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Senate Panel Approves Bills To Bar Feds From Sending Troops And ICE To Polls In New Mexico

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By LILY ALEXANDER
The Santa Fe New Mexican

Two bills aimed at shielding New Mexico’s elections from federal action — particularly the deployment of Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers to the polls — are making their way through the New Mexico Senate.

The measures, which cleared the Senate Rules Committee on party-line votes Wednesday morning, would make it a felony in New Mexico for federal troops to be deployed to polling places and ban the carrying of firearms at polling places in most cases, building on a ban on guns at polling places passed in 2024.

“The Constitution reserves to Read More

There’s Still Time To Sign Up For Spring Break Trip To D.C.

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EDUCATION News:

Attention Los Alamos Middle School and homeschool 8th grade parents. It’s not too late to sign up for this year’s spring break trip to Washington, DC. There are still airline seats available. This opportunity

is a once-in-a-lifetime annual trip for your student to travel with their peers to our nation’s capital! Sign up quickly to lock in your reservation and trip price. Price for the trip could possibly increase soon. Flexible payment plans are available with Worldstrides for this trip. The trip is a private trip and not a school-sponsored trip and has been offered to Los Alamos Read More

County Offices To Close On Presidents’ Day

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COUNTY News:

In observance of Presidents’ Day, Los Alamos County offices and services will join other federal, state, and local governments and close Monday, Feb. 16.

The County’s administrative offices, Atomic City Transit service, and the Environmental Services division will close on Monday.

Additional facilities that will close or have modified hours:

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Increase In Daytime Bobcat Sightings In Los Alamos: What You Need To Know…

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A bobcat roots through a resident’s shed in February in Eastern Area. Photo by Jim Goforth

A bobcat hunts around the grounds at Immaculate Heart of Mary Church in February. Photo by Amanda Bucklin

A bobcat spruces up in February in downtown Los Alamos. Photo by  Kurt Steinhaus

COUNTY News:

Bobcats are found throughout Los Alamos County and have been spotted regularly in the downtown area in the past few weeks. Although elusive and difficult to observe, it is not unusual for the bobcat’s habitat to include a densely populated urban area.

These cats are much smaller than a mountain lion, weighing Read More

Catch Of The Week: No, Bernalillo County Is Not Texting You From Ohio About Traffic Fines

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By REBECCA RUTHERFORD
Los Alamos

If you received a dramatic text message this week claiming you owe unpaid traffic fines and must “pay immediately or appear in court”, congratulations.

You are the latest target in a statewide text scam. Not as exciting as winning the lottery, but what are you going to do?

The message looks official at first glance. It says “Notice of Default – Unpaid Traffic Fines.” It lists Bernalillo (Bennalillo ha!) County Metropolitan Court. It includes a real Albuquerque address on Lomas. It even throws in legal language about Title 66 of the New Mexico Code to make it sound Read More

State Senate Shoots Down Bill Codifying Emissions Goals In New Mexico

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Senate President Pro Tem Mimi Stewart, D-Albuquerque, sponsor of the Clear Horizons Act, which would codify emission reduction targets, defends the bill during a debate on the state Senate floor Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2026. Nathan Burton/The New Mexican

By DANIEL J. CHACÓN
The Santa Fe New Mexican

A contentious proposal to put New Mexico’s pollution reduction goals into state statute went up in smoke Wednesday.

The New Mexico Senate on Wednesday rejected Senate Bill 18, known as the Clear Horizons Act, on a 19-23 vote. Seven Democrats joined all their Republican colleagues in voting against Read More

Luján, Scott Introduce Bipartisan Legislation To Develop, Demonstrate, And Deploy Technologies To Accelerate Nuclear Waste Cleanup

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U.S. SENATE News:

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Wednesday, U.S. Sens. Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) and Tim Scott (R-S.C.) introduced the Combining Laboratory Expertise to Accelerate Novel Solutions for Minimizing Accumulated Radioactive Toxins (CLEAN SMART) Act.

This legislation would build on the success of the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Network of National Laboratories for Environmental Management and Stewardship (NNLEMS) to accelerate nuclear waste cleanup.

The CLEAN SMART Act would codify and properly fund NNLEMS to leverage the best available science and technology of the nation’s national Read More

Shelly Wiemann Named To Forbes’ List Of Best-In-State Women Wealth Advisors

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Shelly A. Wiemann, CFP®

BUSINESS News:

Shelly A. Wiemann, CFP®, located at Wiemann Wealth, 2101 Trinity Drive Suite T., was among the Raymond James-affiliated advisors named to the Forbes list of Best-in-State Women Wealth Advisors.

The list, which recognizes women advisors from national, regional and independent firms, was released online Feb. 4, 2026.

The 2026 Forbes ranking of Women Wealth Advisors Best-In-State, developed by SHOOK Research, is based on an algorithm of qualitative and quantitative data, rating thousands of wealth advisors with a minimum of seven years of experience Read More

Hilltopper Swim And Dive Girls Defend District 2a Title, Boys Take Second

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Girls District 2a Swim Champions. Front Row Left to Right: Cindy Fu, Ashley McLaughlin, Lyla Lo, Grace Nowell, Deborah Brug, Emilie Daligault, Aleena Rim, Samantha Clayton. Back Row Left to Right: Madalyn Baily, Teagan Brown, Zooey Browne, Grace Evans, Catherine. Courtesy photo

SPORTS News:

The Hilltopper Swim/Dive team completed the regular season at the District Championships in Farmington, Feb. 6-7.

The girls successfully defended their District 2a title, scoring 404 points, outpacing Farmington at second (249 points) and Piedra Vista (148 points). With only eight boys, the Toppers Read More