Politics

DOE Announces $80 Million In Funding To Increase SuperTruck Efficiency

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DOE News:
 
WASHINGTON D.C. ― Building on the notable successes of the SuperTruck initiative, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Transportation Reuben Sarkar today announced SuperTruck II, an $80 million funding opportunity, subject to congressional appropriations, for research, development and demonstration of long-haul tractor-trailer truck technology. Sarkar made the announcement at the GreenTruck Summit in Indianapolis, Indiana.
 
Sarkar also announced more than $12 million in selections for three new cost-shared projects focused on the research,
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Governor Signs FY 2017 State Budget, Campaign Finance Reporting And Local Economic Development Legislation

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STATE News:
 
SANTA FE — Gov. Susana Martinez signed the state budget (House Bill 2) Monday, which as a result of persistently low oil and gas prices, reduces spending in the current fiscal year by roughly $31 million and reduces the base budgets of most state agencies for Fiscal Year 2017 as well (by a total of roughly $53 million).
 
The $6.2 billion budget increases spending in target areas – including education, public safety agencies, and Medicaid. Under the spending plan, state police officers, correctional officers, and some teachers will receive compensation
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New Mexico Is 7th Worst State For Women In U.S.

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WalletHub News:

According to a WalletHub Study, New Mexico is the seventh worst state for women in America.

With March being Women’s History Month and women outnumbering men in all but nine states today, the personal-finance website WalletHub conducted an in-depth analysis of 2016’s Best & Worst States for Women.

To identify the most women-friendly states, WalletHub’s analysts compared the 50 states and the District of Columbia across 15 key metrics. Our data set ranges from “median earnings for female workers” to “women’s preventive health care” to “female uninsured rate.”

Women’s Read More

Martinez Signs Legislation To Help Fund Local Veterans Cemeteries

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Gov. Susana Martinez
 
STATE News:
 
ALBUQUERQUE — Gov. Susana Martinez signed legislation Friday that will help fund local veterans cemeteries throughout the state. House Bill 185, sponsored by Representative David Adkins (R-Albuquerque), will allow taxpayers to voluntarily donate their tax return dollars into a fund that will help pay for rural veterans cemeteries.
 
“In a state as large and rural as ours, we need to ensure that more of our veterans can be laid to rest closer to home,” Martinez said. “New Mexicans have always stood ready to answer
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Udall, Heinrich, Luján Welcome $2.55 Million For New Mexico Acequias

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SENATE News:
 
WASHINGTON, D.C. ― Friday, Feb. 26, U.S. Senators Tom Udall and Martin Heinrich and U.S. Rep. Ben Ray Luján announced that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has awarded $2.55 million for New Mexico acequias, including design of the Chamisal y Ojito acequia and other acequia projects if funds remain.
 
Acequias, or community irrigation ditch systems, have provided irrigation water to thousands of small family sustenance farms for centuries. The lawmakers had pressed the Army Corps of Engineers to include in its
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New Mexico Has Lowest Rate Of Workers With Paid Sick Leave In Nation

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VFC News:
 
ALBUQUERQUE — Nearly 50 percent of workers in New Mexico do not receive paid sick leave benefits at their jobs.
 
This means that these workers cannot stay home or see a doctor when they or a family member are ill without losing wages. This is just one of the many reasons that poverty is so persistent in New Mexico. That’s among the conclusions of the report “Valuing Families at Work: The Case for Paid Sick Leave” being released today by New Mexico Voices for Children.
 
“No parent should ever have to make the terrible choice between paying their bills and caring for a sick child,
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Bills Aimed At Protecting New Mexicans Become Law

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STATE News:

SANTA FE — Two bills sponsored by Rep. Nate Gentry were signed into law Sunday by Gov. Susana Martinez.

HB 72, or “Jaydon’s Law,” gives judges access to the full criminal histories of violent repeat offenders. The bill is named for Jaydon Chavez-Silver, an Albuquerque teen who was killed during a drive-by shooting while at a house party.

“Judges need this information to make good pre-trial decisions and keep our communities safe,” Gentry said. “As a former prosecutor, Governor Martinez understands the importance of this legislation, and I’m pleased she has signed it into law. It Read More

Zoe For President: New Candidate Announces Her Run For Commander In Chief In 2064

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Zoe. Courtesy/Y-USA

Y News:

  • The Y organizes Zoe for President, symbolizing potential of all children

The YMCA of the USA (Y-USA) and The Family YMCA in Los Alamos have launched Zoe for President, a campaign to elect a one-year-old girl as the nation’s Commander in Chief … in 2064.

The campaign highlights the potential the Y sees in all kids to grow up and change the world if they’re nurtured properly and supported along the way. Through Y initiatives like childcare, academic enrichment, mentorship, college prep, job training and more, kids have the opportunities to succeed, grow, and one Read More

DHS Grants New Mexico Extension Of REAL ID Compliance

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STATE News:

WASHINGTON, D.C. –  U.S. Senators Tom Udall and Martin Heinrich, and U.S. Reps. Ben Ray Luján and Michelle Lujan Grisham announced Friday that the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has granted New Mexico an immediate extension of REAL ID compliance deadlines to allow the state to implement a law passed last week by the legislature.

In a letter sent last week, the lawmakers urged DHS to grant the extension to ensure New Mexicans can continue to access federal facilities and airports.

“REAL ID has caused unnecessary confusion and uncertainty for many New Read More

New Mexico GOP Releases Statement On Democrat Allegations Against Justice Nakamura

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GOP News:

ALBUQUERQUE – The Republican Party of New Mexico released the following statement on the Democrats’ allegations against Justice Judy Nakamura:

“This is a desperate attempt by the Democrats to smear Justice Nakamura’s campaign and the Republican Party’s efforts to support her. It was planned that this message come from the campaign, rather than Justice Nakamura personally. We recognize that the language in the letter could have more clearly reflected this intention.”

“This was an honest mistake amongst both parties, and there Read More