Southeast New Mexico

NEWS FOR SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO


Nov 19 Bingaman: New Mexico Airlines to Continue to Provide Air Service to Alamogordo
Nov 17 Bingaman & Udall Vote to Approve Bill to Fund Military Construction
Nov 03 Bingaman: Eastern New Mexico Counties Eligible for Disaster Aid
Oct 08 Bingaman & Udall: Obama Administration Endorses Organ Mountains Bill
Oct 06 Bingaman & Udall: Senate Approves Bill That Funds Projects at White Sands Missile Range and National Defense Research
Sep 10 Bingaman & Udall: Spending Bill Contains Critical Funding for White Sands Missile Range and National Defense Research
Sep 02 Bingaman: New Mexico Airports to Benefit from DOT Funds
Aug 31 Feds Release Bingaman Secured Funds for Border Law Enforcement Agencies
Aug 26 Bingaman: New Mexico Anti-Drug Organizations Awarded Federal Funds
Aug 12 Bingaman & Udall Announce More Than $11 Million in Housing Funds for N.M. Pueblos
Aug 04 N.M. Senators: Senate-Approved Agriculture Spending Bill Supports New Mexico
Aug 03 Bingaman Talks with New Mexico Radio Reporters
Jul 30 Bingaman & Udall: Spending Bill Containing Millions for New Mexico Projects Clears Hurdle
Jul 30 N.M. Senators: Senate Approves Key Spending Bill That Contains Funding for N.M. Labs, Water Projects
Jul 30 Bingaman, Udall and Teague Announce $9.4 Million Recovery Loan to Build Guadalupe County Hospital
Jul 29 Bingaman & Udall: Key Spending Bill Contains Funding for New Mexico Initiatives
Jul 23 Senator Bingaman Welcomes Santa Rosa Student to Washington
Jul 22 Bingaman Welcomes Roswell Student to Washington
Jul 21 Bingaman & Udall: $11.06 Million in Stimulus Funding to Improve New Mexico Forest Facilities and Trails
Jul 14 SENATORS: Federal Contract Awarded to Carlsbad Company for Work at WIPP
Jul 14 JOINT RELEASE: Bingaman & Udall Announce $27.6 Million in Recovery Funds for New Mexico Water Projects
Jul 13 N.M. Congressional Delegation: Holloman Will Be Home to Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
Jul 09 Senators: $10.47 Million in Stimulus Funding Released For New Mexico Transit Grant Program
Jul 08 JOINT RELEASE: Bingaman & Udall: Indian Communities Set to Receive Nearly $5 Million for Water Improvements
Jul 07 JOINT RELEASE: Bingaman & Udall Press for Drought Declaration for 7 New Mexico Counties
Jun 29 Senators: $12.8 Million to Benefit New Mexico Health Care Centers
Jun 29 Bingaman Presents Intel Grant to Anton Chico Library
Jun 11 Bingaman Announces PILT Funding for Counties
Jun 09 Bingaman: Roswell Airport to Receive Federal Funds
May 29 Bingaman: DOT Releases $294,000 to Roswell for New Buses
May 29 Bingaman: New Mexico Benefits from Nearly $5 Million in Transportation Grants
May 22 Bingaman: Nearly $5 Million Released to Improve N.M. Regional Airports
May 21 NM Senators: New Mexico to Receive Funding To Help Protect Children
May 08 Bingaman Applauds Obama Plan for More Than $120 Million in Upgrades at New Mexico Military Installations
May 08 Bingaman: Obama's Budget Proposal Supports New Mexico's Public Lands, Water Projects
May 07 Bingaman: President's Budget Bumps Up Nonproliferation and Energy Funding for the Labs
May 07 Bingaman: New Mexico Eligible for Fire Management Funds
May 06 Bingaman Bill Bolsters Commercial Air Service in New Mexico Communities
May 06 Bingaman Supports Re-Nomination of Portales Resident to Serve on National Peanut Standards Board
Apr 28 Bingaman: New Mexico Airlines to Continue to Provide Air Service to Carlsbad
Apr 27 Bingaman Applauds Bi-National Effort to Contain Swine Flu
Apr 15 Bingaman: N.M. Airports Awarded Federal Funding
Apr 09 JOINT RELEASE: Bingaman & Udall: $18.6 Million to Help Provide Child Care for Working Families
Mar 31 JOINT RELEASE: Bingaman & Udall Announce $172 Million to Support WIPP's Efforts
Mar 30 Bingaman's Cave & Karst Institute Becomes Law
Mar 30 President Enacts Bingaman-Authored Public Lands and Water Package
Mar 27 JOINT RELEASE: Bingaman & Udall: New Mexico Health Care Centers to Benefit From over $4.9 Million
Mar 26 JOINT RELEASE: Bingaman & Udall: New Mexico Stands to Gain at Least $20 Million to Reduce Energy Consumption
Mar 25 Bingaman’s Cave & Karst Institute Bill Ready to be Signed into Law
Mar 25 Congress Sends Bingaman-Authored Water & Public Lands Bill to White House
Mar 25 Bingaman’s Public Lands Bills Ready to be Signed into Law
Mar 23 Bingaman Talks with New Mexico Radio Reporters
Mar 23 JOINT RELEASE: N.M. Senators: N.M. Military Installations Slated for Nearly $90 Million from Economic Recovery Package
Mar 20 JOINT RELEASE: Senators: USDA Approves Split-State Status for Bovine Tuberculosis in New Mexico
Mar 19 Bingaman: Senate Sends Key Water Bill Back to House of Representatives
Mar 19 Senate Passes Bingaman's Cave & Karst Bill
Mar 19 Senate Approves Bingaman's Public Lands Bills
Mar 11 Bingaman: President Signed Measure Containing Millions for Southeastern New Mexico
Mar 10 JOINT RELEASE: N.M. Congressional Delegation Unveils Recovery Package Resource Guide
Mar 03 JOINT RELEASE: Bingaman & Udall: New Mexico Poised to Receive Over $18 Million to Fight Crime
Feb 24 Bingaman Reacts to President Obama's Address
Feb 24 Bingaman: FY 2009 Spending Bill Contains Funding for N.M. Projects
Feb 11 Bingaman: Roswell Airport to Receive Federal Funds
Jan 27 Eastern New Mexico University in Roswell Awarded Job-Training Grant
Jan 15 Joint Release: Bingaman and Udall
Jan 15 Senate Approves Bingaman's Public Lands Bills
Jan 15 Bingaman's Cave and Karst Institute Bill Clears Senate
Jan 14 Bingaman: Eddy County Farmers and Ranchers Eligible for Disaster Aid
Jan 14 Bingaman: Corona Fire Department to Benefit from Federal Funds
Jan 12 Bingaman and Hutchison Renew Effort to Enact Southwest Border Violence Reduction Act
Jan 07 Bingaman Bill to Help Cave & Karst Institute Receive Federal Funds
Jan 07 Bingaman Introduces Bills to Tackle New Mexico’s Water Needs
Jan 07 Bingaman Talks With New Mexico Radio Reporters About New Congress
Jan 06 Bingaman Hopeful About Prospects For 111th Congress
Dec 17 Bingaman Statement on Nomination of Sen. Ken Salazar to Head the Department of Interior
Dec 16 Bingaman Statement on the Nomination of Steven Chu to Lead the Department Of Energy
Dec 15 Chairman Kennedy Announces Bingaman as Lead of Insurance Coverage Working Group on Healthcare Reform
Dec 12 Bingaman Disappointed Auto Bill Fails
Dec 10 Bingaman Talks to New Mexico Reporters about Auto Recovery Legislation Being Considered in the Senate
Dec 08 Bingaman Pays Tribute to Alice King
Dec 03 Bingaman Applauds Nomination of Bill Richardson to Head U.S. Commerce Department
Nov 20 Bingaman Announces Final PILT Funds for New Mexico Counties
Nov 20 Bingaman: New Mexico Communities to Share $849,323 in Federal Funds for Scenic Byways
Nov 19 Senator Bingaman Meets with Members of the New Delegation
Nov 19 Bingaman Talks to New Mexico Reporters About “Lame-Duck” Session
Nov 18 Bingaman: Farmers and Ranchers in Otero and Eddy Counties Eligible for Disaster Aid
 

