Heinrich And Stansbury Announce House Passage & Senate Committee Advancement Of Legislation To Transfer Federal Land To Pueblos For Indian Pueblo Cultural Center
U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) speaks in support of the Albuquerque Indian School Act at a Senate Committee on Indian Affairs hearing to consider pending legislation, June 3, 2026. Courtesy photo
NM Delegation News:
WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and U.S. Rep. Melanie Stansbury (D-N.M.) announced that their Albuquerque Indian School Act of 2025, which is cosponsored by U.S. Sen. Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.), a member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, and U.S. Representative Teresa Leger Fernández (D-N.M.), passed the U.S. House of Representatives and Read More
Court Of Appeals Issues Opinion In Case About Elk Management In New Mexico
COURT News:
The state Court of Appeals today issued an opinion in a lawsuit brought by Catron County landowners over elk management by the New Mexico Department of Game and Fish.
Click here to read the opinion in case numbers A-1-CA-42309 and A-1-CA-42310. Read More
Op-Ed: Protecting Our Right To Read
By Rep. KATHLEEN CATES
District 44
Bernalillo & Sandoval Counties
Imagine walking into a library filled with thousands of books and never finding one with a character who looks like you. Out of all the books in a public library, not one featured a character who shared your lived experience.
Banning books is harmful because everyone should be able to easily find books with characters that represent them.
In the last year, 4,235 unique titles were challenged, making this the second highest number in the history of the American Library Association. The same report stated, ”39% of these challenged Read More
FBI: Gallup Man Faces Federal Charges For Assault
FBI News:
ALBUQUERQUE — A Gallup man is facing federal charges for an assault that allegedly occurred in 2024.
According to court documents, on Nov. 9, 2024, Russell Lee Saunders, Sr., 45, an enrolled member of the Navajo Nation, assaulted and seriously injured John Doe.
Saunders is charged with assault resulting in serious bodily injury and will remain in third party custody pending trial which has not yet been scheduled. If convicted, Saunders faces up to 10 years in prison.
First Assistant U.S. Attorney Ryan Ellison and Justin A. Garris, Special Agent in Charge of the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s Read More
New Mexico Forestry Division Seedling Program To Focus On Fire-Damaged Areas
Ponderosa pine seedlings grow at the John T. Harrington Forestry Research Center. Photo by George Ducker
NMFD News:
SANTA FE – To better meet New Mexico’s urgent reforestation needs, the New Mexico Forestry Division (NMFD) is re-energizing its popular Conservation Seedling Program to steer key species to targeted areas and provide technical support to improve tree survival rates, ultimately protecting our forests and reducing long-term damage from high-severity wildfires.
Beginning this fall, the new Seedlings for Reforestation program will guide high-demand seedling varieties Read More
Unofficial Local & State Results For 2026 Primary Election
State results for Governor in 2026 Primary Election. Screenshot/Los Alamos Daily Post
How Los Alamos voted for Governor in 2026 Primary Election. Screenshot/Los Alamos Daily Post
State results for Lt. Governor in 2026 Primary Election. Screenshot/Los Alamos Daily Post
How Los Alamos voted for Lt. Governor in 2026 Primary Election. Screenshot/Los Alamos Daily Post
State results for Secretary of State in 2026 Primary Election. Screenshot/Los Alamos Daily Post
How Los Alamos voted for Secretary of State in 2026 Primary Election. Screenshot/Los Alamos Read More
State Announces $76.2M Investment In Rural Healthcare
NMHCA News:
SANTA FE — The New Mexico Health Care Authority today announced a new $76.2 million federal funding opportunity through Healthy Horizons, part of the state’s Rural Health Transformation Program, to expand access to specialty, maternal, behavioral health and chronic disease care in rural, frontier and Tribal communities across the state.
“Rural health needs are different across New Mexico, so the solutions need to be different too,” said Elisa Wrede, acting rural health director. “Through Healthy Horizons, we are investing in regional partners who can bring providers, Tribal Read More
State Announces $4.5 Million For Outdoor Youth Programs
Cochiti Pueblo youth explore and connect with ancestral landscapes at Bandelier National Monument through the Keres Children’s Learning Center’s Outdoor Equity Fund-supported program. Courtesy/EDNM
EDNM News:
SANTA FE — New Mexico is investing $4.5 million in youth outdoor programs after demand for the State’s Outdoor Equity Fund exceeded available funding by more than 90% last year, $3.7 million above the available amount.
The FY27 investment marks one of the largest annual allocations to date in the highly competitive program, which helps connect youth across New Mexico to outdoor Read More
Fugitive Who Stole Dead Man’s Identity For Four Decades Pleads Guilty To Fraud Charges
FBI News:
ALBUQUERQUE — A fugitive who lived for more than 40 years under the stolen identity of a deceased Arkansas man pleaded guilty to federal identity theft, passport fraud, and firearms offenses.
According to court documents, Stephen Craig Campbell, 73, assumed the identity of Walter Lee Coffman, who died in 1975 at the age of 22, just months after graduating from the University of Arkansas with an engineering degree in the early 1980s. Campbell first applied for a U.S. passport in Coffman’s name in 1984 and renewed it multiple times, always submitting his own photograph and current address. Read More
Republican Governors Association Statement On New Mexico Gubernatorial Primary
RGA News:
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Republican Governors Association (RGA) released the following statement on the New Mexico Republican gubernatorial primary:
“Congratulations to Gregg Hull on his primary victory. As Mayor of Rio Rancho, Hull has helped create good-paying jobs, improved infrastructure, and cracked down on crime. That’s exactly what he will do as governor,” RGA Chair Governor Greg Gianforte said. “Deb Haaland turned her back on New Mexico to push Biden’s failed policies and the Green New Scam. New Mexico deserves a leader, not a career politician who forgot where Read More