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LANL working on security problems
Los Alamos National Security is
bringing in outside help to deal with the botched construction of a security
upgrade at the lab.
The Los Alamos Monitor reports that the trade journal
Nuclear Weapons and Materials Monitor says Los Alamos National Security has
hired attorneys to help the lab pursue claims against subcontractors that did
the work on the security system.
Lab Director Charlie McMillan told employees
in a memo that the system was supposed to cost $213 million, but cost overruns
have jacked the project up to $254 million. The cost overruns could be paid for
by money that had been earmarked for the Chemistry Metallurgy Research
Replacement facility or the bonus that LANS receives for running the lab.
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UNM students helping to solve lottery scholarship crisis
The New Mexico Lottery Scholarship is running out of cash fast,
so Tuesday students at the
The fund will be broke by next year,
according to projections. According to the study, more and more students have
become eligible for the lottery scholarship since it began in the late 1990s. Right now, 80 percent of incoming freshmen at UNM meet the scholarship’s
requirements.
On Tuesday, a couple dozen students and a few teachers offered
suggestions to keep the fund solvent, such as raising eligibility requirements,
increasing needs-based requirements or a combination of both.
The student group
will give their opinion to legislators during the upcoming legislative session
in 2013.
NM man faces charges for killing hawk
A
18-year-old William
Hefley was arrested on an extreme cruelty to animals charge for shooting and
killing a five-year-old Harris Hawk valued at $3,000.
Luna County Sheriff's
investigator Israel Saenz saysHefley told deputies he shot the bird while out
to kill a family dog that was old. The owner of the hawk holds a registered
Falconry Permit and apparently raised the hawk from a young age after being
given permission to rescue it in Texas
Investigators said the case is being turned over to the New Mexico Game and
Fish Department.
GOP appoints House leadership
Republican state Rep. Donald Bratton
of
The
Albuquerque Journal reports that Bratton will replace Tom Taylor of Farmington
House Republicans
also elected several members of the party's younger guard to top-ranking
positions. Rep. Nate Gentry of Albuquerque
The leadership posts were filled during a
closed-door caucus meeting held Monday night in Albuquerque
U.S Justice Dept. launches APD investigation
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The U.S. Justice Department says it
is launching an investigation into the Albuquerque Police Department after a
string of officer-involved shootings and a number of high-profile abuse cases.
A
press conference was held Tuesday to announce the details of the pending probe
following a visit by federal officials to New Mexico
The Albuquerque Police Department has been under fire from civil rights
advocates in recent months. The department has had 25 officer-involved
shootings since 2010 — 17 of them fatal.
The department also has been
criticized over a number of cases alleging abuse by officers.
NM cuts down on unemployment fraud
The New Mexico Department of Workforce Solutions says the state
now leads the nation in reducing improper payments. Between 2011 and 2012, the
improper payment rate dropped to under 11 percent.
Gov. Susana Martinez says
the progress is a testament to her administration's commitment to cracking down
on fraud and strengthening the system for businesses and workers.
In January,
the state will launch a new system under which jobless New Mexicans will be
able to apply online for benefits.
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