NM Delegation Calls For Tribal Water Settlements Completion
NM DELEGATION News:
WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and U.S. Rep. Teresa Leger Fernández (D-N.M.) led colleagues in a bipartisan, bicameral letter to Leader John Thune, Speaker Mike Johnson, and additional chairs and ranking members of the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives calling for the completion of current outstanding water settlements and related technical amendments. The letter was signed by U.S. Sen. Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) and U.S. Reps. Melanie Stansbury (D-N.M.) and Gabe Vasquez (D-N.M.).
“We write as members representing states and districts Read More
Senate Republican Leader Reacts To Assassination Of Charlie Kirk During Event Today At Utah Valley University
Charles James Kirk
From State Senate Republicans:
SANTA FE — Today, political organizer and conservative youth activist Charlie Kirk was fatally shot during an event at Utah Valley University.
New Mexico Senate Republican Leader Bill Sharer (R-Farmington) reacted to these new developments with the following statement:
“We have people in our country who think that free speech is somehow an existential threat to our democracy. Today, such people executed a man whose only crime was loving God, loving his country, and loving his family.
Yet our republic cannot function without healthy political Read More
U.S. Rep. Vasquez Introduces Bill To Help Protect New Mexicans From Natural Disasters, Establish Resiliency Office
U.S. Rep. Gabe Vasquez
From the Office of U.S. Rep. Gabe Vasquez:
WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Rep. Gabe Vasquez (NM-02) introduced Monday, Sept. 8, the bipartisan Championing Local Efforts to Advance Resilience (CLEAR) Act, a bill to help communities better prepare for and recover from extreme weather and natural disasters.
The CLEAR Act invests $100 million annually over five years to help states, territories, and Tribes establish or expand resiliency offices and save lives. This push to bolster resiliency offices is critical for strengthening disaster mitigation, infrastructure protection, Read More
Heinrich Cosponsors Bipartisan Legislation To Expand Healthcare Coverage, Benefits For Firefighters With Service-Related Cancers
U.S. SENATE News:
WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) cosponsored the Honoring Our Fallen Heroes Act, bipartisan legislation that will expand health care coverage and benefits for first responders who become permanently disabled from service-related cancers and the families of those who pass away from these cancers. The bill is led by U.S. Senators Chris Coons (D-Del.), Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.), and Kevin Cramer (R-N.D.).
“Our first responders put their lives on the line every day to protect our communities, and too many suffer or lose their lives from cancers caused by Read More
Fearey: Statement Of Candidacy For UNM-LA Advisory Board
By BRYAN FEAREY
Candidate
UNM-Los Alamos
My name is Bryan Fearey. I am running for a position on the University of New Mexico – Los Alamos (UNM-LA) Advisory Board. I seek your vote so that together we can strengthen UNM-LA as one of our bedrock institutions. I strongly support UNM-LA’s mission of “preparation for transfer … pathways for careers … passion for lifelong learning.”
I am a long-term resident of Los Alamos County, having worked and retired from the Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) (>32yrs) in the national security arena (Linkedin). I completed my Chemistry BS at Wichita State Read More
Palestine Film Series Continues Sept. 9, 10, 11 At SALA
COMMUNITY News:
The community is invited to attend the upcoming Palestine Film Series at SALA Event Center. This is a free event.
Details:
The Promised Land Museum: Dr. Steve Feldman, Tuesday, Sept. 9 at SALA.
- Dr. Feldman works to foster dialogue and understanding by amplifying overlooked perspectives and encouraging thoughtful engagement with one of today’s most pressing human rights issues. Visit https://promisedlandmuseum.org/gateway-to-understanding/.
Palestine Activism Program: Yousef Aljamal. 7 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 10 at SALA.
- Aljamal is the Gaza coordinator at the Palestine
Hampton: My Candidacy For UNM-LA Advisory Board
By DAVID HAMPTON
Candidate
UNM-Los Alamos Advisory Board
Dear Los Alamos County,
My name is David Hampton. After being appointed to fill a vacancy on the UNM-LA Advisory Board in 2024, I would like to continue the work I’ve done advocating for additional 4-year degrees and certifications, supporting dual credit for high school students, fundraising, and representing you at UNM-LA events such as graduation.
