State Workforce Solutions Announces 2,800 New Mexicans Trained For Climate, Infrastructure Careers
NMDWS News:
ALBUQUERQUE — Nearly three thousand New Mexicans have been trained for infrastructure and climate-ready careers – far surpassing the statewide target of 2,000 by the end of the year.
The numbers surpass targets outlined in the Governor’s Building New Mexico’s Workforce to Foster the Clean Energy Transition, Infrastructure Investments, and Resilient Communities, Executive Order 2024-152, which required a strategic and unified approach to enhance infrastructure and clean energy workforce training across 11 state agencies and offices.
“Without a skilled workforce, we Read More
Heinrich Cosponsors Bipartisan Legislation To Combat Opioid Overdoses & Save Lives
U.S. SENATE News:
WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) cosponsored the Workplace Overdose Reversal Kits (WORK) to Save Lives Act, bipartisan legislation to help tackle rising rates of opioid overdoses with increased access to overdose reversal medications like naloxone.
The National Safety Council found that while 75 percent of employers report seeing opioid use impact their workplace, only 17 percent report being well-prepared to address it. Though some states reported a decrease in overdose deaths in 2025, New Mexico experienced an increase by an estimated 5-10% when compared Read More
Dannemann: The New Malpractice Law
By MERILEE DANNEMANN
Triple Spaced Again
© 2026 by Merilee Dannemann
Like most New Mexicans, I am deeply relieved that our medical malpractice law has been changed to get rid of unlimited punitive damages, the part of the law that has been scaring the heck out of our doctors and leading too many of them to leave the state.
I have already seen the first attack on the new version of the law – an article by a trial lawyer implying that injured patients won’t receive the compensation they deserve and greedy corporations will have no incentive for safety. Let’s clear this up.
The news coverage has focused Read More
Fr. Glenn: Déjà Vu All Over Again
By Fr. Glenn Jones:
Hmph. War again. In the Middle East. Again.
It’s doubtful that the world will ever be free of war, and war is certainly tragic, regardless of the reasons for it or how “surgical” it is. I can’t help but think of the opening scene of the movie “2001: A Space Odyssey” when the prehistoric proto-human picks up the bone and realizes he can use it as a weapon to kill … and we’ve been killing one another with weapons ever since. It’s that seemingly primordial desire to dominate for mates, territory, resources; we see it everywhere in nature. But you’d think we could lament the historical carnage Read More
Los Alamos Laboratory Ensures National Security
National Security Research Center at LANL. Courtesy/LANL
From Los Alamos National Laboratory:
Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) ensures our national security. Achieving that mission starts with the National Security Research Center (NSRC). The NSRC is the classified library at Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL). Watch video here: https://nsrc.lanl.gov/.
The NSRC traces its lineage to the technical library formed by J. Robert Oppenheimer in 1943 as part of the Manhattan Project. We are part of the Lab’s fascinating history. Today, the NSRC is one of the largest scientific/technical Read More
County Library Board To Meet Monday March 2
COUNTY News:
The next Los Alamos County Library Board meeting is scheduled for 5:30 p.m. Monday, March 2, in Room 110 at the Municipal Building at 1000 Central Ave.
The meeting is open to the public and available to view on Zoom:
Tales Of Our Times: ‘Surely You’re Joking, Mr. Twain!’ – Zesty Messaging, Then & Now
Tales of our Times
By JOHN BARTLIT
New Mexico Citizens
for Clean Air & Water
‘Surely You’re Joking, Mr. Twain!’ – Zesty Messaging, Then & Now
1867: Mark Twain
Mark Twain’s famed spoofery crystallized many of America’s durable truths. In 1867, Twain published a dodgy little piece titled “My Late Senatorial Secretaryship”. Twain recollects his imagined stint as secretary to a U.S. senator. In Twain’s mind, the senator asks him to answer a letter from constituents dealing with the rural post route to Tomahawk … but, “to leave them a little in the dark.”
