Politics

Heinrich Announces Committee Passage Of Over $69 Million For New Mexico

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U.S. SENATE News:

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) announced the bipartisan Senate Appropriations Committee passage of the Fiscal Year 2026 (FY26) Interior, Environment and Related Agencies; and Transportation, Housing, and Urban Development, and Related Agencies (THUD) Appropriations Bills. With Committee approval of these bills, Heinrich secured support for over $65 million for New Mexico, including $52 million in Congressionally Directed Spending for 39 local projects between these bills and their House-companions. 

“While these Appropriations bills Read More

Los Alamos Public Schools To Host Informational Meeting For Potential School Board Candidates Aug. 18

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LAPS News:

Los Alamos Public Schools will host an informational meeting for potential School Board candidates at 5:30 p.m. on Monday, Aug. 18, in the School Boardroom at 2075 Trinity Drive.

Los Alamos County Clerk Michael Rodondo will open the meeting by providing information about the candidate filing process and campaign requirements. Former and current school board members will then host a question-and-answer session for potential candidates to learn more about school board roles and responsibilities.

Two seats for the Los Alamos Public Schools School Board will be on the ballot this Read More

Chamberlin: Response To Kelly Myers And Emma Abata

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By REBECCA CHAMBERLIN
Los Alamos

I wish to respond to the July 22 Op/Ed from Kelly Myers and Emma Abata (link).

I share their moral concern for the pain that the Palestinian people have experienced in the past 77 years, and I share their grief for the thousands of Gazans who are reported to have been killed, injured, or malnourished in the current conflict.

The situation is all the more tragic because so much of the Palestinians’ pain has been perpetuated by their own leadership, and maintained and fostered for decades by the UN agency that should have provided resolution to their displacement.

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Rep. Christine Chandler Introduces House Speaker Javier Martinez To Los Alamos

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Los Alamos Daily Post Publisher Carol A. Clark, center, welcomes New Mexico House Speaker Javier Martinez and Rep. Christine Chandler for a visit to the newsroom Tuesday afternoon in downtown Los Alamos. Photo by Kirsten Laskey/ladailypost.com

Sitting down for an interview Tuesday in the newsroom at the Los Alamos Daily Post, from left, Post Managing Editor Kirsten Laskey, Rep. Christine Chandler, New Mexico House Speaker Javier Martinez and Post Graphic Designer Páya Pavlíková. Photo by Kirsten Laskey/ladailypost.com

By KIRSTEN LASKEY
Los Alamos Daily Post 
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Council Approves New EV Chargers At Municipal Building

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Los Alamos County Department of Public Utilities Manager Philo Shelton, right, checks out one of the EV chargers in 2024 at the Municipal Building. Council unanimously approved to purchase and install three new EV chargers at the Municipal Building during its July 8 meeting. Courtesy/LAC

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

Los Alamos County Council has approved purchasing and constructing new electric vehicle (EV) chargers; this approval is a bit of a milestone since the chargers are the first in the County’s EV expansion project to be installed.

The purchase Read More

Goldman: About Benson’s Response To Rabbi Shlachter

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By TERRY GOLDMAN
Los Alamos

I write to appreciate Jody Benson’s civilized response (link) to Rabbi Shlachter’s post (link).

Of course, I have some quibbles with language. Bret Stephens’ NYT opinion piece (link) covers better than I can, the misuse of the word “genocide”. Benson degrades the meaning and power of that word just as those who call someone a Nazi for their bad (not even evil) behavior. We should all be more careful in our use of language.

My other objection is to the use of the term “ethnic cleansing”. As a member of a very large family of people repeatedly subjected to ethnic cleansing Read More

Luján Fights For National Lab Science Funding 

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From the Office of U.S. Sen. Ben Ray Luján:

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.), Co-Chair of the Senate National Labs Caucus, today called on President Trump to reverse course on proposed reductions in the Fiscal Year 2026 federal budget to research and development programs within the Department of Energy (DOE), including cuts to programs at National Laboratories.

In the letter to President Trump, Sen. Luján highlights the successful economic impacts by these DOE research and development programs, including our National Laboratories’ critical role in driving global scientific Read More

N.M. Delegation Announces President’s Approval Of Major Disaster Declaration For Lincoln County, Maintains Push For Inclusion Of Chaves, Otero, & Valencia Counties

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U.S. SENATE News:

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Sens. Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) and U.S. Reps. Teresa Leger Fernández (D-N.M.), Melanie Stansbury (D-N.M.), and Gabe Vasquez (D-N.M.) released the following joint statement, welcoming President Donald Trump’s granting of a Major Disaster Declaration for Lincoln County, while renewing their call for President Trump to grant a Major Disaster Declaration for Chaves, Otero, and Valencia Counties and authorize Public Assistance Categories C-G in the wake of severe flooding that took the lives of three people and damaged Read More

Heinrich, Bennet, Hickenlooper Introduce Legislation To Expand, Improve Access To Clean Water For Tribal Families

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U.S. SENATE News:

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), along with U.S. Sens. Michael Bennet (D-Colo.) and John Hickenlooper (D-Colo.), introduced the Tribal Access to Clean Water Act to dramatically expand access to clean water for Tribal families by investing in water infrastructure. This bill would increase funding through the Indian Health Service, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), and the Bureau of Reclamation to support water infrastructure projects in Tribal communities and help provide clean water to Native American households that currently lack Read More

U.S. Rep. Teresa Leger Fernández Seeks Answers From U.S. Forest Service On Laguna Wildfire Mismanagement

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U.S. Rep. Teresa Leger Fernández

From the Office of U.S. Rep. Teresa Leger Fernández:

          • Leger Fernández: “This incident indicates the Forest Service is failing.”

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Rep. Teresa Leger Fernández (NM-03) sent a letter to U.S. Forest Service Chief Tom Schultz demanding answers about the agency’s decision-making and response to the devastating Laguna Wildfire that continues to burn across Rio Arriba County.

In the letter, Leger Fernández makes clear that this fire is not just about acres burned. It’s about trust burned. It’s about the lives and legacies of the people of Rio Read More