NYOA Launches Summer Training Program In Collaboration With Young Voices Of The Santa Fe Opera
Courtesy/National Youth Opera Academy
NYOA News:
SANTA FE — The National Youth Opera Academy (NYOA), in collaboration with the Young Voices of the Santa Fe Opera, will offer an intensive new summer program for aspiring high school vocal artists. The academy will commence July 29 – Aug. 8, 2026, in Santa Fe, surrounded by one of the industry’s most dynamic festivals. Culminating in a fully produced youth opera with orchestra, NYOA curates an immersive and professional-level training curriculum for promising classical singers, ages 13 to 18, from across the United States and internationally. Read More
Stansbury Introduces CLAIM Act To Advance Fair Mining Claims, Protect Public Lands
U.S. Rep. Melanie Stansbury
CONGRESS News:
WASHINTON, D.C. — Rep. Melanie Stansbury (D-NM) today introduced the Conserving Lands and Areas Incompatible with Mining (CLAIM) Act of 2025. This legislation seeks to modernize mining fee practices on federal lands and ensure the public is properly compensated after years of taxpayer giveaways to large corporate mining companies.
In a massive giveaway to mining companies that were already benefitting from an outdated mining fee system from the 1800s, Trump and the GOP’s Big, Ugly Bill—provided additional massive giveaways to large Read More
Daily Postcard: Unsuspecting Pair Wander Beginner Hill
Daily Postcard: Unsuspecting pair wander Beginner Hill at Pajarito Mountain early Friday morning. Courtesy photo Read More
McQuiston: Insurance Companies Settle 95% Of Injury Claims — Three Things The 5% Who Litigated Did Differently
By ALLEN MCQUISTONJemez Insurance Agency
Serving Los Alamos Since 1963
Heinrich On Permitting Reform At Semafor’s Principals Event
U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich, Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, answers questions on future permitting legislation in Congress, Dec. 9, 2025. Courtesy photo
U.S. SENATE News:
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Tuesday night, U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, spoke at Semafor’s Principals Live – Powering America’s Future event in D.C. about permitting reform legislation in Congress.
During the fireside chat moderated by Semafor’s Congressional Bureau Chief Burgess Everett, Heinrich Read More
New Mexico Department Of Transportation Seeks $487 Million To Address Transportation Funding Gap
NMDOT Secretary Ricky Serna
NMDOT News:
SANTA FE — Deteriorating roads cost New Mexico drivers $3.6 billion a year, and the state has $5.6 billion in unfunded transportation needs.
The New Mexico Department of Transportation (NMDOT) will present its $487 million nonrecurring request for fiscal year 2027 to the Legislative Finance Committee on Wednesday, citing declining fuel tax revenues, rising construction costs and diverse transportation sector needs.
The department’s proposed fiscal year 2027 operating budget is $1.3 billion — a $29.9 million decrease from the current fiscal year. Read More
Topper Wrestling Team Falls To Belen Eagles 25-40
Topper Brailyn Manzanares wrestles in the 144-pound weight class and wins his match by a pin on Tuesday afternoon when the Los Alamos High School Hilltoppers Wrestling Team hosted the Belen Eagles in a wrestling match in Griffith Gymnasium. The Eagles proved to be a strong team beating the Toppers 40-25. Photo by John McHale/ladailypost.com
Koji Park wrestles in the 157-pound weight class and wins his match by a pin. Photo by John McHale/ladailypost.com
Frank Sheppard wrestling in the 170-pound weight class wins his match by a pin. Photo by John McHale/ladailypost.com
Sophia Pacheco wins Read More
Public Education Department Requests $81 Million To Strengthen Literacy And Fill Teacher Vacancies
PED News:
SANTA FE — The New Mexico Public Education Department (PED) is requesting $81 million in new recurring investment to strengthen literacy programs, grow the educator workforce and expand student supports — priorities that take on heightened urgency as the federal government retreats from its historic role in public education.
The department’s fiscal year 2027 budget request reflects a 1.7 percent recurring increase to the General Fund while shifting many reform initiatives from one-time appropriations to sustained investments. The budget aligns with the agency’s Read More
ABC Hosts Suicide Prevention Training At Mesa Library Monday
County Reports REDINet Wi-Fi Networks Are Restored
COUNTY News:
Los Alamos County Information Management reports that the network provider, REDINet, restored services at 11:38 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 10.
REDINet began experiencing downtime on Wednesday morning, following a hardware failure. The two County networks affected included “LAC Public” at all County facilities, and “Discover LA”, the free Wi-Fi available in the Los Alamos downtown historic district.
The downtime was caused when REDInet experienced a hardware failure involving a critical component.
County IT Program Manager Marlena Sanchez thanks the community for their Read More
At LANL AI Is The Future
Carmelina Hart of LANL’s Communications and External Affairs Office and LANL Director Thom Mason at the final virtual town hall of the year on Dec. 3. Hart served as moderator while Mason provided an end-of-year recap of the laboratory’s operations and took questions from attendees. Courtesy/LANL
By KIRSTEN LASKEY
Los Alamos Daily Post
kirsten@ladailypost.com
Looking at the present and future for Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), it is clear artificial intelligence (AI) is taking a significant role in its operations.
As LANL Director Thom Mason said during his final virtual town Read More
Los Alamos County Office Of Emergency Management To Host Virtual LEPC Meeting Focused On Winter Weather Outlook And Red Cross Programs
COUNTY News:
The Los Alamos County Office of Emergency Management (OEM) will host a virtual Local Emergency Planning Committee (LEPC) meeting focused on the winter weather outlook and Red Cross programs from 9 to 10 a.m., Wednesday, Dec. 17, via Zoom.
