List/Grid Author Archives: Michael Coleman / Journal Washington Bureau
Rep. Teague Sponsors Border Violence Bill
A new House bill aims to clamp down on drug-related violence near the border by targeting gun smugglers. Rep. Harry Teague, a Democrat, and eight others in the House... Read more »
Interior Secretary: ANWR Drilling Still a No-Go, Punts on Possibility of More Nuke Power
Interior Secretary Ken Salazar, responding to questions from Sen. John McCain at a hearing this morning, said drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge remains a non-starter under President Obama,... Read more »
APS Schools Chief Discusses Stimulus Money at White House
Albuquerque Public Schools Superintendent Winston Brooks spent Monday morning talking federal stimulus money with President Barack Obama’s top education adviser. Brooks was one of 30 public school officials representing... Read more »
Sitting Down With President Obama
President Obama invited 14 regional reporters (including this one) to the White House yesterday, and what do you know? He made some news. In response to questions from myself... Read more »
More Stimulus Money Headed to New Mexico
About $5 million in federal economic stimulus money is about to be put to use in the Lincoln and Santa Fe National Forests. Sens. Tom Udall and Jeff Bingaman... Read more »
Bingaman Opens Farmington Office
U.S. Senator Jeff Bingaman opened a new office in Farmington today. “This new Farmington office will help me stay better informed on the issues and concerns of northwestern New Mexicans.... Read more »
“The Onion” Urges Spring Breakers to Travel to New Mexico
In addition to the press releases of New Mexico’s congressional delegation, the NY Times, the Economist, etc., the satirical newspaper The Onion is on my list of weekly must-reads. This... Read more »
Obama, Bingaman Talk Health Care at the White House
Sen. Jeff Bingaman and a slew of other lawmakers met President Obama in the East Room of the White House this afternoon to start brainstorming on how to improve the... Read more »
Jon Stewart Decimates CNBC
The Daily Show’s Jon Stewart proved once again that he is one of the most insightful – and bitingly funny – people on all of television. Check out this abbreviated... Read more »
Albuquerque-area Transportation Stimulus Money Announced
The Albuquerque area will get $25 million in federal highway and transit money as part of the recent economic stimulus signed into law by President Obama, according to Rep. Martin... Read more »
Bingaman to Discuss Health Care With Obama at White House
Sen. Jeff Bingaman is headed to the White House on Thursday to attend a summit on Health Care reform. Bingaman sits on the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee.... Read more »
Udall Appeals to Obama for Help With Mexican Drug Violence
Sen. Tom Udall wrote a letter to President Obama Friday asking for help in quelling the drug-fueled violence that threatens to spill across the Mexican border into New Mexico. Here’s... Read more »
