WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.), members of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, secured final passage in the Senate of their bipartisan legislation, the Every Kid Outdoors Act, as part of the broader Natural Resources Management Act that passed with a 92-8 vote. The Every Kid Outdoors Act will provide America's fourth graders and their families free entrance to America's public lands, waters, and historic sites, including national parks – more than 2,000 sites in all.
WASHINGTON, D.C — Leading conservation organizations and hunting and fishing groups are celebrating Senate passage of a critical public lands bill, which would permanently reauthorize the Land and Water Conservation Fund and support other important conservation programs.
Unraveling a 132-year-old gold wire structure mystery
Los Alamos, New Mexico, Feb 13, 2019 -- Using neutron characterization techniques a team of scientists have peered inside one of the most unique examples of wire gold, understanding for the first time the specimen's structure and possible formation process. The 263 gram, 12 centimeter tall specimen, known as the Ram's Horn, belongs to the collection of the Mineralogical and Geological Museum Harvard University (MGMH).
Albuquerque, NM - Thursday afternoon, a Santa Fe grand jury returned an indictment against Marvin Archuleta, a former Catholic priest at Holy Cross Church in Santa Cruz, New Mexico in the 1970s and 1980s, finding probable cause to believe Archuleta committed two first-degree felonies, criminal sexual penetration of a child under thirteen and kidnapping.
Northbound and southbound middle lanes closed for Bridge Rehabilitation.
Santa Fe - The New Mexico Department of Transportation (NMDOT) and Hasse Contracting Co. continues bridge rehabilitation work on U.S. 84/285 at mile marker 189.00 Stanley Griego Bridge. The contractor is replacing the bridge joints.
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Tom Udall invites New Mexico college students interested in gaining legislative or communications experience to apply for summer internships in his Washington, D.C. office.
Blind and Visually Impaired Absentee Ballot System Recognized
SANTA FE – New Mexico Secretary of State Maggie Toulouse Oliver has received the 2018 “Clearie” Award for Outstanding Innovations in Elections by the U.S. Election Assistance Commission (EAC) for her implementation of a new electronic ballot software system that allows blind and visually impaired voters to independently and privately cast an absentee ballot.
Are you interested in growing hemp and learning how it can help revitalize our rural communities? If so, please join us for this special workshop, 10:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. Wednesday February 20 at the New Mexico State Archives Pinon Room, 1205 Camino Carlos Rey, Santa Fe, N.M.
SANTA FE ― House Bill 8, the “Background Check for Firearms Act,” sponsored by Rep. Debra M. Sariñana (D-Albuquerque) and Rep. Patricia Roybal Caballero (D-Albuquerque), has passed the House of Representatives.
Washington, D.C. – On Wednesday, Assistant Speaker Ben Ray Luján (NM-03) released the following statement on the Indian Programs Advance Appropriations Act (IPAAA) and the Indian Health Service Advance Appropriations Act of 2019, both for which he is an original cosponsor. The two pieces of legislation authorize advance funding for the Bureau of Indian Affairs, including the Bureau of Indian Education and the Indian Health Service.
Local legislator runs in the statewide election for Land Commissioner
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