Author - The Durango Herald
Ad
Morgan Lee
Position: The Associated Press

New Mexico invests millions to bolster census participation

SANTA FE – New Mexico launched a multimillion-dollar effort Tuesday to ensure an accurate census count of its heavily Hispanic and Native American population, as the U.S. Supreme Court heard...

DATE: Apr 23, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

2020 could disrupt New Mexico’s all-male Senate lineage

SANTA FE – A woman is knocking on the door of an enduring boys’ club in New Mexico politics, as Secretary of State Maggie Toulouse Oliver signals her interest in the 2020 race for U.S. Senat...

DATE: Apr 22, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Indigenous leaders want less drilling near sacred sites

SANTA FE – Leaders of the Navajo Nation and Pueblo tribes expressed frustration Monday with federal oversight of oil and gas leases on public holdings near ancient Native American cultural s...

DATE: Apr 16, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Indigenous leaders want less drilling near sacred sites

SANTA FE – Leaders of the Navajo Nation and Pueblo tribes expressed frustration Monday with federal oversight of oil and gas leases on public holdings near ancient Native American cultural s...

DATE: Apr 15, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Environmental group IDs New Mexico methane emissions surge

SANTA FE – A prominent environmental group announced new evidence Thursday that methane emissions in New Mexico are climbing amid a surge in oil and natural gas production in the Permian Bas...

DATE: Apr 13, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

New Mexico governor signs more than 250 bills, vetoes 28

SANTA FE – New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham embraced a nearly $1 billion infrastructure spending package and enacted a variety of modest tax increases designed to insulate schools and ...

DATE: Apr 5, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Teacher salaries, school funding boosted in New Mexico

SANTA FE – Legislation to increase teacher salaries, extend instructional time at public schools and boost spending on low-income students was signed into law Wednesday by New Mexico’s Democ...

DATE: Apr 4, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

New Mexico seeks bigger slice of outdoor recreation economy

SANTA FE – New Mexico will seek out a bigger share of the nation’s outdoor recreation economy by creating a special division dedicated to expanding the state’s foothold in the lucrative indu...

DATE: Apr 2, 2019 | CATEGORY: Outdoors

4th ranked House leader seeks U.S. Senate seat in New Mexico

SANTA FE – U.S. Rep. Ben Ray Luján – the No. 4 ranked Democrat in Congress – announced his campaign Monday for the state’s open U.S. Senate seat in 2020. Democrats hope to keep th...

DATE: Apr 1, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

New Mexico weighs America’s first government-run pot shops

SANTA FE – New Mexico would become the first U.S. state to set up its own government-operated marijuana stores and subsidize medical cannabis for the poor under a bill brokered between Repub...

DATE: Mar 12, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Minimum wage debate rages in New Mexico after 10-year freeze

SANTA FE – The state Senate endorsed Friday an increase to the statewide minimum wage from $7.50 an hour to $11 over the next three years without additional raises. The bill from ...

DATE: Mar 9, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

New Mexico moves to expand background checks on gun sales

SANTA FE – Legislators sent a bill to expand background checks on private gun sales in New Mexico to the governor’s desk Monday for certain approval after a bruising series of debates and ob...

DATE: Mar 5, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Ballantine Communications, Inc.
Durango Herald Durango Herald Store The Journal The Tri-City Record
DGO Directory Plus BCI Media Services
Events Four Corners Expos Browse Local Jobs Careers With Us
Contact Us
News tip/feedback Letter to the Editor Submit Local Brief FAQs About/History
Report a paper delivery issue/suspend delivery Advertise with Us Staff/Contact
Find Us
E-Edition
RSS Alexa

Choose from several print and digital subscription packages

Get The Herald

Sign up for our daily email newsletter or to receive breaking news delivered to your inbox:

© 2025 Durango Herald | Ballantine Communications, Inc. All Rights Reserved. | Terms of Use | Privacy Policy