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The Greater Chaco landscape includes ancestral sites that remain culturally significant to Pueblo communities. (Courtesy of the All Pueblo Council of Governors)

Congress & Federal Gov., New Mexico Statewide News

“Chaco is not for sale”: NM lawmakers and Pueblo leaders fight to preserve protections

by Jesse Jones July 22, 2026

Antonio "Moe" Maestas

Congress & Federal Gov., New Mexico Legislature #nmleg, Opinion & Analysis

Opinion: It’s time to take decisive action, streamline permitting processes, and maximize the economic potential of New Mexico

by Pat Davis July 22, 2026July 22, 2026

U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-N.M., led a dozen Senate Democrats in a July 17 letter urging leaders of two Senate committees to add tribal and state gaming protections to pending cryptocurrency legislation, arguing the bills as written would let prediction markets offer sports and casino-style betting nationwide while sidestepping tribal sovereignty and state law.

Congress & Federal Gov., New Mexico Statewide News

Betting on sovereignty: Heinrich fights to protect tribal gaming from prediction markets

by Kevin Hendricks July 20, 2026

U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) pressed Jay Clayton, U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York and nominee to be the Director of National Intelligence (DNI), on the U.S. Department of Justice’s (DOJ) refusal to provide evidence related to Jeffrey Epsein’s alleged crimes at Zorro Ranch in New Mexico to the New Mexico Attorney General.

Congress & Federal Gov., New Mexico State Gov.

WATCH: Heinrich presses Trump’s spy pick on Epstein cover-up, victim data leak

by Kevin Hendricks July 15, 2026

Sen. Martin Heinrich gathered small business owners, food bank leaders, and workers at the Women's Economic Self-Sufficiency Team (WESST) Albuquerque headquarters to discuss how federal tariff policy and rising energy costs are straining household budgets and threatening jobs across the state. (Kevin Hendricks)

Congress & Federal Gov., New Mexico Statewide News

Heinrich wants more NM workers on the path to hardhats

by Kevin Hendricks July 14, 2026July 14, 2026

The Black Chamber of Commerce of New Mexico hosted U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich at Nexus Smokehouse on Friday for a roundtable focused on the economic pressures bearing down on Black-owned businesses. About a dozen business owners, advocates and community leaders joined the conversation — the kind Heinrich said he came specifically to hear. (Kevin Hendricks)

Congress & Federal Gov., New Mexico Statewide News

Black-owned businesses sound the alarm on capital, cuts and survival at Juneteenth roundtable with Sen. Heinrich

by Kevin Hendricks June 22, 2026

Gabe Vasquez

Congress & Federal Gov.

In South Valley, Vasquez pitches bill to open 100,000 immigrant visas to fill caregiver needs for seniors, children

by Julian Paras June 17, 2026June 17, 2026

The Rio Grande, which the Buckman Direct Diversion treats to make drinkable water for Santa Fe and surrounding communities, pictured in 2020. (Courtesy of The Buckman Direct Diversion via Source NM)

City of Santa Fe, Congress & Federal Gov., Environment, Conservation & Climate

Testing the waters: Feds stop paying to sample LANL runoff

by Pat Davis June 15, 2026June 15, 2026

Skye Devore

Congress & Federal Gov., Opinion & Analysis

Opinion: Heinrich’s bi-partisan efforts to remove red tape deserve support

by Pat Davis June 11, 2026June 12, 2026

Melanie Stansbury

Congress & Federal Gov.

Stansbury discusses closed-door Epstein testimony of Bill Gates, says Todd Blanche, Trump lawyer, has agreed to testify, too

by Pat Davis June 10, 2026