Hispanic caucus unhappy with transition team treatment of Lujan Grisham

Views 0 Hispanic groups and lawmakers expressed surprise and some anger Thursday at how New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham (D) has been treated by President-elect Joe Biden’s transition team. Lujan Grisham was offered but rejected a Cabinet position as Biden’s Interior Department secretary, a transition team source told The Hill on Wednesday. Advocacy groups had been pushing […]

Biden is facing high hopes, tough choices on border wall

Views 0 LOS EBANOS, Texas (AP) – The U.S. government has been trying to take Pamela Rivas’ land for a border wall since before Joe Biden was vice president. From a brushy bluff, Rivas can look across the Rio Grande to Mexico on the other side. She spent her childhood fishing on the river. The government […]

New Mexico Lawmaker says federal aid money being misused

Views 0 Millions going to undocumented immigrants ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — This week, City of Albuquerque staff announced $2.5 million in federal aid would be given to people they say are those most in need, regardless of their immigration status. Those who qualify will receive $2,000 per family.

2 longtime Democratic New Mexico senators vacate seats early

Views 0 SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) – A longtime New Mexico state senator has announced he is retiring from his position and will step down a month before his four-year term was scheduled to expire after losing his bid this year for reelection. Democratic state Sen. John Arthur Smith, who had served eight terms and was chairman […]