Politics

Luján Joins Bipartisan Effort To Improve Privacy Protections For Electronic Communications

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Rep. Ben Ray Luján

CONGRESSIONAL News:

U.S. Rep. Ben Ray Luján, D-N.M., announced today that he has joined in a bipartisan effort to update and improve privacy protections for electronic communications.

Luján and more than 230 members of the House introduced legislation to update the Electronic Communications Privacy Act (ECPA), which has not been updated since 1986 despite substantial changes in technology.

“In the nearly 30 years since ECPA was written we have seen amazing technological progress that has brought us new tools to communicate. Yet in that time, our laws have not kept up with Read More

Conservation Voters New Mexico Honors House Leader Brian Egolf With 2015 Luminaria Award

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Rep. Brian Egolf has a 100 percent lifetime score on CVNM’s Conservation Scorecard. Courtesy photo 

STATE News:

SANTA FE—House Democratic Leader Brian Egolf has been selected by Conservation Voters New Mexico (CVNM) to receive the 2015 Luminaria Award.

Egolf will be honored Feb. 10 at CVNM’s 9th annual legislative reception, “for his bold leadership in protecting New Mexico’s land, air, water and healthy communities.”

“House Democratic Leader Brian Egolf has represented his district’s conservation values since day one as state representative for District Read More

DOE Secretary: Today’s National Security Strategy Update Reaffirms US Commitment

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DOE News:

U.S. Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz made the following statement regarding the National Security Strategy (NSS) announced today:

“The vision that President Obama laid out in the latest National Security Strategy positions the United States to be a continued global leader in promoting a safe and secure world while mitigating the risks of climate change. When President Obama spoke nearly six years ago in Prague, he laid out many of the challenges that the world faces, from climate change to the global economic crisis to nuclear proliferation. And Read More

Energy Secretary Moniz Dedicates World’s Brightest Synchrotron Light Source

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Brookhaven National Lab’s National Synchrotron Light Source II (NSLS-II). Courtesy/BNL

DOE News:

  • NSLS-II at Brookhaven National Lab will Accelerate Unprecedented Advances in Energy, Environmental Science, and Medicine

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Secretary Ernest Moniz today dedicated the world’s most advanced light source, the National Synchrotron Light Source II (NSLS-II) at Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL).

Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz

The NSLS-II is a $912-million DOE Office of Science User Facility that produces extremely bright beams Read More

Boerigter And DiRosa Ready To Help UNM-LA Move Forward

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Stephen Boerigter

UNM-LA News:

In Tuesday’s School Board election, Los Alamos County voters re-elected Stephen Boerigter, who ran uncontested, to fill Position 4 on the UNM-LA Advisory Board. Michael DiRosa was elected to fill Position 3, which is being vacated by Linda Hull who will complete her four-year term in March.

Michael DiRosa

This will be Boerigter’s second term and he will again work with current Advisory Board members Micheline Devaurs, Michelle Hall and David Sutton to further the college’s mission. Boerigter has been the Board’s chairperson for the past three years.

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Legislators Seek To Close Dangerous Loophole

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Rep. Kelly Fajardo

STATE News:

SANTA FE – The New Mexico House of Representatives has passed a bill to close a dangerous loophole that allows child predators, to send pictures of another person’s naked body to anyone younger than 16 years old, without criminal penalties.

“Democrats and Republicans in the House came together to close this dangerous loophole that allows sexual predators to get off the hook,” said Rep. Kelly Fajardo, the bill’s sponsor. “Now it is time for the Senate to act.”

Currently, “predators” who send a picture of “their own” genitalia to a child Read More

Letter to the Editor: It’s Been An Honor To Serve

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By NAN HOLMES
LAPS Board Member
(Lost Tuesday’s Election)

It has been an honor to serve the students, teachers, and community of Los Alamos as a School Board member.

I appreciate the support I received not only in the recent election but throughout my service on the School Board. I know that Bill Hargraves is a hard worker and will do a fine job serving our schools.

I hope to continue to serve in some capacity to support our students and I hope that you will all join me.

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Letter to the Editor: We Have To Decide That Our Collective Futures Are Worth The Time And Effort

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By Dr. Jessica McCord
New Mexico Educator

It’s a busy time for education in New Mexico. This represents my effort to help continue these conversations that will help the public stay informed and involved and communicate with their lawmakers as they discuss, debate, and make decisions about important legislation.

Senate Bill 205 is being sponsored by Sen. John Sapien – Please support this bill! It would allow our state to take both this and the next school year to evaluate the utility of the PARCC assessment to grade our schools and evaluate teachers. I beg our state legislators to take the time Read More

U.S. Sen. Tom Udall Leads Push To Expand Access To Early Childhood Education

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U.S. Sen. Tom Udall

U.S. SENATE News:

  • PRE-K Act Strengthens High-Quality Early Learning Programs Across New Mexico

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Sen. Tom Udall announced that he has joined several senators in introducing legislation to expand access to high-quality early learning programs for children from birth to age five.

The Providing Resources Early for Kids (PRE-K) Act helps more kids arrive at kindergarten ready to succeed by establishing a federal-state partnership that incentivizes states to improve the quality of their preschool programs and expand to serve more children Read More

Conservation Voters New Mexico Releases 2015 Legislative Priorities

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CVNM News:

SANTA FE—Conservation Voters New Mexico (CVNM) will be advocating for or against a myriad of bills at the Roundhouse during the 2015 New Mexico legislative session.

CVNM’s legislative priorities are outlined in the first edition of CVNM’s legislative agenda, which covers issues such as air quality, water, energy and climate change, effective government, environmental justice, wildlife and habitat conservation. The agenda is attached and can be found on CVNM’s website at www.CVNM.org.

“New Mexicans across the political spectrum care about creating jobs that support Read More