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John Garcia feels the playing field has been leveled. The New Mexico district director of the U.S. Small Business Administration believes Sandia National Laboratories' decision to launch a 5 percent pricing preference for qualified companies will "light the fuse and ignite the flame" for small businesses in New Mexico. Potentially, $100...

Senate lawmakers stumping for election security legislation are trying to ride the recent wave of Russia attention to resurrect their fitful attempts to get a bill passed before the 2018 midterms. Senators on both sides of the aisle are eyeing new strategies for moving their long-stalled proposals, including reintroducing proposals and attaching...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Local leaders and communities from throughout New Mexico can access a comprehensive guide to help expand their solar generation through a new website unveiled by Sen. Martin Heinrich, D–NM, on Thursday. The new “Solar Toolkit,” sponsored by Heinrich’s office, aims to connect local governments,...

Following the latest mass shooting, one of New Mexico’s U.S. Senators wants to repeal an amendment that bars the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention from researching gun violence and its impact on public health. U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich announced his opposition to the Dickey Amendment Tuesday, saying that CDC research is necessary to...

Sen. Martin Heinrich made a return to Albuquerque on Thursday to talk solar power at the Central New Mexico Community College Workforce Training Center. City leaders such as Mayor Tim Keller and City Councilor Pat Davis, along with other energy representatives joined Heinrich as he unveiled what he is calling his Solar...

On Tuesday, as teenagers swarmed the Florida legislature to advocate for gun control, Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-New Mexico) renewed a familiar call for Congress to repeal an amendment that blocks the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention from funding research into the public health effects of gun...

The Senate squandered three opportunities on Thursday to advance legislation that would protect so-called Dreamers from deportation and enhance border security measures. Lawmakers could not muster the 60 votes needed on any of the three proposals, all of which would have offered a path to citizenship for at least 1.8 million Dreamers in return for...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich, a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, announced on Friday the U.S. Air Force will initiate the design of an $85 million project at Holloman Air Force Base to construct a new MQ-9 Formal Training Unit (FTU) operations facility to house three MQ-9 Attack Squadrons,...

A group of Democratic senators is warning President Trump that he lacks the “legal authority” to carry out a preemptive strike on North Korea, amid questions over whether the White House is considering a risky “bloody nose” attack. In a letter to be sent to Trump on Monday, the 18 senators said they are “deeply...

Americans’ ability to fairly choose our own leaders is fundamental to our democracy. Given what we know about Russia’s interference in the 2016 presidential election, we must do everything we can at both the federal and state levels to protect the security and integrity of our election systems before voters go to the polls this...

Sen. Martin Heinrich, a New Mexico Democrat and member of the Senate Intelligence Committee, ripped a decision by Republicans to release a sensitive memo authored by Rep. Devin Nunes, chairman of the House intelligence panel. The FBI declared Wednesday it has “grave concerns” about the accuracy of the classified memo on the Russia...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — New Mexico lawmakers are divided on how to protect thousands of undocumented immigrants brought to the United States illegally as children. President Trump announced the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, or DACA program would end in March.  The program allows DACA recipients to work and attend school, and...

FARMINGTON — Two Farmington-based non-profits will receive grants from the U.S. Housing and Urban Development department to support their efforts to assist homeless people in the community, according to a press release from U.S. Sen. Tom Udall, D-New Mexico. People Assisting the Homeless (P.A.T.H.) will receive $44,640 while San Juan County...

WASHINGTON – With a federal government shutdown looming, congressional leaders met with top White House officials late Wednesday in search of an agreement that could keep the government open and provide a long-term solution for thousands of young people whose immigration status is in flux. The meeting of top Republicans and Democrats from the...

President Donald Trump isn’t doing anything to prevent Russia from trying to influence the 2018 elections—which the former Cold War adversaries will definitely try to do, a member of the Senate Intelligence Committee said this week. Senator Martin Heinrich, one of seven Democrats on the panel that's currently investigating...

Senate Democrats are hammering congressional Republicans as both parties look to claim momentum heading into 2018, saying the past year has been a "complete failure" for the GOP.  Democrats on the Joint Economic Committee — led by Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) — are releasing a report detailing Republicans' "worst" of...

Most members of New Mexico’s congressional delegation not only voted no on the tax bill Tuesday, but lambasted it every which way, warning it would be a gift to the rich, a dismantling of the Affordable Care Act and more. Only one New Mexican on Capitol Hill voted for the plan. And if he was reluctant about it, that did not come across in...

The Trump administration’s “tax reform” proposal, which is now moving forward in Congress, will give away massive tax breaks to wealthy individuals and special interests at the expense of working families and rural communities across America. This plan fails to offer rural communities like Silver City and Deming the solutions they...

Applying for a job, completing a GED, submitting government documents, or doing your homework assignments shouldn’t be a luxury. But these activities are a challenge for the millions of Americans who lack internet access. Without access, students are at a serious disadvantage for research, medical personnel are relegated to inferior...

For some Americans today, logging on to the internet is as easy as going home and turning on the lights. Students can browse the internet and do their homework on their laptops or at local libraries. However, in parts of New Mexico, and especially in tribal communities, a lack of access to high-speed broadband internet connections is leaving far...