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Public Policy Tipoffs Involving New Mexico Newsletter for 2026-05-27 ( 12 items )  
From compliance to inclusion: Valuing faculty with disabilities (10)
ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, May 26 -- The University of New Mexico posted the following news: * * * From compliance to inclusion: Valuing faculty with disabilities * New research out of the University of New Mexico's English department is shining a light on the experiences of faculty with disabilities. Marissa Greenberg, associate professor within the Department of English Language and Literature, co-authored the paper Confronting Disability Pasts, Constructing Disability Futures: Recommendatio more PR

Heinrich, Lujan Demand Answers on USDA's Food & Nutrition Service Reorganization (10)
WASHINGTON, May 26 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Heinrich, Lujan Demand Answers on USDA's Food & Nutrition Service Reorganization * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), a member of the U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee, and Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.), a member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, sent a letter to U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Deputy Secretary Stephen Vaden demanding answer more PR

Heinrich, Lujan Introduce Legislation to Improve New Mexicans' Access to Healthcare & Keep Rural Hospitals Open (10)
WASHINGTON, May 26 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Heinrich, Lujan Introduce Legislation to Improve New Mexicans' Access to Healthcare & Keep Rural Hospitals Open * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) introduced the Rural Community Hospital Demonstration Reauthorization Act, bipartisan legislation to improve New Mexicans' access to healthcare and keep rural hospitals open by extending the Rural Community more PR

How understanding moral injury could save veterans' lives (10)
ERLANGER, Kentucky, May 26 [Category: National Defense] -- Disabled American Veterans issued the following news: * * * How understanding moral injury could save veterans' lives * For most of her 16 years with the New Mexico Army National Guard, retired Master Sgt. Crystal Romero loved with her job and the opportunities that came with it. She worked in logistics, public affairs, human resources and homeland security. She supported relief efforts for three major hurricanes and the space shuttl more PR

Lujan Statement Commemorating Memorial Day (10)
WASHINGTON, May 26 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan Statement Commemorating Memorial Day * Albuquerque, N.M. - U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) released the following statement in commemoration of Memorial Day: "For generations, New Mexicans have carried a proud tradition of service in our Armed Forces, answering the call of duty when our country needs them most. This Memorial Day, I'm proud to join New Mexicans and Americans in honorin more PR

Lujan, Boozman Champion Greater Access to Radiology Services (10)
WASHINGTON, May 26 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan, Boozman Champion Greater Access to Radiology Services * Senators Seek Medicare Reimbursement Eligibility for Hospital Radiologist Assistant-Performed Medical Imaging W ASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Ben Ray Lujan (D-NM) and John Boozman (R-AR) introduced legislation to improve Medicare beneficiaries' access to medical imaging services and address the provider shortage that exists nationwide, more PR

Lujan, Cantwell, Colleagues Raise Major Alarms Over Foreign Government Influence in American News Media if FCC Greenlights Paramount-Warner Brothers Investment Deal (10)
WASHINGTON, May 26 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan, Cantwell, Colleagues Raise Major Alarms Over Foreign Government Influence in American News Media if FCC Greenlights Paramount-Warner Brothers Investment Deal * Paramount's financing scheme needs FCC approval so Saudi Arabia, UAE & Qatar can own significant stakes in its television stations Foreign governments hostile to a free press could exert extraordinary influence over CNN, CBS News, more PR

Lujan, Matsui Introduce Legislation to Expand Digital Opportunity, Inclusion, and Literacy (10)
WASHINGTON, May 26 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan, Matsui Introduce Legislation to Expand Digital Opportunity, Inclusion, and Literacy * Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the Senate Commerce Committee's Subcommittee on Telecommunications and Media, and U.S. Representative Doris Matsui (D-Calif.) introduced the bicameral Digital Opportunity Foundation Act of 2026. This legislation would establi more PR

NMSU professor views Southwest dust storms through historic lens (10)
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico, May 26 -- New Mexico State University issued the following news release: * * * NMSU professor views Southwest dust storms through historic lens * The dust storms of the 1930s witnessed swirling black blizzards so dense that people could not see their own hands in front of their faces, completely obliterating the sun for hours. The Southwest dust storms in 2025 reached intensities not seen since the Dust Bowl, with El Paso, Texas experiencing its most intense and fre more PR

NMSU researchers' new formula for mosquito food helps stop spread of disease (10)
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico, May 26 -- New Mexico State University issued the following news release: * * * NMSU researchers' new formula for mosquito food helps stop spread of disease * Mosquitoes do more than inflict an itchy bite - through the transmission of diseases, they are the world's deadliest animal to humans. Researchers working to control the population of these invasive species need access to a steady supply of food for their lab specimens, and a new meal formula created by New Mexic more PR

Rep. Vasquez Issues Letter to Defense Dept. (10)
WASHINGTON, May 27 (TNSletter) -- Rep. Gabriel Vasquez, D-New Mexico, issued the following letter to the U.S. Department of Defense: * * * Here is the text of the letter: May 15, 2026 The Honorable Pete Hegseth Secretary of Defense U.S. Department of Defense 1000 Defense Pentagon, Washington, D.C. 20301 Secretary Hegseth: I write to follow up on the commitments you made during the House Armed Services Committee hearing on April 29, 2026 related to the Department's quality of life spend more PR

USDA Designates Multiple New Mexico Counties as Natural Disaster Areas (10)
WASHINGTON, May 26 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture Farm Service Agency issued the following news release: * * * USDA Designates Multiple New Mexico Counties as Natural Disaster Areas * Utah This Secretarial natural disaster designation allows the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) to extend much-needed emergency credit to producers recovering from natural disasters through emergency loans. Emergency loans can be used to meet various recovery need more PR