ALBUQUERQUE — U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich, D-N.M., and U.S. Rep. Paul Tonko, D-N.Y., introduced the Broadening Utilization of Proven and Effective Treatment for Recovery Act, or BUPE for Recovery Act, legislation to increase access to buprenorphine — a lifesaving drug used to treat opioid use disorder — by removing barriers providers and patients face when trying to access the medication on Oct. 4

“New Mexicans know too well the heartache of losing a loved one to opioids,” Heinrich said.  “Enough is enough. We need an all-hands-on-deck approach to tackle this epidemic with the urgency it demands, which includes eliminating barriers that providers and patients face in...

American political scientist Larry J. Sabato said, “Every election is determined by the people who show up.”

Showing up – and voting – are particularly important for judicial retention races. Under state law, once a New Mexico Supreme Court Justice, Court of Appeals Judge, District Judge or Metropolitan Court Judge has won a partisan election, they go into our judicial retention system. When their term expires, a judge stands for retention. They do not face another candidate, but instead are either retained or not retained by voters. Each judge must receive 57% voter approval to remain on the bench.

The concept behind this system is that judges will improve their performance on...

In what ranks as one of the most memorable debate moments in recent history, Donald Trump said that Haitian immigrants are eating people’s pets in Springfield, Ohio.

No one has yet turned up evidence that this is true, although there is an audio recording of a man reporting that he witnessed four Haitian immigrants absconding with geese from a local pond.

Since everyone is always happy to see geese go someplace else, this call hasn’t made much of an impression on the debate over Trump’s comments, which, true to form, were the most incendiary thing he could say about Springfield.

Even if Tabby and Fido aren’t on the menu in the small Ohio town, the fact remains that a place with...

WASHINGTON D.C. — U.S. Sens. Martin Heinrich, D-N.M., and Ben Ray Luján, D-N.M., and U.S. Reps. Teresa Leger Fernández, D-N.M., Melanie Stansbury, D-N.M., and Gabe Vasquez, D-N.M., joined advocates for a press conference on Sept. 24 calling on House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., to hold a vote on a Senate-passed bill that would strengthen the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act. It has been over five months since Heinrich helped secure the Senate passage of RECA.

Heinrich has reintroduced legislation to extend and expand RECA since his first Senate term, starting in 2013.

“Now that the Senate has passed an extension and long overdue expansion of RECA, Speaker Mike Johnson and...