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Hot Topics for the week of November 8, 2026

Current events and issues of interest to LWVCNM members

This list. is available online.


LWVCNM members will talk at the Craftivism event today, Monday November 9, from 5:30 to 8:30pm, at Liv and Mimi’s Play Café (10301 Comanche Rd NE Unit 2).

 

Share an evening post-election (November 10) with League members while you:

 

. Breathe a sigh of relief that our hard work is over

. Breathe a sigh of relief that the spam emails and texts have stopped

. Share your happiness that your candidates/ issues won

. Share your sadness that your candidates/issues lost

 

Tuesday, November 10, 4 - 6 pm at Hops Brewery on 4th Street in Los Ranchos.

 

The November monthly meeting is hybrid at noon on Thursday, November 12. The topic is Hyperscale Data Centers in New Mexico.The LWVCNM Data Center and Microgrid Study Committee will present information about their study.

Is New Mexico still facing future violations of the Rio Grande Compact in terms of delivering the water we owe to the State of Texas? Let's find out on the Zoom meeting of the New Mexico Water Advocates on Thursday, November 19, from 6:30 to 8 pm.

Experts from the Interstate Stream Committee, the Middle Rio Grande Conservancy District, and the City of Albuquerque will speak about the current and future challenges of meeting our Compact obligations. Please register in advance here.

LWVCNM will have a table at Hipstitch Craft Fair on Saturday, November 21, from 10 am to 4 pm.

The LWVCNM Book Club is meeting on Sunday, November 22, at 3 pm at Park Plaza. The book is The Wage Standard: What’s Wrong in the Labor Market and How to Fix It.

 

 

The 2026 LWVCNM holiday party will be on Sunday, December 6, from 2 to 4 pm, at Betsy Carlson’s house. More information will be coming. Please RSVP to Dina Hennessy (dinahennessy@gmail.com, 505-453-9725).

 

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League of Women Voters of Central New Mexico
6739 Academy Rd. NE  Suite 124
Albuquerque, New Mexico 87109-3352