AFT New Mexico Alarmed As Local Taos Federation Of United School Employees President Placed On Leave For Protected Union Activity
AFT New Mexico News:
TAOS — American Federation of Teachers New Mexico President Whitney Holland and Taos Federation of United School Employees (TFUSE) #1450 released the following statement:
“We are extremely dismayed by recent actions taken by the Taos Municipal Schools Superintendent Lillian Torrez to place local TFUSE President Francis Hahn on paid administrative leave for alleged ‘insubordination, willful disobedience, and other charges.’
Mr. Hahn is not being accused of any wrongdoing related to students.
“At the heart of this issue is Mr. Hahn’s advocacy for other Taos Municipal Read More
Los Alamos High Country 4-H Team Thanks Local Police Officers And Firefighters For Keeping Community Safe
Los Alamos High Country 4-H Team members Chloe, Emilia and Sylvia deliver cookies Dec. 9 to one of the fire stations in town. Courtesy/4-H Club
By KAEDYN HOLLANDER
High Country Team 4-H Club
Thursday, Dec. 9, the Los Alamos High Country 4-H Team made baked goods to send to each Fire Station and Police Station in town as a thank you for everything they do for the community.
The members each brought a baked good, (cookies, bars or snacks of some kind) and then combined the baked goods into individual containers, which were given to the first responders.
This project allowed the team members to practice Read More
Luján Introduces Legislation To Strengthen Tribal Protections For Children And Law Enforcement Under VAWA Reauthorization
U.S. SENATE News:
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.), introduced The Native Youth and Tribal Officer Protection Act, to strengthen Tribal protections for children and Tribal law enforcement by building on the expansions of Tribal authority under the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2013.
The Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2013 (VAWA 2013) authorized Tribes to exercise special domestic violence criminal jurisdiction (SDVCJ) to arrest, prosecute and detain non-Indians for domestic violence, dating violence, and violations of protection Read More
AFRL Opens State Of Art Digital Space Legacy Portal Exhibit
Col. Eric Felt, director of the AFRL Vehicles Directorate and AFRL Phillips Research Site historian Dr. Darren Raspa cut the ribbon to open the directorate’s Legacy Portal Mission Control exhibit, at a ceremony Nov. 15 at Kirtland AFB. Supporting them from left, Project Mgr. Gina Gutierrez, Senior Facility Engineer Bradley Rieck, Chief Dan Von Tom of the Corporate Information Office and Project Coordinator Victor Mace. Photo by Arturo Cardona
AFRL News:
KIRTLAND AFB — With a video of the historic 1969 Apollo 11 launch shown on the nearly two-story screen behind him, Dr. Darren Raspa, the Air Read More
Heinrich Cosponsors Inclusion Of Unidentified Aerial Phenomena Amendment In Final National Defense Authorization Act
U.S. SENATE News:
WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), a member of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, is cosponsoring an amendment included in the final National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2022.
The amendment is to establish an office that would replace the current Unidentified Aerial Phenomena (UAP) Task Force and would have access to Department of Defense (DoD) and Intelligence Community data related to UAPs.
The office will have the authority to establish a coordinated effort to report and respond to UAPs, significantly improve data-sharing Read More
