By Faiz Siddiqui, Emily Davies · The Washington Post (c) 2025 The assistant commissioner of a division of the General Services Administration told staff early this week that layoffs across the federal government are “likely” after the deferred resignation offer expires Thursday, according to an email obtained by The Washington Post – the sharpest move yet toward forcibly […]
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Commentary: Lawmaker’s Proposal Would Chip Away at Public-Records Access
This commentary was submitted by Heath Haussamen, and was originally published at haussamen.com. Disclosure: State Rep. Sarah Silva, D-Las Cruces, who is mentioned in this column, is my spouse. Here’s a good way to alienate the people our government is supposed to serve: Call them bothersome, or even malicious, and cut off their access to information […]
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Mexico’s ‘presidenta’ takes on Donald Trump
By Mary Beth Sheridan · The Washington Post (c) 2025 MEXICO CITY – As President Donald Trump threatened mass deportations and crushing tariffs on Mexico in recent weeks, this country’s leader stuck to a constant refrain. “We have to keep a cool head,” President Claudia Sheinbaum told her daily news conferences. While Sheinbaum is a […]
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Mexico’s ‘presidenta’ takes on Donald Trump
By Mary Beth Sheridan · The Washington Post (c) 2025 MEXICO CITY – As President Donald Trump threatened mass deportations and crushing tariffs on Mexico in recent weeks, this country’s leader stuck to a constant refrain. “We have to keep a cool head,” President Claudia Sheinbaum told her daily news conferences. While Sheinbaum is a […]
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Why the Supreme Court may be open to Trump’s push for expanded power
By Justin Jouvenal · The Washington Post (c) 2025 Donald Trump’s rapid-fire efforts to expand presidential authority seem likely to prompt key test cases at the Supreme Courthe helped shape, according to legal experts,with the conservative supermajority signaling in past rulings that it may be open to landmark changes in the balance of power. In the opening weeks […]
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Why the Supreme Court may be open to Trump’s push for expanded power
By Justin Jouvenal · The Washington Post (c) 2025 Donald Trump’s rapid-fire efforts to expand presidential authority seem likely to prompt key test cases at the Supreme Courthe helped shape, according to legal experts,with the conservative supermajority signaling in past rulings that it may be open to landmark changes in the balance of power. In the opening weeks […]
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Bill Aims to Stop Libraries from Banning Books Based on Politics, Ideology
By Nicole Maxwell A bill aimed at protecting public libraries from politically charged book ban attempts is making its way through the Roundhouse. HB 27, the Librarian Protection Act, sponsored by Rep. Kathleen Cates, D-Rio Rancho, seeks to prohibit public libraries from getting state funding unless they adopt a policy prohibiting the removal of books […]
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Bill Seeks Funding for Economic Development in the Lower Estancia Valley
By Hannah Grover State legislators are seeking funds for state officials to contract with an entity that can help promote economic development in the Lower Estancia Valley. SB 183 would provide $100,000 to the Economic Development Department to contract with an economic development organization in the region. The bill is sponsored by Sen. Liz Stefanics, […]
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Sandoval County Wildfire Plan Aims to Build Resilient Communities
By Jesse Jones Fire ecologist and watershed scientist Cody Stropki of SWCA Environmental Consultants, the County’s consultant and lead planner, presented an update on Sandoval County’s Community Wildfire Protection Plan to the Sandoval County Commission at its Jan. 26 board meeting. Stropki said the plan is a community-driven project that will assess wildfire risks in […]
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Heinrich Takes a Prominent Position on Pushback Against Trump Actions
By Matthew Reichbach Note: This was written before Trump imposed tariffs on goods from Canada, Mexico and China. New Mexico’s delegation spent last week hammering Donald Trump over his attempt to freeze all federal founding grants. The misfire, which was blocked by federal judges and then rescinded by the White House, was the first of […]