NM customer information hacked from Nationwide Insurance
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Vanessa Dabovich
on Friday, December 7, 2012
State officials are warning customers
of Nationwide Insurance that their personal information may have been
compromised by a computer hacking incident.
Insurance officials say the
accounts of more than 8,000 New
Mexico customers were compromised in the breach.
In a
letter to Superintendent of Insurance John G. Franchini, Nationwide says the
company's initial investigation has turned up stolen social security numbers,
driver's license numbers and dates of birth, although there is no evidence of
any misuse so far.
The company is offering free credit monitoring and identity
theft services through Equifax as a precaution.
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Leg. audit says state education colleges need higher standards
Jicarilla Apache tribe changes power suppliers
House reps. push for uranium mine cleanup
Biomass project in the works at HAFB
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House reps. push for uranium mine cleanup
Robert Redford creates Santa Fe scholarship
Hobbs couple wins $2 million Powerball prize
NM gets education funds after second attempt
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Auditors say state education colleges need higher standards
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Vanessa Dabovich
Legislative auditors say New Mexico 's colleges of
education should toughen their admission standards to provide more qualified
teachers and potentially improve student performance.
A Legislative Finance
Committee audit on Wednesday said none of the colleges with teacher preparation
programs require minimum ACT scores by students for admission. Auditors
recommended the Public Education Department increase the passing scores on
competency tests required for a teaching license.
The audit report said
education colleges "continue to attract and admit academically average
candidates" despite a teacher licensing system linked to minimum salaries.
Auditors say state education colleges need higher standards
Robert Redford works with Santa Fe school scholarship program
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Robert Redford |
The program will be
funded by the Santa Fe University of Art and Design. Redford
will help pick award recipients of the Robert Redford/Milagro Initiative
Scholarship Program. The chairman of the university's film school, Chris Eyre,
says Redford had mentored him when he was in film school in New York .
Indigenous people can apply for
the Unique Voice scholarship that covers the $35,000 yearly tuition, room and
board. The Emerging Artist scholarship is open to full-time students and covers
between $7,000 and $15,000. Redford says he's
honored to work with the school.
Robert Redford works with Santa Fe school scholarship program
Hobbs couple claims $2 million Powerball prize
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Vanessa Dabovich
New Mexico Lottery officials say a
couple from Hobbs
has claimed a $2 million prize from a recent Powerball game.
Joe and Lisa
Woodruff say they didn't know their winning ticket was worth that much until
they arrived Thursday at lottery headquarters in Albuquerque . Their ticket for the Powerball's
Nov. 28 drawing matched five numbers to win $1 million.
The prize doubled
because the Woodruffs added a $1 Power Play feature to their ticket. Power Play
multiplies non-jackpot prizes.
Until now, the Woodruffs say the most they had
ever won in the lottery was $7. The couple used family birthdates and
anniversaries as the numbers for their ticket.
Hobbs couple claims $2 million Powerball prize
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NM gets education funding after second attempt
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Five states are being awarded a share
of $133 million in federal grants for early childhood learning.
New Mexico , Colorado , Illinois , Oregon and Wisconsin will each get between $20 million and $34
million in four-year grants. It's part of President Barack Obama's Race to the
Top program, funded by the Education and Health and Human Services Departments.
The five states were runners-up last year when $500 million was awarded to nine
other states in the program's first year. They were invited to reapply this
year, although less money was at stake.
NM gets education funding after second attempt
New Mexicans rush to get passports as Real ID Act approaches
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Vanessa Dabovich
Scores of New Mexicans are in a race against time to get a
passport before the federal Real ID Act goes into effect on January 15th, 2013.
Starting that day, New Mexicans will
not be allowed to use a driver's license as identification to get through
airport security or enter a federal building.
The date the Real ID Act goes into effect has been pushed
back many times, but there's no sign the Department of Homeland
Security will back down this time, it has been a mad rush for residents to get
their hands on a passport.
Essentially,
the act states, federal agencies cannot accept state-issued driver's licenses
or ID cards if the state does not meet minimum security standards, which
include, "evidence that the applicant is a U.S. Citizen." Since proof of citizenship is not
required to get a license in New Mexico ,
the state does not meet that standard.
New Mexicans rush to get passports as Real ID Act approaches