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Recap From Council Meeting Approving GRT Increase

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Los Alamos County Administrative Services Director Helen Perraglio discusses increasing the County’s Gross Receipt Tax during Tuesday’s Council meeting. Courtesy/LAC

By KIRSTEN LASKEY
Los Alamos Daily Post
kirsten@ladailypost.com

It was time for a reality check, Los Alamos County Council learned during its regular meeting Tuesday night. Either the County’s Gross Receipt Tax (GRT) increases or significant reductions to the budget will be needed.

Ultimately, council approved 6-1 with Councilor David Reagor opposed to pass two ordinances to increase the Los Alamos’ GRT a total of 0.625 Read More

Council Approves 0.625 Percent Increase In GRT

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COUNTY News: 

In a 6-1 vote Tuesday night, Los Alamos County Council approved two ordinances to increase the Gross Receipts Tax (GRT) in Los Alamos by 0.625 percent. The increase goes into effect July 1, 2026.

The increase is in response to a substantial reduction in GRT revenue that the County will receive from its largest GRT contributor, Los Alamos National Laboratory, now that a portion of its operations is falling under the state’s GRT exemption for manufacturing.

Administrative Services Director Helen Perraglio explained that the increase was necessary because without it the County Read More

New Documents Added To Los Alamos Legacy Cleanup Electronic Public Reading Room On Behalf Of EM-LA

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LANL News:

New documents have been added to the Los Alamos Legacy Cleanup Contract Electronic Public Reading Room.

All legacy cleanup documents required to be posted after April 30, 2018, are available on the site linked above.

For legacy cleanup documents that were posted prior to April 30, 2018, please visit the LANL electronic public reading room.

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Notice Of Potential Noncompliance Added To Reading Room

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LANL News:

Per regulatory requirements, this e-mail is to notify you that the following documents have been added to the Los Alamos National Laboratory Electronic Reading Room.

The document(s) have been submitted to fulfill one or more requirements of the Los Alamos National Laboratory.

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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

Op-Ed: Former Los Alamos County Councilors Express Support For GRT Proposal

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By Former Los Alamos County Councilors:

We write to express our support for the nominal increase in Gross Receipts Tax (GRT) to be considered this evening by our County Councilors.

We are County residents and former Councilors whose service to Los Alamos and LANL spans decades and whose perspectives cover the spectrum of political positions.

Key responsibilities of our County government are the maintenance of basic governmental services and support for an enhanced quality of life, including public safety, housing, infrastructure, the local business community, and schools. Our property Read More

LRG First-Tuesday Breakfast Nov. 4 At Muy Salsas

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Scene of a previous the LRG First-Tuesday breakfast at Muy Salsas at 1315 Trinity Dr. Courtesy/LRG

LRG News:

Los Alamos National Laboratory retirees (and potential retirees) are invited to drop in between 8:30 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. at the Laboratory Retiree Group (LRG) monthly breakfast social, Tuesday, Nov. 4 at Muy Salsas at 1315 Trinity Dr.

“Come hang out and join the conversation with other Lab retirees,” –LRG.

LRG pays for coffee and tea, and attendees pay for their breakfast and other drinks.

The LRG is a non-profit organization that seeks to maintain communications with and to serve the Read More

New Mexico Nuclear Policy Group To Host Public Screenings, Discussions Of Kathryn Bigelow’s New Film, ‘A House Of Dynamite’ Including Oct. 29 At SALA

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Scene from ‘A House of Dynamite’ showing at 6 p.m. Oct. 29 at the Los Alamos SALA Event Center. Courtesy photo 

Los Alamos Study Group News:

Political leaders, nuclear weapons workers, and citizens urged to think carefully about the realities portrayed in the film, including the limitations of nuclear deterrence and the temptation of national suicide

Albuquerque – The Los Alamos Study Group, a think-and “action tank” which has been deeply involved in nuclear policy issues over the past 36 years, will be hosting public screenings followed by discussions of Kathryn Bigelow’s new film, “A House Read More

Cull, Laurent: Working Together To Sustain Services That Support LANL And Our Community

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Theresa Cull

By THERESA CULL, Chair of the Los Alamos County Council
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ANNE LAURENT, Los Alamos County Manager

Shared Responsibility and Partnership

In response to Director Thom Mason’s Oct. 23, 2025, letter, “Raising Gross Receipts Tax Could Hinder LANL’s Growth and the Region’s Prosperity,” we want to reaffirm our strong partnership with Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) and our shared responsibility to sustain a thriving community that supports the Laboratory’s mission and workforce.

Until 2006, when LANL was operated by the University of California as a nonprofit, the Laboratory Read More

Historical Society November Lecture: Rachel Robbins

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HISTORICAL SOCIETY News:

The Los Alamos Historical Society announces its November free lecture, 7-9 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 11,
in the Pajarito Room of historic Fuller Lodge.

The evening will feature author Rachel Robbins, whose historical fiction book, The Sound of a Thousand Stars, is loosely based on the life of her grandparents, who worked in Los Alamos during the Manhattan Project.

Copies of her book are available now in the Museum Shop and will also be available for purchase at the event.

Robbins received her MFA from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. She is a tenured assistant professor Read More