Politics

Los Alamos County Edges Closer To Banning Plastic Bags

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

The issue of whether to ban plastic bags is, funnily enough, similar to plastic bags themselves. Neither decomposes nor fades away. They will exist for years and years.

Ten years ago, there was a debate on whether to ban plastic bags. Potential plastic bag bans have appeared sporadically since, most recently during the April 7 Los Alamos County Council meeting. During the meeting, it was voted 6-1 to direct the Environmental Sustainability Board (ESB) to return to council in 90 days with a proposed plastic bag ban. Councilor David Read More

U.S. Senators Heinrich, Klobuchar, Merkley Lead Colleagues To Raise Concerns About Forest Service Reorganization

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From the Office of U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich:

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, and Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies, led a letter to the Trump administration expressing strong concerns about the reorganization of the U.S. Forest Service (USFS) in the U.S. Department of Agriculture Read More

DPLAC To Host Coffee With A Candidate May 2

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DPLAC News:

The Democratic Party of Los Alamos County will host Coffee with a Candidate from 8:30–10:30 a.m., Saturday, May 2, at Pig + Fig Cafe in White Rock.

DPLAC will hold their regular first Monday of the month meeting at 6:30 p.m., May 4, 2026. 

Planned agenda items for May 4 meeting:

  • Candidate introductions, 3 minutes each
  • Executive team updates (Chair, Vice Chair, Ward Chairs)
  • Upcoming events
  • Early voting starts May 5
  • Next monthly meeting June 1, 630p, location White Rock Public Library

In person option: Mesa Public Library, 2400 Central Ave, Los Alamos, NM 87544

Via Zoom: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81654127593 Read More

County Leaders Advocate For Federal Disaster Reform

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NACo News:

WASHINGTON — The National Association of Counties (NACo) and nearly 20 county leaders from 13 states are coming together for a leadership fly-in meeting April 28-29 in Washington, D.C. focused on disaster reform. The participants are members of NACo’s Intergovernmental Disaster Reform Task Force, a group of elected and appointed county leaders focused on strengthening our nation’s disaster mitigation, response and recovery capabilities.  

In 2025, 680 counties experienced at least one federally declared disaster, 588 counties had at least one major disaster declaration, Read More

Gubernatorial Candidate Deb Haaland Leads In Polls

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Gubernatorial candidate Deb Haaland

From the campaign of Deb Haaland:

ALBUQEURQUE — In two public polls released over the last week, Deb Haaland continues to hold a strong lead in the Democratic primary. 

Data from the Albuquerque Journal and KRQE/Emerson College agrees, Haaland is poised to secure the nomination by double digits. According to the Journal poll, she is leading across demographic groups and with Independent voters. Meanwhile, Haaland’s opponent fails to gain ground despite campaigning for over a year and spending millions on advertising.

“Deb Haaland heads into the final Read More

More Scenes From Certification Of Local Voting Machines

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Los Alamos County Clerk Michael Redondo certifies voting machines April 21 at the Municipal Building in preparation for the June 2 Primary Election. A third party observed the certification process, Carmen Lopez from Observe New Mexico Elections. Lopez explained that observing the certification process is important because it helps people learn how elections work and helps to build public confidence in election outcomes when elections are run well. ‘We train hundreds of volunteers from across the state about the details of how different election processes work, and then observers complete Read More