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ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — The U.S. Defense Department is making another multimillion-dollar investment in high-energy lasers that have the potential to destroy enemy drones and mortars, disrupt communication systems and provide military forces with other portable, less costly options on the battlefield. U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich, a member of...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — On Wednesday afternoon, Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-N.M., visited the Girl Scouts of New Mexico to participate in a robotics project with scouts and to talk about the importance of girls in STEM. Last month, the Girl Scouts of the USA announced the introduction of 23 new merit badges for the outdoors and STEM, which stands for...

A bipartisan group of senators is expressing “deep concern” over a federal agency considering potential trade penalties for imported solar panel technology. The Friday letter spearheaded by Sens. Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Thom Tillis (R-N.C.), who both hail from states with growing solar power...

U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich toured the Magdalena Ridge Observatory on Friday after announcing congressional funding for the observatory’s interferometer project. “It’s a facility with enormous promise,” Heinrich said.  “We’re excited to be able to secure some federal funding to keep this moving down the road....

Fall hunting season is just around the corner, and sportsmen in northern New Mexico are eager to finally access the narrow mesas and rugged canyons of the Sabinoso Wilderness — the only legally inaccessible wilderness area in the entire nation. Surrounded by private land and without a legal road or trail to get there, the public has...

Dear Honorable Senator Heinrich,  Thank you for taking the time to meet with us. As you know, Pueblos in New Mexico are faced with increased threats to our sacred lands that are no longer part of our reservations. This is exemplified by the concern of the Pueblos with proposed fracking near Chaco Canyon that is to be addressed in the 2017...

New Mexico has long been at the center of technology innovation. Research and development at our national laboratories, universities and military installations has led to major breakthroughs in computing, energy, health care and national security. The technology industry is a driving force in creating jobs and expanding economic growth. In 2016...

ALBUQUERQUE, Nuevo Mexico - Renace la esperanza para miles de jóvenes indocumentados que solicitaron los benerficios del programa federal DACA y para aquellos centroamericanos amparados por el TPS. La propuesta del llamado Dream Act fue presentado nuevamente por el Senador Lindsey Graham y el Senador Richard Durbin.Esto...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. -- Some high-paying technology companies in New Mexico say they want to expand, but can’t find residents qualified to fill open positions. U.S. Senator for New Mexico Martin Heinrich wants to create a pipeline of talent for those businesses by increasing access to technology apprenticeship programs, which he aims to support...

Mis colegas republicanos continúan su esfuerzo de cumplir con la promesa del presidente Trump de revocar la Ley del Cuidado de Salud a Bajo Costo (ACA, por sus siglas en inglés), a pesar de que dos de sus intentos para reemplazar dicha ley han fallado. En vez de aceptar estas derrotas y trabajar con los demócratas...

PORTALES — Portales’ airport will soon be getting a $431,890 economic boost from the federal government. The grant from the Federal Aviation Administration, announced Friday by U.S. Senators Tom Udall and Martin Heinrich in a press release, will pay for the construction of two 12,000 gallon fuel tanks. The tanks will be used to store...

U.S. legislators are hoping to turn an initiative into law, allowing free access to federal public lands and water to fourth grade students and their families.  Sen. Martin Heinrich, along with Sen. Lamar Alexander (R-TN), introduced the Every Kid Outdoors (EKO) Act Wednesday, according to a news release from...

In New Mexico, hunting is more than just a sport. It is a central part of our culture, a way to feed our families and ensure the future of our local outdoor recreation economy. Doña Ana County sportsmen and women have always appreciated the fact that they can drive a short distance from their homes and be able to pursue and harvest...

Grant County organizations celebrated their heroes in grand fashion on Tuesday with a huge array of floats and participants in Silver City’s Fourth of July parade. Seventy-seven floats lined up Tuesday morning to participate, including completely decked out patriotic creations celebrating the heroes of yesterday, today and tomorrow. Grant...

Last week, hundreds of local residents filled a Doña Ana County Commission meeting to voice their support for a resolution to urge President Trump to protect the public lands in Organ Mountains-Desert Peaks National Monument. This was just the latest overflow crowd to demonstrate the community’s clear consensus that we should keep in...

WASHINGTON (KRQE) –  U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich hosted a press conference Tuesday at the U.S. Capitol. The press conference was set to discuss the harmful impact the recently released Senate health care bill could have. Other U.S. Senators also joined the conference to discuss how the Senate Republican health care bill could...

Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) (right) met yesterday with students from the Santa Fe Indian School Leadership Institute’s Summer Policy Academy in his office in Washington as he reintroduced legislation to prohibit the export of Native American cultural items. Heinrich/Flickr Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) yesterday reintroduced...

More than 50,000 people in the U.S. died because of an opioid overdose last year, which is an all-time high. The opioid epidemic was the subject of Congress’s Joint Economic Committee hearing last week. New Mexico Senator Martin Heinrich, a Democrat, is the ranking member of that committee. He spoke with KUNM about the hearing and the...

NPR's Robert Siegel talks to to Sen. Martin Heinrich, Democrat of New Mexico and member of the Senate Intelligence Committee, about former FBI Director James Comey's testimony on Thursday. ROBERT SIEGEL, HOST: Well, now we turn to New Mexico Democrat Martin Heinrich. Senator Heinrich is a member of the intelligence committee and was one of the...

U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich toured PB&J Family Services on Tuesday to hear first hand how Medicaid pays for crucial programs for struggling families and children at the whole-family, early education nonprofit’s headquarters in the South Valley. The stop was part of a series of visits Heinrich is taking to understand the impact of Medicaid...