Twain revels in the task:
Gentlemen: Read More
Post-Session Op-Ed From NM House Leadership
By New Mexico House Speaker Javier Martínez (D-Albuquerque), House Majority Floor Leader Reena Szczepanski (D-Santa Fe, House Majority Whip Day Hochman-Vigil (D-Albuquerque), and House Majority Caucus Chair Raymundo Lara (D-Chamber)
In January, House Democrats laid out plans to make life better and more affordable for New Mexico families by expanding access to healthcare, building a sustainable universal childcare system, and protecting our communities from harm.
Over the last several weeks, we have delivered on those promises and more, in a productive, fast-paced 30-day legislative Read More
Republican Party Of New Mexico To Hold Candidate Debates At 2026 Pre-Primary Convention March 6-7
RPNM News:
ALBUQUERQUE — The Republican Party of New Mexico’s (RPNM) 2026 Pre-Primary Convention & Debate Night is scheduled for Friday, March 6 and Saturday, March 7.
DEBATE NIGHT:
- WHO: Candidates running for the following offices,
- Governor, Lieutenant Governor, and Congressional District 2 (NM-2)
- WHAT: 2026 Pre-Primary Convention Debate Night
- WHEN: Friday, March 6, at 5-8 p.m.
- WHERE: Ruidoso Convention Center: 111 Sierra Blanca Drive in Ruidoso
CONVENTION:
- WHO: Qualified Candidates for the Preprimary Convention Designation
- WHAT: 2026 Pre-Primary Convention
- WHEN:
Board Of Public Utilities To Hold Work Session March 4
COUNTY News:
The Los Alamos County Board of Public Utilities will hold a work session at 5:30 p.m., Wednesday, March 4, in Council Chambers at the Municipal Building, 1000 Central Ave.
The meeting is open to the public.
Members of the public may view proceedings online or attend and provide public comment in person or via Zoom at https://us06web.zoom.us/j/87563449773.
The complete agenda packet is available online at https://losalamos.legistar.com/Calendar.aspx.
Watch BPU meetings at ladpu.com/BPULiveProceedings. Read More
CYFD Ends Overnight Office Stays For Children
CYFD Acting Secretary Valerie Sandoval
STATE News:
SANTA FE — Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham announced Friday that the Children, Youth and Families Department (CYFD) has officially ended the practice of placing children overnight in CYFD offices, eliminating a burden on children in CYFD custody and the staff who have cared for them.
Children and youth previously staying in CYFD offices have been placed in safe and appropriate settings following CYFD’s creation of a new system to ensure safe placements for all children in its care now and into the future.
“Every child in New Mexico deserves a safe Read More
Ricky Serna Appointed NM Deputy State Treasurer
Newly appointed Deputy State Treasurer Ricky Serna
From the Office of the State Treasurer:
SANTA FE – The New Mexico State Treasurer’s Office (STO) has announced the appointment of Ricky Serna as Deputy State Treasurer. Treasurer Laura Montoya appointed Serna to succeed Deputy Janice Y. Barela who is retiring after 25 years of service.
Serna brings a wealth of experience from his previous roles as Acting Cabinet Secretary for the Department of Workforce Solutions, Acting Director for the State Personnel Office, and co-leadership for the Higher Education Department during the COVID-19 Read More
Community Advocates Applaud Cleanup Of Abandoned Mining Materials On The Gila National Forest
The Gila National Forest Challenge Venture Mill Site. Courtesy/USDA Forest Service
WILDEARTH GUARDIANS News:
SILVER CITY — The U.S. Forest Service announced on Thursday that it will begin the cleanup of mining materials at the abandoned Challenge Venture Mill near Mogollon, approximately eight miles northeast of Glenwood, N.M.
Conservation and community advocates applauded the cleanup, which is a result of years of advocacy from local community members and WildEarth Guardians. The Challenge Venture mill site, a 40-plus-year-old mining facility that was shut down by the EPA in 1985, Read More
New Mexico Courts Face Increasing Requests For Interpreting Services
Post file photo
COURT News:
SANTA FE — New Mexico’s Judiciary is expanding its network of interpreters to help address a growing need for language access services for jurors and people in court cases who have a limited proficiency in English or are deaf or hard of hearing.
