Author Archives: Kevin Hendricks

By Kevin Hendricks Despite fervent opposition from local residents, the Sandoval County Commission last week gave the green light to a controversial solar power and battery storage development in the East Mountains.  The 3-2 vote on Feb. 18 approved a zoning request that allows the Diamond Tail solar and storage project to proceed. The Diamond […]

By Rodd Cayton The New Mexico Supreme Court is pushing back against the Trump administration’s drive to curtail diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) efforts across the country. The court Tuesday released an open letter to the public declaring its commitment to those values. The letter, signed by all five justices, notes that the words “Dedicated […]

By Nicole Maxwell Whether it is red, green or Christmas, New Mexican cuisine is known for its chile.  HB 172 seeks to establish August as Red and Green Chile Month and was passed unanimously in the House Government Elections and Indian Affairs Committee Feb. 14. “It’s an important issue for us to bring up, and it’s […]

By Matthew Reichbach New Mexico’s U.S. Senators have not voted against all of President Donald Trump’s cabinet nominees (see which they’ve voted for below), but they have voted against most of them. U.S. Sens. Martin Heinrich and Ben Ray Luján both expressed particular concern over two nominees who won confirmation last week without any Democratic […]

By Julia Goldberg, Source NM The State of New Mexico is leading a new multi-state lawsuit against Elon Musk, the Department of Government Efficiency and Donald Trump, claiming that the actions Trump has allowed Musk’s DOGE to take violate the U.S. Constitution. New Mexico did not join a separate lawsuit filed last week by a dozen state […]

By Andy Lyman An Albuquerque city councilor was in Santa Fe last week to help promote some of the state’s most notable icons: lowriders.  City Council Vice President Klarissa Peña, who has repeatedly championed lowrider culture in Albuquerque, was at the Roundhouse to promote a memorial that would make the lowrider the official state car.  […]

By Kevin Hendricks The Bernalillo County Sheriff’s Office announced Monday afternoon that it is investigating two deaths Sunday in Cedar Crest as a murder-suicide. BCSO announced in a press release that a Sunday morning welfare check led to the discovery of two dead bodies on Mulberry Lane.  The deceased were identified as a 29-year-old male […]

By Source NM A committee tabled legislation Feb. 13 from New Mexico Republicans that sought to ban transgender athletes from women’s sports teams and echoed an executive order signed by President Donald Trump earlier this month. The state House Consumer and Public Affairs Committee voted 4-2 on party lines to table House Bill 185, following an incendiary […]

By Nicole Maxwell A bill seeking to add a tax exemption for tipped workers was introduced in the Senate last week. SB 285 would exempt tips from state income tax. One of the bill’s sponsors, Sen. Jay Block , R-Rio Rancho, told NM Political Report it’s a “common sense” bill and “good for the people in New Mexico […]