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  • — by Kevin Meerschaert
    US Senator Martin Heinrich was in Pecos on Friday to thank constituents for their support to protect the Pecos Watershed from mineral development. Heinrich met with local leaders from around the Pecos Valley to discussthe bill he introducedwith Senator Ben Ray Lujan that would withdraw all federally-managed minerals in the watershed from...
  • — by U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich
    Last month, I joined President Biden at a new wind tower manufacturing plant that just opened in Belén, New Mexico. The opening of this $55 million factory will create 250 advanced manufacturing careers for New Mexicans. These are the types of high-quality trades careers that you can build a family around. But it wasn’t too long ago that the...
  • — by Sandoval Signpost Staff
    On Monday, the U.S. Interior Department announced a plan to protect more than 4,000 acres in an Indigenous area of southern Sandoval County near Placitas known as Buffalo Tract. The plan would bar new oil drilling and mining for 50 years. The proposed withdrawal is on four separate tracts and contains known archaeological resources that range from...
  • — by Sandoval Signpost Staff
    On Monday, the U.S. Interior Department announced a plan to protect more than 4,000 acres in an Indigenous area of southern Sandoval County near Placitas known as Buffalo Tract. The plan would bar new oil drilling and mining for 50 years. The proposed withdrawal is on four separate tracts and contains known archaeological resources that range from...
  • — by Rodd Cayton and Vida Volkert
    GALLUP — It will only take the signature of President Joe Biden to make the Hiroshi “Hershey” Miyamura VA Clinic a reality. The U.S. House of Representatives Monday passed legislation renaming the Department of Veterans Affairs Community-Based Outpatient Clinic in Gallup after the late Medal of Honor recipient and World War II and Korean War...
  • — by Sara Bergthold
    In a significant move to protect a valuable natural landscape in southern Sandoval County, this week the U.S. Department of the Interior proposed withdrawing approximately 4,000 acres of Bureau of Land Management (BLM) lands from any mineral development for a substantial period of 50 years. This proposal has garnered enthusiastic support from...
  • — by Adrian Rivas
    GALLUP, N.M. – State leaders, neighbors, and loved ones recognized the type of impact late Medal of Honor recipient Hiroshi “Hershey” Miyamura had on the community.  Community members spoke about his impact during his funeral last year. “He was proud of Gallup, and we are proud of him,” said Esther Candelaria, a Gallup resident. Soon, the VA...
  • — by Kevin Hendricks
    Three members of New Mexico’s congressional delegation announced Friday $2.25 million in federal funding for Women’s Economic Self-Sufficiency Team, Corp. (WESST) in their work to expand opportunities for underserved entrepreneurs and drive economic development in New Mexico. WESST, which has a location in Rio Rancho, aims to be a home to New...
  • — by Idone Rhodes
    On a ranch in Valle Escondido last Wednesday (July 5), U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich, Chair of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration and Related Agencies, met with local ranchers and producers and Taos County commissioners Darlene Vigil and Ronald Mascareñas to discuss how the...
  • — by Nicole Maxwell
    White House Infrastructure Coordinator Mitch Landrieu and Sen. Martin Heinrich toured a home in Albuquerque’s International District that was having its electrical systems upgraded. Landrieu and Heinrich visited the Morales’ home near La Mesa Elementary in Albuquerque. The Morales family bought the home in 1962 and its current owner is...
  • — by Mia Casas
    White House Infrastructure Coordinator Mitch Landrieu was in New Mexico Thursday for a two-day visit as part of the Biden Administration’s “Investing in America Tour.” He’s highlighting millions of dollars in federal investments in Albuquerque and rural parts of the state. Landrieu says the Biden administration has...
  • — by KOB
    ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Federal, state and city leaders came together Thursday to talk about their vision for the Albuquerque Rapid Transit system, ART. “When we put in the ART project, it might have been a little ahead of its time,” Mayor Tim Keller said. The mayor said the city is finally poised to catch up with that...
  • — by Austin Fisher
    ESPAÑOLA—Ronnie Flores feels more comfortable on the streets talking to people who are using drugs than he does talking to the people in the hospital who are treating substance use disorder. As a peer support specialist at Presbyterian Española Hospital, Flores helps people suffering from substance use disorders relating to opioids,...
  • — by Ryan Boetel
    A U.S. senator and a White House official crowded into a small family home in the International District on Thursday, where they were briefed on a $10,000 home-improvement project underway there. It might not sound like a project that would warrant the attention of Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-N.M., and Mitch Landrieu, the White House’s...
  • — by Tom Joyce
    U.S. Senators Ben Ray Luján, D-New Mexico, and Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, recently introduced a bill that they hope will help small farms. The two joined U.S. Senators Michael Bennet, D-Colorado, and Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, to introduce the Small Farm Conservation Act. They hope it will allow small farms to access...
  • — by Megan Gleason
    If it weren’t for a newly running financial institution that gives loans to people of color, Finnie Coleman said his small business couldn’t afford to stay afloat. He’s been involved in the pet care industry for years and soon wants to start fostering dogs that are set to be euthanized. With help from the newly organized One Hope...
  • — by Gabe Salazar
    U.S. Army Sgt. First Class Roy Tachias was honored with 16 medals, including the prestigious Purple Heart and Silver Star. Military service runs deep in the Tachias family.  “My father was in World War I. World War II my two sons, our military, Colonel Brian, Brian Tachias,” said Ramoncita Tachias, widow of a Korean War...
  • — by Kevin Robinson-Avila
    Pattern Energy is preparing to break ground in New Mexico on what could become the largest wind generation and transmission-line project in the Western Hemisphere when it comes online in 2026. The company will invest about $8 billion to get its SunZia wind and transmission development system up and running, creating a massive array of wind turbines...
  • — by Ryan Boetel
    With rent prices on the rise throughout the Albuquerque metro area in recent years, a bill introduced in Congress last week could help low-income residents find a home in a competitive market. Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-N.M., who sponsored the legislation, said the bill is a small step in addressing a large problem across the country that has taken...
  • — by Alayna Treene
    A bipartisan group of lawmakers will introduce a bill on Thursday to ban the sale of bump stocks and other devices that enable semi-automatic firearms to increase their rate of fire and effectively operate as fully automatic weapons, the bill’s lead sponsor told CNN. Democratic Sens. Martin Heinrich and Catherine Cortez Masto, as well as...