Rep Dennis Cardoza: Obama is Arrogant, Alienating
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| Dennis Cardoza |
Lower Number of Illegals Arrested in N.M. and T.X.
N.M Rated Among Worst in Nation in Child Homelessness
Holder to Press Against Voter-ID Laws
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| A.G. Eric Holder |
ICSC Supports Canada’s Withdrawal from Kyoto
ICSC chief science advisor, Professor Bob Carter of James Cook University in Queensland, Australia agrees, “By quitting Kyoto, the Canadian Government has set an important example for other nations to follow. Instead of focusing our energies on futile attempts to control the planet’s climate, we need to prepare for inevitable climate change—warming and cooling, drought and flood, etc.—so as to reduce many of the very real and tragic consequences that often accompany natural climate variability.”
“This makes sense, of course, but it effectively gives developing nations an out clause that developed nations do not have,” Mr. Harris warns. “Any future UN climate agreement based on Durban may therefore not be materially different to the skewed approach of Kyoto where most of the world is not held to any limits at all. The government made a mistake in agreeing to this and should consequently rescind their support.”
Professor Carter concludes, “These traps could be avoided if more governments followed the example of Czech Republic President Vaclav Klaus, and simply recognized the truth about climate change, which is that the science is immensely complex and that much controversy remains about even its most basic fundamentals. In such circumstances, expensive and ineffectual greenhouse gas reduction agreements are not only premature, but also an irresponsible waste of money.”
Gambling and New Mexico Politics
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| Mitt Romney |
The most recent GOP presidential debate generated fireworks over the weekend. Apparently, Mitt Romney offered to “bet” Rick Perry $10,000 over some point of debate contention. Earlier yesterday we noticed a number of people around the state talking about how awful it was for Romney to be tossing around the idea of gambling that amount of money. Imagine! $10,000. Even State Auditor and U.S. Senate candidate Hector Balderas was indignant over the thought of a whopping $10,000 wager involving Romney.
There is one wager that will never be offered by any elected official in the state of New Mexico. You can bet that nobody will wager that someone in a leadership position within the Democratic Party of New Mexico will demand that state Democratic Party Chairman Javier Gonzales fully disclose the details of his ownership involvement in the "Santa Fe Studios" gamble.
Very serious questions remain regarding this gambling "arrangement." How much taxpayer money was gambled on Santa Fe Studios a couple of years ago? Was it as much as the $10,000 that Mitt Romney offered to risk?There is one wager that will never be offered by any elected official in the state of New Mexico. You can bet that nobody will wager that someone in a leadership position within the Democratic Party of New Mexico will demand that state Democratic Party Chairman Javier Gonzales fully disclose the details of his ownership involvement in the "Santa Fe Studios" gamble.
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| Javier Gonzales |
The entire bet on Santa Fe Studios was huge. It included plenty of free land, free water utility hookups, a $10 million "economic development" grant (from the state of New Mexico) and a $6.5 million low interest rate loan (from Santa Fe County). Who received the money? It was collected by private owners that included the Democrats very own Party Chairman, Javier Gonzales. Why was taxpayer money gambled? The only reason we have been able to detect is that there were high hopes for eventual “job creation.”
When pressed for disclosure Javier Gonzales never explained how a person in his position of incredible political influence could be on the receiving end of such a large taxpayer financed bet. However, Gonzales did say that he had since “detached” himself from the project. We checked around. No CPA’s or tax attorneys we spoke with seemed to know what the financial term “detached” actually meant. Did he sell his stake? If so for how much?
New Mexico Clean and Beautiful Wins Award
New Mexico Business Weekly - New Mexico Clean & Beautiful received the Diamond Recognition Award from Keep America Beautiful at the national organization’s recent conference in New Orleans. The award recognizes the New Mexico program, which is part of the state Tourism Department, for promoting the Keep America Beautiful mission and supporting local affiliates around the state. Keep America Beautiful, established in 1953, is the nation’s largest volunteer-based community action and education organization. Read full story here: News New Mexico
NMSU Belt Tightening Results in $950 Bonuses
KRWG - LAS CRUCES - Prudent financial planning is allowing New Mexico State University to fund a number of campus improvements with one-time funds, including student scholarships, classroom improvements and research support for the Las Cruces campus. In addition, NMSU will give each regular employee a one-time payment of $950 on Dec. 15.
"As we approach the holiday season, I want to express my appreciation to the employees for their efforts on behalf of NMSU," Couture said. "Graduation is Goal #1 for everyone at this university, and it was an honor to recognize our graduates on the Las Cruces campus this past Saturday at commencement. We can all be very proud of our accomplishments this past year on all NMSU campuses. I thank the employees for their continued good work in support of our mission of teaching, research, extension education and public service." The payment will be made to all regular employees who have been employed continuously from Jan. 1, 2011, through Dec. 31, 2011. The amount will be prorated for part-time regular employees and will be distributed in the Dec. 15 payroll. Taxes will be withheld from this amount.
"These one-time dollars are available because we cut more than we needed last year in anticipation of a reduction in state appropriations for fiscal year 2012," Couture said. "These funds held over from fiscal year 2011 can now be spent to support needs central to the success of our university." Read full story here: News New Mexico
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