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Hispanics Urged to Participate in 2010 Census
New Mexico Secretary of State Mary Herrera – newly elected as president of the National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials – today kicked off a national effort to... Read more »
More New Mexico Details About Major Public Lands Bill
The omnibus lands bill President Obama signed into law Monday has many implications for New Mexico. The office of Sen. Jeff Bingaman, a New Mexico Democrat who authored large sections of the... Read more »
London Guardian Weighs in on Val Kilmer’s Flirtation With a Gubernatorial Run
My friend and former Journal freelancer Rachel Ray (no, not the celebrity chef) is doing some blogging over at the London Telegraph. She works in the newspaper’s Washington bureau. I’m... Read more »
Have a Question for the President?
President Obama will be answering some questions about the economy online tomorrow, the White House announced today. It’s part of a new White House strategy to communicate and address... Read more »
Obama Administration Announces Major Border Violence Crackdown
The Obama adminstration just pledged a new infusion of cash and manpower to help “destroy” Mexican drug cartels and protect America’s southern border. DHS Secretary Janet Napolitano, an... Read more »
New Mexican to Head Bureau of Reclamation
Mike Connor, a Las Cruces native and longtime staffer on the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, has been nominated by President Obama to head the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation.... Read more »
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 »
