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WASHINGTON D.C. — A bill backed by U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-N.M., to extend federal programs that help local fire departments address staffing needs, purchase equipment, develop fire training and education programs, and improve emergency medical services, was signed into law by President Joe Biden on July 9.

The Fire Grants and Safety Act reauthorizes two federal grant programs at the Federal Emergency Management Agency, which have provided over $15.3 million to local fire departments in New Mexico. Those programs were set to expire this year but are now reauthorized through 2030. The bill also reauthorizes the United States Fire Administration through 2028.

“New Mexico’s...

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As far as we know, Nikki Haley isn’t on the shortlist, nor on the long list.

There’s no indication that she’s being considered as Donald Trump’s Vice President pick, and Trump forcefully smacked down a report in Axios that the campaign was looking at her.

She’d still probably be the choice who, more than any other possible pick, would help Trump win in November.

By conventional rules, the former South Carolina governor getting the nod would be so obvious as to be completely unremarkable — she’s the runner-up in the nomination fight; she represents a different faction of the party; she provides demographic balance; she has executive and foreign-policy experience; and...

WASHINGTON D.C. — U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich, D-N.M., is cosponsoring two bipartisan bills, both led by U.S. Senators Gary Peters, D-Mich., and John Cornyn, R-Texas, to strengthen border security at ports of entry:

The Securing America’s Ports of Entry Act would fully staff America’s airports, seaports, and land ports of entry by requiring U.S. Customs and Border Protection to hire at least 600 additional officers a year within the Office of Field Operations until the agency’s staffing needs are met.

The Non-Intrusive Inspection Improvement Act would improve screening of vehicles and cargo entering the U.S. by increasing the use of non-intrusive inspection systems, which...