Los Alamos County Transportation Board To Meet April 4
COUNTY News:
The Los Alamos County Transportation Board will meet 5:30 p.m. Thursday, April 4 in Council Chambers at 1000 Central Ave., and virtually on Zoom.
This meeting is open to the public.
Find the agenda to this meeting here.
Find the link to this meeting here.
Meeting ID: 813 5706 0773 Read More
FBI: Former State Rep. Sheryl Williams Stapleton And Her Friend Joseph Johnson Charged For Fraud Scheme
Former Rep. Sheryl Williams Stapleton
FBI News:
ALBUQUERQUE – A former State Representative and her longtime friend are facing federal charges for long-term scheme to defraud the U.S. government. Sheryl Williams Stapleton, 66, of Albuquerque, and Joseph Johnson, 72, of Chantilly, Virginia, are schedule to appear in federal court for an initial appearance on April 9, 2024.
The indictment alleges that from about July 1, 2013, through June 30, 2020, Stapleton used her position at Albuquerque Public Schools (APS) as Director of the Perkins Project and Career and Technical Education (CTE) Read More
$1,993,000 Allocated For Broadband Workforce Development Trailer, Curriculum, And Training In New Mexico
CNM News:
SANTA FE — The State of New Mexico Office of Broadband Access and Expansion (OBAE) is set to receive a significant boost in resources for workforce development thanks to efforts of Senators Luján and Heinrich.
A total of $1,993,000 has been allocated to support the establishment of a broadband workforce development trailer, curriculum development, and training initiatives across the state.
This funding injection comes at a critical time when the demand for skilled broadband professionals is on the rise, and access to high-speed internet is more essential than ever before. The Read More
National Association Of Counties Releases Analysis Of Government Spending Bill Impacts On Local Government
NACo News:
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The National Association of Counties (NACo) applauds the inclusion of items in the two “minibus” packages for government spending reflecting support for county priorities.
Among the items supported by counties, states will now permanently have the option to waive the Medicaid Institutions of Mental Disease (IMD) exclusion for substance use disorder treatment and services. The bills also fully fund the Payments in Lieu of Taxes (PILT) program, enabling counties with public lands to provide critical services on those lands.
“The fruits of a strong intergovernmental Read More
Heinrich Cosponsors Legislation To Stop Wage Theft And Ensure Workers Get The Pay They’ve Earned
U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich
U.S. SENATE News:
WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) announced today, that he cosponsored the Wage Theft Prevention and Wage Recovery Act, comprehensive legislation to put hard-earned wages back in workers’ pockets and crack down on employers who unfairly withhold wages from their employees.
The bill would also give workers the right to receive full compensation for the work they perform and to receive regular paystubs and final paychecks in a timely manner.
Each year, wage theft denies workers tens of billions of dollars in pay they have earned Read More
New Mexico Governor Unveils Online Dashboard On Community Impacts Of Biden Administration Funding
Chart showing statewide and community projects and services obligated and expended. Courtesy image
STATE News:
SANTA FE — Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham Wednesday launched a new federal funding dashboard, an online tool that allows users to track and analyze statewide and community projects and services funded through the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) and the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) signed into law by President Joe Biden in 2021.
“It is incumbent on government at all levels to make sure that every penny of this historic funding is spent on projects that transform New Mexico communities Read More
Robinson: Calling The Governor
By SHERRY ROBINSON
All She Wrote
© 2024 New Mexico News Services
People who live in cities need to get away from each other and enjoy a bit of nature. The public park, a leafy green space in the urban landscape, has provided relief for centuries. We love our parks so much that proposing changes can become heated.
But not so heated that one individual, former Lt. Gov. Diane Denish, becomes the subject of a personal attack in a newspaper editorial that was so vicious I thought a response was in order. Diane is a colleague in this syndicate and a friend.
What happened is residents of an Albuquerque neighborhood Read More
Dannemann: Self-regulation Doesn’t Work
By MERILEE DANNEMANN
Triple Spaced Again
© 2024 New Mexico News Services
On Oct. 29, 2018, a passenger airliner crashed into the sea less than 13 minutes after takeoff from Jakarta, Indonesia. A few months later, a second plane crashed over Ethiopia. In total, 346 people were killed.
Both planes were the brand new Boeing 737 Max. Investigation placed the responsibility squarely with Boeing, the manufacturer. As news reports explained, Boeing had made technical changes that were not thoroughly tested and, as a deliberate policy choice to save money, had hidden these changes from both regulators Read More
Reps. Stansbury, Grijalva, Huffman Request Whistleblower Documents Alleging Human Rights Violations By Major India Shrimp Supplier
U.S. Rep. Melanie Stansbury
STATE News:
WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Representaive Melanie Stansbury (D-NM), Raúl M. Grijalva (D-Ariz.) and Jared Huffman (D-Calif.), sent a letter requesting documents related to a whistleblower’s account of human rights abuses at a shrimp processing facility operated by one of India’s largest shrimp exporters, Choice Canning.
The whistleblower’s account was recently reported as part of the Outlaw Ocean Project’s extensive investigation into the use of forced labor and other human rights abuses across the global fishing industry.
