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Toppers Win Home Game Against Moriarty Pintos 40-33

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Javaya Davison takes a short jumper over Laura Stewart in the 3rd quarter to score 2 of her 11 points for the night. She was the Toppers high point player. Photo by John McHale/ladailypost.com

Camden Shunk dribbles the ball down court. She scored 7 points for the night. Photo by John McHale/ladailypost.com

Sports News:

The Los Alamos High School Hilltoppers Girls Basketball Team won the home conference game against the Moriarty Pintos 40-33 on Saturday in Griffith Gymnasium.

The Toppers were behind for the first three quarters but came to life in the 4th quarter and staged a come-from-behind Read More

Turnpike Troubadours To Perform At 2026 State Fair

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NMSF News:

The New Mexico State Fair (NMSF) has announced that Turnpike Troubadours will kick off the 2026 New Mexico State Fair’s rodeo-concert series Friday, Sept. 11. Turnpike Troubadours’ performance will follow PRCA Xtreme Bulls.

Known for chart-topping hits like “Good Lord Lorrie”, “7&7” and “Diamonds and Gasoline”, Turnpike Troubadours have built a devoted following and earned widespread critical acclaim throughout their career.

Coming off the surprise release of their 2025 album The Price of Admission, Turnpike Troubadours have continued to cement their legacy as one Read More

Backers Say Child Care Copays For Rich Will Keep Universal Care Stable In New Mexico

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SB Bill 241 Co-sponsor Sen. George Muñoz, D-Gallup

By ESTEBAN CANDELARIA
The Santa Fe New Mexican

Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham’s pledge to make state-subsidized child care free to all may come with an asterisk under a bill designed to implement a copayment structure for New Mexico’s wealthiest families.

Senate Bill 241, sponsored by Sen. George Muñoz, D-Gallup and other top Senate Democrats, would require a small percentage of families with incomes far above the federal poverty line to help cover the state’s expanded child care program during certain economic downturns.

By doing so, the measure Read More

New Mexico County Insurance Authority Board Of Directors Approves Addition Of Two Ex-Officio Positions

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Santa Fe County Sheriff Adan Mendoza

NMCIA News:

SANTA FE — At their first regular Board meeting of the year Jan. 19, 2026, the New Mexico County Insurance Authority (NMCIA) Board of Directors approved the addition of two ex-officio, non-voting Directors on the Board, one to be nominated by the New Mexico Counties’ sheriff affiliate and one to be nominated by the detention administrator’s affiliate.

At their meetings in conjunction with the New Mexico Counties’ Legislative Conference Jan. 21-22, each affiliate nominated a member to serve on the NMCIA Board of Directors.

The NMCIA Board created Read More

‘This State … Is Not Playing’: Epstein ‘Truth Commission’ Heads To New Mexico House Floor

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By ANDRÉ SALKIN
The Santa Fe New Mexican

A proposed “truth commission” to investigate possible crimes committed by Jeffrey Epstein at his Santa Fe County ranch could, state lawmakers hope, make New Mexico a leader in seeking accountability in a scandal that has become one of the biggest issues in national politics.

House Joint Resolution 1 is headed to the House floor after winning unanimous approval from the House Judiciary Committee on Saturday and the House Government, Elections and Indian Affairs Committee a week ago.

Rep. Andrea Romero, D-Santa Fe, one of the sponsors of the resolution, Read More

Legislative Roundup: 12 Days Left In Session

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The Roundup in Santa Fe. Post file photo

The Santa Fe New Mexican:

House passed ed bills: The state House passed three major education-related measures Friday, two of them unanimously.

House Bill 30, which has sponsors from both parties, would raise the minimum stipends for aspiring teacher residents to $35,000 for undergrads and $44,000 for those who have bachelor’s degrees, according to a news release from House Democrats.

House Joint Resolution 1, which also advanced unanimously, will, if it passes the Senate, put a question on the November ballot asking if voters want to “create Read More

Lawmakers Deal Blow To Governor’s Support For Fracking Water Reuse

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Bill Co-sponsor Rep. Joseph Sanchez, D-Alcalde

By NICHOLAS GILMORE
The Santa Fe New Mexican

Advocates for the reuse of so-called “produced water” — a group that includes the governor — have been handed a big loss with not much time left in the legislative session.

After more than four and a half hours of testimony and debate, a House committee voted 5-4 Saturday afternoon to table a bill that would set a quick timeline for new statewide regulations allowing the reuse and discharge of fracking wastewater, a byproduct of oil and gas extraction.

Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham has for several years expressed Read More

New Mexico Senators, Public Square Off On Safety Versus Freedom In Gun Debate

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State Rep. John Block, R-Alamogordo, right, joins a pro-Second Amendment rally Saturday outside the Capitol. Sponsored by the New Mexico Shooting Sports Association and the New Mexico Firearms Industry Association, demonstrators, a number of them armed, voiced their opposition to Senate Bill 17, a gun control bill moving through the Legislature. Nathan Burton/The New Mexican

Bethany Padilla, center, a member of UNM’s Students Demand Action chapter, wipes tears from her eyes as she listens to speakers share their experiences of gun violence during a rally in support of Senate Bill 17 on Read More

Bill To Ban Some Guns In New Mexico, Crack Down On Dealers Heads To Senate Floor

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Sen. Joseph Cervantes, D-Las Cruces, the chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, asks a question of First Judicial District Judge Bryan Biedscheid on Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2026, during a Senate Judiciary Committee meeting. Matt Dahlseid/The New Mexican

By CLARA BATES
The Santa Fe New Mexican

A controversial bill that would ban certain “extremely dangerous weapons” and add various regulations on firearms dealers is headed to the state Senate floor.

The sale of certain semi-automatic rifles — including AK-47s and AR-15s — would be banned under Senate Bill 17, which passed out of the Senate Judiciary Read More

New Mexico Supreme Court Data Dashboard Now Online

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Courtesy/New Mexico Supreme Court

NMSC News:

SANTA FE — The New Mexico Supreme Court has published a new data dashboard for the public to get information about the Court’s performance measures that focus on case management.

“The Judiciary dashboard identifies what the Supreme Court has been doing throughout the year and demonstrates a transparent way to show our accountability to New Mexicans,” Chief Justice David K. Thomson said.

The dashboard provides information about the number and types of cases opened, the number of cases closed, and the average number of days to resolve cases from Read More