New Mexico

New Mexico Mom Michelle Martens Gets 12 Years for Role in Killing, Dismembering Her Young Daughter

The mother of a New Mexico girl, who was murdered and dismembered in 2016, was given 12 years in prison for her part in the child's death.
New Mexico Governor Nullifies Old Proclamations That Disrespect Native Americans

New Mexico Governor Nullifies Old Proclamations That Disrespect Native Americans

New Mexico Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham nullified four pre-statehood proclamations that targeted Native American tribes during the American frontier. These proclamations allowed citizens to kill Native Americans and declared them bandits.
New Mexico: Trump Ally Banned From Holding Office for January 6 Participation

New Mexico: Trump Ally Banned From Holding Office for January 6 Participation

Cowboys for Trump co-founder and controversial former Otero County Commissioner Couy Griffin cannot hold any public office anymore. That is the ruling of New Mexico District Court Judge Francis Mathew.
Alec Baldwin 'Rust' Shooting Case: FBI Says Gun Used in Film Set Could Not Have Been Fired Without Pulling the Trigger

Alec Baldwin 'Rust' Shooting Case: FBI Says Gun Used in Film Set Could Not Have Been Fired Without Pulling the Trigger

The FBI has released new details regarding Alec Baldwin's "Rust" shooting incident that killed cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on their film set.
New Mexico Law Enforcement, Public Safety Funding Get Boost Ahead of Gubernatorial Election

New Mexico Law Enforcement, Public Safety Funding Get Boost Ahead of Gubernatorial Election

Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham has launched her new public safety funding initiative for New Mexico's police force in an effort to bolster recruitment and training in law enforcement.
SNAP Benefits 2022 Update: 10 New States Can Now Use Instacart EBT Payments, Including New Mexico

SNAP Benefits 2022 Update: 10 New States Can Now Use Instacart EBT Payments, Including New Mexico

SNAP benefits payments have helped over 41 million low-income people in the U.S. in 2021. Instacart said its app will expand its SNAP EBT card payments to 10 more states.
Aircraft Incidents in the West: At least 8 People Killed in Separate Tragedies in New Mexico, Las Vegas

Aircraft Mishaps in the West: At least 8 People Killed in Separate Tragedies in New Mexico, Las Vegas

Separate fatal incidents involving aircraft in the West kill at least 8 people from New Mexico and Las Vegas.
Stimulus Check Update: Up to $1050 Payments in California, $1500 in Colorado Approved; New Mexico, Illinois, More States Giving Out Payments Amid Inflation

Stimulus Check Update: Up to $1050 Payments in California, $1500 in Colorado Approved; New Mexico, Illinois, More States Giving Out Payments Amid Inflation

A stimulus check update can be seen in a number of states as officials release a new stimulus package to ease U.S. inflation and its impacts on the residents.
New Mexico Congressional Delegation Calls on Pres. Joe Biden to Grant State's Request for Additional Federal Assistance, Waive Cost Share of Disaster Costs

New Mexico Congressional Delegation Calls on Pres. Joe Biden to Grant State's Request for Additional Federal Assistance, Waive Cost Share of Disaster Costs

Senators Martin Heinrich and Ben Ray Luján are calling on President Joe Biden to approve a request from New Mexico Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham for additional federal assistance.
Tax Rebates 2022 in New Mexico: Here's Who's Qualified to Get up to $500 in Extra Payments

Tax Rebates 2022 in New Mexico: Here's Who's Qualified to Get up to $500 in Extra Payments

New Mexico residents will be awarded tax rebates this July, as the state government intends to keep more money in the pockets of its constituents.
Senator Martin Heinrich, D-NM

Heinrich Secures Over $15 Million to Improve Wildfire Response Capabilities At Kirtland Air Force Base

U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Chair of the Appropriations Subcommittee that oversees funding for Military Construction, secured the approval of over $15 million for the Cibola National Forest Air Tanker Base (ATB) on Kirtland Air Force Base to upgrade facilitates to allow the use of Very Large Air Tankers (VLATs) to fight wildfires.
New Mexico: Raging Wildfires Combine, Prompting Thousands of Evacuations in San Miguel County

New Mexico: Raging Wildfires Combine, Prompting Thousands of Evacuations in San Miguel County

A least two wildfires in New Mexico combined on Tuesday, causing the evacuation of thousands of people.
 U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-NM)

Heinrich Introduces Legislation To Modernize Antiquated Mining Law

U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), a member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, introduced the Clean Energy Minerals Reform Act, legislation to modernize the nation's severely antiquated hardrock mining law.
'Rust' Shooting: How Alec Baldwin Reacted When Told He Had Accidentally Killed Halyna Hutchins

'Rust' Shooting: How Alec Baldwin Reacted When Told He Had Accidentally Killed Halyna Hutchins

A new video showed how Alec Baldwin reacted when he learned about Halyna Hutchins' death following the shooting on the set of his film "Rust."
U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.)

Heinrich, Luján Join Bipartisan Call To Keep VA Medical Services Available For Rural, Elderly Veterans

U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) joined a group of twelve bipartisan senators calling on President Joe Biden to consult with Congress and local stakeholders on a state-by-state basis about the potential impacts the Asset and Infrastructure Review (AIR) Commission recommendations would have, especially on elderly Veterans.
Advocates Secure Agreement From Interior to Reconsider Fracking on 45,000 Sacred Acres in Greater Chaco

Advocates Secure Agreement From Interior to Reconsider Fracking on 45,000 Sacred Acres in Greater Chaco

The Biden administration has agreed to review the Trump administration's illegal approval of fracking in the Greater Chaco region of northwest New Mexico.
Stimulus Check Update: $500 Payments Available in New Mexico, $100 to $400 Proposed in Hawaii, California Amid Inflation

Stimulus Check Update: $500 Payments Available in New Mexico, $100 to $400 Proposed in Hawaii, California Amid Inflation

Some states have released a stimulus check update, with some looking to send tax rebate checks out to their citizens to try and help them.
Senator Martin Heinrich, D-NM

Heinrich, Collins Introduce Two-Generation Economic Empowerment Act

Bipartisan Legislation Addresses Poverty in America and Increases Opportunities for Families; Investing in Children and Parents Concurrently Harnesses Family's Full Potential and Promotes Economic Mobility.
Senators Martin Heinrich, Ben Ray Lujan Deliver Over $18 Million in Direct Investments to Support New Mexico Higher Education

Senators Martin Heinrich, Ben Ray Lujan Deliver Over $18 Million in Direct Investments to Support New Mexico Higher Education

Senators Martin Heinrich and Ben Ray Lujan have secured over $18 million in Congressionally Directed Spending for New Mexico colleges and universities in the historic bipartisan Omnibus Appropriations Agreement for Fiscal Year 2022.
Martin Heinrich

Heinrich Statement on VA’s Recommendations to the Asset and Infrastructure Review Commission

“Closing down community-based outpatient clinics that New Mexico veterans rely on is not an option – and it will not happen without a fight.”
Communities Expecting Another Challenging Year in Rio Grande Basin

Communities Expecting Another Challenging Year in Rio Grande Basin

The Natural Resource Conservation Service (NRCS) has released its streamflow forecast for March in the Rio Grande Basin.
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