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Reminder: No Kings 3.0 Rally Is Saturday At Ashley Pond

Scene from last year’s No Kings protest event at Ashley Pond Park, which drew more than 450 participants. Photo by Bill Mead

From Los Alamos Indivisible:

Los Alamos Indivisible invites all concerned members of our community and our neighbors to join us—and millions of others across the country—for the third No Kings Day of Peaceful Action on Saturday, March 28: a day dedicated to nonviolent protest, unity, and community solidarity.

The local gathering will take place from 3 p.m. to 4 p.m. in downtown Los Alamos at Ashley Pond Park, featuring local speakers and live music.

Speakers include:

  • Abel
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Dannemann: Republicans For Fair elections?

By MERILEE DANNEMANN
Triple Spaced Again

© 2026 by Merilee Dannemann

President Trump is talking publicly about his plans to undermine the 2026 midterm election. I’m relieved. Why relieved? Because now that he is talking about it openly, we are also starting to hear about what’s being done, mostly by the states, to counteract those plans.

Trump demonstrated on Jan. 6, 2021, that he does not accept the results of any election he does not win. We know what he did then. Now he has nobody in his inner circle to restrain him and new loyalists who don’t care about the Constitution and apparently will do whatever Read More

Gubernatorial Candidate Sam Bregman Discusses Local, Regional, State Issues Today At Los Alamos Daily Post

Gubernatorial candidate Sam Bregman spent time this morning speaking with Publisher Carol A. Clark during a visit to the Los Alamos Daily Post. Courtesy photo

POST News:

Gubernatorial candidate Sam Bregman visited the Los Alamos Daily Post this morning, speaking with Publisher Carol A. Clark about the importance of work being done at Los Alamos National Laboratory, Sandia National Laboratories, and research facilities at New Mexico Tech, UNM and more.

Bregman has extensive experience both as a public servant and an attorney, previously serving on the Albuquerque City Council before starting Read More

National Park Week Aug. 22-28, 2026 Celebrates America’s Story

DOI News:

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Department of the Interior (DOI) has announced National Park Week will take place Aug. 22–30, celebrating the 110th birthday of the National Park Service and the 250th anniversary of American independence.  

Thanks to President Donald J. Trump’s Executive Order 14189, Celebrating America’s 250th Birthday, this weeklong celebration will feature hundreds of programs, family activities and patriotic events across the country under the theme “Celebrate America’s Story”.

Entrance fees will be waived nationwide on Aug. 25 in honor of the National Park Service’s Read More

NMAA Board Of Directors’ Committee To Hold Appeal Hearing

NMAA News:

The New Mexico Activities Association (NMAA) Board of Directors’ Committee will hold an Appeal Hearing at 9 a.m. Tuesday, March 24, via Zoom.

The meeting is open to the public.

The agenda, which includes Zoom login details, is available on the Board of Directors page of the NMAA website at https://www.nmact.org/board-of-directors/View agenda here: https://www.nmact.org/file/Agenda_032426_BOD.pdf.

About the Board:

The Board is responsible for the fair and uniform application of federal, state and local laws as well as the rules and regulations of the Association in the

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County Council To Hold Regular Session Tuesday March 31

COUNTY News:

The Los Alamos County Council will hold a regular session at 6 p.m. Tuesday, March 31, in Council Chambers at the Municipal Building, 1000 Central Ave.

The meeting is open to the public in person and on Zoom.

The agenda will be available soon. Read More

Tourism Dept. Marks 10 Years Of New Mexico True Certified

STATE News:

SANTA FE — In a year of significant milestones, headlined by the Route 66 centennial, the New Mexico Tourism Department has its own milestone to celebrate: the 10th anniversary of the New Mexico True Certified program.

