Matthew Reichbach

2 weeks ago | nmpoliticalreport.com | Matthew Reichbach

While the growth of the measles outbreak in New Mexico has slowed to a crawl and vaccinations have increased, the New Mexico Department of Health says those looking to travel this summer should make sure they are vaccinated against the highly contagious disease. “Measles is a highly contagious disease, as we can see by its spread around the country,” acting state epidemiologist Dr. Chad Smelser said.

2 weeks ago | nmpoliticalreport.com | Matthew Reichbach

The U.S. Attorney for New Mexico announced that his office filed 82 charges for unauthorized entry into the newly created National Defense Area along the U.S.-Mexico border in New Mexico. U.S. Attorney Ryan Ellison made the announcement Thursday and said it followed a border visit from Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and U.S. Border Patrol Chief Michael Banks.

2 weeks ago | nmpoliticalreport.com | Matthew Reichbach

U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich and Ben Ray Luján each reflected on the first 100 days of the Donald Trump administration, and both were highly critical of the job the president was doing in his second term. Both Senators are Democrats and both have been highly critical of Trump and his administration, particularly the Department of Government Efficiency, an initiative pushed by billionaire CEO Elon Musk. Heinrich mentioned Musk in his statement slamming the president.

2 weeks ago | nmpoliticalreport.com | Matthew Reichbach

New Mexico’s two U.S. Senators signed onto new legislation to help address housing shortages. The bill, dubbed the Housing for All Act, would help address the shortage of housing that has contributed to an increase in homelessness in recent years, the Senators said. The bill would take a number of steps to address housing, which the senators called an “all-hands-on-deck approach.”“Housing costs in New Mexico and across the country are out of control,” U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich said.

3 weeks ago | nmpoliticalreport.com | Matthew Reichbach

President Donald Trump tried once again to use the threat of losing federal funding to force local governments, including Santa Fe, to aid in immigration efforts. Once again, a judge blocked the effort with a preliminary injunction. This time, with an exasperated tone. The judge, William H.