By Matthew Reichbach Measles cases grew slightly this week, to 56 cases on Friday up from 48 confirmed cases on Tuesday. The cases remain cloistered in southeastern New Mexico, with 52 cases in Lea County and two cases in Eddy County. “We are grateful for the response New Mexicans have had in getting their measles […]
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Posted inCongress & Federal Gov., New Mexico Statewide News
Luján warns tariffs will increase prescription drug costs
The fallout from the massive tariffs continues, this time with New Mexico’s junior U.S. Senator saying they will cause a big increase in prescription drug costs for consumers. U.S. Sen. Ben Ray Luján and his colleague Raphael Warnock of Georgia, both Democrats, wrote a letter to the White House warning about the impacts of prescription […]
Posted inCongress & Federal Gov., New Mexico Statewide News
Governor, others call Trump tariffs ‘a massive tax increase’
<img width="1024" height="682" src="https://eastmountains.nm.news/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2025/04/32984160942_b76de0bda9_k-1-1024×682-1.jpg" class="attachment-rss-image-size size-rss-image-size wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" srcset="https://eastmountains.nm.news/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2025/04/32984160942_b76de0bda9_k-1-1024×682-1.jpg 1024w, https://nmpoliticalreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/32984160942_b76de0bda9_k-1-300×200.jpg 300w, https://nmpoliticalreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/32984160942_b76de0bda9_k-1-768×512.jpg 768w, https://nmpoliticalreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/32984160942_b76de0bda9_k-1-1200×800.jpg 1200w, https://nmpoliticalreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/32984160942_b76de0bda9_k-1-400×267.jpg 400w, https://nmpoliticalreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/32984160942_b76de0bda9_k-1.jpg 1250w" sizes="(max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw – 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw / 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw / 12)), 100vw" data-attachment-id="1656006" data-permalink="https://nmpoliticalreport.com/32984160942_b76de0bda9_k-1/" data-orig-file="https://nmpoliticalreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/32984160942_b76de0bda9_k-1.jpg" data-orig-size="1250,833" data-comments-opened="0" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="32984160942_b76de0bda9_k (1)" data-image-description="" data-image-caption=" Then-President of the United […]
Posted inHousing & Homelessness, New Mexico Statewide News
Measles cases tick up, vaccinations outpace same time period last year
<img width="1024" height="683" src="https://eastmountains.nm.news/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2025/04/shutterstock_1766547584-scaled-1-1024×683-1.jpg" class="attachment-rss-image-size size-rss-image-size wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" srcset="https://eastmountains.nm.news/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2025/04/shutterstock_1766547584-scaled-1-1024×683-1.jpg 1024w, https://nmpoliticalreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/shutterstock_1766547584-scaled-1-300×200.jpg 300w, https://nmpoliticalreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/shutterstock_1766547584-scaled-1-768×512.jpg 768w, https://nmpoliticalreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/shutterstock_1766547584-scaled-1-1536×1024.jpg 1536w, https://nmpoliticalreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/shutterstock_1766547584-scaled-1-2048×1366.jpg 2048w, https://nmpoliticalreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/shutterstock_1766547584-scaled-1-1200×800.jpg 1200w, https://nmpoliticalreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/shutterstock_1766547584-scaled-1-1568×1046.jpg 1568w, https://nmpoliticalreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/shutterstock_1766547584-scaled-1-2000×1334.jpg 2000w, https://nmpoliticalreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/shutterstock_1766547584-scaled-1-400×267.jpg 400w" sizes="(max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw – 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw / 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw / 12)), 100vw" data-attachment-id="1657417" data-permalink="https://nmpoliticalreport.com/shutterstock_1766547584/" data-orig-file="https://nmpoliticalreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/shutterstock_1766547584-scaled-1.jpg" data-orig-size="2560,1707" data-comments-opened="0" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"1"}" data-image-title="shutterstock_1766547584" data-image-description=" […]
Posted inHousing & Homelessness, New Mexico Statewide News
NM AG sues feds over healthcare grant cancellations
By Matthew Reichbach Attorney General Raúl Torrez announced that he joined a coalition of two dozen attorneys general in suing the federal government over terminating federal health grants. The lawsuit targets the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and Secretary of Health Robert F. Kennedy Jr. over $11 billion in public health grants. New […]
Posted inCongress & Federal Gov., New Mexico Legislature #nmleg, New Mexico Statewide News
Former State Sen. Bill O’Neill passes away
<img width="512" height="341" src="https://eastmountains.nm.news/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2025/04/unnamed-7.jpg" class="attachment-rss-image-size size-rss-image-size wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" srcset="https://eastmountains.nm.news/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2025/04/unnamed-7.jpg 512w, https://nmpoliticalreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/unnamed-7-300×200.jpg 300w, https://nmpoliticalreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/unnamed-7-400×266.jpg 400w" sizes="(max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw – 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw / 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw / 12)), 100vw" data-attachment-id="1661812" data-permalink="https://nmpoliticalreport.com/2025/04/01/former-state-sen-bill-oneill-passes-away/unnamed-7-3/" data-orig-file="https://eastmountains.nm.news/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2025/04/unnamed-7.jpg" data-orig-size="512,341" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="unnamed (7)" data-image-description="" data-image-caption=" Former State Sen. Bill O’Neill ” data-medium-file=”https://nmpoliticalreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/unnamed-7-300×200.jpg” data-large-file=”https://eastmountains.nm.news/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2025/04/unnamed-7.jpg” /> By […]