The New Mexico True Certified program was an idea first hatched one decade ago in response to requests from local businesses who expressed interest in presenting their product as authentically “New Mexico True.” The New Mexico True Certified program was thus created as an extension of New Mexico True to allow New Mexico businesses to showcase their products as 100 Read More

RPNM Chairwoman Amy Barela On Bomb Threat At Church

RPNM News:

TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES — Republican Party of New Mexico (RPNM) Chairwoman Amy Barela releases official statement on reports of a bomb threat during a church service in Truth or Consequences: 

“I am grateful that everyone at New Hope Revival Church’s Truth or Consequences campus is safe following the reported bomb threat during a recent service,” Chairwoman Barela said. “As Chairwoman, I stand proudly for the liberty of all churches and houses of worship in our great state. More must be done to ensure these sacred places are protected in New Mexico, and the rest of the country from threats Read More

Luján Statement On Allegations Against Cesar Chavez

U.S. Sen. Ben Ray Luján

U.S. SENATE News:

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Sen. Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) issued the following statement on the sexual abuse allegations against Cesar Chavez:

“The allegations against Cesar Chavez are horrific. Abuse of any kind, especially against children, is indefensible and a betrayal of the values that Latino leaders have championed for generations. There is no excuse.

“The fight for civil rights, fair wages, and dignity has always been carried forward by millions of Latino workers, organizers, and families. Those are the values that we must uphold and fight for every Read More

Senator Luján Fights For Voting Rights At U.S. Capitol

Sen. Luján speaks for voting rights. Listen to his remarks here. Courtesy photo

U.S. SENATE News:

WASHINGTON, D.C.— U.S. Sen. Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) joined Senate colleagues, leading voting rights advocates, and impacted voters from across the country at the U.S. Capitol to reject President Trump and Republicans’ anti-voter SAVE Act. Sen. Luján highlighted the legislation’s harmful impact on New Mexicans and Americans across the country, including the devastating impact the SAVE Act poses on rural, Tribal, and Hispanic communities.

The Senate voted yesterday to consider the legislation, Read More

The Voice Of Hind Rajab Comes To Los Alamos For One-Night-Only Free Screening At SALA Event Center March 24

SALA News:

The Free Palestine Series will host a free community screening of The Voice of Hind Rajab at 7 p.m., Tuesday, March 24 at SALA Event Center, 2551 Central Ave.

Admission is free and open to the public. The screening is expected to be the only opportunity for Los Alamos residents to see the film on a big screen, as it has received extremely limited US theatrical distribution.

The Voice of Hind Rajab (2025) is directed by Kaouther Ben Hania, the Tunisian filmmaker previously nominated for an Academy Award for Four Daughters. The film received the Grand Jury Prize (Silver Lion) at the 82nd Venice Read More

Heinrich, Luján Call On DHS To Reduce Delays For DACA Renewals

U.S. SENATE News:

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Sens. Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) sent a letter demanding that outgoing U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem and U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) Director Joseph Edlow reduce the delays in processing renewal applications under the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program.

Created in 2012, DACA protects individuals who came to the United States as children from deportation. DACA recipients across the country are experiencing increasing delays in renewing their Read More

Op-Ed: Pass The Rest Of The Health Care Worker Compacts This Year

By FRED NATHAN
Executive Director
Think New Mexico

It was a big bipartisan win for New Mexicans when the legislature and governor enacted Senate Bill 1 to bring New Mexico into the interstate licensure compact for doctors. According to the New Mexico Medical Board, joining this compact will result in an increase of 10-15% in the number of doctors applying to practice in New Mexico annually.

Unfortunately, eight other compacts needed to address shortages of psychologists, counselors, EMTs, physician’s assistants, speech therapists and audiologists, physical therapists, occupational Read More

Council OKs Fleet Conversion Plan

By KIRSTEN LASKEY
Los Alamos Daily Post
kirsten@ladailypost.com

The work progressed Tuesday night to make carbon emissions in Los Alamos a thing of the past after Los Alamos County Council approved 6-0 to accept the fleet conversion plan.

