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County Seeks Community Input For White Rock Skate Park Improvement Project To Replace Modular Elements

COUNTY News:

Los Alamos County Community Services Department (CSD) has begun the project to replace the modular elements for the White Rock Skate Park (99 Sherwood Blvd., in White Rock). American Ramp Company (ARC), in partnership with CSD, is seeking the community’s input on the design and type of modular elements to install.  

The County Council approved the White Rock Skate Park improvement project as part of the Capital Improvement Project budget for 2020. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and staffing and supply shortages, the project was delayed. ARC was selected by CSD in February 2023 Read More

Council Votes Down Proposed Minimum Wage Increase

By KIRSTEN LASKEY
Los Alamos Daily Post
kirsten@ladailypost.com

The motion to implement an incremental minimum wage increase in the County failed by a narrow margin during the Feb. 6 Los Alamos County Council meeting.

The motion failed 4-3 with Council Chair Denise Derkacs, Councilors Randall Ryti and Suzy Havemann voting in favor and Council Vice Chair Theresa Cull and Councilors David Reagor, Keith Lepsch and Melanee Hand voting against.

Ryti made the motion, amending the published ordinance, to implement an annual $1 per hour increase to the minimum wage, which is $12 per hour, for the Read More

Chamber: Spring Job Fair Registration Now Open

CHAMBER News:

Los Alamos Spring Job Fair Registration is open.

The Los Alamos Spring Job Fair will be held 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Thursday, April 4 at UNM-LA and sponsored by TechSource and Century Bank.

Register HERE

Now Hiring:

Los Alamos Senior Activity Centers:
The Los Alamos Senior Activity Centers are looking for warm, caring individuals to help support our seniors in Los Alamos. If you want to work with a team of people who enjoy their work and one another consider applying today.

  • Transportation Coordinator
    Full Time (30-40 hours a week)
    $41,600 annually
    Full benefits: medical, dental, retirement,
Read More

Omnibus Tax Package That Restructures Income Tax Brackets Heads To Governor

By NATHAN BROWN and ROBERT NOTT
The Santa Fe New Mexican

An omnibus tax package that would cut income tax rates for most New Mexicans is headed to the governor’s desk.

The House of Representatives, in a 37-29 concurrence vote late Tuesday night, approved changes to House Bill 252 made in the Senate. The measure, which includes an extensive list of changes to the state’s tax system, would cost an estimated $217 million in fiscal year 2025.

HB 252 overhauls the state’s tax brackets, offering the most significant rate cuts to the lowest-income earners. It also establishes a range of tax credits Read More

State Awards SBIR/STTR Grants To 7 Innovative Businesses Including Palladias Of Los Alamos

Southwest Sciences lab in Santa Fe at the forefront of research and applications in trace gas detection using tunable diode lasers received a Phase II matching grant of $50,000. Courtesy/NMEDD

NMEDD News:

SANTA FE – The New Mexico Economic Development Department (NMEDD), through its Office of Strategy, Science and Technology (OSST), has awarded SBIR/STTR Matching grants to seven companies to support innovation development and jumpstart commercialization – including Palladias in Los Alamos.

The companies awarded FY2024 grants were chosen with input from the Technology Research Collaborative Read More

Happening At SALA Event Center Feb. 13-18

SALA News:

SALA Event Center has announced a lineup of captivating events happening this week, promising entertainment and enrichment for the entire community.

  • Tuesday Fundraiser and Special Screening: Tuesday, join SALA for a special evening featuring a fundraiser hosted by the Los Alamos Family Council. Guests will be treated to a screening of the timeless classic Roman Holiday alongside a delectable dinner. Additionally, as a token of gratitude to the valued Los Alamos Network customers, a special screening of Oppenheimer will be held exclusively for them.
  • CoderDojo Sessions: For
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Overwhelming Majority Of New Mexico Small Businesses Oppose Costly Paid Family Medical Leave Mandate

NFIB State Director Jason Espinoza

NFIB News:

SANTA FE — Following the passage of SB 3 by the House Health and Human Services Committee, NFIB State Director Jason Espinoza urged lawmakers in the House to reject the costly paid family medical leave mandate.

“The overwhelming majority – 89 percent – of New Mexico’s small business owners oppose this mandate. Our job creators do everything they can to take care of their employees and meet their customers’ needs, but escalating costs are pushing them to the breaking point.

Amid a chronic worker shortage, the idea of finding replacement workers for Read More

PAC 8 Community Media Center: Feb. 16, 2024

PAC 8 Community Media Center is available for recording events, transferring of old media, shooting and editing, live streaming and drone photography and videography.

For information, email pac8@losalamos.com, call 505.662.7228 or visit pac8cmc.com.

PAC 8 Television schedule for Feb. 16, 2024:

Friday, Feb. 16, 2024

  • 6 a.m. Democracy Now! – Live
  • 1 a.m. The Thom Hartmann Progra.m.
  • 11 a.m. County Council Meeting Replay 2-6–24
  • 3 p.m. Democracy Now!
  • 5 p.m. PAC PAGES – Los Alamos County News Updates
  • 6 p.m. Speaking Through Poetry
  • 7 p.m. The Miraculous Healing Power of Food
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State Film Office Announces FOX Series ‘The Cleaning Lady’ Returns To New Mexico To Film Season 3

NMFO News:

New Mexico Film Office Director Amber Dodson has announced that season three of the television series “The Cleaning Lady” is filming in and around Albuquerque.

Beginning Tuesday, March 5 on FOX, season three of “The Cleaning Lady” will continue filming the emotionally driven character drama about a whip-smart Cambodian doctor, Thony (played by series’ star Élodie Yung), who comes to the U.S. for medical treatment to save her ailing son. When the system fails and attempts to push her down, Thony refuses to be marginalized and instead takes matters into her own hands. Forced to use Read More

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