Politics

Robinson: Lawmaker Wants His Secession Threat To Open Dialogue

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By SHERRY ROBINSON
All She Wrote
© 2026 New Mexico News Services

Texas has always wanted more of New Mexico.

Before New Mexico could join the United States as a territory, Congress had to settle a boundary dispute. Texas claimed all of New Mexico east of the Rio Grande, even though it had never fought for or held any of it. In the historic Compromise of 1850, Congress placed the New Mexico-Texas boundary along the 103rd meridian and agreed to pay Texas $10 million for its “loss.”

Then in 1859 a surveying mistake gave Texas a 310-mile strip, 601,152 acres, that belonged to New Mexico. When the mistake Read More

National Voice For Voting Rights Stacey Abrams Endorses Deb Haaland For New Mexico Governor

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Stacey Abrams, left, has announced her support of Deb Haaland for governor. Courtesy photo

From the Deb Haaland for Governor Campaign:

ALBUQUERQUE — Today, national leader and change-maker Stacey Abrams, announced her support of Deb Haaland for governor. Abrams is the first Black woman to win a major party’s nomination for governor in the country, and she has devoted her career to protecting voting rights and protecting our nation’s families.

“We have to elect people who believe in people, not power and who believe in the future and not the past. We also need leaders who are not afraid to stand Read More

More Scenes From No Kings 3.0 Rally Saturday At The Pond

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Several hundred people lined Trinity Drive to broadcast their displeasure with the Trump Administration during Saturday’s No Kings 3.0 Rally. The rally was part of a nationwide peaceful protest that reportedly garnered 8 million participants. The local event featured speeches from State Rep. Christine Chandler, New Mexico American Civil Liberties Union Policy Director Lena Weber-Salazar, Los Alamos High School students Sal DeWitt and Abel Sayre and veteran Rumi Sauñe. Photo by Kirsten Laskey/ladailypost.com

During her speech at the No Kings 3.0 Rally Saturday at Ashley Pond Park, Read More

Luján, Murkowski, Schatz Reintroduce Bipartisan Legislation To Expand And Modernize Native Housing Programs

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U.S. Sen. Ben Ray Luján

U.S. SENATE News:

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Sen. Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.), a member of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska), Chairman of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, and U.S. Senator Brian Schatz (D-Hawaiʻi), Vice Chairman of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, introduced the Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Modernization Act of 2026 (NAHASDA Modernization Act), comprehensive legislation to reauthorize and modernize federal housing programs serving American Indians, Alaska Natives, Read More

Scenes From No Kings 3.0 Rally At Ashley Pond Park

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Several hundred people gathered at the No Kings 3.0 Rally on Saturday at Ashley Pond Park. Los Alamos Indivisible hosted this third No Kings Day of Peaceful Action: ‘a day dedicated to nonviolent protest, unity, and community solidarity’. The event included live music and speakers: Abel Sayre (Los Alamos High School): Iran and the Middle East, Christine Chandler (State Representative): New Mexico Legislature’s efforts to protect immigrants, Lena Salazar (Interim Policy Director, ACLU of New Mexico): How legal resistance is protecting New Mexicans and Rumi Sauñe (Navy veteran): A veteran’s Read More

Tales Of Our Times: Jointly Reported Facts Are Mightier Than ‘Bipartisan’       

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Tales Of Our Times
By JOHN BARTLIT
New Mexico Citizens
for Clean Air & Water

Jointly Reported Facts Are Mightier Than ‘Bipartisan’ 

We live in times of zealous palaver about being “bipartisan” and “working together.” Exactly what these words include is unclear. In times past, New Mexico Citizens for Clean Air & Water pursued ideas of our own that might qualify. Our goal was simpler and mightier than “bipartisan” or “working together.” We found mutual ways of telling missing parts of the whole story.

Over time, we learned that industry is no different from the cross section in every activity.

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Thousands In Sierra County Gain Access To Broadband

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CONNECT NM News:

ALBUQUERQUE — Nearly 3,000 locations, including homes, businesses, and farms in Truth or Consequences and Williamsburg, now have access to high-speed fiber internet, following the completion of a broadband infrastructure project funded by the state’s Office of Broadband Access and Expansion (OBAE).

The project was completed ahead of schedule and under its $14.5 million total budget.

“I am so pleased that the days of sporadic and unreliable internet service seem to be over. I have already received calls of improved service, fewer outages, and better affordability,” Truth Read More

House Speaker Javier Martinez: Haaland The Best Choice To Support Our Kids, Build A Bright Future For New Mexico

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Gubernatorial candidate Deb Haaland

From the campaign of Deb Haaland:

ALBUQUERQUE — Speaker of the New Mexico House of Representatives Javier Martinez announced his endorsement of Deb Haaland in the race for governor. 

“New Mexico is rebuilding the village it takes to raise a child with every dollar we invest and every policy we pass. We’ve made life better and more affordable for working families across the state by lowering costs, improving access to healthcare and housing, and launching a first-of-its-kind universal childcare program,” Speaker Martínez said. “Right now, as federal Read More