Update: New Mexico ECECD Actively Seeking Information On New Directive Regarding Federal Child Care Funding
ECECD News:
The New Mexico Early Childhood Education and Care Department (ECECD) is actively seeking more information about the new federal directive announced by the Trump administration on New Year’s Eve regarding federal child care funding.
ECECD has not received any formal notification of changes to federal child care funding.
Currently, there are no disruptions to payments for providers that accept child care financial assistance in New Mexico.
ECECD will continue to share updates when information becomes available.
ECECD is confident in New Mexico’s systems for monitoring Read More
Art In Public Places Board Seeks Three New Members
COUNTY News:
The Art in Public Places (APP) Board is seeking community members committed to enhancing public spaces to help shape the artistic landscape of Los Alamos County.
Three board positions are coming open.
This offers a unique opportunity for new board members to influence how art enhances public spaces and enriches this community.
Details:
- Applications are due by 5 p.m. Friday, Jan. 30, 2026;
- Interviews to be held February 2026; and
- New terms begin March 25, 2026.
Who can apply?
- Los Alamos County residents who are not employed by the County and do not hold public office are eligible.
State Treasurer’s Office Reflects On ‘Year Of Growth, Positive Outcomes For New Mexicans’
State Treasurer Laura M. Montoya
From the Office of the New Mexico State Treasurer:
SANTA FE — As 2025 comes to its end, the New Mexico State Treasurer’s Office (STO) reflects on a year of positive growth, equitable outcomes, and strengthened service to New Mexicans.
Throughout the year, the STO advanced various initiatives designed to promote financial stability, expand opportunity, and ensure responsible stewardship of public funds invested by the state.
“Our STO team is working diligently to continue building on our momentum and carry our strong trajectory into 2026 for another year Read More
Gubernatorial Candidate Deb Haaland Holds Roundtable With Southern New Mexico Law Enforcement Officials
Deb Haaland
From the Deb Haaland for Governor Campaign:
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LAS CRUCES – Deb Haaland, candidate for governor, hosted a round table on Dec. 17 with police chiefs, police lieutenants, marshals, and sheriffs from across southern New Mexico.
Haaland knows that New Mexicans don’t feel safe — and that needs to change. She was briefed by officials on managing staffing shortages and resources, drug trafficking, repeat offenders, and juvenile crime. She outlined key solutions including Read More
DPLAC To Meet Monday Jan. 5, 2026
DPLAC News:
The Democratic Party of Los Alamos County will continue to meet monthly but with a change to the first Monday of the month with a new start time of 7 p.m. The first meeting will be at 7 p.m. Jan. 5.
In person option: Project Y co-work space in Central Park Square, 150 Central Park Square.
Via Zoom: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81654127593, Meeting ID: 816 5412 7593
Planned Agenda Items:
- Candidate introductions, 3 minutes each;
- Executive team updates (Chair, Vice Chair, Ward Chairs);
- Local candidate recruiting;
- Volunteers needed for planning 2026 campaign support and strategy; and
Tales Of Our Times: Political Rivals Have Easy Chances To Renew Democracy
Tales Of Our Times
By JOHN BARTLIT
Los Alamos
We live in strange times. Never in our country have political rivalries played out on so large a stage. Settings vary from city parks and plazas to nationwide TV and social media. Each rival, with its allies, rants against its opposition. We hear tell that one set stands for democracy and the other threatens it. Maybe so. I fear that we waste good chances…
Investigations have become “bigger” news than legislation. We hear about large numbers of truly bad immigrants and large numbers of truly good immigrants. We need lawmaking that is suitable for Read More
New Mexico Gubernatorial Candidate Sam Bregman Unveils Blueprint To Tackle Cost-Of-Living Crisis
From the Sam Bregman for Governor Campaign:
ALBUQUERQUE — With affordability now the top concern for voters nationwide, New Mexico gubernatorial candidate Sam Bregman today released a bold, comprehensive Affordability Plan designed to lower everyday costs for working families, seniors, and small businesses and to deliver real, measurable relief.
