Author Archives: Pat Davis

Health officials in New Mexico are warning residents to take precautions as daytime temperatures are expected to climb over the coming days in eastern and southern parts of the state. Since April 1, the state Health Department said there have been at least 51 heat-related visits to emergency departments across New Mexico as record high […]

When the legislative session ended in 2019, House Speaker Brian Egolf said, “The produced water bill, I think, is going to go down as one of the greatest environmental accomplishments to come out of the state Legislature of New Mexico. Just the quantity of fresh, potable water that’s going to be saved for agricultural and […]

Submitted by Barbara V. Hall In the Santa Fe New Mexican, Senator Craig Brandt criticized Senate District 9 Republican candidate, Audrey Trujillo, with unfounded, defamatory accusations.  The purpose?  To promote Trujillo’s Republican opponent before the Primary.  Trujillo is ahead in the polls and Senator Brandt is scared. No matter how dirty politics can get, Senator Brandt […]

Thanks to a unique combination of skills honed through specialized training programs, Sandoval County Fire and Rescue (SCFR) K-9 units are helping out on missions throughout the state. On April 29, SCFR reported that their K-9s were called to assist the Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco and Firearms, Roswell Fire Department and the New Mexico State […]

Susan Dunlap, NM Political Report Attorney General Raúl Torrez announced on Thursday his legislative priorities for July’s special legislative session, including the creation of a crime victim’s unit to monitor crime victim’s rights. Torrez held a press conference to discuss three policies he hopes the legislature will address in the upcoming special session. Torrez also […]

By Darrell Allen It is easy to make fun of the student protesters who have vociferously made their voices heard in support of the Palestinian people, pretty much across the whole country.  Even here in Albuquerque at the University of New Mexico.  The front page of the May 16 Albuquerque Journal, perhaps inadvertently, did just […]

By Lucie Deuel, NM entrepreneur We live in a world where water levels are dangerously low, outdated machinery is hogging essential energy, and tons of food is wasted daily. Reduce, reuse, recycle- a term that has been battered into our minds from a young age, yet the trend stays the same. Resources diminish, carbon footprints […]

In New Mexico one of our best kept secrets is former U.S. Sen. Fred Harris. It was a lucky day in 1976 when Sen. Harris and his family moved to New Mexico. The move came after two terms as U.S. senator from Oklahoma and two runs for president in 1972 and 1976.  On May 21 […]

The Carnuel community refuses to silence their concerns about the New Mexico Department of Transportation’s (NMDOT) proposal to remove the westbound off-ramp bridge at I-40 exit 170, also known as the Carnuel exit.  The NMDOT held a meeting May 16 to hear public concerns about its I-40 Tijeras Arroyo Bridges study. The study was a […]

U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich is urging members of Congress to increase funding to combat the flow of illegal drugs and weapons at the U.S. border.  In a May 9 letter to the Senate Committee on Appropriations, Heinrich and 16 members of Congress asked for increased funding for U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to hire […]