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Minimum Wage Hike Advances Despite Restaurant Industry’s Fight

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on February 3, 2019
Bill McCamley, secretary-designate of the Department of Workforce Solutions, speaks in favor of House Bill 31 during a committee hearing Friday. The legislation would raise the statewide minimum wage to $10 an hour in July and increase it annually up to $12 an hour in 2021. Photo by Gabriela Campos/The New Mexican
 
By ANDREW OXFORD
Democrats campaigned last year on a promise to raise New Mexico’s minimum wage, which has remained at $7.50 an hour for a decade.
 
How high it will go, exactly, is a question that quickly has become wrapped in a battle
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Udall, Heinrich Work To Close Gender Wage Gap

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on February 3, 2019
U.S. SENATE News:
 
WASHINGTON, D.C. ― Thursday, U.S. Senators Tom Udall and Martin Heinrich reintroduced the Paycheck Fairness Act, legislation that would strengthen the Equal Pay Act of 1963 by guaranteeing that women can challenge pay discrimination and hold employers accountable.
 
The bill introduction comes 10 years after President Obama passed the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act, marking an important step in the fight to end the gender wage gap.
 
“Pay discrimination against women violates the basic tenant of fairness that is at the foundation of our state and our country.
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Los Alamos County Officials Day At The Roundhouse … Senate Finance Committee Passes ‘Lab Tax Bill’

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on February 2, 2019
Los Alamos County Councilor David Izraelevitz, Councilor Chair Sara Scott, County Manager Harry Burgess and Councilor Vice Chair Pete Sheehey at the Roundhouse. Photo by Morrie Pongratz
 
Councilors Sara Scott and David Izraelevitz smiling at the ‘Do Pass’ recommendation from the Senate Finance Committee. Photo by Morrie Pongratz
 
A Day at The Roundhouse
By MORRIE PONGRATZ
Los Alamos
 
Jan. 31, four of us from Los Alamos traveled to Santa Fe to support Senate Bill 11 (SB11), the bill to not allow 501C(3) exemptions from New Mexico Gross Receipts Taxes for National
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The Daily Post Loves Los Alamos!

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on February 1, 2019

Los Alamos Daily Post reporters Kirsten Laskey, left, and Bonnie Gordon with Punxsutawney Phil show their love today at the Post headquarters for Los Alamos because ‘It’s filled with such fascinating people’! The County is encouraging residents and visitors to show their love for Los Alamos throughout February by taking a selfie with one of many heart-themed frames or posters available at various County and other participating facilities and sharing the post on social media with the hashtag #lovelosalamos. Participants are encouraged to state ‘why’ Read More

Perfect Pi Day Celebration In Los Alamos March 14

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on February 1, 2019

COMMUNITY News:

The Los Alamos Youth Activity Centers, a program of Los Alamos Family Council, will host the first ever communitywide Perfect Pi Day Celebration.

The March 14 event is 5-6 p.m. at the Ashley Pond Park Pavilion in Los Alamos.

The Pi and Pie event includes a silent auction to bid on pies from local restaurants and bakeries, and the sale of raffle tickets for the chance to pie local celebrities.

Youth Activity Center members will host free pi friendly activities throughout the afternoon and receive one free raffle ticket for the celebrity pie activity.

To volunteer your face or business, Read More

LANL: RFP Issued For New Supercomputer ‘Crossroads’

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on February 1, 2019
Los Alamos National Laboratory. CourtesyLANL
 
LANL News:
 
The next big supercomputer is out for bid. A Request For Proposal (RFP) was released Thursday for Crossroads, a high-performance computer that will support the nation’s Stockpile Stewardship Program.
 
The RFP is a joint effort of the New Mexico Alliance for Computing at Extreme Scale (ACES), a collaboration between Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) and Sandia National Laboratories.
 
“Los Alamos National Laboratory is proud to serve as the home of Crossroads,” LANL Director Thom Mason said. “This high-performance
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Attorney General Hector Balderas Secures Multiple Felony Convictions Against Criminal Fraudster

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on February 1, 2019
Attorney General Hector Balderas
 
AG News:
 
ALBUQUERQUE ― Attorney General Hector Balderas announced Thursday the successful prosecution of Edward Boysel who fraudulently operated a concealed firearms training business while failing to report his income and unlawfully receiving state benefits.
 
“For many, Medicaid and state benefits mean the difference between life and death,” Balderas said. “My office aggressively prosecutes offenders who harm our most vulnerable New Mexicans by taking advantage of the system.”
 
Boysel pleaded guilty to five felony
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McQuiston: Tips To Stop A Stovetop Fire

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on January 31, 2019

By ALLEN MCQUISTON
The Jemez Agency
 
Fires of any severity can be destructive and devastating. Within seconds, all possessions could be damaged or destroyed – but in an apartment fire, the effects can go beyond a single family. Apartment complexes house many families, provide income for the landlord, and have a widespread effect if the fire is not controlled quickly.

If you have ever lived in an apartment, you may have noticed that almost all apartments’ stoves come equipped with a stove top fire extinguisher.  They look like a small canister (about the size of a tuna can) that is attached Read More

Alix Morgan Art Reception At Rose Chocolatier Friday

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on January 31, 2019
Art by Alix Morgan. Courtesy photo
 
ART News:
 
Alix Morgan is a local Los Alamos artist hosting her first show 3-5 p.m., Friday at Rose Chocolatier at 149 Central Park Square.
 
As part of the Downtown Creative Crawl, begin the art tour at Rose Chocolatier and meet the artist and see her work.
 
Morgan has written this about her work: “Art has always been a part of my life and I want to share the joy that art gives me with others. I want to make my art as affordable as possible because I believe everyone should have a piece of art in their home. I enjoy working with colored pencil, watercolor,
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