Representative Martin Heinrich News

By Thomas Garcia QCS Senior Writer A proposed bill will help strengthen the Science, Technology, Engineering and Math education and training programs in throughout New Mexico, including Mesalands Community College in Tucumcari, where STEM contributions are already increasing the capacity of the classrooms and level of education, college officials ... (more)

Thomas Garcia QCS Senior Writer A Tucumcari resident's story Thursday of how a local legislator's office helped him receive disability benefits highlighted a visit to Tucumcari by a staff member from the Roswell office of U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich .

The Senate on Monday voted unanimously to confirm New Mexico U.S. Attorney Ken Gonzales as the state's next federal judge, and New Mexico's senators immediately recommended one of his assistants be appointed to replace him.

WASHINGTON >> U.S. Sens. Tom Udall and Martin Heinrich announced counties in New Mexico will receive approximately $34 million through the 2013 Payments in Lieu of Taxes program.

County officials are thanking two men in Washington, D.C., for a recent $3.2 million reimbursement.

U.S. Senators Tom Udall and Martin Heinrich announced on Thursday that counties in New Mexico will receive approximately $34 million through the 2013 Payments in Lieu of Taxes program.

In his first speech on the Senate floor Martin Heinrich pressed for continued funding for New Mexico's military bases and national labs.

New Mexico's congressional delegation said they have introduced legislation to strengthen education and training programs for science, technology, engineering and math jobs across the nation and in New Mexico.

Staff for U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich, D-N.M., will hold mobile office hours 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Friday at the Ken James Senior Center, 360 West Fourth St. in Truth or Consequences.

A bipartisan pair of senators filed a bill on Wednesday that aims to reduce the backlog of claims for veterans' disability benefits by pointing applicants to filing methods with the quickest turnaround.

Reform Groups today urged Senators to join three freshmen, five Republicans, and twenty-six other Democrats in co-sponsoring a bill that would require electronic filing of campaign finance reports by Senate candidates and committees .

Former U.S. Rep. Heather Wilson collected nearly half a million dollars in questionable payments from four federally funded nuclear labs after she left office, the Energy Department's inspector general says in a new report.

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. >> New Mexico First, a statewide nonpartisan public policy organization, announced that seats are available for First Forum.

U.S. Customs and Border Protection on Friday submitted a rule change that will extend the border commercial zone in New Mexico from 25 to 55 miles.

Heavy smoke rises from the Blanco Fire on June 18, 2012. The fire near Bloomfield destroyed five homes and a dozen outbuildings.

New Mexico's three largest border towns could get an economic boost because of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's decision Friday to allow more access to qualified visitors from Mexico.

The Federal Emergency Management Agency has approved a fire management assistance grant program for dealing with the Tres Lagunas fire.

Members of New Mexico's congressional delegation are urging federal officials and utility companies to find ways to prevent wildfires.

Dara Parker spoke on behalf of Senators Martin Heinrich and Tom Udall Sunday night during the 30th internationally held AIDS Candlelight Memorial at Young Park which remembers those affected by the disease.

Right now, what is known as the Border Commercial Zone, extends 25 miles into New Mexico, an area in which people from Mexico who have been security-screened by the Department of Homeland Security can travel to shop and conduct business, etc.