This quarterly session of the LEPC will support ongoing preparedness and seasonal situational awareness efforts, with two guest presentations from the National Weather Service (NWS) and the American Red Cross.
A representative from the NWS will provide a briefing on the winter weather outlook for the 2025–2026 season, including anticipated Read More
Rabbi Jack: Traditionnnnnnn – Tradition?
Hanukkah menorahs during a previous holiday celebration. The community is invited to gather Tuesday, Dec. 16 and Sunday, Dec. 21 at 5:30 p.m. to light candles, sing some Hanukkah songs, and distribute a few Hanukkah trinkets. Also on Saturday, Dec. 20, at the Los Alamos Jewish Center, starting at 5:30 p.m., for a party including candle lighting, songs, and some traditional oil-fried Hanukkah treats like latkes and sufganiot (potato pancakes and jelly donuts). Please RSVP on the website, www.lajc.org. Courtesy photo
By Rabbi Jack Shlachter
Los Alamos Jewish Center
The familiar song from Read More
Shopping Local Matters: Support Your Community And You Could Also Win Big In Annual Blue Bucks Promotion!
Volunteers Teri Nixon and Traci Sowers at the counter assisting Small Business Saturday shoppers at the Lobby Shop inside Los Alamos Medical Center. Photo by John McHale/ladailypost.com
CHAMBER News:
Enterprise Bank & Trust is again sponsoring the annual Blue Bucks “Shop Small” Promotion through Dec. 13, which is spearheaded by the Los Alamos Chamber of Commerce and Los Alamos MainStreet and Creative District.
Shoppers who dine or make purchases at participating local businesses will have the opportunity to win cash and gift card prizes by submitting their receipts—either by filling
Call For Nominations Into International Space Hall Of Fame
The deadline for nominations to be considered for Induction into the International Space Hall of Fame is Jan. 15, 2026. Courtesy/ISHFF
NMDCA News:
ALAMAGORDO — The International Space Hall of Fame Foundation (ISHFF) is now accepting nominations for induction into the International Space Hall of Fame at the New Mexico Museum of Space History in Alamogordo.
Working under the direction of the Governor’s Commission to the Museum of Space History and in close collaboration with the museum, the ISHFF is leading the effort to identify remarkable individuals whose contributions have advanced Read More
What Is Generative AI? Share Your Thoughts!
Los Alamos Daily Post News:
Have questions about generative AI? Wonder where it gets its information or why it can get things confidently wrong?
Scroll through the cards below for a quick breakdown of what Large Language Models (LLMs) are, why data sources matter, and how misinformation (hallucinations) can creep into AI-generated content.
Did this post/content help you feel more informed? Let us know by taking our short survey. Read More
New Mexico State Land Office Wins Top Workplaces Culture Excellence Awards For Third Straight Year; Named A Top Woman-Led Organization
Commissioner of Public Lands Stephanie Garcia Richard, center, celebrates with her State Land Office staff the 2025 Fall Top Workplace Awards. Courtesy/SLO
STATE News:
SANTA FE – The New Mexico State Land Office is a recipient of the 2025 Fall Culture Excellence Awards, winning the Top Workplaces 2025 Culture Excellence Award and the Top Workplaces 2025 Women-Led award from Innovation Women and Lioness Magazine for the third consecutive year.
Innovation Women has recognized 191 employers nationally as Woman-Led Top Workplaces for 2025, and the New Mexico State Land Office was one of only Read More
Martinez: Challenges Of Grandparents, Kin Raising Children
Jeramay Martinez
By JERAMAY MARTINEZ
Health Care Specialist
Los Alamos County
Most of us know how the adoption and foster care system works, but kinship care is somewhere in the middle. It’s when grandparents, extended family members or even family friends take in, become legal guardians, and care for the children when their parents can’t. Kinship care is more common than you may think in New Mexico. A recent report from the Los Alamos National Laboratory Foundation found that 8 percent of all kids in New Mexico are in some type of kinship care arrangement. That is more than double the national Read More
Ice Age Mammal Identified By NM Museum Of Natural History & Science Researcher In Carlsbad Caverns
Rendering of Ice Age muskox relative Speleotherium logani. This new species was identified from fossils collected in Carlsbad Caverns National Park. Courtesy/NMMNHS
Speleotherium logani gen. et sp. nov., holotype skull, USNM 598576, Muskox Cave, Carlsbad Caverns National Park, Eddy County, New Mexico in (A) dorsal, (B) ventral, (C) right lateral, (D) left lateral, (E) posterior, and (F) reconstructed view. Note that most surfaces are encrusted with flowstone from 3 to 12 mm in thickness. Scale bar = 10 cm. F drawn by Lloyd E. Logan, Courtesy/NMMNHS
NMMNHS News:
ALBUQUERQUE — A New Mexico Read More
State Awards Science & Technology Grants To 19 Companies
NMEDD News:
SANTA FE — New Mexico’s Economic Development Department awarded grants to 19 tech startups – more than double the previous high — as the state ramps up efforts to boost its homegrown tech sector.
The Science and Technology Business Startup grant awardees span high-growth sectors including advanced computing, advanced energy, aerospace, and bioscience.
“Our science and technology grants fuel innovative entrepreneurial activity across New Mexico,” EDD Cabinet Secretary Rob Black said. “Investing in these cutting-edge businesses is key to growing and diversifying economic Read More
