Every American should be outraged by the antics of our elected officials last week in the Oval Office. But a stubborn minority that has managed to catapult a TV reality star and failed businessman into the presidency for a second time has proven they’ll believe anything, no matter the cost. Trump’s latest tall tale came…

This Letter to the Editor was submitted by Natalie Smith of Hobbs, Member of the Lea County Progressive Club. Now that The Reproductive and Gender-Affirming Healthcare Freedom Act  is closer to being signed into law by our governor, people seeking reproductive and gender-affirming healthcare services will enjoy more protections. Specifically, these bills, known as HB…

New Mexico’s Second Congressional District, which now includes all of Lea County, is in the state’s political spotlight right now.  The current boundary lines of Republican slanting District 2 may be redrawn when the state legislature reconvenes in December to decide changes to the specific configurations of the state’s three Congressional Districts.  Governor Michelle Lujan…

Problems for politician Sheryl Williams Stapleton are nothing new. They go back as far as 2011 when as Democratic Whip she was forced to apologize to then Gov. Susana Martínez. The reason for the apology was a derogatory comment Wiliams Stapleton made referring to the governor as “the Mexican on the fourth floor”. Now some…

The Clean Economy Act of 2020 (S.3269) was introduced in the 116th Congress on February 2, 202 and was referred to the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works. NM senators Tom Udall and Martin Heinrich joined 30 other Democrats to support the bill. The Clean Economy Act, which the NM senators had co-sponsored, sparked…

Don’t believe the tripe about Democrats and Republicans not working together. Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham (D) and Rep. Yvette Herrell (R-2) both want President Joe Biden to end his 60-day suspension on the approval of federal oil and gas permits. An environmental activist, on the other hand, wants business and politicians to use the pause…