Posts by Nash Jones
Senate Committee Approves Steve Pearce’s Nomination to Head BLM
By Nash Jones Republican former New Mexico congressman Steve Pearce has cleared the first confirmation hearing on his way to becoming the next director of the Bureau of Land Management. The Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Wednesday voted 11-9 along party lines to approve the nomination of the former chair of the New Mexico Republican Party. U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-NM, who serves as the committee’s ranking member, voted against Pearce’s nomination. While questioning Pearce…
Read MoreGet Ready for the Roundhouse — and the Governor’s Final Regular Session
Here we go! The 2026 New Mexico legislative session starts up on Tuesday. It’ll be a 30-day sprint with a focus on the budget. Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham will kick it all off with her annual State of the State address, which you can watch live on NMPBS, the PBS app or YouTube that afternoon.…
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