Roch Files Legislation To Significantly Reduce Workers’ Comp When Employee Is Drunk Or High On Job
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
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
Rep. David Adkins - Bill Creates Tax Holiday Saturday After Thanksgiving
Watch Pedro Leonardo Mascheroni Of Los Alamos On Video Offering Nuclear Weapons To Venezuela
Pedro Leonardo Mascheroni meeting with ‘Jimenez’ in a hotel room. Screen shot/FBI video
FBI News:
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
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
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.
Udall Joins Defense Appropriations Subcommittee
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;
White House: 15 Solar Market Pathways Projects
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
DOE Announces New Partners In Energy Efficiency
Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz
DOE News:
- New partners commit to improving efficiency by 20 percent over 10 years
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Building on President Obama’s Climate Action Plan, the Energy Department announced that more than 20 new partners have committed to improving energy efficiency across their respective building portfolios by 20 percent over the next 10 years.
These new partners, including the six multifamily partners announced by the White House, bring with them fresh perspective and leadership in newly represented sectors, spanning more than 70 million square feet of fast-food,
Right To Work Passes B&E With Bi-Partisan Support
Rep. Dennis Roch
STATE News:
- Legislation Will Now Move To Judiciary Committee
SANTA FE — Right-to-work legislation, which would give New Mexico’s workers the right to choose whether they join a union or financially contribute to one, has passed the House Committee on Business and Employment. It will now move to the Judiciary Committee. The bill moved with a bi-partisan 8-5 vote.
“By moving this bipartisan legislation forward, we are one step closer to giving New Mexico’s workers the right to choose whether they join a union or financially contribute to one,” Read More
Letter to the Editor: Arrogant, Ignorant, Or Incompetent School Board And Superintendent?
By RICHARD SAUNDERSIn the last few weeks we have seen some very odd behavior by members of the local school board. Some of these members have spoken to the media about their interactions with the principal of Los Alamos High School and have entertained pleas for help by students in regards to the upcoming prom.
I have heard people talking about whether or not the school board members were mistreated when they were asked to leave the school and we have been told that the school board members were just there to listen and help.
What I want to see the school board, and the school district, to answer
Despite Storm – 34 People Cast Ballots Today
First time voter Travis Richins is assisted by poll worker Peggy Pendergast today at the Municipal Building. County Clerk Sharon Stover reports that despite today’s snow storm, 34 people cast their ballot for the school board election making the grand total 273 votes cast so far. The polls open 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Tuesday at the Municipal Building and Fire Station 3 in White Rock for election day. Photo by John Puckett Read More
Letter to the Editor: Vote Andrea Cunningham For School Board
By TIM and SUSAN O’LEARYWe’re writing to ask that you take some time to participate in the Los Alamos Public School Board election. This coming Tuesday is Election Day and your last opportunity to vote. There are three school board positions representing districts in the Town Site that are up for election, as well as two positions on the UNM LA Advisory Board.
This is a very important election for our community. Our school district is facing many issues that require strong leadership and careful oversight by the School Board. At this critical juncture, we need a full slate Read More
Democracy At Work As 23 Voters Cast Ballots
Democracy at work on this snowbound day! Poll worker Lynn Jones assists voter Elizabeth Bennett who along with 22 others, braved the snow to cast her vote in the school board election today at the Municipal Building. Polls will stay open until 3 p.m. today, County Clark Sharon Stover said. Beginning Election Day, Tuesday, Feb. 3, polls will be open 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. in both White Rock at Fire Station 3 and Los Alamos at the Municipal Building. The results will be broadcast beginning at 8 p.m. on the County Clerk’s webpage. Photo by Presiding Judge John Puckett Read More
Polls Open At Municipal Building Until At Least Noon
Los Alamos County Clerk Sharon Stover discusses election details at Thursday’s School Board Candidates Forum at Los Alamos High School. LAPS Foundation President Liz Martineau, center, and School Board member/candidate Nan Holmes look on. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
COUNTY News:
Los Alamos County Clerk Sharon Stover has announced that poll workers are at the Municipal Building to assist anyone wishing to vote today for the school board and UNM-LA Advisory Board elections.
Stover said the polls will remain open until at least noon today, at which time the weather situation Read More
Cunningham: Make Your Voice Heard
By ANDREA CUNNINGHAM, Candidate
Los Alamos School Board District 3
For those of you who thought we were finished with election season after November, we are not done yet! We still have a very important election for School Board and the UNM-LA Advisory Board on Feb. 3.
As with any election, it is critical to participate in our democratic process and make your voice heard. With only 160 votes cast as of Thursday morning, over three different districts, the majority of the community still has yet to participate.
School Board members are your elected representatives. A Read More
Letter to the Editor: Take Time To Vote
By KAREN DOEBLINGI am writing to encourage everyone to get out and vote in the School Board election next Tuesday, Feb. 3.
According to the County Clerk’s announcement, you can vote 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. today at the Municipal Building and 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Tuesday (Election Day) at the Municipal Building and White Rock Fire Station #3 Vote Centers.
All three Los Alamos townsite districts, Districts 3, 4 and 5, are up for election and for the first time in many years there are contested races, so you have choices.
As a resident of District 5, I support Jenny McCumber. Jenny is practical and
Heinrich On CIA Efforts To Cover Up Torture Report
U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich
U.S. SENATE News:
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-N.M., a member of the U.S. Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, issued the following statement in response to efforts to cover up the facts of the committee’s report on the CIA detention and interrogation program:
“It would be unprecedented and misguided for the Executive Branch to relinquish its copies of the full committee report. I’ve always believed the committee’s full report on the CIA detention and interrogation program should be publicly released. Read More
Senate Approves Keystone XL Pipeline
U.S. SENATE News:
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Senate today passed legislation to approve the Keystone XL pipeline with a 62-36 vote. U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-N.M., a member of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, released the following statement after voting against the measure:
“Tar sands are not the right choice to meet our future energy needs. Instead of focusing on the past, which the Keystone XL Pipeline represents, we need to look to the future of clean energy technologies and the domestic jobs they support. Our national energy policy should be focused on two fundamental Read More
ProgressNow Banned From Speaking Today In Right-To-Work Hearing
ProgressNowNM’s Alex Curtas during House Business and Employment Committee public comment. Courtesy/ProgressNowNM
ProgressNowNM News:
SANTA FE – ProgressNowNM issued a news release today saying that after allowing members of the public to read letters from business leaders and employees across the state, the Chair of the House Business and Employment Committee told ProgressNowNM’s communications director he could not read an email between the sponsor’s expert witness and political operatives discussing right-to-work legislation, then had him removed from the microphone.
In Read More
