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Public Policy Tipoffs Involving New Mexico Newsletter for 2026-06-09 ( 15 items )  
40 years of inspiring youth -- HMTech STEM program returns (10)
ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, June 8 -- The U.S. Department of Energy Sandia National Laboratories issued the following news release: * * * 40 years of inspiring youth -- HMTech STEM program returns * ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. -This summer, Sandia National Laboratories volunteers will return to the classroom to ignite students' passion for STEM through the Hands-on Minds-on Technology Program, known as HMTech. The program marks its 40th anniversary in 2026, but its roots date to the 1970s, when a small more PR

ECU students experience historic final Gathering of Nations event in New Mexico (10)
ADA, Oklahoma, June 8 -- East Central University posted the following news: * * * ECU students experience historic final Gathering of Nations event in New Mexico * ADA, Okla. - Seven members of East Central University's Native American Student Association, along with faculty and staff sponsors, attended the final Gathering of Nations Powwow, titled The Last Dance, at the New Mexico Expo in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Participants in the trip included students Bethany Baggerly, Mena Cedartree, more PR

Heinrich Raises Questions on Potential Ethics Violations by Senior Official at Department of the Interior (10)
WASHINGTON, June 5 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Heinrich Raises Questions on Potential Ethics Violations by Senior Official at Department of the Interior * WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, sent a letter to the U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) Secretary Burgum requesting a briefing from the Department's Designated Ethics Official (DAO) rega more PR

Lujan Joins Schiff, Kaine, Schumer, 34 Senate Democrats in Pressing Trump on Legal Basis for Justifying Claim that Hostilities in Iran Have Terminated (10)
WASHINGTON, June 8 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan Joins Schiff, Kaine, Schumer, 34 Senate Democrats in Pressing Trump on Legal Basis for Justifying Claim that Hostilities in Iran Have Terminated * Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) joined U.S. Senators Adam Schiff (D-Calif.), Tim Kaine (D-Va.), Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), and 34 Senate Democrats in refuting the Trump administration's claim in a May  more PR

Lujan Presses Chief of the Forest Service on Uranium Mining in Carson National Forest (10)
WASHINGTON, June 6 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan Presses Chief of the Forest Service on Uranium Mining in Carson National Forest * Full video of the exchange is available here. Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.), a member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, questioned Tom Schultz, Chief of the Forest Service, regarding the proposal to conduct uranium mining within the Carson N more PR

Lujan Presses Chief of the Forest Service on Uranium Mining in Carson National Forest (10)
WASHINGTON, June 7 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan Presses Chief of the Forest Service on Uranium Mining in Carson National Forest * Full video of the exchange is available here. Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.), a member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, questioned Tom Schultz, Chief of the Forest Service, regarding the proposal to conduct uranium mining within the Carson N more PR

Lujan Presses Chief of the Forest Service on Uranium Mining in Carson National Forest (10)
WASHINGTON, June 8 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan Presses Chief of the Forest Service on Uranium Mining in Carson National Forest * Full video of the exchange is available here. Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.), a member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, questioned Tom Schultz, Chief of the Forest Service, regarding the proposal to conduct uranium mining within the Carson N more PR

Lujan Statement on Republicans Pouring Billions Into Out-of-Control Federal Agencies While Doing Nothing to Lower Costs for Families (10)
WASHINGTON, June 8 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan Statement on Republicans Pouring Billions Into Out-of-Control Federal Agencies While Doing Nothing to Lower Costs for Families * Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.), a member of the Senate Budget Committee, issued the following statement after Senate Republicans passed a partisan budget bill that pours over $70 billion into ICE and Border Patrol with zero accountability,  more PR

Lujan, Padilla, Cantwell Lead Senate Colleagues in Urging Sec. Lutnick to Halt Implementation of Trump's Illegal EO to Eliminate Vote-by-Mail (10)
WASHINGTON, June 6 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan, Padilla, Cantwell Lead Senate Colleagues in Urging Sec. Lutnick to Halt Implementation of Trump's Illegal EO to Eliminate Vote-by-Mail * Senators Direct Dept. of Commerce to Explain its Involvement with USPS and Elections and Preserve Documents for Congressional Oversight Washington, D.C. -U.S. Senators Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.), Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), Ranking Member of the Senate Committ more PR

Lujan, Padilla, Cantwell Lead Senate Colleagues in Urging Sec. Lutnick to Halt Implementation of Trump's Illegal EO to Eliminate Vote-by-Mail (10)
WASHINGTON, June 7 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan, Padilla, Cantwell Lead Senate Colleagues in Urging Sec. Lutnick to Halt Implementation of Trump's Illegal EO to Eliminate Vote-by-Mail * Senators Direct Dept. of Commerce to Explain its Involvement with USPS and Elections and Preserve Documents for Congressional Oversight Washington, D.C. -U.S. Senators Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.), Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), Ranking Member of the Senate Committ more PR

Lujan, Padilla, Cantwell Lead Senate Colleagues in Urging Sec. Lutnick to Halt Implementation of Trump's Illegal EO to Eliminate Vote-by-Mail (10)
WASHINGTON, June 8 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan, Padilla, Cantwell Lead Senate Colleagues in Urging Sec. Lutnick to Halt Implementation of Trump's Illegal EO to Eliminate Vote-by-Mail * Senators Direct Dept. of Commerce to Explain its Involvement with USPS and Elections and Preserve Documents for Congressional Oversight Washington, D.C. -U.S. Senators Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.), Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), Ranking Member of the Senate Committ more PR

New World Screwworm Resources (10)
WASHINGTON, June 8 -- Rep. Chip Roy, R-Texas, issued the following news release: * * * New World Screwworm Resources * June 8, 2026 Press Release As of June 8, 2026, the USDA has confirmed 4 cases of the New World Screwworm in Texas, including a confirmed case in a goat in Gillespie County, and 1 in New Mexico. The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the Texas Animal Health Commission (TAHC) is encouraging farmers, ranchers, and anyone who might engage with livestock, wild more PR

NMSU Global Campus, Central New Mexico SHRM partner to expand workforce development (10)
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico, June 8 -- New Mexico State University issued the following news release: * * * NMSU Global Campus, Central New Mexico SHRM partner to expand workforce development * NMSU Global Campus is proud to announce a strategic partnership with Central New Mexico Society for Human Resource Management to expand access to professional development, workforce education and leadership training for human resource professionals, employers, working professionals and students across New  more PR

Rep. Gabe Vasquez Supports Tribal Communities and Strengthening Public Safety with the BADGES Act (10)
WASHINGTON, June 8 -- Rep. Gabriel Vasquez, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Gabe Vasquez Supports Tribal Communities and Strengthening Public Safety with the BADGES Act * WASHINGTON, D.C. - On June 8, 2026, U.S. Representative Gabe Vasquez (NM-02) cosponsored the Bridging Agency Data Gaps & Ensuring Safety for Native Communities (BADGES) Act to support Tribal Law enforcement and strengthen public safety in Indian Country. In the United States there are an estimate more PR

USDA Confirms First Case of New World Screwworm in a Dog in Lea County, New Mexico, Fourth Case in Texas (10)
WASHINGTON, June 9 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service issued the following news: * * * USDA Confirms First Case of New World Screwworm in a Dog in Lea County, New Mexico, Fourth Case in Texas The New Mexico case was previously reported in Andrews County, Texas - The U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is sharing additional details about the epidemiological investigation into the case that w more PR