Politics

Ukraine, Poland & Lithuania: Uneasy Neighborhood April 1

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AIA News:
 
ALBUQUERQUE ― The Albuquerque International Association (AIA) will host a public lecture by Dr. Lenka Bustikova titled “Ukraine, Poland & Lithuania: Uneasy Neighborhood” at 3 p.m., Friday, April 1, at the UNM Continuing Education Conference Center (1634 University Blvd NE).
 
Dr. Bustikova is Assistant Professor in the School of Politics and Global Studies at Arizona State University. Her research focuses on Eastern Europe, ethnic politics and voting behavior.
 
Between 1569 and 1795 Poland and
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First Round Of Funding Unveiled To Commercialize Products Created Through Labs; Universities

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From The Office Of The Governor:

ALBUQUERQUE — This afternoon, Gov. Susana Martinez announced the first batch of funding to help develop and commercialize several innovative products that are the result of partnerships between researchers at New Mexico’s laboratories and universities, and the private sector.

The initiative is through the Technology Research Collaborative, which Martinez reestablished in 2013 and allows teams of researchers to compete for funding to bring their ideas and products into the marketplace.

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Governor To Announce Funding To Commercialize Products Created At New Mexico’s Labs And Universities

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Gov. Susana Martinez

ALBUQUERQUE — Today, Gov. Susana Martinez will announce funding to help develop and commercialize several innovative products that are the result of partnerships between researchers at New Mexico’s laboratories and universities, and the private sector.

The initiative is through the Technology Research Collaborative, which the Governor reestablished in 2013 and allows teams of researchers to compete for funding to bring their products into the marketplace.

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Governor Acts On Legislation

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Gov. Susana Martinez
 
STATE News:
 
SANTA FE — Wednesday March 9, Gov. Susana Martinez signed legislation helping the Department of Transportation to deliver high-quality road construction projects, at a lower cost, in less time.
 
House Bill 206, sponsored by Representatives Cathrynn Brown, R-Carlsbad and Lucky Varela, D-Santa Fe, and Senate Bill 215, sponsored by Sen. John Arthur Smith, D-Deming, will allow the New Mexico Department of Transportation to use design-build procurement for certain large, critical highway infrastructure
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Scenes From Saturday’s Democratic Party of New Mexico’s Pre-primary Convention At Isleta Resort

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Delegates from Los Alamos County attended the Democratic Party of New Mexico’s Pre-primary Convention Saturday at Isleta Resort & Casino. Courtesy photo

Los Alamos Delegate Amy Storey, right, with Merrie Lee Soules who is running for Congress in New Mexico’s 2nd Congressional District. Courtesy photo

Delegates from Los Alamos County gather Saturday at the Democratic Party of New Mexico’s Pre-primary Convention at Isleta Resort & Casino. Courtesy photo Read More

Voter Registration Training Monday Night

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DPLA New:
 
The Democratic Party of Los Alamos County will host Voter Registration Training at its monthly meeting at 7 p.m. Monday, March 14 at UNM-LA Building 05.  
 
A representative from the Secretary of State’s Office will provide training to those who would like to register voters. Voter registration forms and instructions will be distributed to those who attend this training.
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Scenes From Thursday’s GOP Meet & Greet

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Third Congressional District candidate Michael H. Romero told the audience gathered for a Meet & Greet Thursday at UNM-LA that there are a lot of things his Democratic opponent, Rep. Ben Ray Luján, hasn’t been doing that he will. ‘Another thing, once the elections are over … you never hear from them again … I will get a mobile home to use as a mobile office and travel around the state speaking to constituents about their concerns,’ Romero said. LAFRW President Bethany Douglas read prepared statements by Republicans challengers Michael Glenn Lucero and Jerald Steve McFall, unable to Read More

Scott Weaver Appointed DPS Cabinet Secretary

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DPS Cabinet Secretary Scott Weaver

From The Office Of The Governor:

SANTA FE — Gov. Susana Martinez has appointed Scott Weaver as secretary for the New Mexico Department of Public Safety (DPS).

Weaver has more than two decades of law enforcement experience, serving as an officer with the New Mexico State Police from 1994 to 2015, prior to his appointment by Martinez as deputy secretary of DPS. His appointment follows the departure of former DPS Secretary Greg Fouratt, who recently stepped down to become a U.S. magistrate judge in Las Cruces.

“As a former prosecutor whose father and husband were Read More

ProgressNow NM Responds To Proposed Takeover At UNM Health Sciences Center

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ProgressNow NM Managing Director Alex Curtas

ProgressNow NM  News:

ALBUQUERQUE – After the New Mexico Political Report published a story early Friday morning detailing a proposal by Gov. Susana Martinez’s appointees on the UNM Board of Regents to dissolve the UNM Health Sciences Center Board, ProgressNow NM Managing Director Alex Curtas released this statement:

“It’s an incredible affront to this community, and an indication of how politicized Gov. Martinez has made the UNM Board of Regents, that there’s a proposal on the table to strip the UNM Health Sciences Center of its Read More

De Minimis Value Increases To $800

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Trucks filled with merchandise line up for inspection at the World Trade Bridge in Laredo, Texas. Courtesy/fronterasdesk.org

CBP News:

WASHINGTON, D.C. — As agreed in the Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015, signed by President Barack Obama Feb. 24, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) announced that March 10, it raised the value of a shipment of merchandise imported by one person on one day that generally may be imported free of duties and taxes from $200 to $800.

This raising of the de minimis exemption is due to an amendment of the Tariff Act of 1930 included in the Trade

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