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Los Alamos laboratory’s recent mistakes in shipping plutonium were among dozens of incidents involving mislabeled or wrongly shipped materials associated with the nuclear weapons program. Continue Reading
An undercover congressional operation exposes gaps in U.S. regulations and undermines Washington’s claim to be the best in the world at blocking this potential terrorist threat. Continue Reading
Current New Mexico driver’s licenses and identification cards can most likely be used to enter federal facilities and board domestic flights until Oct. 1, 2020. Continue Reading
Former Sheriff Richard Mack has a plan to roll back gun control, tax laws and land-use constraints, one defiant local law enforcement official at a time. Continue Reading
Clinton beats all of the Republicans, plus Bernie Sanders, in getting the defense industry’s financial help for her presidential campaign. Continue Reading
It’s disheartening to me that there are voters who support a potential commander-in-chief who, with intent, broke the law, ignored the policies of her own agency that others would have been fired for doing, and displayed a habit of being careless with critical information. Continue Reading
Our leaders in Washington must be clear that an attack on America with nuclear weapons will result in catastrophic damage to the nations that enabled that attack. Continue Reading
New Mexico will continue giving immigrants living here without legal status a way to drive legally. Continue Reading
New Mexico driver’s licenses will once again get people onto military bases and into other federal facilities. Continue Reading
Modernizing U.S. nuclear warheads and cleaning up the wastes will cost more than $520 billion, audit agency says. Continue Reading
Gov. Susana Martinez has said she will sign the bill, which would end a bitter five-year political battle. Continue Reading
New Mexico’s rancorous five-year fight over allowing immigrants without legal status to drive lawfully is within an eyelash of being resolved. Continue Reading
Both Gov. Susana Martinez and immigrant advocates claimed victory after a Senate committee on Friday approved a compromise bill that would allow immigrants without legal status a way to drive legally — and would exempt many of them from a requirement to be fingerprinted. Continue Reading
New Mexico issued the fewest number of new driver’s licenses to immigrants in 2015 since a 2003 law was approved that allows immigrants without legal status to obtain a license, according to statistics released Tuesday. Continue Reading
Even some of Gov. Susana Martinez’s most ardent supporters, including the Albuquerque Journal and the Albuquerque Chamber of Commerce, have publicly supported the Senate’s amended version of House Bill 99. Continue Reading