“President Trump’s State of the Nation speech last night (Dec. 17) showed how out of touch he is with the struggles of families facing the high price of his tariffs and the GOP assault on health care,” Bregman said.
At a time when families are being Read More
NM Primary Care Council To Hold Quarterly Meeting Jan. 8
HCA News:
Notice is hereby given that the New Mexico Primary Care Council will convene for a regular meeting Thursday, Jan. 8. The meeting will begin at 10 a.m. and will be held virtually via Microsoft Teams.
The public is welcome, and information about how to attend the meeting is below.
Copies of the agenda will be posted and available on the Health Care Authority’s website. Copies may also be obtained by contacting Stakeholder Engagement & Community Coordinator – MAD Zachary Larry at zachary.larry@hca.nm.gov.
An individual with a disability who needs a reader, amplifier, qualified Read More
Now Completed Critical Broadband Project Ends Frequent Blackouts In Gallup And Surrounding McKinley County
CNM News:
ALBUQUERQUE — The Office of Broadband Access and Expansion (OBAE) has announced that a critical broadband project designed to eliminate high-speed internet outages in Gallup and surrounding McKinley County is complete.
The project’s completion is the result of a partnership between OBAE, Lumen Technologies and Ethos Broadband and means tens of thousands of residents in Gallup and McKinley County will no longer see frequent high-speed internet blackouts.
“This upgrade reduces isolated outages and keeps families connected to critical health information and everyday necessities, Read More
New Mexico Aging And Long-Term Services Department Marks Year Of Expanded Services For Seniors In 2025
ALTSD Cabinet Secretary Emily Kaltenbach
ALTSD News:
SANTA FE — In 2025, the New Mexico Aging and Long-Term Services Department (ALTSD) advanced a wide range of policies, programs, and partnerships to help older adults, adults with disabilities, and caregivers across the state live with dignity and independence.
“This past year we focused on building systems that work better, reach farther, and put people first,” ALTSD Cabinet Secretary Emily Kaltenbach said. “Every one of these actions reflects what we hear directly from older adults and caregivers: people want support that is accessible, Read More
County Grapples With Economic Development Puzzle
By KIRSTEN LASKEY
Los Alamos Daily Post
kirsten@ladailypost.com
In 2025, as in previous years, a major focus for Los Alamos County was improving economic development and assisting local businesses.
How to achieve these goals is constantly being investigated and discussed. Finding the answer seems more like solving a complicated riddle or a many-sided Rubik’s Cube. Every one from County officials to business owners to the public are taking turns twisting and turning it in hopes of making a neat, clear answer.
This year, a group of business owners formed the Los Alamos Local Business Coalition Read More
Op-Ed: Legislature Should Pass All 10 Health Care Worker Compacts In 2026
By KRISTINA FISHER
Associate Director
Think New Mexico
The most immediate way that New Mexico lawmakers can expand access to health care is by joining all the interstate compacts for health care workers, which would make it easier for health care professionals who are licensed in other states to care for patients here in New Mexico, including via telehealth.
States that join the doctor compact experience an increase of 10-15 percent in the number of doctors licensed every year.
This probably explains why states keep joining compacts and no state that has joined a compact has ever left. Forty-two Read More
DOE’s Environmental Mgmt. Delivers Nuclear Remediation &Revitalization For American Communities In 2025
DOE News:
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Helping to grow America’s burgeoning nuclear renaissance, advancing infrastructure critical to winning the artificial intelligence (AI) race and safely addressing aging facilities to contribute to the modernization of America’s strategic deterrent — these are just some of the ways the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Environmental Management (EM) helped enable American energy, innovation and security in 2025, according to a new document released today.
