Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland is slated to speak Thursday at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago about climate change. Climate change and the environment are expected to be the theme of the convention’s last night before Vice President Kamala Harris takes the stage. Haaland, who is from Laguna Pueblo, rose through the ranks […]
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Poll: Domenici Trails Heinrich, But Undecideds Could Still Sway Senate Outcome
Incumbent U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich, a Democrat, enjoys a comfortable but not winning margin over Republican Nella Domenici in the closely watched race for Senate, a new poll found. Polling by Redfield & Wilton Strategies, a polling and political strategy firm that conducts weekly tracking polls in the most contested states, surveyed 573 New Mexicans […]
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State Police Officer OK After Suspect Fires ‘At Least 50 Times’ During Traffic Stop
A New Mexico State Police (NMSP) officer is lucky to be alive after the driver of a vehicle he stopped for speeding exited the vehicle and fired “at least 50” rounds from an AR-15 style assault rifle at the officer and his vehicle on Monday, authorities say. According to NMSP, an officer on patrol in […]
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The social media famous, ‘time traveler’ NM delegate
It’s Sean Ward’s first time attending the Democratic National Convention but his vintage lewk is what really stole the show. “Pretty sure this New Mexico delegate has been underground since the ‘68 convention,” the editor of an elections analysis website wrote on social media. “Is there a time traveler in the New Mexico delegation” asked […]
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Truck Carrying Debris from Los Alamos Overturns on NM Highway
A flatbed truck carrying debris from Los Alamos National Labs overturned on U.S. 84/285 outside Santa Fe earlier this month prompting State Police and a response team from the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) to close the roadway and test for contamination. According to a news release from the NNSA’s Los Alamos Office, a contractor […]
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Lujan Grisham praises Harris as best choice on health care, blasts GOP approach
When New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham took the stage at the Democratic National Convention Wednesday night for a speech about health care, she gave a shout out to the Land of Enchantment. “In my state, we like things spicy — a little chile on everything, a little kick in our campaigns,” Lujan Grisham said. […]
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Fires making home insurance unaffordable, impossible, NM lawmakers say
By Patrick Lohmann At a hotel surrounded by fresh burn scars, New Mexico lawmakers and insurance regulators described a bleak and uncertain future for prospective homeowners seeking adequate coverage for homes built in and around increasingly fire-prone forests. The interim Legislative Finance Committee meeting at the Inn of the Mountain Gods in Mescalero on Tuesday […]
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State wants to address drinking water issues at 138 local systems
New Mexico environment officials put more than 100 drinking water systems on notice last week that they need to provide plans to address drinking water deficiencies by mid-August or potentially face steep fines. The 138 letters sent on July 29 by the New Mexico Environment Department declare that those drinking water systems responsible for sending water to […]
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Gov. Lujan Grisham to speak at DNC, appear alongside ‘Veep’ star
Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham is slated to speak about health care Tuesday at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago, according to her office. Lujan Grisham’s office didn’t specify when the governor would speak, but noted that she is a former state secretary of health under former Gov. Bill Richardson. Lujan Grisham, who is a party […]
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Watchdogs want US to address extreme plutonium contamination in Los Alamos’ Acid Canyon
By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Watchdogs are raising new concerns about legacy contamination in Los Alamos, the birthplace of the atomic bomb and home to a renewed effort to manufacture key components for nuclear weapons. A Northern Arizona University professor emeritus who analyzed soil, water and vegetation samples taken along a popular […]