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The U.S. Bureau of Land Management announced Monday a proposal to revise the 2016 final Waste Prevention Rule, also known as the venting and flaring rule. The proposed reversal would eliminate duplicative regulatory requirements and re-establish long-standing requirements that the 2016 final rule sought to replace, according to a BLM press release.
John C. Anderson, pictured in November outside his office at the Holland & Hart law firm, won confirmation Thursday as the federal government's top prosecutor in New Mexico. Gabriela Campos/New Mexican file photo John C. Anderson, pictured in November outside his office at the Holland & Hart law firm, won confirmation Thursday as the federal government's top prosecutor in New Mexico.
Philippine president said he pities Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi for being the focus of international criticism over her country's handling of the Rohingya refugee crisis. Suu Kyi and Duterte met in New Delhi this week at a summit of Southeast Asian leaders on the 25th anniversary of ASEAN-India ties.
Democratic state lawmakers want to eliminate New Mexico's annual $50 million cap on film incentive spending but the future of the proposal is unclear amid Republican opposition. The bill which would eliminate a cap on incentives is moving through the New Mexico House and comes after state officials reported the film and television industry contributed more than a half-billion dollars to New Mexico's economy in 2016.
The United States criticized Russia on Wednesday for approving sales of fighter jets to Myanmar's military despite its deadly operations against Rohingya Muslims, warning that Moscow's actions could make the situation worse. Russian defense officials used a visit to Myanmar this week to announce a deal to deliver six Su-30 fighter jets to the country's military.
In this March 19, 2015 file photo, representatives work on the floor of the New Mexico in Santa Fe, N.M. The New Mexico Statehouse has long been a place where women experience sexual harassment and that abuse often goes unchecked or unreported, according to female lobbyists and elected officials Democratic consultant Heather Brewer told The Associated Press on Monday, Dec. 4, 2017, that the harassment at the New Mexico Statehouse ranged from groping to propositions for sex.
A new political avenue toward statewide elected office and Congress may be opening in New Mexico as the Libertarian Party achieves major party status, giving its candidates ready access to the ballot in 2018. Failed presidential candidate Gary Johnson in 2016 won a historic consolation prize for the Libertarian Party by surpassing 5 percent of the popular vote in his home state of New Mexico, thereby lowering daunting signature requirements for Libertarian candidates.
Within hours after Republican leaders in Congress released their proposed federal tax overhaul, Democrats who represent New Mexico issued statements assailing the plan, particularly those parts that favor the wealthy. But the real impact of the changes on most who live in the state is not that clear, according to some.
New Mexico has received more than $1 million in new federal grant money to help combat some of the nation's highest rates of opioid dependence and overdose - and much of it will go to Santa Fe County. U.S. congressional delegates from New Mexico announced in a news release Thursday that the U.S. Department of Justice awarded three grants to New Mexico agencies fighting substance abuse in the state.
Today, new campaign finance disclosure rules go into effect in the state of New Mexico. The new rules are an important step forward for the people of the state, providing much-needed transparency around the money being used to support and oppose state political candidates.
Pete V. Domenici, the son of Italian immigrants who rose to become a power broker in the U.S. Senate, died Wednesday in New Mexico. The Republican was known for reaching across the partisan divide and his work on the federal budget and energy policy over a career that spanned more than 30 years.
Lucky Varela: Longtime state employee served for 30 years in New Mexico House Luciano "Lucky" Varela died Saturday night in Santa Fe. He was 82. Check out this story on scsun-news.com: Representative Luciano "Lucky" Varela, D-Santa Fe, sits in the house chambers as house members honor him on Friday, Feb. 12, 2016.
Attorney Bill Canfield said political maneuvering is behind a request for an extended period to respond to Steve Pearce's lawsuit in federal court. Pearce attorney: Stall tactics starving campaign of funding Attorney Bill Canfield said political maneuvering is behind a request for an extended period to respond to Steve Pearce's lawsuit in federal court.
Rep. Ben Ray LujA n, chairman of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, at his family farm in New Mexico. congressman, barely finding his way through the halls of the Capitol, when his mom called with an urgent message from home.
This photo taken June 13, 2017, shows a chile field in northern Mexico being irrigated. Mexican Mennonite farmer Pedro Suderman has increased his red and green chile production as U.S. demand has grown and New Mexico's harvest has decreased.
Yellow stone County Dis trict Judge Rus sell Fagg formed an exploratory committee to challenge Sen. Jon Tester in Montana. Fagg recently announced he'd be retiring from the court.
In this May 23, 2014 file photo, Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell speaks with the local community and other federal, state, tribal and local leaders celebrating President Obama's designation of the Organ Mountains-Desert Peaks National Monument at Onate High School in Las Cruces, N.M. The Organ Mountains-Desert Peaks National Monument is among 27 monuments where a review has been ordered by President Donald Trump that might remove protections previously considered irreversible.
Just hours after Republican leaders in the U.S. Senate released a draft version of a health insurance bill to replace the federal Affordable Care Act, New Mexico's two senators were joining other Democrats in trying to stop the measure from receiving the 50 votes needed for passage. In a statement, U.S. Sen. Tom Udall said he has received more than 10,000 letters and emails urging him to oppose the bill, which would roll back some rules for health insurers and eventually reduce the number of low-income Americans covered under the government-funded Medicaid program.
Santa Fe Community College student Katherine Rodriguez says she is worried about what will happen when she has to start repaying her student loans. At 20.8 percent, New Mexico has the highest student loan default rate in the United States.Luis SA nchez Saturno The New Mexican Sunny Montez fills out a form last month to drop a class at Santa Fe Community College.
An exhibition of the New Mexico History Museum on New Mexican Crypto-Jews in the late 20th Century. May 18, 2017, IMPORTANT MESSAGE: This is the final week to view our exhibition Fluid Identities: New Mexico Crypto-Jews in the Late 20th Century... Read more NOTE: Public hours for the Jewish History Museum will conclude on Sunday, May 28 and resume on Continue Reading The Consulate of Mexico is hosting an art exhibition "United by Art".