The plan lays out how the County will replace its gas-fueled vehicles with electric vehicles (EV) by 2050. Council shared their support for the plan although Councilor David Reagor was absent from the meeting.

Analy Castillo with Stantec, a County-hired contractor, discussed what was involved in the fleet conversion plan.

“The main goal for this is to have Read More

County Updates Comprehensive Plan Preparing For Future

From left, Lauren Helm with CZB, the County-hired contractor involved in updating the comprehensive plan, walks Becky Shankland through the process of providing input on the plan during Thursday’s open house in the White Rock Branch Library. Photo by Kirsten Laskey/ladailypost.com

By KIRSTEN LASKEY
Los Alamos Daily Post
kirsten@ladailypost.com

When looking 10 years into the future for Los Alamos County, what does everyone hope to see and how does the County deliver on those hopes?

To help answer those questions, the Los Alamos Community Development Department (CDD) is pulling Read More

The FOIA: Off To A Slow Start, Picked Up Speed, Now Hitting A Brick Wall

By THOMAS M. SUSMAN
American Bar Association
Feb. 16, 2026

It was June 1968 when I arrived in Washington, D.C., after a year in New Orleans clerking for Fifth Circuit Judge John Minor Wisdom. A new law requiring more government transparency was just going into effect.

I had accepted a job as a Special Assistant to Assistant Attorney General Frank Wozencraft in the Office of Legal Counsel (OLC) in the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ). While I worked on efforts to advance the confirmation of Abe Fortas to be Chief Justice on the Supreme Court, I was also assigned to work with OLC attorney Warren Belmar, Read More

Rep. Gabe Vasquez Leads Sweeping Energy Bills Relief Act To Lower Utility Bill Prices For Hardworking New Mexicans

U.S. Rep. Gabe Vasquez

STATE News:

WASHINGTON, D.C. — March 18, 2026, U.S. Rep. Gabe Vasquez (NM-02) announced a new bill to cut energy costs, modernize the electric grid, and protect consumers from politically driven decisions that drive up prices. Rep. Vasquez introduced the Energy Bills Relief Act alongside Rep. Mike Levin (CA-49), which comes as New Mexicans are feeling the strain of rising electricity costs. 

Under the current Administration, average electricity prices in New Mexico have increased nearly nine percent, and in 2025 alone, at least one utility serving New Mexico enacted Read More

Senators Tobiassen, Brantley Demand Transparency On CYFD Spending—Warn Silence Undermines Public Trust

NMSR News:

SANTA FE — Sens. Nicole Tobiassen (R–Albuquerque) and Crystal Brantley (R–Elephant Butte) are calling for immediate transparency and accountability following troubling findings regarding the use of legislative appropriations within the New Mexico Children, Youth and Families Department (CYFD).

Last week, the Senators formally requested that the Office of the State Auditor and the Office of the Child Advocate provide lawmakers with the complete audit materials and deliver a joint briefing to an appropriate legislative interim committee. The request follows findings Read More

Heinrich And Whitehouse Host Roundtable On Skyrocketing Energy Costs

U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, and U.S. Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, host roundtable on skyrocketing energy costs, March 17, 2026. Courtesy photo

U.S. SENATE News:

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Tuesday, U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, and U.S. Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, hosted a Read More

Los Alamos County Clerk’s Office Announces Candidates Qualified For June 2, 2026 Primary Election

COUNTY News: 

The Los Alamos County Clerk’s Office has completed the candidate qualification process for the upcoming primary election to be held on Tuesday, June 2.

Candidates seeking placement on the primary election ballot were required to file the appropriate paperwork and meet all statutory requirements established by the State of New Mexico on March 10.

Following review and certification, the following candidates have qualified to appear on the ballot for Los Alamos County voters:

State Representative, District 43

  • Christine Chandler, Democrat

Magistrate Judge

  • Catherine E Taylor,
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