Beyond this, I have participated in the normal processes of budget and tuition endorsement, approving the Operating Agreement with UNM Albuquerque, chancellor and senior staff selection, Read More
Fuselier: A Simple Solution To A Complicated Problem
By ROBERT FUSELIER
Los Alamos
With all the division in our country and world, and the fear, anger, and hatred that flows from it and contributes to it, it can be easy to be pessimistic about our future. The news, whether delivered by cable, network, or internet, seems to be full of the bad with little of the good. Social media loves to keep us scrolling – and their ad revenue up – by taking advantage of the fact that bad news and divisiveness are big attention-getters. Hope seems like a lost dream. But is it?
Our community, state, nation, and world are full of dedicated organizations doing Read More
Robinson: Watchdog To Gov. ‘CYFD’s Failures Are On You’
By SHERRY ROBINSON
All She Wrote
© 2025 New Mexico News Services
Another cabinet secretary has departed the horror show we call the Children Youth and Families Department. Teresa Casados left the same day the Governor’s Office announced her retirement, which looks like a firing.
In 2023, when she joined CYFD, Casados was the governor’s chief operating officer. She had been a competent bureaucrat – that reliable person a governor can count on to get things done. Casados had led the state’s COVID-19 response, along with wildfire relief. But the agency reporters usually describe as “embattled” Read More
Los Alamos Public Schools Board To Meet Tuesday Sept. 9
LAPS Board of Education to meet 5:30 p.m. Tuesday. Courtesy photo
LAPS News:
The Los Alamos Public Schools Board (LAPS) is scheduled to meet at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 9 in the Board Room at 2101 Trinity Drive, Suite V.
The meeting is open to the public in person and online.
- Join Zoom Meeting https://us06web.zoom.us/j/5056632222?pwd=9ya3XaLGT3DQAVJyauGbYKcsPQ4QWg.1&om n=87288756446
- Meeting ID: 505 663 2222
- Passcode: j45K8H
If you are an individual with a disability in need of a reader, qualified sign language interpreter, or any other form of auxiliary aid or service to attend or Read More
Community Invited To Tour Trinity Site Ground Zero Oct. 18
NMDCA News:
Don’t miss the fascinating Trinity Site Tour! The Trinity Site is where the first atomic bomb was detonated on 5:29:45 a.m. Mountain War Time July 16, 1945, as part of the Manhattan Project. There, you will walk around Ground Zero of the first atomic bomb (the Gadget), and you will take a shuttle to the McDonald Ranch House, where the plutonium core was assembled.
Tours to the public only occur once a year, and this bus tour is nearly sold out.
Check-in is 6 a.m., tour buses depart at 7 a.m. and return at 3:15 p.m. (estimated time varies), Oct. 18, 2025. Cost is $155 per person (Museum members Read More
FBI: Albuquerque Man Pleads Guilty To Federal Charge For Making Threats Against The President
FBI News:
ALBUQUERQUE — An Albuquerque man pleaded guilty to using social media to issue violent threats against the President.
According to court records, between Jan. 2 and Jan. 4, 2025, Tyler Miles Leveque, 37, posted multiple videos and messages on social media threatening to kill then President-elect Donald Trump and others at an upcoming rally.
Leveque’s posts included statements such as “…you and your rich friends are dead no threat a promise” and references to violence at an event scheduled for Jan. 19 in Washington, D.C.
During an interview with agents from the U.S. Secret Service Read More
Congressional Delegation Welcomes Over $21 Million To Improve New Mexico Airports
NM DELEGATION News:
WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Sens. Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.), and U.S. Reps. Teresa Leger Fernández (D-N.M.), Melanie Stansbury (D-N.M.), and Gabe Vasquez (D-N.M.) are welcoming $21,239,759 from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for upgrades at airports across New Mexico.
These grants are funded by Congress through the FAA’s Airport Infrastructure Grant Program and the Airport Improvement Program. Upgrades will be made at the Santa Fe Regional Airport, Las Cruces International Airport, and Taos Regional Airport.
