Denish: Why Local Journalism Is Worth A Tax Credit
By DIANE D. DENISH
Corner To Corner
diane@dianedenish.com
As is usually the case in 30-day legislative sessions, far more bills are introduced than can realistically be read, debated in committee, and passed by two chambers. One estimate puts the combined total at roughly 600 bills between the House and Senate—excluding “dummy bills,” which are empty shells that can become substantive after the introduction deadline.
Relatively few of those bills will reach the governor’s desk, and some won’t even receive a committee hearing. That doesn’t mean they’re bad ideas; it simply means they aren’t Read More
100+ Women Who Care Charitable Event Feb. 12 At UNM-LA
COMMUNITY News:
Volunteer organizers of the 100+ Women Who Care-Los Alamos quarterly philanthropic dinners have announced that their next event is 5:30-7 p.m., Thursday, Feb. 12, in the Student Center, Building 2 on the UNM-LA Campus at 4000 University Drive.
Enterprise Bank & Trust is sponsoring this first-quarter charitable event.
The event is a call for local women (all are allowed; however, there is also a separate men’s quarterly event) to donate $100 to a local nonprofit organization. At the dinner, three local nonprofits that have applied and been randomly drawn present Read More
Los Alamos Visiting Nurse Service To Close Doors Feb. 20
From Los Alamos Visiting Nurse Service, Inc.:
After 52 years of dedicated service to the communities of Los Alamos County and Rio Arriba County, Los Alamos Visiting Nurse Service, Inc. will close its doors on Feb. 20, 2026.
This decision was not made lightly. For more than five decades, our organization has been honored to provide home health and hospice care to patients and families during some of life’s most vulnerable moments. Unfortunately, mounting financial pressures have made it unsustainable for us to continue operating.
Over the past 20 years, home health and hospice agencies nationwide Read More
Post’s Kirsten Laskey & Nate Limback Win State Awards
Nate Limback and Kirsten Laskey hold their state photography and review writing awards, recently in the newsroom at the Los Alamos Daily Post. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
By CAROL A. CLARK
Los Alamos Daily Post
caclark@ladailypost.com
Los Alamos Daily Post’s Kirsten Laskey and Nate Limback were honored with state writing and photography awards by the New Mexico Press Association. The announcement was made during the New Mexico Press Association’s annual convention in November in Albuquerque.
Laskey was honored for her review of the Los Alamos Little Theatre’s production Read More
At Nuclear Deterrence Summit, Lab Directors Frame Regulatory Reform As Key To Modernization
Lab directors Thom Mason of Los Alamos and Kimberly Budil of Lawrence Livermore discuss efforts to modernize aging nuclear infrastructure and accelerate weapons development during a panel at the Nuclear Deterrence Summit in Arlington, Va. Photo by Marlene Wilden/ladailypost.com
By MARLENE WILDEN
Los Alamos Daily Post
marlene@ladailypost.com
ARLINGTON, VA.—Appearing together at the annual Nuclear Deterrence Summit, held Jan. 26-28, the directors of Los Alamos, Lawrence Livermore and Sandia National Laboratories said they are seizing an unusual window of regulatory reform to cut Read More
Technology & Innovation Office Awards Innovation Infrastructure Grants
NMEDD News:
SANTA FE — The New Mexico Economic Development Department (EDD) Technology and Innovation Office has awarded $2.7 million in grants to two organizations to develop and expand the physical infrastructure that supports innovation, entrepreneurship and technology commercialization across the state.
For this inaugural award cycle, Albuquerque-based New Mexico Venture Studios secured $2 million to build a life-sciences lab, and the Santa Fe-based New Mexico Innovation Hub won $700,000 to develop an innovation campus in Santa Fe’s emerging Midtown corridor.
With the Innovation Read More
Los Alamos Daily Post Celebrates 14th Anniversary
By CAROL A. CLARK
Owner/Publisher
Los Alamos Daily Post
The Los Alamos Daily Post is celebrating its 14th anniversary on Saturday, Feb. 7. It is our continued privilege to bring the latest news to our readers in Los Alamos, across the nation, and around the world every day of the year.
The news team is taking this opportunity to express our appreciation to our insightful columnists, citizen photographers and other contributors who add so much to the content we provide our readers. We are also very grateful to our advertisers – many have supported us faithfully since we first opened our doors. Each Read More
Samizdat Bookstore Teahouse Offers Monthly Memberships
Samizdat Bookstore and Teahouse, 174 Central Park Square, is offering monthly memberships. Courtesy photo
Business News:
Samizdat Bookstore and Teahouse is launching a new membership program. Members will get one book every month. For $20 per month, members of the Sonnet Society get a book of their choice from all in-store books (up to a $30 list price).
They can also join the Sonnet Society by choosing to give one free book to the community every month, thanks to the help of a local social service organization. For $50 per month, members of the Codex Consortium get a monthly book as well as 10 percent Read More
Dekker: Senate Bill 177 Is A Blueprint For New Mexico’s Economic Future
By DALE DEKKER
Founding Principal & Brand Ambassador
Dekker
For decades, New Mexico has talked about economic diversification. Senate Bill 177, sponsored by Sen. George Munoz is what it looks like when we finally decide to do it.
This legislation is not a collection of disconnected appropriations. It is a strategic investment plan – one that recognizes where the global economy is heading and positions New Mexico to compete, lead, and win in that future. At its core, SB 177 acknowledges a simple truth: states that invest intentionally in innovation, talent, and infrastructure will Read More
State Launches NM CreativeCon 6-Event Series To Boost Creative Economy
NMEDD News:
SANTA FE — New Mexico is investing in its creative economy with a new statewide event series, NM CreativeCon, offering business workshops and networking opportunities to creative professionals across the state.
Hosted by the New Mexico Economic Development Department’s Creative Industries Division, NM CreativeCon will bring together creative entrepreneurs and community leaders for a series of full-day events through education, networking, and hands-on learning. Beginning in March 2026, the NM CreativeCon lineup includes five regional events, culminating in a statewide Read More