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Mayor Berry Hosts Japanese Ambassador
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| Richard Berry |
Fujisaki is in New Mexico related to Japan's investment of more than $30 million in smart grid research and demonstration projects in the state. He is scheduled to get an update from Japan's New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization agreements in Los Alamos with state officials, the Public Service Co. of New Mexico, and Mesa del Sol in 2010.
The project includes a large-scale battery storage system and a home that will incorporate solar, batteries, smart metering and an energy management system. Read full story here: News New Mexico
Governor to Sign Tax Reform Bill Today
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| Susana Martinez |
House Bill 184/256 will change some of the most unfair and burdensome double and triple taxation of goods and services in New Mexico's construction and manufacturing sectors.
The tax reform package will reduce the financial burden on small business construction contractors, as well as on manufacturers, allowing for new hiring, reducing the cost to consumers of products and new construction. Expected to be on hand for the signing are, Economic Development Department Secretary Jon Barela, Department of Finance and Administration Secretary Tom Clifford, Rep. David Doyle (R-Albuquerque), Rep. Conrad James (R-Albuquerque) plus a number of New Mexico business leaders.
High School's plan for random student drug testing is hard sell to parents
Pacheco will run for Doyle’s seat in NM House, Doyle aims for Senate
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| NM Rep. David Doyle |
Denish sticks neck out with endorsements
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| Former NM Lt. Gov. Diane Denish |
Court: N.M. Violated Voter Act
DHS Increasing Presence In Four Corners Area
From ktar.com - Homeland Security officials say the federal agency is planning to increase its presence fighting drug cartels in New Mexico's Four Corners region. The Farmington Daily Times reports the federal agency proposes that two agents move to San Juan County full-time and that more agents be dispatched occasionally to the area to assist with serious criminal investigations. The move comes after New Mexico law enforcement agencies around the state have asked federal officials to assist cash strapped departments in battling gangs, drug trafficking and weapons violations. But as federal authorities have moved into places like Roswell and Las Cruces, violent Mexican drug cartels have increased their presence in the remote area of northwest New Mexico that border three other westers states. More News New Mexico
N.M. Reintroduction Wolves Have Been Poisoned
Washington Delegation Fails New Mexico
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| Los Alamos National Lab |
On Tuesday the lab announced plans to lay off as many as 800 employees thanks to ever changing budget priorities of Democratic Party leaders in Washington D.C.
The lab now faces a budget cut of $300 million, which is more than $200 million less than the amount of money Energy Secretary Steven Chu and President Barack Obama threw away on Solyndra.
While one could argue that unlike Steve Pearce, Jeff Bingaman, Martin Heinrich, Ben Ray Lujan, and Tom Udall could not see the Solyndra bankruptcy coming, everyone in Los Alamos could see how the president and his Washington bureaucrats were lining Los Alamos for the slaughter. Even while New Mexico’s Democratic congressional delegation extolled the virtues of the president’s green jobs initiatives, LANL employees knew they were being forsaken. |
| Heather Wilson |
Heather Wilson, who is likely to face Martin Heinrich for a senate seat next November recognized the neglect of Heinrich and yet another broken promise to New Mexico by the Obama administration. “A little over a year ago, President Obama made a commitment to modernize our nuclear weapons complex in order to maintain a safe, reliable nuclear deterrent at lower levels of forces'" Wilson said. “In his new budget, however, President Obama has broken that commitment. And as a result, an estimated 1,000 jobs will be killed for 10 years in Los Alamos.”
After failing to wield any influence in Washington whatsoever, Tom Udall released a remarkably impotent statement. "LANL is critical to our national security and state's economy, and I will continue to push for adequate funding at both of New Mexico's national labs," Udall said. You are a little late Tommy.
In an era when good jobs are hard to come by and Los Alamos performs some of the nation’s most critical functions, it is hard to understand how this debacle could have unfolded right under the noses of a congressional delegation dominated by members of the president’s own party.
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