Labs Plans to Hire Thousands
The Los Alamos Monitor reports the head of the Los Alamos National Laboratory is assuring Santa Fe leaders that the lab will remain
, as it looks to hire about 2,400 people, including 600 to 700 scientists, 400 support technicians and 1,400 people to fill jobs in its business services and operations sectors, over the next four years.
Oh, SNAP
“Multiple state employees alleged that the Human Services Department instructed them to falsify numbers on federal food stamp applications
in federal court in Albuquerque,” reports Joey Peters.
EPA Reimburses States
The Associated Press reports, “The Environmental Protection Agency says it's reimbursing states, tribes and local governments
after the agency accidentally triggered a spill from a Colorado mine.” Meanwhile, KRQE’s Justin Cox reports that after testing the water and soil, Navajo Nation
.
Deadly Gang Plot
Colleen Heild has the latest on a violent prison gang’s
correction officials, including Secretary Gregg Marcantel.
Health Science Center in Jeopardy
“There is no sign the political wrangling will end anytime soon over a vote by a majority of University of New Mexico regents to change the governing structure of the Health Sciences Center,” according to Chris Quintana. He reports that four Democrat senators accuse “four regents who voted for the restructuring of
of the UNM Hospital and medical programs.”
Bathroom Talk
SFR’s Maria Egolf-Romero reports that a group named All Families Matter New Mexico “started a public awareness campaign to
with the Santa Fe's gender-neutral bathroom law. The group is urging residents to add the names of local businesses breaking the gender-neutral rule to its Facebook page.”
Airline Apologizes to Violinist
Okay, this is ridiculous, but an American Airlines pilot blocked a musician from carrying her
, onboard a flight from Chicago to Albuquerque. Rachel Barton Pine refused to check the instrument into the luggage compartment and caught a later flight. The airline has apologized, and Pine is set to perform with the New Mexico Philharmonic on Saturday.
Straw Poll
Heath Haussamen has set up a
. It will be interesting to see who comes out on top in New Mexico, since so little polling has been done here.
New Mexico Chief Justice Charles Daniels doesn’t like the
approach to bail. Dennis Domrzalski reports why the justice is supporting systemic bail reform.
KOB’s morning news producer “cleaned house” on the Wheel of Fortune game show on Thursday. He says he’ll use some of the
to pay off student debt and to help his father pay off some medical bills.
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