New Mexico will receive $675 million from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to expand broadband access across the state. “It is no accident that this funding made up the largest percentage of the federal Bipartisan Infrastructure Law; broadband projects are incredibly expensive and a vital part (of) every aspect of our lives,” Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham […]
Bipartisan legislation introduced on Tuesday aims at protecting people’s data from exploitation by foreign nations. U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich, a New Mexico Democrat, as well as two other senators Ron Wyden, an Oregon Democrat, and Cynthia Lummis, a Wyoming Republican, sponsored the legislation. The legislation also seeks to enact criminal and civil penalties in an effort […]
One year ago this upcoming Saturday the U.S. Supreme Court did what conservatives have sought for years: overturned Roe v. Wade. The Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization decision upended decades of precedent and made massive changes to reproductive health access nationwide. NM Political Report is one of (if not the) only statewide news outlets […]
Not everyone is happy about the idea of “citizen journalists.” Even the term leads some to fear the watering-down of journalism. In an era of social media influencers and bloggers, sometimes referred to as journalists, officially opening the door to citizen reporters may beg the question, “Who is a journalist?”
Doña Ana County will receive $37.1 million in federal funding for a project aimed at eliminating train-vehicle collisions in Santa Teresa. The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Railroad Administration awarded $31,171,088 in grant funding from the Railroad Crossing Elimination Grant Program. The grant funding is for a grade-separated roadway under Union Pacific’s rail line in […]