Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland returned to New Mexico on Saturday along with US Sen. Martin Heinrich and US Rep. Teresa Ledger Fernandez, to celebrate the historic expansion of the Sabinoso Wilderness Area, a vast wilderness of mesas, pinons, and juniper forests located in the northeast corner of San Miguel County. The expansion of the […]
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Trump Shrunk Bears Ears, Other Monuments; Haaland Asks Biden to Put Them Back
Interior Secretary Deb Haaland has recommended to the Biden Administration that the pre-Trump boundaries of several national monuments, Bear Ears and Grand-Staircase Escalante National Monuments being the most prominent, be reinstated. The recommendations from Haaland to Biden were private but have since been confirmed by multiple government and media sources. If the Biden Administration agrees […]
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Haaland Sends Recommendation On Utah Monuments, Including Bears Ears, to President
By BRADY McCOMBS Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Interior Secretary Deb Haaland has made her recommendation about whether to reverse former President Donald Trump’s decision to downsize two sprawling national monuments in Utah, but details of her decision were not released. The Interior Department gave her report to President Joe Biden on Wednesday, […]
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Candidates Clash in New Mexico Congressional Election Debate
By MORGAN LEE Associated Press SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Major-party candidates for an open congressional seat in New Mexico clashed over solutions to violent crime, police accountability, the southern border wall and the pandemic’s economic challenges as early absentee voting ballot began. Four candidates have their names on the ballot for the 1st Congressional […]
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Stansbury Holds Strong in Race for Haaland’s Seat
The race to fill Interior Secretary Deb Haaland’s congressional seat started even before she was nominated by President Joe Biden. One of the earliest contenders was State Rep. Melanie Stansbury. The first time Stansbury, 41, ran for public office was in 2018. She defeated seven-term Republican Rep. Jimmie Hall in District 28, Albuquerque’s Northeast Heights. […]
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State’s “Most Conservative” Legislator Enters GOP Race For Haaland Seat
One of the state senate’s most vocal Republicans is entering the race for Deb Haaland’s soon-to-be vacant congressional seat. Senator Mark Moores announced his intent yesterday in a message to Republican State Central Committee members who will choose the Republican nominee in the coming weeks. In his announcement, Moores touts his experience serving in the […]
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Senate Moves to Vote on Haaland Confirmation Next Week
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer is taking steps for the full Senate to take action on the confirmation of several high profile Biden cabinet nominees in the coming days, including Merrick Garland for Attorney General, Congresswoman Marsha Fudge to head the US Department of Housing and Urban Development and Congresswoman Deb Haaland to head the […]
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Heinrich Votes To Advance Haaland Confirmation
WASHINGTON (March 4, 2021) – U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) released the following statement after voting in the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee to advance the nomination of President Joe Biden’s nominee for U.S. Secretary of the Interior, Congresswoman Deb Haaland (D-N.M.). The Committee voted 11 to 9 to advance Congresswoman Haaland’s nomination to […]
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Senate Committee Votes To Confirm Haaland. Here’s Who Voted For and Against Her and What Happens Next.
With two key Republican women in the Senate now pledging to support Deb Haaland for Interior Secretary, her nomination is almost certain when it reaches the full Senate. Alaska Senator Lisa Murkowski will cross party lines and buck powerful energy industry interests to support Haaland. Susan Collins, a Republican Senator from Maine, will also vote […]
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Reyes Vies for Haaland’s Seat
Victor Reyes may be young, but he thinks there’s a chance for him to have a seat at the table. In January Governor Lujan Grisham’s legislative director decided to throw his hat in the ring for the 1st Congressional District, a seat that will open up in a special election if the U.S. Senate confirms […]