Gary Smith tossed from ballot



Janice Arnold-Jones

 Albuquerque - Janice Arnold-Jones will be the GOP's congressional nominee -  Former four-term State Representative and Republican candidate for Congress in CD1 Janice Arnold-Jones said today she was "pleased" with the 2^nd Judicial District Court's ruling that removes Gary Smith's name from the primary election ballot. "While I wish Gary Smith the best of luck in his future endeavors and encourage him to remain active in our Party I am pleased with the judge's decision today," Janice Arnold-Jones said. "Gary's departure from the race gives us the opportunity to focus on fundraising and allow the professional staff we're adding to work with our volunteers toward a November victory," Arnold-Jones stated. "And make no mistake with the foundation we have laid we have every intention of winning this race, no matter who the Democratic Party's nominee happens to be." 

Gary Smith tossed from ballot

BREAKING: LANL Announces Planned Staff Reductions

Albuquerque Journal - Some 400 to 800 workers will be leaving Los Alamos National Laboratory this spring — preferably by choice, the lab announced Tuesday.
Lab Director Charlie McMillan told workers the staff reduction plan has been sent to the National Nuclear Security Administration for approval, calling it a “voluntary separation program.”
This chunk will be taken from the 7,585 permanent employees at LANL, explained spokesman Fred deSousa. It will not affect students, post-doctoral, term or union workers, he said, noting that those groups bring LANL’s current employment to 11,127 people.

“We are taking these actions now in an attempt to reduce the risks of involuntary layoffs,” said McMillan in a news release. “When combined with a suppressed attrition rate for the past three years, our current budget and future outlook require significant cost-cutting.”

The lab’s budget for the current fiscal year, at $2.2 billion, is $300 million lower than the previous year, and no growth is expected in future budgets, according to its official news release. For More News Mexico. Albuquerque Journal subscription required. 

BREAKING: LANL Announces Planned Staff Reductions

Sandia Wins, LANL Loses In Fed Nuke Proposal

Albuquerque Journal - The Obama administration wants to spend $3 billion on nuclear weapons work in New Mexico next year, but notably absent from its annual funding request to Congress is money for a plutonium lab at Los Alamos National Laboratory.
After spending more than $600 million over nearly a decade without starting construction, the National Nuclear Security Administration on Monday asked Congress to indefinitely postpone work on the proposed new plutonium-handling building at LANL. However, funding for nuclear weapons work at Sandia National Laboratories would jump 30 percent next year under the budget proposal, primarily for refurbishing aging nuclear weapons. Read More News New Mexico. Albuquerque Journal subscription required

Sandia Wins, LANL Loses In Fed Nuke Proposal