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New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham Responds To USDA Suspension Of SNAP Benefits

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From the Office of the Governor:

SANTA FE – Today, Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham issued the following statement in response to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s suspension of SNAP benefits for 42 million individuals nationwide effective Nov. 1:

The federal government’s refusal to pay for SNAP benefits in November is unconscionable — and the absurdity doesn’t end there. For New Mexico, that’s 460,000 people in our state — 21 percent of our population, the highest participation rate in the nation. The federal government has abandoned its responsibility to feed families.

My administration Read More

Los Alamos Daily Post Selected As One Of 15 Newsrooms Worldwide For Trusting News AI Literacy Project

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Teams from 15 newsrooms worldwide will invest in educating their communities in AI. Courtesy image

Staff Report

The Los Alamos Daily Post has been selected as one of 15 newsrooms worldwide to join a new Trusting News initiative aimed at helping journalists and their audiences better understand artificial intelligence and its role in modern journalism.

Five newsrooms received grants to pursue innovative AI literacy projects, and 10 others, including the Los Alamos Daily Post, joined the AI literacy cohort. Both initiatives run from October 2025 through March 2026 and unite local news organizations Read More

Op-Ed: No Kings Protest 2.0 Showcases Unity

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By KELLY DOLEJSI
Los Alamos

Saturday’s No Kings events across the U.S. likely included some Marxists and anti-fascists, but the overwhelming majority of those peacefully protesting were there because we don’t want one branch of government to rule unchecked by the other two. Such a government is unconstitutional and anti-American.

The protest included the expected Progressives and Democrats, but also Centrists and former Republicans, united in our strong disapproval of how the president insults, indicts, lies about, fires, or otherwise ruins those who publicly disagree with him.

We Read More

Catch Of The Week: Hey, You! Get Off Of My Cloud!

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By REBECCA RUTHERFORD
Los Alamos
For the Los Alamos Daily Post

It started just after midnight Pacific Time on Monday—most of us were likely still half-asleep, relying on devices we trust to wake us, shop for us, secure our homes, keep us connected.

Instead, a massive outage across the internet made it clear just how thin the thread is that holds our digital lives together.

I was trying to check my Ring cam on the front porch about 3 a.m. to check on the pumpkin my kid carved and see if anything was trying to eat it. It wouldn’t connect at all and wouldn’t even display history. I checked downdetector.com Read More

Denish: Be An Informed Voter

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By DIANE DENISH
Corner To Corner
diane@dianedenish.com

It’s local election season across New Mexico—our chance to choose the people who represent us closest to home: mayors, city councilors, and school board members.

While candidates have a responsibility to share their ideas and solutions, voters have an equal responsibility to vet those candidates. Doing that work now prepares us for 2026 and beyond, when more statewide and federal races will appear on the ballot. Yes, it takes time, but the payoff comes when you fill out your ballot knowing exactly who you’re voting for, what they stand Read More

Scenes From No Kings Day 2.0 Protest At Ashley Pond

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Hundreds of Los Alamos residents turned out for the No Kings Day 2.0 protest Saturday at Ashley Pond Park. The protest, organized by Indivisible Los Alamos, is the second held this year. The first was in June. Every state participated in Saturday’s protest along with several other countries. It is reported that more than 7 million people attended protests in the U.S. in response to growing concern that the Trump administration is exercising authoritarianism. Photo in Kirsten Laskey/ladailypost.com

Sarah Downs and her daughter, Kaya Allen, participate in the No Kings Protest Saturday Read More

Posts From The Road: Arcadia Round Barn In Oklahoma

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Arcadia Round Barn: The Arcadia Round Barn is a landmark in the town of Arcadia, Okla. Seen at the bottom of the photo is the Route 66 highway, which passes through the small farming community north of Oklahoma City. Photo by Gary Warren/ladailypost.com

Entrance: The entrance doors to the round barn are seen from this side of the structure. The downstairs serves as a local museum with displays of tools and equipment used by pioneers. The ground floor includes a gift shop. The upper floor, reached by the exterior steps, leads to the only entrance upstairs. Workers saw the value of a local gathering Read More

Cruz-Murphy: Understanding Voter ID Requirements

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By DELIA CRUZ-MURPHY
Los Alamos

Greetings to all those at the League of Women Voters,

I’m writing because I’ve been mulling over some of the conversations around voter identification, and I’m hoping you could shed a little more light on your perspective. I understand your organization has a particular stance on the matter, especially concerning the potential impact on certain groups like women, minorities, and military personnel.

From my own daily experiences, it seems like we encounter requests for identification pretty regularly. For instance, I recently went through Read More

Republican Party Of New Mexico Issues Statement About ‘No Kings’ Protests Happening Today Across State & Nation

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From the Republican Party of New Mexico:

Across New Mexico, protests are being organized under the banner of “No Kings,” but many New Mexicans are left wondering, what exactly does this movement stand for? Are they uniting Marxists? Supporting communism, Antifa, or even Hamas? Are they calling for anarchy?

Whatever the message behind these protests may be, it stands in stark contrast to what President Donald J. Trump has been doing for this country, putting America and Americans first. For the first time in modern history, we have a president who prioritizes the people over the political elite, Read More

LAPD To Host Fall DEA Drug Take-Back Day Oct. 25

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COUNTY News:

The Los Alamos Police Department (LAPD) will be participating in the upcoming DEA National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 25. This event will be held in LAPD’s North parking lot off Central Avenue.

Community members are encouraged to take advantage of this initiative to dispose of unused or expired prescription medications safely. For convenience, simply follow the posted signs and drive through to the designated take-back boxes. Please dispose of any trash or empty bottles beforehand. Labels on medication bottles may remain intact, though Read More