Posted inCourts, Justice & Safety, New Mexico Statewide News, Pueblos
Attempt to burn down Republican Party HQ draws condemnation, investigations
<img width="1024" height="740" src="https://eastmountains.nm.news/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2025/03/unnamed-5-1024×740-1.jpg" class="attachment-rss-image-size size-rss-image-size wp-post-image" alt="A fire broke out at the entrance of a Republican Party of New Mexico office Sunday morning. Party officials say the fire is a case of arson." decoding="async" srcset="https://eastmountains.nm.news/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2025/03/unnamed-5-1024×740-1.jpg 1024w, https://nmpoliticalreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/unnamed-5-300×217.jpg 300w, https://nmpoliticalreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/unnamed-5-768×555.jpg 768w, https://nmpoliticalreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/unnamed-5-1200×867.jpg 1200w, https://nmpoliticalreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/unnamed-5-400×289.jpg 400w, https://nmpoliticalreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/unnamed-5.jpg 1382w" sizes="(max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw – 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 […]
Posted inNew Mexico Statewide News
NM’s February unemployment rate at 4.4%
<img width="1024" height="768" src="https://eastmountains.nm.news/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2025/03/5409428957_0793505100_b.jpg" class="attachment-rss-image-size size-rss-image-size wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" srcset="https://eastmountains.nm.news/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2025/03/5409428957_0793505100_b.jpg 1024w, https://nmpoliticalreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/5409428957_0793505100_b-300×225.jpg 300w, https://nmpoliticalreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/5409428957_0793505100_b-768×576.jpg 768w, https://nmpoliticalreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/5409428957_0793505100_b-800×600.jpg?crop=1 800w, https://nmpoliticalreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/5409428957_0793505100_b-600×450.jpg?crop=1 600w, https://nmpoliticalreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/5409428957_0793505100_b-400×300.jpg?crop=1 400w, https://nmpoliticalreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/5409428957_0793505100_b-200×150.jpg?crop=1 200w" sizes="(max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw – 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw / 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw / 12)), 100vw" data-attachment-id="1654299" data-permalink="https://nmpoliticalreport.com/5409428957_0793505100_b/" data-orig-file="https://eastmountains.nm.news/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2025/03/5409428957_0793505100_b.jpg" data-orig-size="1024,768" data-comments-opened="0" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="5409428957_0793505100_b" data-image-description=" unemployment ” data-image-caption=” Unemployment […]
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Should Gene Hackman’s family be granted a major exemption from New Mexico’s freedom of information law?
<img width="738" height="1024" src="https://eastmountains.nm.news/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2025/03/GeneHackmanJun08-738×1024-1.jpg" class="attachment-rss-image-size size-rss-image-size wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" srcset="https://eastmountains.nm.news/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2025/03/GeneHackmanJun08-738×1024-1.jpg 738w, https://nmpoliticalreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/GeneHackmanJun08-216×300.jpg 216w, https://nmpoliticalreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/GeneHackmanJun08-768×1066.jpg 768w, https://nmpoliticalreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/GeneHackmanJun08-400×555.jpg 400w, https://nmpoliticalreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/GeneHackmanJun08.jpg 1052w" sizes="(max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw – 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw / 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw / 12)), 100vw" data-attachment-id="1661758" data-permalink="https://nmpoliticalreport.com/2025/03/28/should-gene-hackmans-family-be-granted-a-major-exemption-from-new-mexicos-freedom-of-information-law/genehackmanjun08/" data-orig-file="https://nmpoliticalreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/GeneHackmanJun08.jpg" data-orig-size="1052,1460" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"QSS","caption":"","created_timestamp":"","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"1"}" data-image-title="GeneHackmanJun08" data-image-description="" data-image-caption=" Gene Hackman Shared with Creative Commons license […]
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Battery repurposing project in Santa Fe on DOE ‘hit list’
By Hannah Grover A reported “hit list” of clean energy projects that could lose U.S. Department of Energy funding includes a long-duration storage demonstration project that included Santa Fe. The project aims to reuse batteries from electric vehicles for energy storage for consumers to later use. E&E News first reported on the DOE “hit list” […]