New Mexico Attorney General Raúl Torrez and 23 other attorneys general sued this week to permanently block President Trump’s executive order restricting mail-in voting. The motion for summary judgment argues the order unlawfully interferes with states’ constitutional authority to administer their own elections. Torrez and others, which includes Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro as a lead […]
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Get ’em while they’re hot! Rep. Vasquez pushes to expand SNAP to cover hot rotisserie chicken
Technically, the hot, pre-cooked rotisserie chicken you pick up from the grocery store isn’t food; at least not for the purposes of federal food aid programs like SNAP. But, New Mexico Congressman Gabe Vasquez an 18 other House members have a plan to change that. Vasquez, a Democrat, joined a bipartisan group in Congress to […]
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Heinrich’s permitting reform negotiations are the key to unlocking stuck projects across New Mexico
In 2023 Senator Martin Heinrich addressed a systematic failure in government efficiency. Heinrich’s FASTER ACT represented a modernized iteration of the FAST ACT which was crafted to expedite surface transmission projects nationwide and certainly sought to alleviate the multi- year bureaucratic redundancy that stalled the Sun Zia Transmission line which represented a $20 billion dollar […]
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Senate Republicans agree to Dem demands funding DHS without ICE ops; House approval uncertain
The United States Senate voted by unanimous consent overnight to break the impasse and fund the Department of Homeland Security without ICE deportation operations, sending the package to the House of Representatives where passage is still uncertain. Democrats had offered support for this funding strategy for weeks but President Donald Trump and Senate Republicans had […]
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New Mexico sees largest gas price jump in Southwest prompting lawmaker demand for federal response
U.S. Rep. Gabe Vasquez, a Democrat representing southern New Mexico and Albuquerque’s Westside sent a letter to President Donald Trump Wednesday, demanding the administration outline a strategy to combat rising energy prices driven by the ongoing conflict with Iran. A recent report from The New York Times highlights the severity of the crisis in Vasquez’s […]
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Forest Service closes large sections of Sandias for two-year wildfire prevention projects
Outdoor enthusiasts planning summer hikes across the Sandias will have to break out the maps to find some new favorite trails. The Cibola National Forest will begin work on two major projects restricting visitor use and public access to the over 140 acres along the Sandia Crest area through fall of 2027. Sandia Crest “Switchback” […]
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Heinrich, breaking with most Dems., will vote yes on Mullin to lead DHS
New Mexico’s U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich will be one of the few Democrats to support Republican Sen. Markwayne Mullin’s nomination to succeed Kristi Noem as President Trump’s homeland security secretary. In a statement shared with NM Political Report over the weekend, Heinrich said he has a good working relationship with Mullin and hopes to establish […]
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Corrales wastewater bypass on the horizon
One can’t buy much with a million dollars these days, but for the Village of Corrales, that will make the lives of public works employees easier. U.S. Rep. Melanie Stansbury last month announced a federal appropriation of $1,092,000 to enhance Corrales’ wastewater treatment capabilities. She said at the time the money will help install wastewater […]
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How often do New Mexico’s Senators and Reps vote with Trump? A new report tallies the results.
All three of New Mexico’s current Congresspersons in the House of Representatives are up for re-election this year alongside Senator Ben Ray Luján. For a lot of voters, especially those in June’s Democratic primaries, only one number really matters: How often did their member vote for President’s Donald Trump’s priorities? A new report first published […]
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Stansbury secures funding for vital water infrastructure upgrade in Corrales
The Village of Corrales will receive more than $1 million in federal funding to build a wastewater treatment system aimed at protecting local groundwater, Rep. Melanie Stansbury announced. Stansbury, D-N.M., secured $1,092,000 for the project as part of a package of Community Project appropriations that cleared Congress last month. The funding will pay for the […]