“Delivering Nuclear Remediation and Revitalization for American Energy, Security and Innovation” Read More
Luján Reintroduces Legislation To Increase Multilingual Content Moderation Enforcement And Transparency
U.S. SENATE News:
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Dec. 8, U.S. Sen. Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the Senate Commerce Committee’s Subcommittee on Telecommunications and Media, led U.S. Sens. Alex Padilla (D-Calif), Mazie Hirono (D-Hawaii), and Ron Wyden (D-Oreg.) in introducing the Language-Inclusive Support and Transparency for Online Services (LISTOS) Act to improve multilingual large language models, automated decision-making systems, and content moderation practices online to better protect non-English speaking communities.
The LISTOS Act requires online platforms to consistently Read More
NNSA Renews University Consortium Grant For Research & Development Into Nuclear Science, Engineering, Security
NNSA News:
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Department of Energy’s National Nuclear Security Administration (DOE/NNSA) announced a $25 million grant to a University of California, Berkeley-led consortium of nine universities and six National Laboratories for research and development (R&D) in nuclear science, engineering, and security.
This long-term investment will support the consortium at $5 million per year for five years. The grant, awarded for the fourth time to a UC-Berkeley-led consortium, follows the announcement of a funding opportunity issued in November 2024.
The mission Read More
Sen. Leo Jaramillo Shares Holiday Wishes For Community
‘Wishing you and your loved ones a joyful holiday season and a hopeful New Year ahead! Grateful for our communities, our traditions, and the spirit that connects us all. Happy Holidays!’ –Sen. Leo Jaramillo Read More
Deb Haaland Campaign Touts Community-Centered Solutions At Climate And Health Candidate Forum
Deb Haaland
From the Deb Haaland for Governor Campaign:
ALBUQUERQUE – On behalf of Deb Haaland, who is running for governor, Demis Foster, the Chief Executive Officer of Conservation Voters of New Mexico (CVNM), on Dec. 4, discussed Haaland’s plans for climate and public health at a community town hall in Albuquerque. The event, hosted by Healthy Climate New Mexico, focused on solutions that candidates would invest in if elected to office.
Haaland’s experience as a working mother, a member of Laguna Pueblo, former Member of Congress, and Secretary of the Department of the Interior has shaped Read More
Governor Awards $20 Million To Expand Rural Primary Care
STATE News:
SANTA FE — Thirty-two rural health care organizations will share $20 million in Rural Health Care Delivery Fund awards to expand primary care services across New Mexico.
The fiscal year 2026 awards support projects that strengthen local health care capacity and improve access to coordinated, person-centered care in underserved areas—from tribal communities in Cibola County to frontier clinics in Catron County.
“We created this fund because rural health care providers were struggling to keep their doors open, let alone expand,” Lujan Grisham said. “These awards will help Read More
Voting Rights Groups File Motion To Protect Privacy
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SANTA FE — Common Cause New Mexico (CCNM) and two individual New Mexico voters joined the ACLU National Voting Rights Project and the ACLU of New Mexico in filing a motion to intervene in United States of America v. Toulouse Oliver to prevent the Department of Justice (DOJ) from obtaining New Mexico voters’ personal data.
In July, the DOJ asked New Mexico to turn over voters’ full names, dates of birth, addresses, driver’s license numbers, and partial Social Security numbers—highly sensitive data that is protected under state Read More
New Mexico Environment Dept. & ENMRD Release State Climate Action Plan Charting Path To Net-Zero Emissions
Environment Secretary James Kenney
NMED News:
SANTA FE — New Mexico has released its Climate Action Plan, a landmark report outlining the state’s progress toward meeting greenhouse gas reduction goals and the pathway to achieving them.
The New Mexico Environment Department (NMED) and Energy, Minerals, and Natural Resources Department (ENMRD) developed the plan over the past year in collaboration with state agencies, local governments, Tribal nations, residents, community organizations, industry, and subject matter experts.
The plan serves as a roadmap to meet New Mexico’s climate Read More
