Alamos County for failure to file financial reports.

Kenneth Ortiz of the Secretary of State’s Office told the Los Alamos Daily Post that the local party has not filed the required financial reports for the reporting period due last October and those due earlier this month. He explained that New Mexico Campaign Finance Law states that a party failing to file will be ordered to pay the Secretary

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Governor Announces Program To Monitor Outcome Of DWI Cases In New Mexico’s Courts

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Gov. Susana Martinez
 
STATE News:
 
ALBUQUERQUE — Gov. Susana Martinez has announced that an RFP has been awarded to Mothers Against Drunk Driving for an initiative that will place monitors in certain courtrooms across the state to watch the DWI adjudication process and provide information to the public about how those cases are being handled. 
 
The monitors will attend DWI hearings in person and compile reports on how judges and others involved in the legal process are dealing with drunk drivers. The program is part of the Governor’s executive initiatives
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Live From The White House: Science!

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By CEDRICK ARGUETA
Los Angeles
 
Just a few months ago, I learned that I got a perfect score on the AP Calculus AB exam. Before I knew it, the news of my score started spreading.
 
Then something surreal happened. I started getting texts from my friends showing a tweet from President Obama: “Cedrick; way to go on your perfect score! How about you come by the next White House Science Fair?”
 
I couldn’t believe it. But of course, I said yes. So today I’m at the White House, along with more than 130 top science, technology, engineering, and math students from across the
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NEA-New Mexico Endorses Maggie Toulouse Oliver For Secretary Of State

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Secretary of State Candidate Maggie Toulouse Oliver

NEA–NEW MEXICO News:

Conducting fair elections is the number one priority for Secretary of State candidate Maggie Toulouse Oliver. Based on her demonstrated integrity and expertise as County Clerk in New Mexico’s largest County (Bernalillo), NEA-New Mexico enthusiastically recommends her for the position of Secretary of State.

“We know the Secretary of State’s duty to provide for fair elections is critical to advancing the cause of public education, and there is no one better suited for the position than Ms. Toulouse Oliver,” NEA-New Read More

Simon On Intel’s Plan To Lay Off 12,000 Workers

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Dave Simon
 
RIO RANCHO – Intel announced Tuesday that it will lay off 12,000 members of its global workforce, which at the end of last year was about 107,300 people.

Intel said most of the employees affected by the layoffs will be notified in the next 60 days, while some of the cuts may happen through mid-2017.

Intel is the largest computer chipmaker in the world but has failed to replicate that success across mobile devices that have now replaced traditional desktops and laptops.

Dave Simon, candidate for State Senate Dist. 10 (which includes portions of Rio Rancho and Los Ranchos de Albuquerque),

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Udall, Heinrich, Luján Announce LWCF Purchase Of Galisteo Basin Historic Sites At Burnt Corn Pueblo

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SENATE News:
 
WASHINGTON, D.C. ― U.S. Senators Tom Udall and Martin Heinrich and U.S. Rep. Ben Ray Luján have announced that the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) will be used to promote preservation and open up access to more than 2,000 acres of land in Santa Fe County’s Galisteo Basin.
 
$1.5 million in LWCF funding will purchase the Burnt Corn Pueblo site, a 365-acre parcel near Santa Fe County Road. Burnt Corn Pueblo is one of 24 nationally significant archaeological sites in the basin, home to Native American and Spanish ruins.
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