Steve Pearce Announces Plan To Reform CYFD And Protect Children From Abuse And Neglect
Submitted by Carol A. Clark
on August 24, 2018
U.S. Rep. Steve PearceFrom the Office of U.S. Rep. Steve Pearce:
ALBUQUERQUE — U.S. Rep. Steve Pearce, candidate for Governor, has called for systematic reforms to protect children throughout New Mexico.
In front of the Children, Youth and Family Department (CYFD) offices Thursday in Albuquerque, Pearce stood with an array of advocates for child well being and laid out his plan to address the state’s problems.
“We are here today because all of us are disgusted with the failure of our state to protect our children from abuse, neglect, and even death at the hand of child
Read More NIST: Graphene Quantum Dot Structure Takes Cake
Submitted by Carol A. Clark
on August 24, 2018
Illustration of the wedding cake structure formed by electrons magnetically confined within tiny regions in graphene. Photo by C. Gutiérrez/NISTNIST News:
In a marriage of quantum science and solid-state physics, researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have used magnetic fields to confine groups of electrons to a series of concentric rings within graphene, a single layer of tightly packed carbon atoms.
This tiered “wedding cake,” which appears in images that show the energy level structure of the electrons, experimentally confirms
Read More FBI: Felon From Las Cruces Charged With Violating Federal Firearms Laws
Submitted by Carol A. Clark
on August 24, 2018
FBI News:ALBUQUERQUE ― Wednesday, a U.S. Magistrate Judge sitting in Las Cruces, found probable cause to support a criminal complaint charging Dominic C. Garcia, 28, of Las Cruces, with violating the federal firearms laws by being a felon in possession of a firearm.
Garcia was remanded into custody pending trial, which has yet to be scheduled.
The FBI arrested Garcia Aug. 14, 2018, in Las Cruces after Task Force Officers of the FBI’s Southern New Mexico Safe Streets Violent Gang Task Force came upon him while seeking to execute an arrest warrant for another individual.
Read More Udall, Heinrich, Luján Announce $667K To Navajo Technical University To Expand Broadband Access For Native Students
Submitted by Carol A. Clark
on August 24, 2018
CONGRESSIONAL News:WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, U.S. Senators Tom Udall (D-N.M.) and Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and U.S. Representative Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) announced that Navajo Technical University (NTU) was awarded $667,909 by the National Science Foundation to improve broadband connectivity for Native students, expanding access to educational opportunities and workforce training throughout the region.
NTU is the country’s largest tribal university, offering academic and research programs to students across Navajo Nation, particularly in the Science, Technology,
Read More Emily Holmes Serves As United States Senate Page
Submitted by Carol A. Clark
on August 23, 2018
Emily Holmes, 16, of Los Alamos with U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich this summer during her time serving as a Senate Page in the nation’s capital. Courtesy photo 
The Holmes family from left, Rich, Emily and Nan during a recent visit to the Los Alamos Daily Post to talk about Emily’s experience this summer in the United States Senate Page Program. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.comBy CAROL A. CLARK
Los Alamos Daily Post
caclark@/ladailypost.com
Los Alamos High School student Emily Holmes spent a month this summer serving as a page in the United States Senate
Chandler: An Educational Watershed
Submitted by Carol A. Clark
on August 23, 2018
By Christine Chandler
Democratic Candidate
House Dist. 43
First District Court Judge Sarah Singleton has launched a major transformation of New Mexico’s system of public education. The next step is going to be up to the incoming legislature and governor, who have been given a mandate and an opportunity: to break the barriers of ideology and wishful thinking that have kept New Mexico’s public schools in last-place for too long.
The Plaintiffs in Martinez & Yazzie v. the State of New Mexico claimed the State’s educational system does not satisfy the provision in the New Mexico Constitution Read More
Governor Cuts Ribbon On New Facility For Homegrown Technology Manufacturing Company Ideum
Submitted by Carol A. Clark
on August 23, 2018
Gov. Susana MartinezSTATE News:
CORRALES ― Monday, Gov. Susana Martinez was joined by Ideum executives and local officials for the ribbon-cutting ceremony on the company’s new exhibit fabrication studio that will allow the company to continue growing production and creating new jobs. The new 5,500 square foot facility will grow Ideum’s footprint, allowing them to serve more customers across the globe.
“For years, we’ve worked relentlessly to make New Mexico a great place to do business and we’re seeing the results,” Martinez
Read More Kasha-Katuwe Tent Rocks National Monument Reopens After Closure From Severe Weather Damage
Submitted by Carol A. Clark
on August 23, 2018
BLM News:ALBUQUERQUE ― The Bureau of Land Management is announcing that Kasha-Katuwe Tent Rocks National Monument is open after being closed due to severe weather damage to the access road, trails and facilities.
The Monument has undergone intensive road maintenance and reconstruction of trail segments, and is now open for visitation.
For more information, please contact BLM Outdoor Recreation Planner Jamie Garcia at 505.761.8787.
Read More FBI Reminds Students, Parents: #ThinkBeforeYouPost
Submitted by Carol A. Clark
on August 23, 2018
Courtesy/FBI
FBI News:
As students across New Mexico go back to school, the FBI Albuquerque Division would like to remind them and their parents of the consequences of posting hoax threats to schools and other public places.
Hoax threats are not a joke, and the FBI and our partners follow up on every tip we receive from the public.
Issuing a threat is a federal crime that carries a penalty of up to five years in federal prison.
Hoax threats also drain law enforcement resources and cost taxpayers money.
When an investigation concludes there was a false or hoax threat made to a school, or another Read More
Michelle Lujan Grisham Statement On August Consensus Revenue Estimate
Submitted by Carol A. Clark
on August 23, 2018
U.S. Rep. Michelle Lujan GrishamCONGRESSIONAL News:
TAOS ― Following the release of a new consensus revenue estimate at Wednesday’s Legislative Finance Committee meeting, Michelle Lujan Grisham released the following statement:
“This surge in revenues to state government dramatically highlights the need for leadership that will invest in New Mexico’s schools, put people to work and make New Mexico more competitive by building much needed infrastructure and develop New Mexico into a clean, renewable energy economy that creates jobs and reaches a goal of
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