Politics

State Workforce Solutions Announces 2,800 New Mexicans Trained For Climate, Infrastructure Careers

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NMDWS News:

ALBUQUERQUE — Nearly three thousand New Mexicans have been trained for infrastructure and climate-ready careers – far surpassing the statewide target of 2,000 by the end of the year.

The numbers surpass targets outlined in the Governor’s Building New Mexico’s Workforce to Foster the Clean Energy Transition, Infrastructure Investments, and Resilient Communities, Executive Order 2024-152, which required a strategic and unified approach to enhance infrastructure and clean energy workforce training across 11 state agencies and offices.

“Without a skilled workforce, we Read More

Heinrich Cosponsors Bipartisan Legislation To Combat Opioid Overdoses & Save Lives

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U.S. SENATE News:

WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) cosponsored the Workplace Overdose Reversal Kits (WORK) to Save Lives Act, bipartisan legislation to help tackle rising rates of opioid overdoses with increased access to overdose reversal medications like naloxone.

The National Safety Council found that while 75 percent of employers report seeing opioid use impact their workplace, only 17 percent report being well-prepared to address it. Though some states reported a decrease in overdose deaths in 2025, New Mexico experienced an increase by an estimated 5-10% when compared Read More

Dannemann: The New Malpractice Law

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By MERILEE DANNEMANN
Triple Spaced Again
© 2026 by Merilee Dannemann

Like most New Mexicans, I am deeply relieved that our medical malpractice law has been changed to get rid of unlimited punitive damages, the part of the law that has been scaring the heck out of our doctors and leading too many of them to leave the state.

I have already seen the first attack on the new version of the law – an article by a trial lawyer implying that injured patients won’t receive the compensation they deserve and greedy corporations will have no incentive for safety. Let’s clear this up.

The news coverage has focused Read More

Fr. Glenn: Déjà Vu All Over Again

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By Fr. Glenn Jones:

Hmph. War again. In the Middle East. Again.

It’s doubtful that the world will ever be free of war, and war is certainly tragic, regardless of the reasons for it or how “surgical” it is. I can’t help but think of the opening scene of the movie “2001: A Space Odyssey” when the prehistoric proto-human picks up the bone and realizes he can use it as a weapon to kill … and we’ve been killing one another with weapons ever since. It’s that seemingly primordial desire to dominate for mates, territory, resources; we see it everywhere in nature. But you’d think we could lament the historical carnage Read More

Los Alamos Laboratory Ensures National Security

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National Security Research Center at LANL. Courtesy/LANL

From Los Alamos National Laboratory:

Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) ensures our national security. Achieving that mission starts with the National Security Research Center (NSRC). The NSRC is the classified library at Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL). Watch video here: https://nsrc.lanl.gov/.

The NSRC traces its lineage to the technical library formed by J. Robert Oppenheimer in 1943 as part of the Manhattan Project. We are part of the Lab’s fascinating history. Today, the NSRC is one of the largest scientific/technical Read More

Tales Of Our Times: ‘Surely You’re Joking, Mr. Twain!’ – Zesty Messaging, Then & Now

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Tales of our Times
By JOHN BARTLIT
New Mexico Citizens
for Clean Air & Water

‘Surely You’re Joking, Mr. Twain!’ – Zesty Messaging, Then & Now

1867: Mark Twain

Mark Twain’s famed spoofery crystallized many of America’s durable truths. In 1867, Twain published a dodgy little piece titled “My Late Senatorial Secretaryship”. Twain recollects his imagined stint as secretary to a U.S. senator. In Twain’s mind, the senator asks him to answer a letter from constituents dealing with the rural post route to Tomahawk … but, “to leave them a little in the dark.”

Twain revels in the task:

Gentlemen: Read More

Post-Session Op-Ed From NM House Leadership

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By New Mexico House Speaker Javier Martínez (D-Albuquerque), House Majority Floor Leader Reena Szczepanski (D-Santa Fe, House Majority Whip Day Hochman-Vigil (D-Albuquerque), and House Majority Caucus Chair Raymundo Lara (D-Chamber)

In January, House Democrats laid out plans to make life better and more affordable for New Mexico families by expanding access to healthcare, building a sustainable universal childcare system, and protecting our communities from harm.

Over the last several weeks, we have delivered on those promises and more, in a productive, fast-paced 30-day legislative Read More

Republican Party Of New Mexico To Hold Candidate Debates At 2026 Pre-Primary Convention March 6-7

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RPNM News:

ALBUQUERQUE — The Republican Party of New Mexico’s (RPNM) 2026 Pre-Primary Convention & Debate Night is scheduled for Friday, March 6 and Saturday, March 7.

DEBATE NIGHT:

  • WHO: Candidates running for the following offices,
    • Governor, Lieutenant Governor, and Congressional District 2 (NM-2)
  • WHAT:  2026 Pre-Primary Convention Debate Night
  • WHEN:  Friday, March 6, at 5-8 p.m. 
  • WHERE:  Ruidoso Convention Center: 111 Sierra Blanca Drive in Ruidoso

CONVENTION: 

  • WHO:  Qualified Candidates for the Preprimary Convention Designation 
  • WHAT:  2026 Pre-Primary Convention 
  • WHEN:  
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Board Of Public Utilities To Hold Work Session March 4

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COUNTY News:

The Los Alamos County Board of Public Utilities will hold a work session at 5:30 p.m., Wednesday, March 4, in Council Chambers at the Municipal Building, 1000 Central Ave.

The meeting is open to the public.

Members of the public may view proceedings online or attend and provide public comment in person or via Zoom at https://us06web.zoom.us/j/87563449773. 

The complete agenda packet is available online at https://losalamos.legistar.com/Calendar.aspx. 

Watch BPU meetings at ladpu.com/BPULiveProceedings. Read More