Politics

New Mexico Unemployment Insurance Operations Center To Close For Holiday Observance

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NMDWS News:

ALBUQUERQUE — All New Mexico Department of Workforce Solutions’ offices, including the Unemployment Insurance Operations Center, will be closed at noon, Wednesday, Dec. 24 and all day Thursday, Dec. 25 in observance of Christmas.

Offices will also be closed on Thursday, Jan. 1, 2026, in observance of the New Year holiday.

The Unemployment Insurance Tax & Claims System (www.jobs.state.nm.us) is available online 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Customer Service Agents in the Unemployment Insurance Operations Center will be available when business hours resume on Friday, Dec. Read More

Community Invited To Get Involved On Boards/Commissions

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COUNTY News:

Volunteer citizen boards provide a way to participate in local government

The community is invited to get involved today with Los Alamos County Boards and Commissions.

Vacancies include:

  • County Health Council;
  • Environmental Sustainability Board;
  • Parks and Recreation Board; and
  • Transportation Board.

Anyone interested in getting involved is encouraged to call 505.663.3436 or apply online here. Read More

Myers: Local Connection To Gaza’s Suffering And Pain

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Yousef Aljamal
Writer and human rights worker

By KELLY MYERS
Los Alamos

This past summer, our community’s Free Palestine Summer Series brought diverse speakers to Los Alamos. One of the presenters was Dr. Yousef Aljamal, a writer, human rights worker, and refugee from Gaza, who joined us remotely.

Today, we share an update about our friend, Yousef, not as an expert speaker, but as a heartbroken brother and uncle. On Sept. 27, while living in exile in Turkey, he woke to the news that an Israeli missile had struck his family home in Gaza. The strike killed nine of his immediate family members Read More

U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich Leads Legislation To Transfer Federal Land To Pueblos For Indian Pueblo Cultural Center

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U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich

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

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) introduced the Albuquerque Indian School Act of 2025, legislation to place three tracts of land from the former Albuquerque Indian School campus and surrounding land into trust for the benefit of the 19 Pueblos of New Mexico.

Heinrich’s Albuquerque Indian School Act of 2025 is cosponsored by U.S. Sen. Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.), a member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, and led in the House by U.S. Rep. Melanie Stansbury (D-N.M.).

“My legislation expands on Read More

U.S. Sen. Ben Ray Luján Convenes More Than 55 Experts To Create Roadmap For Native Maternal Health Solutions

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U.S. Sen. Ben Ray Luján

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

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Sen. Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.), a member of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, convened more than 55 American Indian, Alaska Native (AI/AN), and Native Hawaiian (NH) maternal health experts and organizations to create a landmark set of five reports outlining the current state of Native maternal health.

The five reports synthesize national findings on maternal mortality, workforce equity, access to health care services, data sovereignty, and funding inequities.

AI/AN people face pregnancy-related Read More

New Mexico Wild Issues Statement On Proposal To Allow Selling Off National Parks

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New Mexico Wild News:

ALBUQUERQUE — Sen. Mike Lee of Utah, who chairs the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, has introduced an amendment to the Interior appropriations bill that would pave the way for the Trump administration to sell off national parks to the highest bidder. 

The Interior appropriations bill, as currently written, would prevent the Interior department from disposing of national park units—a provision introduced in response to Interior Secretary Doug Burgum’s suggestion that the Park Service does not need many smaller sites currently owned by all Americans. Read More

Luján Applauds Committee Passage Of Legislation To Provide Greater Cooperation Between Federal Government And Land Grant Communities

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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.) applauded the passage of the New Mexico Land Grant-Mercedes Historical or Traditional Use Cooperation and Coordination Act in the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

This legislation will provide greater cooperation between the federal government and land grant communities.

There are 27 community land grant-mercedes recognized as political subdivisions under New Mexico law.

“I’m proud that my legislation to strengthen cooperation between the federal government and land grant Read More

State Republican Lawmakers Request Governor Authorize Consideration Of Meaningful Juvenile Justice Reform Bill During 2026 Legislative Session, Issue Task Force Report

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NM Senate Republicans News:

SANTA FE — New Mexico Co-Chairs Sen. Crystal Brantley and Rep. Nicole Chavez of the Juvenile Justice Legislative Task Force sent a letter to Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham on Thursday requesting the consideration of meaningful juvenile justice reform legislation, based on the findings and recommendations of the task force, heading into the 2026 Regular Session.

The upcoming 30-day budget session requires a specific message from the Governor should potential legislation not specifically address state finances.

The contents found in the report are a result of Read More

New Mexico Department Of Workforce Solutions Reopens Renovated ‘America’s Job Center Española’

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Cabinet Secretary Sarita Nair cuts the ribbon on the newly renovated ‘America’s Job Center Española’. Courtesy/NMDWS

From left, NMDWS Deputy Secretary Marcos Martinez, Cabinet Secretary Sarita Nair and Area Manager Carmen Lujan in a Net-Zero resource room, during a tour on Friday of the newly renovated ‘America’s Job Center Española’. Net-Zero resource rooms incorporate green technology and efficiency, and feature a place where the public can utilize free access to computers and the internet to apply for jobs, complete online trainings, apply for Unemployment Insurance benefits and Read More

Dannemann: Lawyer-Legislator Interferes With Health Care Access

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By MERILEE DANNEMANN
Triple Spaced Again
© 2025 by Merilee Dannemann

Katy Duhigg blew up the interstate compacts discussion. Again.

This was a few weeks ago, and the latest news reports indicate that the discussion is back on track. But one critical question is, who put Duhigg on the committee?

The interstate compacts I’m referring to are related to access to healthcare for New Mexicans. Medical professionals, including physicians, can legally practice their profession only in a state where they are licensed. For a doctor licensed in another state to do anything professional in New Mexico, Read More