Politics

National Museum Of Nuclear Science & History 2026 Spyglass Festival Explores Secrets, Science, And Espionage Jan. 15-17

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NMNSH News:

ALBUQUERQUE — The Spyglass Festival, a three-day event dedicated to the history and science of intelligence, espionage, and the Cold War, is Thursday, Jan. 15, through Saturday, Jan. 17, 2026, at the National Museum of Nuclear Science & History (NMNSH) in Albuquerque.

The event offers an all-access pass to spy games, STEM adventures, secret-agent movie nights, and behind-the-scenes peeks at real historical artifacts. 

The festival promises a weekend packed with action, designed to engage visitors of all ages through interactive learning and entertainment, while also Read More

Heinrich Introduces Native American Seeds Act

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U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich

U.S. SENATE News:

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) reintroduced the Native American Seeds Act of 2025, bipartisan, bicameral legislation that will assist Tribal governments working to protect seeds that are culturally significant to their communities. U.S. Sen. Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) is a cosponsor of the bill.

“I’m proud to lead legislation that will help preserve Tribes’ cultural practices and way of life by protecting Native seeds and traditional foodways for future generations,” Heinrich said. “This effort will grow local economies Read More

Dannemann: Where Are All The Government Employees?

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By MERILEE DANNEMANN
Triple Spaced Again

DOGE, the so-called Department of Government Efficiency, has been disbanded as of late November. What a relief.

DOGE was supposed to reduce fraud, waste and abuse in government. It may have fired as many as 260,000 federal employees, although many were rehired because, as it turned out, their jobs were important and they were needed.

The DOGE fiasco points to a critical issue in the endless debate about why government agencies exist. Among some conservatives, there’s a basic disrespect for government agencies and the people who work in them – the notion Read More

Robinson: Policing Fraud In New Mexico’s SNAP Program

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By SHERRY ROBINSON
All She Wrote
© 2025 New Mexico News Services

During the Dust Bowl of the 1930s, Texas and Oklahoma farmers who lost everything headed west. Before they joined the great exodus to California chronicled by John Steinbeck in “Grapes of Wrath”, they were hoping to find work picking cotton in New Mexico or harvesting beets in Colorado.

They were not welcomed. The Depression had brought hard times to everyone. Charities were tapped out, and locals didn’t want competition for the modest benefits of the government’s New Deal programs. Even so, people held deeply conflicting views. Read More

Treasurer Montoya Voices Concerns On SEC Rule Change

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Treasurer Laura Montoya

STATE News:

SANTA FE — This week, New Mexico Treasurer Laura Montoya as part of a coalition of 17 state treasurers and finance officials, signed a letter addressed to Securities Exchange Commission (SEC) Chair Paul S. Atkins voicing concerns about a change to Exchange Act Rule 14a-8, which governs the submission of shareholder proposals to companies.

Under the change, Rule 14a-8 permits companies to exclude a shareholder proposal if it is considered “improper under state law”.

Signatories of the letter stressed that relying on untested interpretations of state Read More

County Planning & Zoning Commission To Meet Dec. 10

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COUNTY News:

The Los Alamos County Planning and Zoning Commission is scheduled to meet 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 10 in Council Chambers at the Municipal Building at 1000 Central Ave. 

The meeting is open to the public.

The agenda is available online and hard copies are available in the Community Development Department lobby (window 3) inside the Municipal Building during regular business hours. Read More

Deb Haaland Campaign Touts Community-Centered Solutions At Climate And Health Candidate Forum

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Deb Haaland

STATE News:

ALBUQUERQUE — Thursday evening, on behalf of Deb Haaland who is running for governor, Demis Foster, the Chief Executive Officer of Conservation Voters of New Mexico (CVNM) discussed Haaland’s plans for climate and public health at a community town hall in Albuquerque. The event, hosted by Healthy Climate New Mexico, focused on solutions that candidates would invest in if elected to office. 

Haaland’s experience as a working mother, a member of Laguna Pueblo, former Member of Congress, and Secretary of the Department of the Interior has shaped her deep understanding Read More

Heinrich Advocates For Mining Pollution Cleanup Of Pecos Watershed, Protection Of Gila River In Opening Statement

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U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), delivers opening remarks during a Public Lands, Forests, and Mining Subcommittee hearing, Dec. 2, 2025. Courtesy photo

U.S. SENATE News:

WASHINGTON, D.C. — During a U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Public Lands, Forests, and Mining Subcommittee hearing to examine 26 pending bills, U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the Committee, delivered opening remarks on the need to pass his Pecos Watershed Protection Act and M.H. Dutch Salmon Greater Gila Wild and Scenic River Act.

Heinrich stressed the importance of protecting watersheds Read More

Heinrich, Luján Push For Wildfire Recovery Emergency Funding On New Mexico Public Lands

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U.S. SENATE News:

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Amid the Trump Administration’s failure to properly engage in forest management and wildfire prevention — including slowing down the U.S. Forest Service’s rate of prescribed burns, fuel treatments, and other fire-prevention work — U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, and U.S. Sen. Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.), a member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, sent a letter calling on the U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee leadership to include additional Read More