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Bingaman Introduces Clean Energy Standard Legislation for Utilities
Sen. Jeff Bingaman on Thursday launched one last legislative push to require utilities to generate more of their power from clean energy sources. Bingaman, a New Mexico Democrat who chairs... Read more »
DOE Secretary Chu Says Plutonium Decision at Los Alamos About Budget Constraints
U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu told reporters in Washington today that the Department of Energy’s decision to abandon – at least for five years – the plutonium complex proposed for Los... Read more »
Updated: Lt. Gov. John Sanchez Quits U.S. Senate Race
WASHINGTON – Lt. Gov. John Sanchez is dropping out of the U.S. Senate race in New Mexico. The Republican will not seek election to New Mexico’s 1st Congressional District seat... Read more »
Rep. Pearce Welcomes Nuclear Waste Report
WASHINGTON – Rep. Steve Pearce, R-N.M., said Friday he welcomed a federal report released Thursday that calls for a major overhaul of nuclear waste policy and hopes it will jump-start... Read more »
Gov. Martinez Again Mentioned for a Job in Republican White House
Add Newt Gingrich to the list of Republican presidential candidates who thinks New Mexico Gov. Susana Martinez is a good candidate for a job in a GOP presidential administration. During... Read more »
Sen. Udall Takes Border Security Baton From Rep. Gabrielle Giffords
WASHINGTON – The U.S. House voted unanimously this morning to approve Arizona Rep. Gabrielle Giffords’ final piece of legislation – a border security bill – and now Sen. Tom Udall... Read more »
UPDATED: Excerpts from Obama State of the Union Speech, GOP Rebuttal
President Obama is set to deliver his State of the Union Speech at 7 p.m., but the Journal just received a preview of his remarks. I wrote about the general... Read more »
UPDATED: New Mexico Lawmakers Sound Off on SOPA and PIPA Internet Bills
The Internet is blowing up today with chatter about the so-called SOPA bill to combat online intellectual property theft and I’ve rounded up most of New Mexico’s lawmakers to get their... Read more »
Was Rep. Steve Pearce Unaware That Bernie Madoff is in Jail?
A video clip circulating on the Internet suggests that Rep. Steve Pearce, a New Mexico Republican who sits on the House Financial Services Committee, was unaware that one of the... Read more »
National Polling Firm Has Wilson, Gingrich Leading Big in NM
Public Policy Polling, a national polling firm based in North Carolina, surveyed the Republican campaign landscape in New Mexico this past weekend and found Senate candidate Heather Wilson and presidential... Read more »
Udall Praises Former Chief-of-Staff Gerald Gonzales
Gerald Gonzales, a former New Mexico Bureau of Elections director and chief-of-staff for Sen. Tom Udall when he was in the U.S. House, died of cancer this week and his... Read more »
Former UNM Soccer Star Alexis Ball Testifies to Congress About Concussions
Alexis Ball, a La Cueva High school valedictorian and former University of New Mexico soccer standout who saw her career cut short by concussions, told Congress Wednesday that players and... Read more »
