[Lwvcnmtopics] LWVCNM Hot Topics for the week of November 8, 2026

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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 <https://www.lwvcnm.org/hot-topics/>.


*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
<https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/L2EhxSlJRWyi1nfBT42OYw#/registration>
.

*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 at gmail.com, 505-453-9725).



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*DID YOU KNOW?*

*Beware, scammers are getting bolder and more sophisticated. Protect
yourself!*

If you get any request involving money, gift cards, bank details, personal
information, another's personal information, etc. First, confirm it is real
and not a scam. Do not click on any links until you verify the request.
Check the email address, call the actual person or institution it claims to
be coming from, using a number you already had or that you get
independently – NOT a number from the message, and not by a reply to the
message.


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