Museum of Spanish Colonial Art Presents Saints Of Mobility: Holiness Within The Borderlands Feb. 21
Submitted by Carol A. Clark
on February 20, 2019
Dr. William Calvo-QuirósSCAS News:
Saints of Mobility: Holiness Within the Borderlands at 5:30 p.m., Thursday, Feb. 21, at the Museum of Spanish Colonial Art.
Free to SCAS Members – $10 general – $5 students.
Based on a variety of primary and secondary sources, including government juridical proceedings, newspapers, oral narratives, literature, popular music as well as extensive interviews, and ethnographic visits to border shrines over the last 10 years, this presentation investigates the U.S.-Mexico border not only as a physical frontier
Read More Udall, Heinrich Secure Strong Investments For New Mexico In Bipartisan Government Funding Agreement
Submitted by Carol A. Clark
on February 20, 2019
U.S. SENATE News:WASHINGTON, D.C. ― U.S. Sen. Tom Udall, a senior member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, and U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich joined the Senate in voting 83-16 to pass a bipartisan agreement to fund the government through September 2019, avert another partial government shutdown, and invest in essential New Mexico priorities.
The U.S. House of Representatives has approved the bill, and the president has signed it into law.
The funding package includes several measures to benefit New Mexico that Udall and Heinrich successfully championed. It includes
Read More Legislative Roundup: Feb. 20
Submitted by Carol A. Clark
on February 20, 2019
Phil Miller, a map producer for the New Mexico Bureau of Geology and Mineral Resources, a research division of New Mexico Tech, shows Scott Christenson a 3D aquifer mapping program depicting the subsurface geology at Carlsbad during New Mexico Tech Day at the state Captiol Tuesday, Feb. 19, 2019. Photo by Luis Sánchez Saturno/The New MexicanSFNM News:
Days remaining in session: 24
Secret ballots: State senators voted 34-0 on Tuesday for a bill that would enable victims of domestic violence to vote through a confidential system.
The sponsor, Sen. Daniel Ivey-Soto,
Read More Secretary Of State Maggie Toulouse Oliver Responds To Senate Passage Of Important Update To Public Financing Of New Mexico Elections
Submitted by Carol A. Clark
on February 20, 2019
Secretary of State Maggie Toulouse OliverSTATE News:
SANTA FE ― The New Mexico State Senate has passed an important update to the state’s public financing system.
Senate Bill 4 passed the Senate Tuesday 34-1 and, if it becomes law, will expand public financing of certain races in New Mexico elections.
“People from all backgrounds and walks of life should have the ability to run for public office, not just the wealthy and well-connected,” Secretary of State Maggie Toulouse Oliver said. “Today’s passage of Senate Bill 4 by the New Mexico State Senate is a great step toward
Read More NWS: Today’s High Near 31, Tonight’s Low Around 16
Submitted by Carol A. Clark
on February 20, 2019
The National Weather Service forecasts today’s high in Los Alamos near 31 with mostly sunny skies and tonight’s low around 16. Courtesy/NWS Read More
New Mexico School For The Arts Exhibition March 1-29
Submitted by Carol A. Clark
on February 19, 2019
HSFF News:Historic Santa Fe Foundation (HSFF) will host the exhibition Decomposition with works by 14 New Mexico School for the Arts students 5-7 p.m., March 1-29, with the opening Friday, March 1 at HSFF’s El Zaguán, 545 Canyon Road in Santa Fe.
NMSA’s Junior Visual Artists are organizing their first ever thematic exhibition in this lovely historical building, the James A. Johnson House, also known as HSFF’s El Zaguán on Canyon Road.
Students will be creating fresh new works inspired by the title and theme of decomposition. As part of their training
Read More Tax Officials Ask New Mexico Lawmakers To Push Back Bill’s Date For Legal Pot Sales
Submitted by Carol A. Clark
on February 19, 2019
Courtesy photo
By ANDREW OXFORD
When it comes to legalizing cannabis for recreational use, those responsible for running state government have a warning for lawmakers: Not so fast.
The proposed legislation calls for the state to begin licensing retailers as soon as January 2020. But the state Taxation and Revenue Department has told lawmakers the deadline is unfeasible and asked that they push it back to 2021.
The change would shove further into the future the day when New Mexicans who are 21 and older could freely buy cannabis from retailers.
Read More Sen. Mimi Stewart Bill To Improve Fire Safety In Schools, Hospitals Passes New Mexico Senate
Submitted by Carol A. Clark
on February 19, 2019
Sen. Mimi Stewart
STATE NEWS:
SB 143 Calls for Rules to Allow More Smoke/Fire Damper Inspections
Sen. Mimi Stewart’s bill to improve fire safety in schools, hospitals and other public buildings by requiring the Public Regulation Commission to update inspection guidelines for smoke and fire dampers passed the Senate on Tuesday.
Specifically, SB 143 directs the PRC to establish rules that would allow certified technicians who install smoke and fire dampers to also inspect dampers and report damage or needed repairs.
“Smoke and fire dampers are in almost every school, every hospital and every Read More
Senator Wants Ethics Panel’s Work Mostly Secret
Submitted by Carol A. Clark
on February 19, 2019
Sen. Linda M. Lopez, D-Albuquerque, sits in the Senate chamber Friday, February 15, 2019. Photo by Luis Sánchez Saturno/The New MexicanBy ANDREW OXFORD
A state senator has proposed to keep much of the New Mexico ethics commission’s work secret and potentially impose thousands of dollars in fines and even jail time on anyone who breaks its confidentiality rules.
Seventy-five percent of voters in last year’s election approved the creation of a state ethics commission, and legislators are now debating exactly how it should work,
Read More ‘River Of Stars’ Streaming Through Milky Way … Hiding In Plain Sight For 1 Billion Years
Submitted by Carol A. Clark
on February 19, 2019
In this stereographic projection, the Milky Way curves around the entire image in an arc, with the newly discovered river of stars displayed in red and covering almost the entire southern Galactic hemisphere. Courtesy/Astronomy & Astrophysics
LiveScience News:
One billion years ago, a cluster of stars formed in our galaxy. Since then, that cluster has whipped four long circles around the edge of the Milky Way. In that time, the Milky Way’s gravity has stretched that cluster out from a blob into a long stellar stream. Right now, the stars are passing relatively close to Earth, just Read More
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