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Trucker hits trucker parked on shoulder

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Interstate 40 eastbound traffic near milepost 6 came to a sudden stop shortly before noon Oct. 29, when a tractor-trailer collided into the back of another tractor-trailer parked on the shoulder.

After the crash, the trucks blocked both lanes of I-40 eastbound, causing traffic to snarl as far back as the New Mexico-Arizona...

Toulouse Oliver ends bid for senate seat

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ALBUQUERQUE - New Mexico Secretary of State Maggie Toulose Oliver announced that she was ending her campaign for U.S. Senate on Oct. 29.

At that time she released the following statement:

“I’m a fighter. I’ve fought to protect New Mexico’s elections system from foreign interference; I’ve taken on corruption in state government; and I’ve twice stood up to President Trump when he demanded New Mexicans’ personal voter information. I’m not afraid of a tough fight.

That’s why I decided to run for the U.S. Senate. I knew that someone needed to stand up and fight for our progressive values.

When I entered the race for U.S. Senate, I was the only candidate supporting...

Heinrich supports ICE detention facilities investigation

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Senator Martin Heinrich, D-N.M., has announced his support of New Mexico Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham’s call for a federal investigation into conditions at the U.S. Department of Homeland Security Immigration and Customs Enforcement facilities in New Mexico.

In his statement Oct. 30, Heinrich said, “The deeply troubling reports of mistreatment and poor conditions at ICE detention facilities warrant a federal investigation. We need to get to the bottom of what’s taking place at these facilities and ensure anyone held in ICE’s custody is treated humanely and in accordance to the law.”

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Navy names new class of ships to honor the Navajo people

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HOUMA, La. - Navajo Nation President Jonathan Nez was honored to be joined by the members of the 24th Navajo Nation Council, Speaker Seth Damon, Chief Justice JoAnn B. Jayne, former Speaker LoRenzo Bates, and Navajo Code Talker Peter McDonald on Oct. 30, during the U.S. Navy’s Authentication of the Keel Ceremony of the U.S. Navy’s first of class towing and salvage vessel, “USNS Navajo (T-ATS 6)” at the Civic Center in Houma, La.

The keel was said to be “truly and fairly laid” as it was authenticated by Nez, Damon, and Jocelyn Billy, who signed their initials into the keel plate that is the symbolic backbone of a ship. The keel plate will be fastened within the hull of the...

Udall and Lowenthal to tackle plastic waste

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Drafting national beverage container deposit system

Washington, D. C. - In July, U.S. Senator Tom Udall, D-N.M., and U.S. Representative Alan Lowenthal, D-Calif., circulated a draft outline of legislation to tackle the plastic waste pollution crisis, including a policy for a national beverage container deposit system. They received approximately 150 responses in comments and meeting requests.

Staff members have been revising the outline and working with legal counsel to draft the proposal into legislative language. The “discussion draft” will be circulated in the coming days with a process to provide feedback.

On Oct. 29, Udall and Lowenthall released the following joint...

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