COUNTY FOCUS

Chaves - Located in southeastern New Mexico, Chaves County was founded in 1887 by breaking off from its parent county, Lincoln County.

Curry - Curry County is home to the city of Clovis and the Cannon Air Force Base.

DeBaca - Located in central New Mexico, DeBaca County is home to the ruins of Fort Sumner and the Bosque Redondo Reservation along the Pecos River in the town of Fort Sumner.

Eddy - In 1889, Eddy County was created from Lincoln County. In name, it recalls enterprising developer Charles B. Eddy, who, with his brother, helped to build up the area that became Eddy County.

Lea - Located in the southeastern corner of New Mexico, with an average elevation of 4,000 feet, Lea County was named for Captain Joseph Calloway Lea, the first mayor of Roswell and founder of the New Mexico Military Institute.

Lincoln - Lincoln County is home to many historical sites. The village of Capitan is the resting place for one of the most famous of all New Mexicans - Smokey Bear.

Quay - Quay County is home to Ute Lake, the Caprock Ampitheater, and Tucumcari Mountain. The county seat is in Tucumcari.

Roosevelt - Roosevelt County was established on February 28, 1903 and named for the twenty-sixth President of the U. S., Theodore Roosevelt.

LOCAL OFFICE

Photo of 200 East Fourth Street, a one-story white building with red trip, landscaped with a tree in the foreground.

ROSWELL
Suite 300
200 East Fourth Street
Roswell, NM 88201
(505) 622-7113
8 am to 5 pm

My Roswell office covers the following counties: Chaves, Curry, DeBaca, Eddy, Lea, Lincoln, Quay, Roosevelt.