by Reyes Mata III, Maria Sacchetti, Dan Lamothe (c) 2025 , The Washington Post LAS CRUCES, N.M. – The swift expansion of the Trump administration’s new “national defense areas” on the southern border – enabling U.S. troops to detain migrants so that prosecutors can charge them with trespassing on military property – is sowing confusion […]
By Hannah Grover U.S. Reps. Gabe Vasquez, a New Mexico Democrat, and Ryan Zinke, a Republican from Montana, launched a new effort known as the Public Lands Caucus on Wednesday. This effort comes on the heels of the House Natural Resources Committee adopting amendments Tuesday evening to the budget bill that would lead to the […]
By Hannah Grover A utility serving customers in southern New Mexico is asking state regulators to approve a small increase to a rate rider that will support bringing new renewable resources online. El Paso Electric filed a plan with the New Mexico Public Regulation Commission on Friday outlining how it will reach the state-required 40% […]
Authors: Maxine Joselow Park Service suspends air-quality monitoring at all national parks The Trump administration has temporarily suspended an air-quality monitoring program at national parks across the country, according to an internal email obtained by The Washington Post and two people familiar with the matter who spoke on the condition of anonymity because the decision […]
Staff report Democratic Women’s Caucus Chair Teresa Leger Fernández (NM-03) took the stage in the Coachella Valley this weekend to join a community town hall hosted by the House Democratic Steering and Policy Committee and Congressman Dr. Raul Ruiz. The town hall brought together local leaders, including House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries and Steering and […]
Staff report U.S. Rep. Gabe Vasquez (D-NM) introduced the ReConnecting Rural America Act of 2025, bipartisan legislation that would permanently authorize and improve the United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) ReConnect Program, which delivers broadband internet to underserved rural communities. The legislation introduced on May 5 is co-led by Representatives Zach Nunn (R-IA) and Eric […]
by Danielle Prokop, Source New MexicoMay 2, 2025 New Mexico’s snowpacks melted a month earlier than usual, making a bad water situation worse for New Mexico’s rivers and the people and ecosystems depending on them. Climate change delivered a double-whammy on top of record low snow for New Mexico, said Andrew Mangham, a senior service […]
By Rodd Cayton Albuquerque Mayor Tim Keller is again blasting Donald Trump administration policies he says will hurt residents of the city. The latest offense from the president, according to a news release from Keller’s office, is “pausing” a grant the city was relying on to provide assistance to homebound seniors and multigenerational families. The […]
Staff report ARCA is inviting the Rio Rancho and Albuquerque communities to its 14th annual Bowl-A-Thon, a Beach Party Bowling celebration. The event will take place on Saturday, June 7th, from 10:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at Ten Pins & More, located at 1416 Deborah Rd SE in Rio Rancho. This fundraising event will support […]
By Kevin Hendricks U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich hosted a roundtable discussion with educators in Rio Rancho on April 16 to address concerns about federal funding cuts and their impact on public education. The conversation at Rio TECH, home of Rio Rancho Public Schools’ Career Technical Education program, focused on President Donald Trump’s policies and their […]
