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New Rolling Blue Recycling Carts Will Be Delivered Starting March 13, 2017 March 12, 2017 Information by City of Santa Fe Environmental Services, Photos by Santa Fe Today From March 13 through March 31, new rolling blue recycling carts will be delivered to each home that receives trash cart collection …

Today, Governor Susana Martinez vetoed a bill that would improve New Mexico’s competitiveness in attracting and retaining good teachers. The bipartisan bill passed the New Mexico House with broad support by a vote of 64 to 3 and unanimously passed the New Mexico Senate by a vote of 39 to …

Last night, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) joined in honoring New Mexico students Irene Tenaya Fernald of Las Cruces and James Michael Valerio of Taos at a reception celebrating their acceptance into the prestigious United States Senate Youth Program (USSYP). PHOTOS: U.S. Senate Youth Program Reception “I congratulate Irene Tenaya …

U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) sent a letter today raising serious concerns over a draft plan circulating from the Trump Administration that includes cuts to critical Transportation Security Administration (TSA) programs that safeguard Americans while traveling in order to pay for his border wall. According to recent reports, a draft proposal, …

Governor Susana Martinez (R-NM) has vetoed House Bill 144, which would have opened New Mexico to the job-creating and booming industrial hemp market. Sponsored by Representatives Bealquin “Bill” Gomez (D-La Mesa), Antonio “Moe” Maestas (D-Albuquerque), and Rick Little (R-Chaparral), HB 144 would have created a regulated hemp market in our state, …

Dear Praying Friends, As everyone know, New Mexico is at the bottom of all the good lists and the top of every bad list. A major factor is the deterioration of the core family unit. Everything should be done to strengthen our New Mexico families. Senator Gregory Baca’s (R-Belen) bill …

BeWellnm, New Mexico’s Health Insurance Exchange, today announced the direction of the Affordable Care Act based on the newly introduced House Republican bill. Based on a Republican-sponsored House Bill to ‘repeal and replace’ the Affordable Care Act, introduced on March 6, 2017, the new legislation indicates several proposals that could …

In Commerce Committee hearing, Udall asks for assurances that Trump’s business interests and hostility to media will not influence FCC decision-making. Today, during a hearing of the Senate Commerce Committee, U.S. Senator Tom Udall questioned Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman Ajit Pai about how he intends to lead the FCC …

New Mexico Workers’ Compensation Administration (WCA) Director Darin A. Childers announced the appointment of Rachel A. Bayless to serve as a workers’ compensation judge for the WCA. She will assume her new position on April 8, 2017, replacing retiring Judge Terry Kramer. Open cases currently assigned to Judge Kramer will …

Congressman Ben Ray Luján (D-NM) today issued the following statement  after it was revealed that Republican leaders of the House of Representatives were restricting access to a draft of their Affordable Care Act repeal proposal,  keeping it “under lock and key” in an undisclosed room in Congress. Luján issued the …