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Mesalands Community College graduate Donald Price this fall presented his undergraduate research on fossils collected in Quay County at the Community College Undergraduate Research Initiative (CCURI) National Poster Session at the Hart Senate Building in Washington, D.C. Only 43 students across the country were invited to present research at the...

Torture is wrong. It is un-American, and it doesn’t work. Recognizing this, the president signed an executive order in 2009 that limited interrogations by any American personnel to the guidelines in the Army Field Manual, reinforcing our commitment to the Geneva Conventions. This closed the book on the Bush administration’s...

Climate change is one of the greatest economic challenges, and opportunities, of this century. We can deny that our climate is warming, and remain stuck behind our economic competitors in the developed – and increasingly, in the developing – world. Or we can move forward with a clean energy economy that will create jobs and protect the...

Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-NM) has introduced a bill aimed at funding "microlabs" that would be used to give businesses access to equipment and personnel at national laboratories. Heinrich said the idea is to spur the transfer of technology from the labs to the marketplace. "If we are going to realize the true potential of technology...

Today we honor our brave veterans, service members, and fallen heroes who have given their lives for the cause of freedom.  More than 170,000 New Mexico veterans have defended our nation with extraordinary valor and distinction. After the attack on Pearl Harbor, young Navajo men crowded recruiting offices, eager to serve this country,...

ALBUQUERQUE — LIKE a rerun of a bad Western, the battle over ownership of America’s public lands has revived many a tired and false caricature of those of us whose livelihoods and families are rooted in the open spaces of the West. With a script similar to one used last spring by the Nevada rancher Cliven Bundy, a small contingent of...

Eleven community colleges in New Mexico — including UNM’s four branch campuses — will split $15 million in federal funding to develop innovative training programs in partnership with local businesses to direct New Mexican adults into the workforce. This funding allows colleges across New Mexico to provide students and workers with...

For what seems like years now, sportsmen have been tearing their hair out in frustration over the dysfunctional Congress that has been a constant roadblock to conservation initiatives. Well, our brethren in New Mexico, with help from some functional congressmen, have found a way to save precious fish and wildlife habitat—not to mention our...

U.S. Sen. Tom Udall and U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich announced that the Santa Teresa border area will receive $400,000 to develop a strategic plan to improve transportation infrastructure. Udall and Heinrich have championed Santa Teresa's growth, including fighting to restore vehicle crossing hours and supporting $10 million in federal funding to...

Over the summer, I traveled to communities across New Mexico to discuss issues that impact people every day. During my conversations, what I heard again and again — from veterans, working moms, students, business owners, community leaders and others — is that the most important issues are jobs and the economy. That’s certainly my...

The Wilderness Society, the Pew Charitable Trusts, the Sierra Club and the Campion Advocacy Fund will present Sen. Martin Heinrich with the John P. Saylor Wilderness Leadership Award for his conservation efforts during his years serving in the House and Senate. The award is named for former Rep. John P. Saylor, a Republican from Pennsylvania who...

U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-N.M., looks at the marker for the Aztec Ruins Monument Trail on Friday. Heinrich was in San Juan County to discuss education, job training and economic development. (Alexa Rogals/ The Daily Times) FARMINGTON — U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich visited the Farmington Field Office of the Bureau of Land Management on Friday...

The patter of rain rapped hypnotically on the gleaming exterior of a new clinic for veterans on Santa Fe’s south side Tuesday while U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich joined a swarm inside that marveled at the amenities. Nationally and in New Mexico, the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs has sparked outrage among citizens and lawmakers in recent...

Sen. Martin Heinrich talks about why preventive health care is the key to slashing medical costs—and altering people’s lives for the better. Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-NM) might be a newcomer to the U.S.  Senate, but he is no political neophyte. Throughout two terms as a U.S. congressman and, before that, as an Albuquerque city...

Seeing hundreds of people wait at a train station for hours, signs in hand as a show of support, would gladden the heart of any politician — especially in an election year. That was the scene on a recent train tour, but not because of politicians on board. No, the crowds were there to support the train itself: Amtrak’s Southwest Chief...

U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich was in southeastern New Mexico Friday on what his office called an innovation, technology and job creation tour. Heinrich addressed about 175 students at the Roswell Job Corps Friday afternoon and later spoke with students at the International Law Enforcement Academy-Roswell. Heinrich, of Albuquerque, began his tour Friday...

As a country, we value the twin promises of freedom and opportunity. Those ideals are important no matter where you were born. Our immigrant communities have helped write the economic, social and cultural story of America. But our immigration system is broken. As the son of an immigrant, I'm especially concerned by the refusal of Republican leaders...

El Paso (Entravision).- El congreso federal mantiene en el limbo la reforma migratoria ya que la mayoría republicana en la cámara de representantes se ha negado a debatir el proyecto aprobado hace un año por el senado. Noticias 26  Univisión habló en exclusiva con el demócrata Martin Heinrich,...

For the first time in our nation’s history, the total amount of student loan debt has exceeded the total amount of credit card debt. This very real problem weighs heavily on New Mexico families. Last year, Congress narrowly stopped a student loan interest rate hike from going into effect. As a result, undergraduate students borrowing this...

More than 100 years ago, a New Mexican named Edgar Lee Hewett drafted a piece of legislation that would become known as the Antiquities Act. Many know that Republican Congressman John F. Lacey sponsored and passed this legislation and that President Teddy Roosevelt signed it and put it to great effect. Nearly every president since then, on both...