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County Among Top Finalists For Best In Governance Awards

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Los Alamos County Manager Anne Laurent and Tobin McKearin, COO of POLCO celebrate Los Alamos County placing among the top finalists nationwide in Polco’s 2025 Best in Governance Awards. Courtesy/LAC
COUNTY News:
Input from Los Alamos County residents in the 2024 National Community Survey (NCS) has placed the County among the top finalists nationwide in Polco’s 2025 Best in Governance Awards for Voice of the People in the Natural Environment category.
The County was also recognized as a top finalist for Transformational Improvement in both the Economy and Community Design categories,
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Mind&Melody President And Co-Founder Cristina Rodriguez Named L’Oréal Paris Women Of Worth

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L’Oréal Paris announces the 10 Women Of Worth honorees for 2025. The honorees include Mind&Melody President and Co-Founder Cristina Rodriguez, seated, third from left, Yasmine Arrington Brooks, Mizpah Brown-Rich, Keely Cat-Wells, Amy Bowers Cordalis, Sloane Davidson, Lynne B Hughes, Dr. Anita Ravi, Gloria Umanah and Olivia Zhang. They are joined here by L’Oréal Paris Women of Worth spokeswomen Aja Naomi King, far left, Eva Longoria, seated, third from right, and Helen Mirren, far right. Courtesy photo

Mind&Melody President and Co-Founder Cristina Rodriguez of Los Read More

Heinrich Emphasizes Need To Safeguard National Historic Preservation Act To Protect America’s Public Lands, Improve Permitting Processes

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U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) delivers opening remarks at a hearing to examine the Section 106 consultation process under the National Historic Preservation Act before the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, Oct. 29, 2025. Courtesy photo

U.S. SENATE News:

WASHINGTON, D.C. — In his opening statement at a U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee hearing on the National Historic Preservation Act, U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), the Committee’s Ranking Member, emphasized the importance of protecting America’s public lands by preserving opportunities for Read More

Governor Announces $30 Million To Feed New Mexicans

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Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham

From the Office of the Governor:

          • 460,000 New Mexicans set to lose federal SNAP benefits Nov. 1

SANTA FE — Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham announced today that the State of New Mexico will provide $30 million in state dollars starting Nov. 1 to ensure that low-income children and families, seniors and New Mexicans with disabilities continue to receive food benefits amidst an ongoing federal government shutdown.

The announcement comes in response to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s decision to suspend Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits Read More

Reps. Stansbury, Vasquez, And Leger Fernández Introduce SNAP BACK Act To Protect Families From Federal Shutdown And Prevent Cuts To Food Assistance

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U.S. CONGRESS News:

WASHINGTON, D.C. — As the Trump administration plans to cut off food assistance for 42 million Americans on November 1, U.S. Reps. Melanie Stansbury (NM-01), Gabe Vasquez (NM-02), and Teresa Leger Fernández (NM-03) introduced the SNAP BACK Act to ensure that no child, parent, elder, or veteran goes hungry because of the Administration’s refusal to release SNAP benefits.

The SNAP BACK Act guarantees funding for SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) and WIC (Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children) during the current government Read More

National Association Of Counties Leaders Advocate For FEMA Act During Visit To Washington D.C.

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NACo News:

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Nearly two dozen county leaders from 15 states are in attendance this week at a National Association of Counties (NACo) fly-in focused on disaster reform. The participants are members of NACo’s Intergovernmental Disaster Reform Task Force, a group of elected and appointed county leaders focused on strengthening our nation’s disaster mitigation, response and recovery capabilities.

In over two dozen meetings on Capitol Hill, participants advocated for the passage of the FEMA Act (H.R. 4669), which was approved by the U.S. House Transportation and Infrastructure Read More

Los Alamos National Laboratory Announces Two New Supercomputers … HPE, NVIDIA To Partner On New Mission And Vision Systems

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Operational in 2027, Mission will allow AI capabilities with a focus on national security science. Courtesy/LANL

LANL News:

  • HPE, NVIDIA to partner on new Mission and Vision systems

Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) has selected HPE and NVIDIA as partners on two new supercomputers to be built, delivered and installed in the coming years, with HPE selected as the prime contractor.

The supercomputers, named Mission and Vision, will support the critical modeling and simulation that underpins national security science as well as fundamental science research and artificial intelligence Read More

Los Alamos High School Graduate Uxue Sansinena Selected As A 2025 U.S. Presidential Scholar

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Uxue Sansinena

LAPS News:

Los Alamos Public Schools shares the announcement from the U.S. Department of Education that Uxue Sansinena, a member of the Los Alamos High School Class of 2025, has been selected as a 2025 U.S. Presidential Scholar. 

She is one of 161 American high school graduates who have demonstrated outstanding academic achievement, artistic excellence, technical expertise, leadership, citizenship, service, and contribution to school and community. 

Sansinena is the daughter of Jose-Maria Sansinena and Virginia Olazabal. During her time at LAHS, she was president of Read More

Eighty-two Los Alamos High School Students Inducted Into National Honor Society

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NHS Secretary Lilia Viteva, center, congratulates LAHS National Honor Society inductees Jenna Larson, left, and Reann Murphy at the induction ceremony last week in Duane Smith Auditorium. Courtesy/LAPS

LAHS NHS officers from left, Treasurer Gyasi Atta-Fynn,Secretary Lilia Viteva, Vice President Emma Riede and President Sophia Sisneros presided over last week’s Induction Ceremony in Smith Auditorium. Courtesy/LAPS

LAPS News:

Eighty-two Los Alamos High School (LAHS) students were inducted into the National Honor Society (NHS) during a ceremony held last week in Duane Smith Auditorium. Read More

Posts From The Road: Wimberley Glassworks In Texas

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Shaping the Glass: Glassblower Wes Sweetser rolls a glass piece across the marver. The glass is attached to the blowpipe and rolled across the surface to create symmetry. After a short time, the piece is warmed again to keep the glass soft and pliable, which gives the artist more time to refine the process. Photo by Gary Warren/ladailypost.com

The Blowpipe: The blowpipe is an essential tool for glassblowing. The tool is designed to gather the liquid glass from the furnace. The artist then blows through the pipe to form the initial bubble of glass. The blowpipe is long enough to allow the glassblower Read More