AGP Executive Report
Last update: 8 hours agoGovernor Race: Democrat Deb Haaland and Republican Gregg Hull won their primaries, setting up a November matchup for New Mexico’s next governor. Missing Scientist/Los Alamos: Melissa Casias, a Los Alamos National Laboratory employee missing since June 2025, was identified after remains were found in Carson National Forest; reports cite a gunshot wound to the skull, with investigators and her family now focused on what happened. Biosecurity: USDA confirmed a New World screwworm fly in a calf in South Texas, the first U.S. livestock detection in decades, triggering quarantines, movement controls, and sterile-fly releases. Broadband & Tech: Kinetic said it has passed 2 million fiber premises across its footprint, including New Mexico, as it pushes faster rural connectivity. STEM Education: Los Alamos hosted the Supercomputing Challenge, with New Mexico middle and high school teams presenting projects ranging from X-ray astronomy modeling to 3D printing analysis. Policy/Climate Science: California AG Rob Bonta joined a coalition urging the Federal Judicial Center to keep climate science guidance in its judicial manual. Local Governance: Albuquerque is funding a guaranteed income pilot via its cannabis tax and wants to make it permanent.
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