Other airports that Read More
Governor On CYFD Secretary Teresa Casados Retirement
CYFD Secretary Teresa Casados
STATE News:
SANTA FE – Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham on Friday announced the retirement of Children, Youth, and Families Department (CYFD) Secretary Teresa Casados from state government following years of dedicated service to New Mexicans.
Casados has served as CYFD secretary since January 2024 and previously served as the department’s interim secretary from May 2023 until her confirmation as secretary by the New Mexico Senate in January 2024. Before leading CYFD, Casados served as chief operating officer in the Governor’s Office from January 2019 Read More
Heinrich, Daines, King Introduce Legislation To Support Medical Students & Strengthen NM Health Care Workforce
U.S. SENATE News:
WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Sens. Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Steve Daines (R-Mont.), and Angus King (I-Maine) introduced the Fair Access in Residency (FAIR) Act, legislation to promote transparency in residency criteria for medical school graduates obtaining a Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (DO) and increase matching rates to address physician shortages across the nation and in New Mexico.
“New Mexicans already face too many barriers to accessing care, especially in rural and Tribal communities. We cannot afford to leave qualified medical students on the sidelines because Read More
Governor Announces Special Session To Begin Oct. 1
From the Office of the Governor:
SANTA FE – As deep federal budget cuts threaten to compound the challenges facing New Mexico communities, Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham announced today that she will call lawmakers into a special session starting Oct. 1 to find solutions and mitigate harm.
“New Mexicans should not be forced to shoulder these heavy burdens without help from their elected officials,” Lujan Grisham said. “After discussions with legislative leaders, we’ve resolved to do everything possible to protect essential services and minimize the damage from President Trump’s disastrous Read More
State Treasurer Continues Statewide Tour, Webinar Series To Empower New Mexicans & Celebrate National Financial Literacy Day
STATE News:
SANTA FE — To mark National Financial Literacy Day on Capitol Hill, hosted by the Jump$tart Coalition and the National Endowment for Financial Education, State Treasurer Laura M. Montoya is continuing her Financial Fitness School Tour and Financial Fitness Webinar Series in partnership with J.P. Morgan.
The Financial Fitness School Tour introduces financial literacy education directly into classrooms across New Mexico to teach and contextualize foundational budgeting, saving, and money management skills for all ages. By visiting schools that either already have or are Read More
Council Ponders ‘Missing Middle’ Apartments On DP Road
A rendering of what a proposed apartment complex, located off DP Road, would look like. The apartment complex would be constructed on a parcel of land owned by Los Alamos County. The land would be sold to the developer. Courtesy/LAC
By KIRSTEN LASKEY
Los Alamos Daily Post
kirsten@ladailypost.com
There’s been a lot of focus on fulfilling the housing needs of the “missing middle” (those who fall somewhere in between low- and high incomes) in Los Alamos. With a new apartment complex being planned on County-owned land off DP Road, progress is being made to fill this gap.
Los Alamos County Council learned Read More
Cull: What’s Happening In The County?
By THERESA CULL
Chair
Los Alamos County Council
A couple of weeks ago, I gave a talk at the monthly Kiwanis Club meeting. At their request, I provided a summary on what’s happening in the County. It was well-received and I thought it would be good to share an abbreviated version with a wider audience. My talk focused on housing, business engagement/support, and other projects that the Council has been involved in recently (within the past year). Keep in mind that there are MANY activities that County staff perform every day that support our community that I will not be able to include here.
Housing Read More
County Accepting Applications For Retail ‘LEDA’ Program
Staff Report:
Los Alamos County is now accepting applications for its new Retail Local Economic Development Act (LEDA) Program, a funding initiative designed to help retail businesses expand services, create jobs, and strengthen the local economy.
The program provides funding for retail projects that address key community needs, including food services, clothing and apparel sales, personal and health care, and tourism-related businesses.
LEDA funds may be applied toward capital infrastructure, building improvements, storefront, accessibility, and code compliance upgrades. Read More
