Newly Elected Native Congresswomen Deb Haaland on Climate Change and Suppression of Native Votes

Deb Haaland, One of Nation’s First Native Congresswomen, Calls for Probe of Missing Indigenous Women

Gov. Susana Martinez caught on tape

13 Workers Test Positive For Radiation Exposure After Leak At Nuclear Waste Facility In New Mexico

Japan, U.S. Move to Expand Nuclear Power Programs Despite Contamination at Fukushima & New Mexico

New Mexico admits nuclear plant leaking radiation

New Mexico State University’s Next President May Be A Climate Science Denier

New Mexico State University’s Next President May Be A Climate Science Denier: by Brad Johnson, campaign manager for Forecast the Facts On Monday at 4 pm, the New Mexico Board of Regents is prepared to hold a public vote to choose the next president of New Mexico State University (NMSU), the major land-grant institution in Las Cruces, NM. One of the top candidates is Garrey Carruthers, a [...]/p

New Mexico GOP Official Calls 19-Year-Old ‘A Radical Bitch’

New Mexico GOP Official Calls 19-Year-Old ‘A Radical Bitch’: Steve Kush, executive director of the Bernalillo County Republican Party in New Mexico, took to Twitter on Tuesday to verbally abuse a 19-year-old Working America volunteer who testified in favor of raising the minimum wage. Bernalillo County, the largest county in New Mexico, was considering a proposal to increase the county minimum wage from $7.50 [...]/p

New Mexico Will Provide Returning Veterans With Free Mental Health Care For A Year

New Mexico Will Provide Returning Veterans With Free Mental Health Care For A Year: Faced with a Veterans’ Affairs Department (VA) overwhelmed by medical claims and more and more American soldiers returning from the war in Afghanistan, the state of New Mexico has decided to provide recently-discharged veterans of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars with a critical resource: one year of free mental health services. As per New Mexico [...]/p

Worst Drought in 1,000 Years Could Begin in Eight Years

Worst Drought in 1,000 Years Could Begin in Eight Years
"Beginning in just eight years, we could see permanent climate conditions across the North American Southwest that are comparable to the worst megadrought in 1,000 years."

Crazy -- Republican Lawmaker Wants to Jail Rape Victims for Ending Pregnancies | Alternet

Crazy -- Republican Lawmaker Wants to Jail Rape Victims for Ending Pregnancies | Alternet
"Apparently it took a female Republican to come up with the most vicious way to punish women who had the audacity to get themselves raped."

NM Bill Would Require Rape Victims To Stay Pregnant For 'Evidence'

NM Bill Would Require Rape Victims To Stay Pregnant For 'Evidence'
"This is the latest salvo fired in the Republican war on women. Fortunately for the people of New Mexico, the state legislature is controlled by the Democrats. But this is a perfect example of the sorts of things those creative Republicans dream up if you let down your guard down, or trust them for even a minute with the reins of government"

RNC Official: New Mexico Is ‘Going to Hell’ For Hosting Meeting With American Indians About Economic Development

RNC Official: New Mexico Is ‘Going to Hell’ For Hosting Meeting With American Indians About Economic Development:  An executive member of the Republican National Committee said that his home state of New Mexico is “going to hell” because an annual meeting between the governor and the state’s 22 American Indian tribes [...]/p

New Mexico RNC Committeeman Is Custer's Last Fan

New Mexico RNC Committeeman Is Custer's Last Fan
"A RNC National Committeeman told Governor Susana Martinez's staff that her agreeing to meet with Native Americans is disrespectful to the memory of Col. George Armstrong Custer, the infamous cavalry officer who killed thousands of Native Americans in the 1800s, according to emails obtained by ProgressNow New Mexico."

Voting Rights Activist Purged From NM Voter Rolls

Voting Rights Activist Purged From NM Voter Rolls
"Just remember this: If the right wing can't count on your vote, they don't want your vote to count."

Voters Kicked Off The Rolls In New Mexico Include Voting Rights Activist, Wife Of State Representative

Voters Kicked Off The Rolls In New Mexico Include Voting Rights Activist, Wife Of State Representative: More than 170,000 people have been purged from New Mexico’s voter rolls — and among them are a prominent voting rights activist, as well as the wife of a Democratic state representative. State Rep. Brian Egolf (D) told the AP that his wife received a letter saying that the state government considered her an inactive [...]/p