Politics

NM Delegation Calls For Tribal Water Settlements Completion

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NM DELEGATION News:

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and U.S. Rep. Teresa Leger Fernández (D-N.M.) led colleagues in a bipartisan, bicameral letter to Leader John Thune, Speaker Mike Johnson, and additional chairs and ranking members of the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives calling for the completion of current outstanding water settlements and related technical amendments. The letter was signed by U.S. Sen. Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) and U.S. Reps. Melanie Stansbury (D-N.M.) and Gabe Vasquez (D-N.M.). 

“We write as members representing states and districts Read More

Senate Republican Leader Reacts To Assassination Of Charlie Kirk During Event Today At Utah Valley University

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Charles James Kirk

From State Senate Republicans:

SANTA FE — Today, political organizer and conservative youth activist Charlie Kirk was fatally shot during an event at Utah Valley University.

New Mexico Senate Republican Leader Bill Sharer (R-Farmington) reacted to these new developments with the following statement: 

“We have people in our country who think that free speech is somehow an existential threat to our democracy. Today, such people executed a man whose only crime was loving God, loving his country, and loving his family.

Yet our republic cannot function without healthy political Read More

U.S. Rep. Vasquez Introduces Bill To Help Protect New Mexicans From Natural Disasters, Establish Resiliency Office

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U.S. Rep. Gabe Vasquez

From the Office of U.S. Rep. Gabe Vasquez:

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Rep. Gabe Vasquez (NM-02) introduced Monday, Sept. 8, the bipartisan Championing Local Efforts to Advance Resilience (CLEAR) Act, a bill to help communities better prepare for and recover from extreme weather and natural disasters.

The CLEAR Act invests $100 million annually over five years to help states, territories, and Tribes establish or expand resiliency offices and save lives. This push to bolster resiliency offices is critical for strengthening disaster mitigation, infrastructure protection, Read More

Heinrich Cosponsors Bipartisan Legislation To Expand Healthcare Coverage, Benefits For Firefighters With Service-Related Cancers

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U.S. SENATE News:

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) cosponsored the Honoring Our Fallen Heroes Act, bipartisan legislation that will expand health care coverage and benefits for first responders who become permanently disabled from service-related cancers and the families of those who pass away from these cancers. The bill is led by U.S. Senators Chris Coons (D-Del.), Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.), and Kevin Cramer (R-N.D.).

“Our first responders put their lives on the line every day to protect our communities, and too many suffer or lose their lives from cancers caused by Read More

Fearey: Statement Of Candidacy For UNM-LA Advisory Board

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By BRYAN FEAREY
Candidate
UNM-Los Alamos

My name is Bryan Fearey. I am running for a position on the University of New Mexico – Los Alamos (UNM-LA) Advisory Board. I seek your vote so that together we can strengthen UNM-LA as one of our bedrock institutions. I strongly support UNM-LA’s mission of “preparation for transfer … pathways for careers … passion for lifelong learning.”

I am a long-term resident of Los Alamos County, having worked and retired from the Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) (>32yrs) in the national security arena (Linkedin). I completed my Chemistry BS at Wichita State Read More

Palestine Film Series Continues Sept. 9, 10, 11 At SALA

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COMMUNITY News:

The community is invited to attend the upcoming Palestine Film Series at SALA Event Center. This is a free event.

Details:

The Promised Land Museum: Dr. Steve Feldman, Tuesday, Sept. 9 at SALA.

  • Dr. Feldman works to foster dialogue and understanding by amplifying overlooked perspectives and encouraging thoughtful engagement with one of today’s most pressing human rights issues. Visit https://promisedlandmuseum.org/gateway-to-understanding/.

Palestine Activism Program: Yousef Aljamal. 7 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 10 at SALA.

  • Aljamal is the Gaza coordinator at the Palestine
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Hampton: My Candidacy For UNM-LA Advisory Board

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By DAVID HAMPTON
Candidate
UNM-Los Alamos Advisory Board

Dear Los Alamos County,

My name is David Hampton. After being appointed to fill a vacancy on the UNM-LA Advisory Board in 2024, I would like to continue the work I’ve done advocating for additional 4-year degrees and certifications, supporting dual credit for high school students, fundraising, and representing you at UNM-LA events such as graduation.

Beyond this, I have participated in the normal processes of budget and tuition endorsement, approving the Operating Agreement with UNM Albuquerque, chancellor and senior staff selection, Read More

Fuselier: A Simple Solution To A Complicated Problem

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By ROBERT FUSELIER
Los Alamos

With all the division in our country and world, and the fear, anger, and hatred that flows from it and contributes to it, it can be easy to be pessimistic about our future. The news, whether delivered by cable, network, or internet, seems to be full of the bad with little of the good. Social media loves to keep us scrolling – and their ad revenue up – by taking advantage of the fact that bad news and divisiveness are big attention-getters. Hope seems like a lost dream. But is it?

Our community, state, nation, and world are full of dedicated organizations doing Read More

Robinson: Watchdog To Gov. ‘CYFD’s Failures Are On You’

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

Another cabinet secretary has departed the horror show we call the Children Youth and Families Department. Teresa Casados left the same day the Governor’s Office announced her retirement, which looks like a firing.

In 2023, when she joined CYFD, Casados was the governor’s chief operating officer. She had been a competent bureaucrat – that reliable person a governor can count on to get things done. Casados had led the state’s COVID-19 response, along with wildfire relief. But the agency reporters usually describe as “embattled” Read More

Los Alamos Public Schools Board To Meet Tuesday Sept. 9

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LAPS Board of Education to meet 5:30 p.m. Tuesday. Courtesy photo

LAPS News:

The Los Alamos Public Schools Board (LAPS) is scheduled to meet at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 9 in the Board Room at 2101 Trinity Drive, Suite V.

The meeting is open to the public in person and online.

If you are an individual with a disability in need of a reader, qualified sign language interpreter, or any other form of auxiliary aid or service to attend or Read More