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Marking Tax Day, Udall Reintroduces Legislation to Simplify and Decrease the Costs of Tax Preparation and Filin

by Reporter / Apr 15, 2019 / 0 comments

Marking Tax Day, Udall Reintroduces Legislation to Simplify and Decrease the Costs of Tax Preparation and Filin

Taxpayers spend an average of 11 hours preparing and filing tax returns and pay $200 for tax preparation services 

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Tom Udall (D-N.M) joined Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) in reintroducing the Tax Filing Simplification Act to simplify and decrease the costs of the tax filing process for millions of American taxpayers.

Udall, Heinrich Introduce Bipartisan Bill To Permanently Fund LWCF

by Reporter / Apr 13, 2019 / 0 comments

Udall, Heinrich Introduce Bipartisan Bill To Permanently Fund LWCF

WASHINGTON, D.C. – On Thursday, U.S. Senators Tom Udall (D-N.M.), ranking member of the Senate Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies and Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), a member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, joined a bipartisan group of Senators to introduce the Land and Water Conservation Fund Permanent Funding Act to permanently fund the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) at a level of $900 million.  

 

New Federal Proposal Gives Needed Boost To New Mexico’s Working Families

by Reporter / Apr 13, 2019 / 0 comments

New Federal Proposal Gives Needed Boost To New Mexico’s Working Families

Senators Udall and Heinrich are Co-sponsors of the Working Families Tax Relief Act.

ALBUQUERQUE, NM—U.S. Senators Tom Udall and Martin Heinrich today joined Senators Sherrod Brown, Michael Bennet, Dick Durbin, Ron Wyden to introduce the Working Families Tax Relief Act (WFTRA), legislation that would begin to fix our tax laws to help working people with low-wage jobs make ends meet as they work to support themselves and their families. 

Scientific Computing In The Cloud Gets Down To Earth

by Reporter / Apr 13, 2019 / 0 comments

Scientific Computing In The Cloud Gets Down To Earth

Servers in the cloud, originally intended for business, broaden access to cluster computing, make new research strategies in geophysics possible.

LOS ALAMOS, N.M.—In a groundbreaking effort, seismology researchers have conducted a continent-scale survey for seismic signatures of industrial activity in the Amazon Web Services commercial cloud (AWS), then rapidly downloaded the results without storing raw data or needing a local supercomputer.       

Udall To Wheeler: EPA Should Focus On Staffing Crisis And Environmental Enforcement

by Reporter / Apr 13, 2019 / 0 comments

Udall To Wheeler: EPA Should Focus On Staffing Crisis And Environmental Enforcement

Letter requests further plan to address EPA’s real challenges, not budget cuts & organizational exercise.

WASHINGTON- In response to the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) proposed reorganization of regional offices, U.S. Senator Tom Udall (D-N.M.), ranking member on the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies, requested a detailed plan from EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler to improve staffing levels across the agency, prioritize enforcement and compliance, increase communication with states, Tribes, and EPA staff, and honor agreements with staff and unions.

Udall, Heinrich Unveil Legislation To Cut Taxes For Workers And Families In New Mexico

by Reporter / Apr 12, 2019 / 0 comments

Udall, Heinrich Unveil Legislation To Cut Taxes For Workers And Families In New Mexico

Bill would boost Child and Earned Income Tax Credits, benefitting 841,000 New Mexicans, including 368,000 children and 50,000 Native Americans

WASHINGTON -- Ahead of Tax Day and the IRS Commissioner’s annual appearance before the Senate and House, U.S. Senators Tom Udall and Martin Heinrich, along with 46 Senate Democrats, introduced the Working Families Tax Relief Act.  

New model accurately predicts harmful space weather

by Reporter / Apr 12, 2019 / 0 comments

New model accurately predicts harmful space weather

Predicting “killer” electrons in the Earth’s outer radiation belt protects spacecraft

LOS ALAMOS, N.M.— A new, first-of-its-kind space weather model reliably predicts space storms of high-energy particles that are harmful to many satellites and spacecraft orbiting in the Earth’s outer radiation belt.

VIDEO: Udall Presses Pompeo On Trump Administration’s Threats To Close The Southern Border

by Reporter / Apr 12, 2019 / 0 comments

VIDEO: Udall Presses Pompeo On Trump Administration’s Threats To Close The Southern Border

Udall demands answers on State Department’s move to cut off foreign aid to Guatemala, Honduras, and El Salvador

Española City Council Approves Interim Police Chief

by Reporter / Apr 12, 2019 / 0 comments

Española City Council Approves Interim Police Chief

The Española City Council unanimously approved the appointment of David Osuna as interim chief of police on Tuesday. Osuna achieved the rank of deputy chief before retiring from the New Mexico State Police in 2002. Since his retirement, Osuna has been conducting police training.

AAP Urges Recall of Fisher-Price Rock ’n Play Sleeper

by Reporter / Apr 12, 2019 / 0 comments

AAP Urges Recall of Fisher-Price Rock ’n Play Sleeper

With 32 sleep-related infant deaths, use of this product should immediately stop 

ALBUQUERQUE, NM—The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) calls on the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) to issue an immediate recall for the Fisher-Price Rock ’n Play Sleeper, which has been tied to 32 sleep-related infant deaths, according to a new analysis by Consumer Reports.

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