Politics

School Board Candidates Encourage Community To Vote

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Los Alamos Board of Education candidates, from left, Jennifer McCumber, Andrea Cunningham, Sheryl Nichols, William Hargraves and NancyAnn Holmes gather together this afternoon in front of the Municipal Building wearing their ‘I Voted’ stickers to encourage community members to vote in Tuesday’s election. Michael Fassbender was unable to attend. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com

STAFF REPORT

With only 273 votes cast so far in the 2015 School Board election, candidates gathered today in front of the Municipal Building in an effort to encourage Read More

Groundhog Day: Still Fighting The Food Tax!

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By THINK NEW MEXICO

It’s Groundhog Day, and just like the movie where Bill Murray found himself living the same day over and over, we once again find ourselves fighting to prevent the reimposition of the food tax.

Last week, Senate Bill 274 was introduced to bring back the food tax.

Please take a moment to email your legislators and Gov. Martinez and urge them to oppose this attempt to reimpose New Mexico’s regressive and anti-family food tax!

Two years ago, the food tax was slipped into a major tax bill just 12 hours before the session concluded, but we raised the alarm and thanks to a quick Read More

Roch Files Legislation To Significantly Reduce Workers’ Comp When Employee Is Drunk Or High On Job

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Rep. Dennis Roch

STATE News:

SANTA FE – In order to hold people accountable for their actions in the workplace, Rep. Dennis Roch has announced that he has filed legislation to significantly reduce workers’ compensation in cases when the employee’s death or injury is the result of being drunk or high on the job. 

“Being high or drunk on the job puts lives at risk,” Roch said. “This legislation will help protect our workers and hold violators accountable for their actions.”

Currently, when alcohol or drugs contributes to injury or death, the employee is eligible Read More

Energy Department Announces Five Year Funding Renewal For First Energy Innovation Hub

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Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz

DOE News:

  • Consortium for Advanced Simulation of Light Water Reactors to Receive up to $121.5 Million

WASHINGTON, D.C. – In support of the President’s call during his State of the Union Address to advance an all-of-the-above energy strategy, the U.S. Department of Energy announced Friday it would renew funding, subject to congressional appropriations, for the Consortium for the Advanced Simulation of Light Water Reactors (CASL), an Energy Innovation Hub established in 2010 to develop advanced computing capabilities that serve as a virtual version Read More

Adkins Files ‘Small Business Saturday’ Legislation

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Rep. David Adkins
 
STATE News:
  • Bill Creates Tax Holiday Saturday After Thanksgiving
 
SANTA FE – Rep. David Adkins, R-Bernalillo, has filed legislation to encourage New Mexicans to shop at local small businesses the Saturday after Thanksgiving.
 
The legislation eliminates gross receipt taxes for customers who shop at a small business or restaurant with an average revenue that’s less than $1 million per year.
 
“Our mom and pop stores are the backbone of our economy, and we should try to help them anyway we can,” Adkins said. “This legislation
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Watch Pedro Leonardo Mascheroni Of Los Alamos On Video Offering Nuclear Weapons To Venezuela

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Pedro Leonardo Mascheroni meeting with ‘Jimenez’ in a hotel room. Screen shot/FBI video

In FBI undercover video and audio recordings, Pedro Leonardo Mascheroni of Los Alamos explains to undercover agent Jimenez that he had a “top of the top” clearance and that he held a security clearance from the Department of Defense and from the Department of Energy.

Mascheroni, 79, a naturalized U.S. citizen from Argentina, was recently sentenced to 60 months in prison for Atomic Energy Act and other violations relating to his communication of classified nuclear Read More

Governor And Rep. Announce Targeted Tax Relief Proposal To Help Small Businesses Get Off The Ground

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Gov. Susana Martinez

STATE News:

Proposal Helps Entrepreneurs Reinvest To Grow And Create New Jobs

ALBUQUERQUE—Gov. Susana Martinez and Rep. Sarah Maestas Barnes announced a proposal today for targeted tax relief to help small businesses as they are getting off the ground.

Rep. Sarah Maestas Barnes

The legislation would allow eligible small business owners to deduct up to 100 percent of their business income from personal income taxes.

“This targeted tax relief will help small business owners reduce their tax burden during the early stages, while they are hiring new employees and getting Read More

Heinrich: Strengthen Worker Overtime Protections

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U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich

U.S. SENATE News:

“Too many Americans are working longer and harder without anything to show for their efforts in their paychecks.” —U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich

WASHINGTON, D.C.— U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-N.M., joined a group of 26 senators in supporting updating overtime rules to ensure more middle-class workers are paid fairly for overtime hours.

In a letter to President Obama, the senators urged the administration to increase the income threshold to $56,680 per year to strengthen overtime protections for millions more middle-class workers.

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Udall Joins Defense Appropriations Subcommittee

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U.S. Sen. Tom Udall

 U.S. SENATE News:

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Tom Udall has announced that he will join the Defense Subcommittee of the Senate Appropriations Committee.

The subcommittee holds jurisdiction over the U.S. Department of Defense and Intelligence Community, and is responsible for producing one of 12 annual appropriations bills to fund the federal government’s programs and responsibilities.

Udall will continue to serve on other subcommittees that allocate key funding for programs important to New Mexico:

  • the Subcommittee on Agriculture;
  • Rural Development;
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White House: 15 Solar Market Pathways Projects

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WHITE HOUSE News:

  • Empowering Communities To Deploy Solar

WASHINGTON D.C.— The White House has announced 15 Solar Market Pathways projects to pursue various approaches to developing actionable solar deployment plans and strategies to promote deployment at residential, community, and commercial scales—from expanding shared or community solar programs and local financing mechanisms to integrating solar energy generation into communities’ emergency response plans.

Aimed at cutting the non-hardware “soft costs” of solar – such as permitting, financing, and connecting to Read More