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Minimum Wage Bill Clears Judiciary Committee
STATE News:
SANTA FE – New Mexico House Democrats’ bill to improve the lives of working families by raising the state minimum wage cleared the House Judiciary Committee.
HB 442 proposes to raise the state’s minimum wage to $9.25 an hour, a $1.75 increase over the state’s current minimum wage of $7.50 per hour. The increase will put an extra $3,000 annually into the pockets of New Mexicans working full-time without burdening small businesses or rural municipalities.
“This an example of really good communication between all groups involved. I’m optimistic that the people of New Mexico are going Read More
Study: Los Alamos County Tops List Of Most Paycheck Friendly Places In New Mexico
Rank
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County
|
Semi-Monthly Paycheck
|
Purchasing Power
|
Unemployment Rate
|
Income Growth
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Paycheck Friendliness Index
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1
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Los Alamos
|
$1,618
|
3.22x
|
4.8%
|
1.1%
|
63.94
|
2
|
De Baca
|
$1,618
|
1.27x
|
5.2%
|
6.4%
|
51.63
|
3
|
Lea
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$1,618
|
1.85x
|
9.7%
|
5.2%
|
50.67
|
4
|
Eddy
|
$1,618
|
1.70x
|
6.7%
|
2.9%
|
49.80
|
5
|
Catron
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$1,618
|
1.31x
|
7.0%
|
5.3%
|
48.72
|
6
|
Curry
|
$1,618
|
1.38x
|
5.5%
|
1.9%
|
46.99
|
7
|
Sandoval |
FBI: Man Wearing Walmart Vest And Rag On His Head Robs Albuquerque Bank
FBI News:
A man wearing a blue Walmart vest and a rag on his head robbed a northeast Albuquerque bank Tuesday, Feb. 21.
The suspect was described as a black man in his mid-20s, approximately 5’10” tall, with a slender to medium build. He wore a blue Walmart vest over a white T-shirt, a black rag on his head, blue jeans and dark shoes.
Witnesses said the suspect entered BBVA Compass Bank at approximately 1:08 p.m. at 3500 Candelaria Blvd. NE. He presented a demand note to a teller and made verbal threats. The teller handed over an undisclosed amount of money to the suspect, who left the bank and was
ABQid Announces New Executive Director T.J. Cook
Yang: Fact, Truth, Reality … Which One Is Debatable?
- Author’s note: In one of my last columns of 2016, I mentioned that the Los Alamos Daily Post graciously invited me to submit my writing whenever the mood seizes me. So, I am back, more or less, less on a weekly basis, more as an irregular presence.
World Futures: What Do We Need? STUFF – Infinite Recycling
By ANDY ANDREWS
Los Alamos World Futures Institute
In our world today there is much concern about recycling of materials that have been assembled with energy to create something for use by humanity.
Referring to the Plass table shown in column 2, note that decay and respiration add CO2 to the atmosphere. It can be argued that this is essentially the recycling of organic, carbon-based materials readying them for reconstruction via photosynthesis. Essentially solar recycling of formerly living materials – it is organic.
But what about non-organic materials? In gross terms there are Read More
Sirphey Offers Eclectic Take-Out Menu
By MAIRE O’NEILL
Los Alamos Daily Post
If you search for the word “Sirphey” online, the only references that will appear are for Prashant Jain’s Sirphey on Deacon Street facing Trinity in Los Alamos.
He has created “something entirely new in the world of cuisine, aiming to meet and surpass industry standards in every way by changing the way a restaurant works.” Read More
Ahoy, Los Alamos! Annual Rotary Crab Fest Is Saturday
Ahoy, Los Alamos! It’s time for the 8th Annual Crab Fest, sponsored by the Rotary Club of Los Alamos! You are all cordially invited: Saturday, Feb. 25, at the Knights of Columbus Hall on the corner of Trinity Drive and DP Road. Catered by The Blue Window Bistro, this all-you-can-eat crab and prawn dinner, our Club’s biggest fundraiser of the year, is served family-style with generous Read More
Experience A New You At ‘A New Day Pilates’
Mary Lutes, PMA-CPT, left, and Christine Gurrola-Gal co-operate A New Day Pilates, which opened its doors Feb. 13 at 555 Oppenheimer, Suite 101. Courtesy photo
Mary Lutes, PMA-CPT, standing, assists Christine Gurrola-Gal at their boutique studio, A New Day Pilates. Courtesy photo
BUSINESS News:
There is a new Pilates studio in Los Alamos. A New Day Pilates opened its doors Feb. 13 at 555 Oppenheimer, Suite 101. This boutique studio is co-operated by Mary Lutes, PMA-CPT and Christine Gurrola-Gal.
A New Day Pilates offers a small, safe environment where the main focus is the individual needs Read More