ALBUQUERQUE—Police storage rooms across the United States are reportedly filled with boxes of DNA and other evidence that could help solve rape cases.

Some of those storage rooms are here in New Mexico. Now, at least one elected official and two district attorney hopefuls are speaking up and asking for something to be done.

While it may seem like more money might be an easy solution, it’s still unclear exactly how to fix the problem.

Former prosecutor Raúl Torrez, who has announced his candidacy for Second Judicial District Attorney, told New Mexico Political Report that a solution to working through the backlog is not necessarily simple, but starts with communication.

“The...

Sequels are rarely as good as the original and this one has been going on for years now.

Since Gov. Susana Martinez took office, the House has passed legislation that would repeal the law that allows those who are in the country illegally to get drivers licenses. Then, it goes to the Senate where it fails to make it through the committee process.

This is a well-worn script, one that has held for years with the slightest of alterations.

Senate Majority Leader Michael Sanchez says it will be the same thing in this coming legislative session, according to the Associated Press.

Those who support the repeal say that the law is a magnet for criminal activity and point to convictions for...

Washington, D.C.–Congressman Ben Ray Luján of New Mexico’s Third District joined in an effort today to force a vote on the reauthorization of the Export-Import Bank.  Luján signed a discharge petition that would require an up or down vote on legislation to reauthorize the bank once a majority of the House, 218 members, sign on to the petition.  The bank’s charter expired at the end of June after House Republican leaders refused to allow a vote on reauthorization.

After 80 years of supporting U.S. jobs by financing the export of American goods and services, the bank has been unable to provide new loans to U.S. businesses.  In that time, hundreds of jobs have been shipped...

WASHINGTON, D.C.—During a Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources hearing Oct. 13, U. S. Senator Martin Heinrich, D-NM, addressed the long-term drought challenges New Mexico faces, and called for improving the efficiency and effectiveness of water management across the state.

He suggested that locally driven and science-based solutions are key to tackling the impacts of drought and ensuring our communities have access to clean water. The committee considered legislation Senator Heinrich is cosponsoring, the New Mexico Drought Preparedness Act of 2015, which was introduced by U.S. Senator Tom Udall, D-NM.
Senator Heinrich highlighted a successful collaborative effort by...