Politics

UNM-Los Alamos Advisory Board To Meet April 13

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View of the UNM-Los Alamos campus at 4000 University Drive. Courtesy/UNM/LA

UNM-LA News:

The UNM-Los Alamos (UNM-LA) Advisory Board is holding a board meeting at 5:30 p.m., Monday, April 13, in the Building 2 Lecture Hall (Room 230) on the UNM-LA campus at 4000 University Drive.

The meeting will also be virtual via Zoom. To join the meeting, follow this link: https://unm.zoom.us/j/93628197575.

Agenda items include review and adoption of the upcoming year’s budget.

The board generally meets on the Monday preceding the second Tuesday of each odd calendar month except in July, unless otherwise Read More

New Mexico Earns Clean Audit On $33.5 Billion For FY2025 

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DFA Secretary Wayne Propst

NMDFA News:

SANTA FE — New Mexico passed an independent audit of its fiscal year 2025 finances with no significant findings, confirming that the state accurately and transparently accounted for $33.53 billion in public funds—and delivered the results among the earliest in state history.

The Department of Finance and Administration’s Financial Control Division leads production of the state’s Annual Comprehensive Financial Report (ACFR), which covers 130 agencies and component units. The FY25 audit reflects a $1.32 billion or 4 percent increase over the previous Read More

Ricky Serna Sworn In As New Mexico Deputy State Treasurer

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New Mexico Secretary of State Maggie Toulouse Oliver administers the oath of office to New Mexico Deputy State Treasurer Ricky Serna as his Aunt Liddie Martinez holds the Bible during the ceremony Monday morning at the State Treasurer’s Office in Santa Fe. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com

State Treasurer’s Office Communications Director Bushra Elfarissi takes a photo of, from left, New Mexico Secretary of State Maggie Toulouse Oliver, State Treasurer Laura M. Montoya, Deputy State Treasurer Ricky Serna and his Aunt Liddie Martinez during Serna’s swearing in ceremony Monday morning Read More

NM Delegation Statement On Trump Administration Reversing Pecos Watershed Protections

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STATE News:

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee and Co-Chair of the U.S. Senate Stewardship Caucus, U.S. Sen. Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.), U.S. Rep. Teresa Leger Fernández (D-N.M.), U.S. Rep. Melanie Stansbury (D-N.M.), and U.S. Rep. Gabe Vasquez (D-N.M.), released the following statement in response to the Trump administration cancelling a withdrawal application that would protect the Upper Pecos Watershed from new mining operations. 

“The Trump administration’s move to roll back protections Read More

U.S. And Mexico Collaborate On Historic Transfer Of Mexican Wolves To Durango, Mexico

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Two family groups consisting of four wolves each were transported from the U.S. to Durango, Mexico in March 2026. Courtesy/New Mexico Department of Wildlife

New Mexico Department of Wildlife News:

SANTA FE — The Mexican wolf has returned to the wild in the state of Durango, Mexico, marking a historic effort nearly 50 years in the making.

Thanks to extensive collaboration between state, federal and Mexican agencies and other partners, two family groups consisting of four wolves each were transported from the U.S. to Durango in March 2026. 

Additionally, an adult female Mexican wolf from the Read More

LWV Lunch With A Leader To Feature Marcela Diaz April 16

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Marcela Diaz

LWV News:

The League of Women Voters of Los Alamos (LWV) will host its monthly event, Lunch with a Leader, for the community from 11:45 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Thursday, April 16, at the Unitarian Fellowship Hall on Sage Loop.

The speaker will be Marcela Diaz, founding executive director of Somos Un Pueblo Unido, a statewide immigrant-based organization that works to promote racial and worker justice.

Following the presentation, LWV members will meet privately for their annual meeting.

Diaz will focus her presentation on the last legislative session with an update on immigration legislation Read More

Op-Ed: Anti-Predatory Lending Law Working As Intended, But Threats Are Looming

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By KATIE GUTIERREZ
Tax, Budget, and Economic Reform Director
Think New Mexico

Despite the success of the anti-predatory lending law in keeping credit accessible to low-income New Mexicans at dramatically lower interest rates, threats to the law are looming.

In 2022, Think New Mexico worked with Representative Susan Herrera, Senator Bill Soules, and members of the Fair Lending Coalition to win passage of legislation reducing the maximum annual interest rates of small loans from 175% to 36%. The law is worded to prevent charges over 36% for any small loans made in the state—including interest Read More

New Mexico Governor Departs For Official Trip To Spain

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STATE News:

SANTA FE — Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham left Monday for a trip to Madrid, Spain, to participate in an educational and business outreach summit hosted by the Friends of the National Museum of the American Latino.

The delegation will examine more than 500 years of shared history between the United States and Spain, especially the role of Spanish history in shaping the American story — from Santa Fe, New Mexico, the nation’s first capital, to St. Augustine, Florida, the nation’s oldest city. The governor will also meet with Spanish business leaders to discuss opportunities for Read More

Senate Republicans Urge Interim Tax Committee To Consider Real Tax Relief For Hard-Working New Mexicans

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NMSR News:

SANTA FE — Republican members of the Revenue Stabilization & Tax Policy (RSTP) interim committee recently sent a letter proposing much-deserved tax relief for New Mexico taxpayers.

Specifically, the letter asks that the committee consider providing a ‘Citizens Tax Rebate’ to every New Mexico taxpayer, funded by excess tax revenues the state collects. Instead of returning these dollars to the hard-working New Mexicans who contribute them, these excess revenues have instead been used to grow the state budget from $6.3B in FY19 to $11.4B for the upcoming FY27, a growth of nearly Read More

Izraelevitz: All Public Safety In Los Alamos Should Be The Purview Of Professionals

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By DAVID IZRAELEVITZ
Candidate
Los Alamos County Sheriff

Los Alamos, alone among the 33 Counties in New Mexico, delegates all law enforcement responsibilities to the Chief of Police. Similarly, all summons, subpoenas, and similar civil actions are also handled by the Police Department. Finally, as a practical matter, Police staff handle the Sex Offenders Registry, even though that is formally the only remaining responsibility of the Sheriff.  

This makes sense because only Police staff have the training and expertise to monitor, update, and verify a database so important to our public Read More