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  • ALAMOGORDO - A bipartisan contingent of the state’s congressional delegation is urging the federal government to relocate F-16 squadrons to Holloman Air Force Base and expand training efforts at the southern New Mexico post. Sens. Tom Udall and Martin Heinrich and Rep. Steve Pearce are asking U.S. Air Force Secretary Deborah Lee James...
  • — by U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich
    Earlier this year, when looking through a list of tribal artifacts up for bid at an art auction house in Paris, the Pueblo of Acoma discovered that the Acoma shield, a sacred ceremonial object, had been stolen and was about to be sold to the highest bidder. After Acoma Gov. Kurt Riley notified me, I wrote a letter to Secretary of State John Kerry...
  • — by Joshua Kellogg
    FARMINGTON — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced on Friday it is awarding about $1.2 million in reimbursements to tribal and government agencies in the Four Regions region, including the Navajo Nation, for costs associated with the response to the Gold King Mine spill. The announcement issued by the EPA came on the...
  • — by By Ron Wyden and Martin Heinrich
    Last week, we objected to the Senate moving forward on the 2017 Intelligence Authorization bill. We are concerned that this bill would undermine a federal board that serves as an independent watchdog for intelligence agencies. We are even more concerned that this bill includes an unnecessary, sprawling expansion of the FBI’s ability to spy on...
  • — by Joe Cardillo
    Proposed tax credit could boost renewable energy use in NM – Albuquerque Business First A potential new tax credit tied to solar power is headed to Congress next week via one of New Mexico's two U.S. senators. Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-N.M., plans to introduce a tax credit for storage based on the current solar energy credit, according to a...
  • — by Mary Hudetz
    ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Citing concerns of tribal leaders, U.S Sen. Martin Heinrich said Tuesday he would push to broaden the scope of a federal law designed to crack down on the looting, trafficking and exporting of federally protected Native American items. Heinrich plans to introduce legislation that would double the prison time to 10...
  • — by Alex Gangitano
    Repairs to the troubled D.C. Metro rail system are testing the patience of commuters this summer, but Capitol Hill staffers and interns must still squeeze on those trains to get to work and some of their bosses are right there with them.   On any given morning on the Red Line platform at Union Station, you can find Sens. Martin Heinrich of New...
  • — by Kayla Root
    RIO RANCHO, N.M. (KRQE) –  A U.S. Senator helped celebrate Independence Day with a flag ceremony honoring New Mexico veterans. Senator Martin Heinrich met with local veterans and military families at the Rio Rancho Veterans of Foreign Wars post 58-90. Senator Heinrich has been a strong supporter to ensure veterans have access to their...
  • — by Anne Constable
    American Indian tribes long have known that their sacred objects and items of cultural patrimony have been showing up in art galleries, on internet sites and in auction house catalogs — often in Europe — eventually ending up in the hands of wealthy international collectors. In the last year, at least 24 items of Acoma Pueblo cultural...
  • — by Noel Lyn Smith
    FARMINGTON — The Navajo Nation has thrown its support behind legislation that would strengthen a federal law that prohibits exporting Native American sacred and traditional items. On Thursday, nine members of the Naa’bik’íyáti’ Committee approved a bill to support the proposal, which Sen....
  • — by John Cornell
    As an avid hunter, there is no place I’d rather live than Doña Ana County, because hunting opportunities in southern New Mexico are second to none and the scenic beauty is breathtaking. I’ve trekked through the Potrillo and Sierra de Las Uvas ranges and have never once taken these majestic mountains and canyons for granted. When...
  • — by Staff
    Roswell has received more than $2.1 million in federal funds to complete the final portion of a three-phase runway repair project. Federal Aviation Administration grants for the Roswell International Air Center and Artesia Municipal Airport will pay for the work on runways. Artesia will receive $3.15 million, while Roswell has been allocated $2.14...
  • — by Staff
    Airports in Artesia and Roswell will receive $5.29 million in federal grant money to improve their infrastructure, Sens. Tom Udall and Martin Heinrich announced Wednesday in a joint statement. The Artesia Municipal Airport will get $3.15 million and the Roswell International Air Center $2.14 million for rehabilitation to runways, according to the...
  • — by Associated Press
    SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) - As the Los Alamos National Laboratory faces thousands of job openings over the next five years New Mexico's community colleges are looking at how they can prepare their students for those jobs. The Santa Fe New Mexican reports that representatives from the lab and community college presidents met in Santa Fe with...
  • — by Roger Snodgrass
    Millennials were on the menu Wednesday, as administrators from seven Northern New Mexico colleges and universities met with community and human resources officials from Los Alamos National Laboratory to digest the implications of a generational shift that is affecting much of the country. Members of the Millennial Generation (a cohort of the...
  • — by Arin McKenna
    Sen. Martin Heinrich (D–N.M.) wants to boost New Mexicans’ chances of filling approximately 2,000 vacancies at Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) in the next five years. To facilitate that goal, Heinrich gathered representatives from LANL and seven northern New Mexico colleges for a roundtable on Wednesday to discuss ways to tailor...
  • — by Editorial Board
    A small victory for Native cultures — an Acoma Pueblo shield did not go on the auction block in Paris earlier this week. After much protest from the United States, with top government officials weighing in on the side of Acoma Pueblo, the auction house pulled the shield. Now, to the bigger fight: staging a coordinated effort to return stolen...
  • — by Arin McKenna
    In a phone interview with the Los Alamos Monitor Tuesday, Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) discussed some recent successes in the Senate that could have both direct and indirect benefits for Los Alamos. The fiscal year 2017 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) has several gains for Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), including an increase in...
  • — by Daniel Trujillo
    ALBUQUERQUE (KRQE) – A New Mexico veteran is being honored for his work helping other veterans. George Perez is a volunteer at Disabled American Veterans in Albuquerque. Friday, Senator Martin Heinrich presented an American flag to Perez, who has worked over the past 12 years to help connect veterans to their benefits. Perez says he started...
  • — by Editorial Board
    An amendment added recently to a federal energy bill would create two wilderness areas within the Rio Grande del Norte National Monument. Thank you, Sens. Tom Udall and Martin Heinrich, for looking out for Northern New Mexico. The Energy Police Modernization Act still needs to be reconciled with a House version before it can go to the...