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Luján And Others Introduce CHILE Act To Strengthen Support For Specialty Crop Growers

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U.S. SENATE News:

WASHINGTON, D.C. — On June 23, U.S. Sens. Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Food and Nutrition, Specialty Crops, Organics, and Research, Elissa Slotkin (D-Mich.), Reverend Raphael Warnock (D-Ga.), Cory Booker (D-N.J.), Michael Bennet (D-Colo.), and John Fetterman (D-Pa.) introduced the Cultivating Horticultural Innovation in Local Economies (CHILE) Act, legislation to strengthen federal support for specialty crop growers facing economic losses and market disruptions.

The CHILE Act builds upon language included in the House-passed Read More

Wilderness Society Responds To BLM Oil & Gas Rule Rollback Announcement

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Wilderness Society News:

ALBUQUERQUE — The Department of the Interior announced its plan to revise the BLM Oil and Gas Rule (also known as the Fluid Mineral Leases and Leasing Process Rule), which updated and improved a woefully outdated federal oil and gas leasing program that was riddled with de facto subsidies for fossil fuel companies. The Interior Department also announced its plan to roll back regulations aimed at preventing methane waste from oil and gas operations.

Undermining the Rule is another attempt by the administration and its allies in Congress to use the pretense of a national Read More

Luján, Slotkin, Warnock, Booker, Bennet, Fetterman Introduce Legislation To Strengthen Support For Specialty Crop Growers Of Pecans To Chile

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From the Office of U.S. Sen. Ben Ray Luján:

Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Food and Nutrition, Specialty Crops, Organics, and Research, Elissa Slotkin (D-Mich.), Reverend Raphael Warnock (D-Ga.), Cory Booker (D-N.J.), Michael Bennet (D-Colo.), and John Fetterman (D-Pa.) introduced the Cultivating Horticultural Innovation in Local Economies (CHILE) Act, legislation to strengthen federal support for specialty crop growers facing economic losses and market disruptions.

The CHILE Act builds upon language included Read More

Heinrich Announces Senate Passage Of Legislation To Build More Housing & Lower Costs For New Mexico Families

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U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich

U.S. SENATE News:

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) announced the Senate passage of the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act, bipartisan legislation to tackle the housing crisis in New Mexico and nationwide by increasing the housing supply and lowering the cost of housing for working families.

“More and more New Mexicans are being priced out of a place to live. That’s unacceptable, and it’s something I’ve been working to fix. We need to bring housing costs down and put the American dream of home ownership within reach for more New Mexico families,” Heinrich Read More

Disabled American Veterans To Host Benefits Seminar In Clovis June 30 

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DAV News:

ERLANGER, KY. — DAV (Disabled American Veterans) is a nonprofit charity that provides a lifetime of support for veterans of all generations and their families, helping more than 1 million veterans in positive, life-changing ways each year.

One of the various services DAV provides at no cost to veterans is our Information Seminar program. These seminars are available across the country to help veterans and their families obtain the services and benefits they have earned.

DAV has an information seminar coming to your area:

  • Tuesday, June 30, 2026
  • 9 a.m.–10 a.m.
  • Clovis Chamber of Commerce
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Farmington Trio Charged With Federal Drug Trafficking, Firearms Offenses

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A table displaying several boxed firearms, stacks of cash, and small clear evidence bags. Courtesy photo

A table displaying several boxed firearms, stacks of cash, and small clear evidence bags. Courtesy photo

FBI News:

ALBUQUERQUE — Three people in Farmington are accused of participating in a drug trafficking organization after investigators seized cocaine, methamphetamine, firearms, ammunition and thousands of dollars in suspected drug proceeds.

According to court records, June 9, 2026, federal agents and members of the Region II Narcotics Task Force executed a search warrant at Read More

Rep. Vasquez Visits Belen To Highlight $1 Million Investment To Upgrade Wastewater Treatment System

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Courtesy photo

STATE News:

BELEN — On June 18, 2026, U.S. Rep. Gabe Vasquez (NM-02) visited Belen’s wastewater treatment facility to highlight the over $1 million he brought home to the city to make much-needed repairs. The funding, which was secured through the Fiscal Year 2026 Community Project Funding process, will be used to repair cracks, rebuild a lift system, and build an aeration diffuser system—ensuring that every Belen resident has access to clean, safe drinking water.

“Belen is growing, which means its infrastructure needs to grow with it. I’m proud to have secured over a million Read More

Senate Energy And Natural Resources Committee Advances Bipartisan America The Beautiful Act

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U.S. SENATE News:

WASHINGTON, D.C. — During a U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee business meeting to consider pending legislation, the Committee advanced S. 1547, the America the Beautiful Act, bipartisan legislation introduced by U.S. Sens. Steve Daines (R-Mont.) and Angus King (I-Maine) to reauthorize the National Parks and Public Land Legacy Restoration Fund. The Committee also adopted a bipartisan amendment in the nature of a substitute offered by Chairman Mike Lee (R-Utah) and Ranking Member Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.).

“The bipartisan advancement of the America Read More

Posts From The Road: Two Lanes & A Tank Of Fuel

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View From the Pass: Dead Indian Pass is the highest point on the Chief Joseph Scenic Highway in Wyoming. Shown is a view of the road as it twists and turns as it drops in elevation when leaving the pass to the north. The pass is 8,071 feet in elevation and offers spectacular views of the Absaroka Mountains and beyond from the scenic viewpoint. Photo by Gary Warren/ladailypost.com

Coastal Landscape: A view of the coastline, Highway 1, and the iconic Bixby Bridge is seen from a scenic viewpoint about a dozen miles south of Carmel, Calif. and a short distance north of the bridge. The late afternoon sunlight Read More

PEER Sues Interior Department For Hiding How It Decides What American History To Rewrite

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PEER News:

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER) has filed a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) lawsuit against the Department of the Interior (DOI) after the agency spent more than nine months refusing to release any records showing how it is implementing an order to scrub “disparaging” content about American history from national parks, monuments, and other public lands.

The lawsuit, filed in U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, demands that DOI’s Office of the Secretary turn over documents detailing how Secretary Doug Burgum’s Secretarial Read More