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
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
NMSP Arrests Juvenile For Homicide In Buena Vista
NMSP News:
Feb. 20, 2026, at approximately 1:52 a.m., the New Mexico State Police (NMSP) Investigations Bureau investigated a homicide at 69 County Road C011 in Buena Vista, N.M.
Earlier that morning, at approximately 12:44 a.m., NMSP Dispatch received a call regarding 10 to 15 gunshots being heard in the area of 69 County Road C011, possibly coming from a white pickup truck.
Approximately 2 minutes later, Uniform Bureau officers were dispatched to 69 County Road C011 in reference to a male who had been shot. Officers arrived on scene and observed individuals performing CPR on the victim, later 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:
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