In their letter, the lawmakers Read More
New Mexico Game & Fish Opens 2024 Biennial Review Of State List Of Threatened And Endangered Wildlife Species
NMGF News:
SANTA FE — The New Mexico Department of Game and Fish will review its State List of Threatened and Endangered Wildlife Species under the Wildlife Conservation Act (Section 17-2-40 NMSA 1978).
Public comments on the current Biennial Review document will be accepted during a 90-day review from March 25, 2024 through June 24, 2024.
The Biennial Review process determines whether a State-listed wildlife species will be “uplisted” from threatened to endangered, “downlisted” from endangered to threatened, or remain unchanged from the current Biennial Review determinations. Adding Read More
Heinrich, Graham, DeLauro Urge USDA To Include Vital Malnutrition Treatments In International Food Aid Program
Congressional News:
WASHINGTON, D.C. — In a letter to Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack Thursday, U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), and U.S. Rep. Rosa DeLauro (D-Conn.) are calling on the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to ensure nutritional needs are met for those suffering from the most severe forms of hunger by including Ready-To-Use-Therapeutic Foods (RUTF), a proven treatment for malnutrition, in its international food assistance program.
Currently, RUTFs do not qualify as an eligible commodity for purchase and donation in the international Read More
Tales Of Our Times: Bird’s-Eye View Reveals Snags On Paths To Power
Tales Of Our Times
By JOHN BARTLIT
Los Alamos
“Once upon a time” teaches pragmatism. A farmer and his highly able wife were once in the market for an accordion, a bunk bed, a plow, and a pet. The farm couple soon had ample choices to weigh, complete with details telling advantages and drawbacks of every choice. Time was, advantages and drawbacks held sway.
Folktales have a knack for highlighting facts that we overlook every day. Each political party now offers voters only one set of policies in a single package. Each party advertises that its bundle has nothing but benefits vs. an opposing bundle that Read More
Los Alamos County Library Board To Meet April 1
COUNTY News:
The next Los Alamos County Library Board meeting is scheduled for 5:30 p.m. Monday, April 1 at the Municipal Building and on Zoom.
Click here to view calendar details of the meeting. Read More
Heinrich, Carper, Markey, Padilla Applaud EPA’s Final Greenhouse Gas Emissions Standards For Heavy-Duty Trucks And Buses
U.S. SENATE News:
WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Sens. Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), a member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee and the Co-Founder and Co-Chair of the Electrification Caucus, Sen. Tom Carper (D-Del.), Chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, U.S. Sen. Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), Chair of the EPW Subcommittee on Clean Air, Climate, and Nuclear Safety, and U.S. Sen. Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), also a member of the EPW Committee released the following statement today after the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the final greenhouse Read More
Public Input Listening Session For Los Alamos Public Library’s Proposed Open-Air Classroom Set For April 6
COUNTY News:
The Los Alamos Public Library invites the public to an information session 11 a.m. Saturday, April 6, 2024 at Mesa Public Library in the Zone.
The library proposes the development of an open-air classroom situated between Mesa Public Library and the Betty Ehart Senior Center.
This public input listening session will establish project parameters and gather initial thoughts and challenges from community members. All members of the community are encouraged to attend.
In support of the Los Alamos Public Library and Los Alamos County’s missions, the library proposes this open-air Read More
New Mexico RCRC: An Open Letter To Our Community
By Joan Lamunyon Sanford, Executive Director
and Board of NM Religious Coalition for Reproductive Choice;
Yahaira Carreras-Cubillas
Maya Elrick
Terry Schleder
This has been a time of tremendous change and growth for the New Mexico Religious Coalition for Reproductive Choice, and the entire reproductive health, rights and justice movement.
Four years ago, we faced a worldwidepandemic, supply-chain shortages, and governors in several states who used the pandemic as an excuse to limit access to abortion clinics. Then, in September of 2021, Texas enacted a six-week abortion ban, and less Read More
County Board Of Public Utilities Work Session April 3
COUNTY News:
The Board of Public Utilities will hold a work session meeting at 5:30 p.m., Wednesday, April 3 in Council Chambers.
Members of the public may view proceedings online or attend and provide public comment in person or via Zoom – https://us06web.zoom.us/j/89412512522.
The agenda is attached and the complete packet is available online: https://losalamos.legistar.com/Calendar.aspx. Read More
New Mexico Department Of Workforce Solutions Releases February 2024 Labor Market Review
NMDWS News:
The New Mexico Department of Workforce Solutions (NMDWS) has released the February 2024 Labor Market Review.
To read the Labor Market Review, click on this link.
For more information, visit the NMDWS website at www.dws.state.nm.us. Read More
DPU Publishes 2nd Quarter 2024 Performance Report
Heinrich, Butler Introduce Legislation To Help Local Small Businesses Transition To Clean And Efficient Landscaping Equipment
U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich
U.S. SENATE News:
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Thursday, U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), a member of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources and the co-founder and co-chair of the Bicameral Electrification Caucus, and U.S. Sen. Laphonza Butler (D-Calif.) introduced legislation to establish a new federal tax credit to enable local small businesses, including landscaping and lawn care businesses, to transition to zero-emission equipment more easily and without financial burden.
Transitioning to zero-emission, electric landscaping equipment—such Read More
