Politics

Wallace: Nuclear Weapons Testing

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By TERRY WALLACE
Colorado
(Former LANL Director)

On December 18, 1970, a nuclear weapons test was conducted in an underground shaft at the Nevada Test Site. The test, code-named Baneberry, was detonated at a depth of about 900 feet. Baneberry was a relatively small weapons test and was conducted at Yucca Flats (a large playa) in alluvial soil derived from surrounding deposits of volcanic tuff. Within the alluvium, there were intermittent seams of montmorillonite clay that were saturated with water. The drill hole was filled with a concrete plug and sorted materials; the procedure for plugging Read More

State Job Training Program Poised To Support Up To 252 Jobs In New Mexico

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B.PUBLIC Prefab is a woman-owned Public Benefit Corporation founded in 2019 and based in Santa Fe. This round of JTIP funding will enable them to expand their team at the Santa Fe office to meet the increasing demand. Courtesy/EDD

STATE News:

  • October funds surpass the last 3 months combined in dollars awarded

SANTA FE—The New Mexico Economic Development Department’s (EDD) job training program has approved up to $4.6 million in funding for 12 companies to help train 252 workers.

October Job Training Incentive Program (JTIP) approvals surpass the last three months combined in terms of dollars Read More

Robinson: Importing Beef From Argentina Doesn’t Put America First

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By SHERRY ROBINSON
All She Wrote
© 2025 New Mexico News Services

Ranchers can finally take a deep breath and think about paying down long-term loans and rebuilding their herds because they finally caught a break on beef prices.

When the president told reporters on Air Force One that he was thinking about reducing beef prices by importing more beef from Argentina, he triggered an instant market reaction. Cattle futures dropped $9 overnight. It was a shock to cattle growers and threatened to undercut the first financial stability they’ve enjoyed in years.

The reaction from American producers Read More

Op-Ed: New Mexico Needs Common-Sense Malpractice Reform

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By Robert McAtee, MD & Elena McAtee, MD

We write to encourage you to urgently ask your State Representative and Senator to pass medical malpractice reform in the next legislative session.

I am an Emergency Medicine Physician in Española and my wife is a Family Medicine Physician here in Los Alamos. We love New Mexico, but we can no longer ignore how our state’s malpractice environment is driving doctors away and making it harder for patients to get timely care.

The numbers are stark. Independent analyses by Think New Mexico demonstrate that New Mexico has one malpractice lawsuit for roughly Read More

Local Election Workers On The Job Saturday Evening

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Election workers on the job on the final day of early voting, early Saturday evening in the Senior Activity Center in White Rock. From left, Sheila Molony, Esther Brunette, Ken Thomas and Kimberly Christensen. Tuesday, Nov. 4 is Election Day and polls are open 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. around Los Alamos and White Rock. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com

2025 Election Day Locations

Los Alamos County Municipal Building
1000 Central Avenue
Los Alamos, NM 87544
Room 110

White Rock Town Hall
139 Longview Drive
White Rock, NM 87547
Conference Training Room

Golf Course Community Building
4244 Diamond Drive Read More

Republican Party Of Los Alamos: Please Vote!

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By LISA SHIN
Chair
Republican Party of Los Alamos

Dear Friends: 

Diane Denish recently said, “National politics may dominate the headlines, but it’s your local school board that will shape the classrooms, teachers, and opportunities your children see every day.” Please vote Stephanie Galvez for District 1, Tamara Hinckley for District 2, and Bryan Fearey for the UNM-LA Advisory Board.

Our Council’s vote to increase Gross Receipts Taxes on October 28, 2025, was terribly disappointing (with Councilor Reagor opposed). Does our County really believe that we can negatively impact the #1 economic Read More

New Mexico State Investment Council, Educational Retirement Board Vote Against Tesla CEO $1 Trillion Pay Package

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From the Office of New Mexico State Treasurer:

SANTA FE — The New Mexico State Investment Council (SIC) announced that it has directed its proxy, Northern Trust Asset Management, to vote against Tesla’s $1 trillion pay package proposed for CEO Elon Musk and against the reelection of board members Ira Ehrenpreis, Joe Gebbia, and Kathleen Wilson-Thompson.

The decision comes as SIC uses its authority as Tesla shareholder to vote against internal Tesla proposals that are not in the economic or financial interest of Tesla shareholders.

New Mexico State Treasurer Laura M. Montoya, an ex officio Read More

New Mexico Governor Issues Statement Regarding Federal Court Rulings On SNAP Funds

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From the Office of the Governor:

SANTA FE — New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham issued the following statement in response to two federal court rulings Friday related to nutrition assistance:

“Friday’s court rulings in Rhode Island and Massachusetts ordering the release of contingency Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) funds confirm what we already knew: There is no valid legal reason to deny food benefits to the most vulnerable Americans. 

“Because I have zero confidence in the Trump administration to release these SNAP funds by tomorrow, or even by early next week, New Read More

County Update On 2025 Regular Election

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COUNTY News:

Election Day is Nov. 4 and polls will be open 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. at locations around the community.

Polls:

Los Alamos County Municipal Building 
Room 110
1000 Central Ave. 

Golf Course Community Building
Multi-Purpose Room
4244 Diamond Drive

Betty Ehart Senior Center
Downstairs Classroom
1101 Bathtub Row

UNM-LA
Building 2, Room 230
4000 University Drive

White Rock Town Hall
Conference Training Room
139 Longview Drive

ABSENTEE BALLOT DROP BOXES

Drop boxes are available 24 hours per day and monitored by video. 

Mesa Public Library
2400 Central Avenue

White Rock Branch Library
10 Sherwood Read More

Scenes Of 2025 County Employee Appreciation Luncheon

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The Los Alamos County Senior Management Team gather in costumes today at the 2025 Employee Appreciation Luncheon at Fuller Lodge. Courtesy/LAC

Los Alamos County Councilors from left, Ryn Herrmann, Melanee Hand, Chair Theresa Cull, David Reagor and Randall Ryti at today’s annual Employee Appreciation Luncheon at Fuller Lodge. Courtesy/LAC

COUNTY News:

Los Alamos County Council and the Senior Management Team said thank yu to all County employees today at the annual Employee Appreciation Luncheon at Fuller Lodge.

The costume contest is always a highlight of this special event!

“Each employee Read More