Interpreting services were provided in 87 languages in New Mexico courts in the 2025 fiscal year. People requested about 50,300 hours of interpreting in FY25 — more than double from the 2021 fiscal year. The five most frequently requested languages were Spanish, American Sign Language (ASL), Navajo, Arabic and Vietnamese. Read More
Heinrich, ENR Democrats Secure Key Commitments From BLM Nominee Steve Pearce
Ranking Member Heinrich (D-N.M.) questions former Congressman Steve Pearce on his stances on public lands during a hearing to consider his nomination to lead BLM, Feb. 25, 2026. Courtesy photo
U.S. SENATE News:
WASHINGTON, D.C — During a U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee hearing to consider pending Trump administration nominees, U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), the Committee’s Ranking Member, and Committee Democrats secured key commitments from former Congressman Steve Pearce, President Trump’s pick to lead the Bureau of Land Management. In his answers to the Democratic Read More
Op-Ed: Española Is At A Crossroads … Do We Continue Down The Path Of Decline … Or Try Something New?
By Samuel LeDoux
Española City Councilor
Española is at a crossroads: do we continue down the path of decline where instability, controversy, and incompetence dominate city hall, or do we try something new?
Over the last four years, John Ramon Vigil has made the City of Española his own personal telenovela, with constant headlines about his personal problems, staff turnover, and rising crime and homelessness rates. During his term as Mayor, the city has stumbled into millions of dollars in debt, and we haven’t been able to often pass more than 4-5 ordinances a year.
I’m supporting Read More
Heinrich, Murray, And Hernández Criticize DOE For Illegally Cancelling Puerto Rico Energy Projects
U.S. SENATE News:
WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, and U.S. Sen. Patty Murray (D-Wash.), Vice Chair of the U.S. Senate Committee on Appropriations and Ranking Member of the Energy and Water Development Appropriations Subcommittee, and Puerto Rico Resident Commissioner Pablo Hernández (D-Puerto Rico), sent a letter alongside 17 lawmakers to the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) slamming the agency for illegally cancelling energy projects designated under the Puerto Rico Energy Resilience Read More
From Ballot To Campus: $12M In Voter‑Backed Upgrades Break Ground At UNM‑LA
Construction nears completion at the UNM-LA front entry. Funding comes from statewide and local general obligation bonds passed by voters in the county in Nov. 2024. Courtesy photo
By MARLENE WILDEN
Los Alamos Daily Post
marlene@ladailypost.com
University of New Mexico-Los Alamos (UNM-LA) is undergoing the most visible transformation in its recent history, a $12 million campus upgrade that Chancellor Mike Holtzclaw calls both practical and symbolic.
At its core, the effort fixes roofs, replaces windows and repairs aging structures. It also prepares the campus for workforce-focused Read More
Bregman Campaign: New Poll Shows Democratic Gubernatorial Primary Shifting As Voters Seek Answers, Debate
Gubernatorial candidate Sam Bregman
From the Sam Bregman For Governor Campaign:
ALBUQUERQUE — A new poll conducted by the Sam Bregman for Governor campaign shows significant movement in the Democratic primary, with frontrunner Deb Haaland’s support slipping below a majority threshold and voters signaling they want answers to questions surrounding her past campaign association with convicted sexual predator Jeffrey Epstein since it was revealed that Haaland flew in a jet chartered by Epstein and her 2014 campaign took over $30,000 in contributions from Epstein and his associates.
The Read More
Gessing: Medical Malpractice Success A Win, But More Needed
By PAUL J. GESSING
President
Rio Grande Foundation
The passage of medical malpractice reform is the most important public policy success in New Mexico in more than a decade. It took support from New Mexicans of every political stripe and a bi-partisan coalition in the Legislature to achieve this success, but at long last the State’s malpractice-driven doctor shortage may be over.
In addition to the medical malpractice bill, the Legislature entered New Mexico into the national doctor compact and enacted a $10K tax credit for physicians. Combined, this may be enough to start turning the tide. Read More
