Note: Want to receive our politics newsletter every week in your inbox before it’s on the site? Sign up here for free. Hello fellow political junkies! Chaos continued to reign in the People’s House this week with two censure resolutions and a resolution to remove another. One representative being censured is rare, two censures plus […]
New Mexico’s September unemployment rate remained steady from August at 3.7 percent. This is a slight drop over the September 2022 unemployment rate. New Mexico’s lowest unemployment rate was 3.4 percent in August 2022, and was at 3.5 percent in September of 2022. The rate is also more than two-and-a-half times lower than the pandemic […]
New Mexico Democratic Senator Ben Ray Luján and Tennessee Republican Senator Marsha Blackburn introduced a bipartisan resolution supporting the International Atomic Energy Agency in its role promoting nuclear security. “At a time of immense global conflict, the International Atomic Energy Agency plays a critical role upholding global safety standards and peaceful nuclear operations,” Luján said […]
U.S. Senator Ben Ray Luján, a Democrat, and 19 other Democratic and independent senators sent a letter on Oct. 18 to the Federal Communications Commission asking for improved access to local media on streaming platforms. Currently, traditional cable and satellite networks work directly with local television stations prior to broadcasting local news, sports and other […]
The Federal Communications Commission voted to adopt a declaratory ruling that makes Wi-Fi access on school buses to be eligible for the E-Rate program. E-Rate provides discounts and reimbursements for telecommunications, internet access and internal connections to eligible schools and libraries, according to the FCC. “Consistent with the Commission’s past determinations regarding other eligible off-campus […]