Representative Martin Heinrich News

New Mexicans who have federal student loan debt may see their interest rates double unless Congress acts by July 1. But many expect that, similar to last year, Congress will take action just before the deadline, staving off the sharp increases for students who have taken out subsidized Stafford loans, which are federally subsidized and guaranteed ... (more)

On Thursday, the U.S. Senate unanimously confirmed physicist Ernest Moniz, pictured, as the new Secretary of Energy, the head of the Department of Energy, which oversees New Mexico's national labs.

The US Senate, with the support of New Mexico's Martin Heinrich and Tom Udall, recently passed legislation called the "Marketplace Fairness Act." The idea behind the legislation is to set up a new taxation regime that would allow states to collect sales taxes on all online sales.

We continue to hear that creating the Organ Mountains-Desert Peaks National Monument will result in increased tourism for Las Cruces and Doa Ana County, become an economic driver by creating many jobs and securing access to these areas for the future.

One of the youngest and poorest senators, Martin Heinrich rose to the top as a supporter of labor and environmental issues.

Sen. Martin Heinrich watches as Army and Marine veteran Joey Campbell cuts the ribbon with his family at their home to promote the HAVEN loan program for veterans.

Prince Harry, the most eligible bachelor in the solar system, has arrived in the United States, fully clothed this time, unfortunately.

One of the nation's leading conservatives on Tuesday assailed a new Heritage Foundation report that says a comprehensive overhaul of U.S. immigration policy would cost American taxpayers more than $6 trillion.

Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-N.M., said passage of the DREAM Act, which would establish a new naturalization process for undocumented children brought into the U.S., would help the economy.

LAS CRUCES The nonpartisan public policy organization New Mexico First will recognize six outstanding leaders for their exceptional commitments to collaboration and effective policy.

The Navy will pay NASA nearly $2 million a year to conduct field carrier landing practice at NASA's Wallops Flight Facility on Virginia's Eastern Shore.

U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-N.M., said Tuesday the Department of Energy's Waste Isolation Pilot Plant has done an "amazing job" in meeting its mission of storing nuclear waste from DOE sites around the country.

New Mexico's U.S. senators are promising to fight the Pentagon's plans to close a Kirtland Air Force Base space program to deal with the federal budget squeeze.

With both of Nevada's Senators speaking in support, the Lyon County Economic Development and Conservation Act was heard for the first time last week in the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources' Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests and Mining.

Who will be the Democratic candidate to face Governor Susana Martinez in the fall of 2014? With her polling numbers still around a 60% approval rating, one might ask, "Who would want to?" Taking Martinez on in November, 2014 certainly is a gamble.

New Mexico faith leaders will join with DREAM Act students and other community leaders to call for a path to citizenship for aspiring Americans that is direct, fair and inclusive from 6:30 - 8:30 p.m. Wednesday at the Las Cruces Convention Center, 680 E. University Ave.

A federal program aimed at boosting access to broadband service is receiving scrutiny from New Mexico's senators and representatives who say it could harm rural residents' access to news.

Just my luck. It was my friend Barney and he was clearly well in into cocktail hour.

Where oh where could Pegasus Global Holding be? They were going to build the Center for Innovation, Testing & Evaluation supposedly creating thousand of jobs.

New Mexico faith leaders will join with DREAM Act students and other community leaders Wednesday to call for a path to citizenship for aspiring Americans that is direct, fair and inclusive.