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It's the law. Period.
LAPS is not complying with a state law that requires free access to period care products.
Local teens walk out of LAHS, march in protest against ICE
Los Alamos High School students on January 30 walked out of class and gathered at Ashley Pond to protest ICE immigration enforcement practices…
 • Megan Hesselink
Bored in Los Alamos, a daily reality for teens
Los Alamos teens are bored. To better understand why, Boomtown's Sal Dewitt surveyed 132 local teens and 84 of their parents.
LAPS survey raises familiar issues
Los Alamos school board meeting recap: October 14, 2025
 • Minesh Bacrania
Uncertainty lingers as state launches universal child care
New Mexico is preparing to roll out a universal child care program but the shift
 • Megan Hesselink
Los Alamos school board meeting recap: September 9, 2025
Improved parking at high school, facilities assessments, and legislative resolutions for 2026
 • Minesh Bacrania
Los Alamos School Board meeting recap: Aug. 12, 2025
LAPS approves higher bus driver pay
 • Minesh Bacrania
Boomtown's Teen Activity Survey
Help Boomtown understand how teenagers in Los Alamos spend their time outside of school.
 • Minesh Bacrania
“A lot of parents are not aware at all”
The crisis of substance use among Los Alamos teens
 • Stephanie Nakhleh
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