Politics

NMDOT With Federal Highway Administration Is Conducting Alignment Study Of NM 4 With Public Meeting May 13

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COUNTY News:
The New Mexico Department of Transportation (NMDOT), in cooperation with the Federal Highway Administration, is conducting an Alignment Study of N.M. 4 from Rover Boulevard to the N.M. 502 interchange in Santa Fe County.
The N.M. 4 Alignment Study aims to:
  • Improve safety for all roadway users;
  • Enhance traffic flow and reduce congestion during peak travel times;
  • Increase accessibility for all users;
  • Upgrade pavement conditions; and
  • Improve drainage and stormwater management.
The community is invited to attend a public meeting to share feedback on this study, 5:30-7 p.m. Wednesday,
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NHCC Employees Win Hard-Fought Union Rights

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CWA News:

ALBUQUERQUE — Long misclassified as “temporary” workers at the National Hispanic Cultural Center (NHCC) will be allowed to join CWA Local 7076, with the same benefits and legal protections as other State employees.

Last year, after being denied sick leave and paid time off, workers at the NHCC unionized with Local 7076. Tuesday, May 5, the Public Employee Labor Relations Board (PELRB) ruled unanimously that the State must recognize their Union rights.

“The NHCC runs on the backs of these workers and the State has been illegally denying them benefits like healthcare, retirement, Read More

Community Invited To David & Steve’s Campaign Party May 14

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From David Izraelevitz:

Early voting has started this past Tuesday, and as the campaign season kicks into high gear, I am inviting you to a campaign picnic Steve Lynne and I are co-hosting. Steve is running for Los Alamos County Council, and I am proud to endorse him.

And, if you have received an invitation from both of us, then it is more of a reason to attend!

Here are the details:

  • David and Steve’s Campaign Party and Benefit for LA Cares
  • Los Alamos Sheriff’s Posse Lodge
  • Thursday, May 14, 2026
  • 5:30–7 p.m.

We will have some good food and give everyone the opportunity to visit with us. We look forward to Read More

RPLA Announces May 2026 Events Including Councilor David Reagor’s Townhall Meeting At UNM-LA

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By LISA SHIN
Chair
Republican Party of Los Alamos

Dear Friends:

Our Los Alamos Federated Republican Women (LAFRW) Freedom Tea proved to be another delightful event with a fantastic turnout and fundraising effort.

I want to personally thank Bill Enloe for drawing more readership than ever to my April 2026 newsletter.   He rightly says that: “I don’t believe the government should or can successfully subsidize private businesses. Which ones do they pick to support? How long will the government continue to support the businesses?”

He may be unaware that our County has established the Local Economic Read More

Joaquin Valdez Seeks To Continue Enhancing Assessors Office

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Rio Arriba County Assessor Joaquin Valdez at an interview on Monday at the Los Alamos Daily Post. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com

By CAROL A. CLARK
Los Alamos Daily Post
caclark@ladailypost.com

What drives a person to dedicate more than three decades to public service, lead the Los Alamos County Assessor’s Office, retire, and then step up to transform the Rio Arriba County Assessor’s Office? For Joaquin Valdez, it is a deep-rooted, compassionate commitment to Northern New Mexico.

“I love serving my community,” Valdez said during an interview Monday at the Los Alamos Daily Post. “It’s Read More

Legislators Gather For Second Annual Retreat On Education

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STATE News:

ALBUQUERQUE — The Hunt Institute will host its 2nd Annual New Mexico Legislators Retreat on May 7-8, 2026, in Albuquerque, NM, bringing together state legislators from across the state to address the state’s most pressing education issues. 

The 2026 Retreat is hosted in partnership with bipartisan and bicameral Co-Chairs, Senator Leo Jaramillo, Senator Bill Soules, Representative Brian Baca, and Representative Joy Garratt, reflecting The Hunt Institute’s enduring commitment to cultivating bipartisan leadership in support of students and the state’s future. 

“As we continue Read More

Rep. Gabe Vasquez, Locals Celebrate Wins For Rural Veterans, Service Members In Alamogordo

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Rep. Vasquez with local veterans and community members in Alamogordo, May 6. Courtesy photo

STATE News:

ALAMOGORDO — On May 6, 2026, U.S. Rep. Gabe Vasquez (NM-02) met with local veterans and community leaders at the Lincoln Otero County Veterans Leadership Council (LOCVLC) monthly meeting in Alamogordo to hear their concerns and celebrate recent progress on the Congressman’s legislation supporting veterans and active-duty service members living in rural communities across southern New Mexico. 

The discussion focused on challenges facing rural veterans, including access to VA health Read More

New Animated Video From League Of Women Voters Explains New Mexico’s Semi-Open Primary

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LWV News:

SANTA FE — The League of Women Voters of Santa Fe County today released a short, animated video to help prepare voters for the state’s first-ever semi-open primary next month.

The professionally produced video, “Your Vote. Your Voice,” is available in both English and Spanish on the state league’s website (lwvnm.org), and is offered to news organizations and voting rights groups to share on their websites and social media as well.

“Primary elections regularly have abysmal turnout. We can change that with our new semi-open primary law, but we have to get the word out,” said Kelly Davis, Read More

Luján Leads Tour Across Northern New Mexico—Visits Local Ranchers And Landowners, Tours Local Wool Business

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Courtesy photo

STATE News:

CANJILON — U.S. Sen. Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) led a community conversation in Canjilon with community members, ranchers, farmers, acequia members, Tribal leaders, and Land Grant Members regarding the proposal of uranium drilling and mineral development in the region by the Canadian-based uranium company, Gamma Resources Ltd. Sen.Luján led the N.M. Delegation in writing to Carson National Forest Supervisor James Duran expressing strong opposition to a proposal to conduct uranium drilling and plans to introduce legislation to withdraw the Chama watershed from Read More

Benson: Early Voting Has Begun … You Can Vote Now Too

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By JODY BENSON
Los Alamos

Voting in New Mexico began on May 5, Cinco de Mayo, an auspicious historical date when Mexican General Zaragoza led his outnumbered troops to win the Battle of Pueblo against the imperial army of Napoleon III as he expanded France’s influence in the Americas. Against all odds, the Mexicans defeated the great European power, thus proving that in a battle for your country, every single fighter, every single bullet, counts.

Voting in the Primary is like the Battle of Puebla. How could one little soldier, one little voter, make a difference? Because just as every bullet counted Read More