By Jacqueline Alemany · The Washington Post (c) 2024 The House Ethics Committee is set to release its report on former congressman Matt Gaetz (R-Florida) this week, a reversal for the panel that last month voted along party lines not to release the results of a long-running investigation into allegations of sexual misconduct and drug use. […]
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Border Patrol warns against misinformation on International Migrants’ Day
By Nicole Maxwell, NM Political Report The U.S. Border Patrol issued a statement Wednesday for International Migrants’ Day refuting rumors about the southwest border being open. “Rumors circulating on social media that areas between the ports of entry on the southwest border will be open for migration due to the International Migrant’s Day are patently […]
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Border Patrol warns against misinformation on International Migrants’ Day
By Nicole Maxwell, NM Political Report The U.S. Border Patrol issued a statement Wednesday for International Migrants’ Day refuting rumors about the southwest border being open. “Rumors circulating on social media that areas between the ports of entry on the southwest border will be open for migration due to the International Migrant’s Day are patently […]
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COVID-19 cases on the rise in New Mexico
By Susan Morée, NM Political Report The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has ranked New Mexico as “very high” for COVID-19 for the past two weeks. During the last week of November, the CDC reported New Mexico as the only state it rated as “very high” for the respiratory infection. The most current […]
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COVID-19 cases on the rise in New Mexico
By Susan Morée, NM Political Report The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has ranked New Mexico as “very high” for COVID-19 for the past two weeks. During the last week of November, the CDC reported New Mexico as the only state it rated as “very high” for the respiratory infection. The most current […]
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Haaland announces new National Historic Landmark in New Mexico
By Susan Morée, NM Political Report The U.S. Department of Interior announced the designation of the Peter Hurd and Henriette Wyeth House and Studios in San Patricio as a National Historic Landmark. Wyeth and Hurd were painters who built artist studios in the 1930s on a ranch outside San Patricio, where they continued to work […]
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Haaland announces new National Historic Landmark in New Mexico
By Susan Morée, NM Political Report The U.S. Department of Interior announced the designation of the Peter Hurd and Henriette Wyeth House and Studios in San Patricio as a National Historic Landmark. Wyeth and Hurd were painters who built artist studios in the 1930s on a ranch outside San Patricio, where they continued to work […]
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Federal government begins process of protecting Pecos River watershed from future mining claims
By Hannah Grover, NM Political Report Interior Secretary Deb Haaland, in coordination with the U.S. Department of Agriculture, withdrew the Pecos River watershed from mining claims for two years on Thursday, and paved the way for a 20-year withdrawal. The mineral withdrawal applies to 165,000 acres of public lands in the Upper Pecos watershed near […]
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Federal government begins process of protecting Pecos River watershed from future mining claims
By Hannah Grover, NM Political Report Interior Secretary Deb Haaland, in coordination with the U.S. Department of Agriculture, withdrew the Pecos River watershed from mining claims for two years on Thursday, and paved the way for a 20-year withdrawal. The mineral withdrawal applies to 165,000 acres of public lands in the Upper Pecos watershed near […]
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Haaland talks transition on Daily Show
By Nicole Maxwell, New Mexico Political Report A second Trump administration and how it will transition into power is a discussion happening across various governmental departments. One of those, the U.S. Department of the Interior Secretary, New Mexico’s own Deb Haaland, who discussed the transition Tuesday night on Comedy Central’s The Daily Show. “We’re going […]