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Public Policy Tipoffs Involving New Mexico Newsletter for 2026-10-14 ( 13 items )  
Backcountry Hunters & Anglers Urge USDA to Retain 2001 Roadless Rule in New Mexico (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 13 -- In response to a federal agency request for information, the following public comment letter was submitted electronically to the regulations.gov site. WWW.BACKCOUNTRYHUNTERS.ORG/NEW_MEXICO_BHA NEWMEXICO@BACKCOUNTRYHUNTERS.ORG Technical Comments on the Proposed Rescission of the 2001 Roadless Area Conservation Rule Submitted by: Backcountry Hunters & Anglers, New Mexico Chapter Docket: FS-2025-0001 RIN: 0596-AD66 Proposed Rule: Special Areas; Roadless Area Conservation Federal Register Citation: 91 FR 53827 C more ST

Chicanos Por La Causa Urges Preservation of Head Start Standards Amid Proposed Federal Burden Reduction (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 13 -- In response to a federal agency request for information, the following public comment letter was submitted electronically to the regulations.gov site. Sept. 25, 2026 Comments on the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking: Reducing Federal Burden for Head Start Programs Docket No. ACF-2026-0595 | RIN 0970-AD30 Introduction Chicanos Por La Causa (CPLC) is a community development corporation that provides services in Arizona, California, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, Texas, and Utah. Since 1969, CPLC has been changing lives more ST

Conservation Groups Challenge Federal Plan to Expand Drilling Across New Mexico's Permian Basin (10)
SANTA FE, New Mexico, Oct. 14 -- WildEarth Guardians issued the following news release: * * * Conservation Groups Challenge Federal Plan to Expand Drilling Across New Mexico's Permian Basin Formal protest says BLM relied on outdated analysis, weakened environmental protections, and denied the public a meaningful opportunity to weigh in on thousands new oil and gas wells October 13, 2026 CARLSBAD, N.M. -- Conservation groups filed a formal protest today, along with thousands of individual protest comments, challenging the Bureau of Land Ma more PR

Heinrich Demands Answers on Trump Administration Draining Strategic Petroleum Reserves to Dangerous Low Levels (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 13 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Heinrich Demands Answers on Trump Administration Draining Strategic Petroleum Reserves to Dangerous Low Levels * Heinrich: "I am deeply concerned by reports that recent drawdowns of the SPR could damage the salt caverns that hold millions of barrels of America's emergency crude" WASHINGTON -- Last week, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, pressed U.S. Department of  more PR

Heinrich Demands Answers on Trump Administration Draining Strategic Petroleum Reserves to Dangerous Low Levels (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 14 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, ranking member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, issued the following news release: * * * October 13, 2026 Heinrich Demands Answers on Trump Administration Draining Strategic Petroleum Reserves to Dangerous Low Levels Heinrich: "I am deeply concerned by reports that recent drawdowns of the SPR could damage the salt caverns that hold millions of barrels of America's emergency crude" - WASHINGTON -- Last week, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Ranking Membe more PR

Lujan, Murphy, Democratic Senators Say Broadcasters Owe Americans on Trump's Taxpayer-Funded Campaign Ads (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 13 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan, Murphy, Democratic Senators Say Broadcasters Owe Americans on Trump's Taxpayer-Funded Campaign Ads * The Senators call for release of all documentation related to the decision to air the self-promoting, federally-funded ads, as well as reimbursement Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) and U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) led Senate Democrats in a letter to American broadcasters demanding the release of all document more PR

Oracle Commits $1 Million to Dona Ana County Flood Recovery (10)
REDWOOD SHORES, California, Oct. 14 -- Oracle, a developer of hardware and software products, issued the following news release: * * * Oracle Commits $1 Million to Dona Ana County Flood Recovery Funding will help meet urgent needs and support longer-term recovery in communities affected by flooding and natural disasters Dona Ana County, New Mexico and Austin, Texas--Oct 13, 2026 Oracle is making a $1 million commitment to support residents and communities affected by recent flooding in Dona Ana County. The funding will be administered by t more PR

Oracle Proposes Plan That Could Deliver at Least $155M to Offset Customers Utility Costs in New Mexico (10)
REDWOOD SHORES, California, Oct. 14 -- Oracle, a developer of hardware and software products, issued the following news release: * * * Oracle Proposes Plan that could deliver at least $155M to offset customers utility costs in New Mexico Proposed energy service agreement with El Paso Electric anticipates at least $100 million spend on power over 10 years to support affordable electric rates Oracle additionally proposes a credit of $55 million annually for up to three years for the utility's residential and small business customers in New Me more PR

Oracle: Project Jupiter is Expected to Generate More Than $13 Billion in Economic Impact for New Mexico (10)
REDWOOD SHORES, California, Oct. 14 -- Oracle, a developer of hardware and software products, issued the following news release: * * * Project Jupiter is Expected to Generate more than $13 Billion in Economic Impact for New Mexico Updated analysis finds the data center campus is projected to support more than 3,100 direct, indirect, and induced jobs for the county once fully operational Austin, Texas--Oct 13, 2026 Oracle today announced that Project Jupiter is projected to drive more than $13 billion in economic impact in New Mexico during more PR

Organization of Agreement States Call for Consistent Decommissioning Timelines and Clarification on Abandoned Uranium Mine Waste Definitions (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 14 -- In response to a federal agency request for information, the following public comment letter was submitted electronically to the regulations.gov site. Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Mississippi, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, U more ST

Polsinelli Advises PACS Group on 34-Facility Skilled Nursing Acquisition (10)
KANSAS CITY, Missouri, Oct. 13 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Polsinelli, a law firm, posted the following news: * * * Polsinelli Advises PACS Group on 34-Facility Skilled Nursing Acquisition * Polsinelli represented PACS Group in connection with its definitive agreement for its subsidiaries to acquire the operations of 34 skilled nursing facilities from Eduro Healthcare, significantly expanding PACS's presence across the western United States. The portfolio includes 3,633 skilled nursing beds across Texas, Montana, South Dakota, New Mexico,  more PR

Think New Mexico Urges OCC to Reject OppFi's Bank Acquisition to Prevent Evasion of State Usury Caps (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 13 -- In response to a federal agency request for information, the following public comment letter was submitted electronically to the regulations.gov site. August 5, 2026 Jonathan V. Gould Comptroller of the Currency Office of the Comptroller of the Currency 400 7th St. SW Washington, DC 20219 (202) 649-6800 Re: Deny OppFi's Merger Application Dear Comptroller Gould: Think New Mexico is submitting this letter to express our strong opposition to the merger application of OppFi, Inc. ("OppFi") and BNCCORP, Inc. and to  more ST

UChicago Space Program takes stratospheric science to new heights with NASA (10)
CHICAGO, Illinois, Oct. 13 -- The University of Chicago posted the following news: * * * UChicago Space Program takes stratospheric science to new heights with NASA * University of Chicago fourth-year physics major Larry Li cruised through the New Mexican desert night in a tiny hatchback stuffed with toolboxes, a 3D printer and a payload that would soon float to the sky. "I hit Albuquerque and there were three more hours to go," Li said. "It was the middle of nowhere." The remote destination was NASA's high-altitude balloon launch facilit more PR