Politics

LTE – Your Civic Engagement Is Showing

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By TARIN NIX
LWVLA Membership Chair
 
After spending nearly a decade working and living in over a dozen states, I am often questioned about my decision to relocate my life and business to Los Alamos. I never wavered in my choice because I knew what was out there. From Austin to Miami to Portland and in between, I had experienced some of the best and worst our country had to offer and what I found in Los Alamos was something different.

Whether it is the outstanding public schools, countless nonprofits, prolific thinkers, or the level of safety and security you feel when you live on the Hill, I have

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PED Releases 68.6 Percent 2014-15 Graduation Rate

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New Mexico Secretary of Education Hanna Skandera

PED News:

SANTA FE – Today, the New Mexico Public Education Department released a graduation rate of 68.6 percent for the New Mexico Class of 2014-2015.

This represents a slight dip compared to the previous graduating class of 2013-2014, but remains more than 5 points higher since the beginning of the Martinez administration. 

Fifty-three percent of the state’s 89 school districts saw rising graduation rates compared to the previous year. Districts such as Bernalillo, Bloomfield, Clovis, and Espanola saw their rates increase by five Read More

Udall Secures Funding For National Labs, WIPP, Water Projects In Energy And Water Appropriations Bill

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U.S. Sen. Tom Udall 
 
U.S. SENATE News:
 
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Tom Udall joined the Senate Appropriations Committee to advance the Energy and Water appropriations bill for Fiscal Year 2017.
 
The legislation, which is critical for New Mexico, funds the national labs, the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP), several New Mexico water projects and other U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) programs. 
 
As a member of the subcommittee that wrote the legislation, Udall secured an increase in funding for the National Nuclear
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Lujan Grisham Amends Bill To Ensure Public Access To Federal Buildings

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STATE News:
 
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Rep. Michelle Lujan Grisham successfully added a provision to legislation designed to save taxpayer money by getting rid of unused and underutilized federal property.
 
Lujan Grisham’s amendment, based on problems with the Albuquerque Social Security Office, would require the federal government to consider the public’s access to agency services before deciding to make changes to federal properties, such as relocating office space.
 
“Last year, the Social Security Office in Albuquerque moved to an office
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Crowd Gathers For Rep. Garcia Richard’s Fundraiser

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Sixty some people gathered throughout the course of a 2-hour fundraiser today for Rep. Stephanie Garcia Richard at the home of Cecelia Garcia Frank and Richard Frank in Pajarito Acres. Democratic incumbent Garcia Richard is seeking re-election to the Dist. 43 seat in the New Mexico House of Representatives against Republican challenger Sharon Stover. Photo by Amy Storey Read More

Sheriff Of Baghdad Comes To Los Alamos

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The former sheriff of Baghdad Ted Spain now leads the protective force services at LANL for Centerra. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
 
Centerra’s Ted Spain, LANL’s new protective force general manager, on the ground in 2003 in Baghdad. Courtesy photo

Col. Ted Spain in Baghdad briefing Ambassador Paul Bremer, right, and Bernie Kereck, the acting Minister of Interior. Kereck was the New York City Police Chief on 9/11. Courtesy photo

 

By ROGER SNODGRASS
Los Alamos Daily Post

Retired Army Col. Ted Spain, general manager of Centerra, the protective force services at Read More

Rep. Garcia Richard: Why I Continue To Serve

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By Rep. STEPHANIE GARCIA RICHARD
Democratic Incumbent
House of Representatives Dist. 43

Many people don’t know this about me, but every morning, before the sun rises, I go for a run. I’ve always been a runner, but since taking office four years ago, my morning ritual has taken on new meaning.

Running is not only a time to reflect on my family, church, and job at school, it is a time to think about the ways I can help increase funding to public education, spur economic development, and help put an end to DWI and domestic violence.

My morning runs are my way of staying grounded and reminding myself of  Read More

Udall, Heinrich Call For Swift Action On Border Security Concerns In New Mexico’s Bootheel

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U.S. SENATE News:

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Tom Udall and Martin Heinrich urged U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to promptly address border security and safety issues in the Bootheel region of Southern New Mexico.
 
In a letter to CBP Commissioner R. Gil Kerlikowske, Udall and Heinrich called for the agency to provide resources and equipment to help local Border Patrol agents more effectively patrol the region’s vast rugged terrain. 
 
The senators are responding to residents who have raised concerns about border security, particularly in recent
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LAFRW Hosts Secretary Of State Candidate Thursday

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LAFRW News:

Rep. Nora Espinoza, R-59, Republican candidate for New Mexico Secretary of State, will be the guest speaker at the Los Alamos Federated Republican Women’s meeting at noon Thursday, April 14.

  • Rep. Espinoza is running for Secretary of State because she believes in protecting the integrity of the electoral system. “Counting votes is a sacred trust, and the Secretary of State is charged with supervising all elections in the state. And in a republic, in a representative democracy,elections are everything. If we get that wrong, then our whole governmental system becomes wrong.”

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Udall Introduces Bill To Simplify Tax Filing

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SENATE News:
 
WASHINGTON, D.C. ― Today, U.S. Sen. Tom Udall, D-N.M., joined Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., to introduce the Tax Filing Simplification Act of 2016 to simplify and decrease the costs of the tax filing process for millions of taxpayers in New Mexico and across the country.
 
This year, taxpayers will spend an average of 13 hours preparing and filing their returns, and will pay $200 for tax preparation services — a cost equal to almost 10 percent of the average federal tax refund.
 
The legislation introduced today would direct
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