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Public Policy Tipoffs Involving New Mexico Newsletter for 2026-11-13 ( 8 items )  
AFL-CIO and Nation's Largest Building Trades Endorse Heinrich's Bipartisan American Affordability and Jobs Act (10)
WASHINGTON, Nov. 12 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * AFL-CIO and Nation's Largest Building Trades Endorse Heinrich's Bipartisan American Affordability and Jobs Act * Broad coalition of national and local labor organizations representing hundreds of thousands of skilled workers supports legislation projected to create up to 105,600 trades and manufacturing jobs WASHINGTON -- The AFL-CIO has endorsed U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich's (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Re more PR

Heinrich Statement on Veterans Day (10)
WASHINGTON, Nov. 12 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Heinrich Statement on Veterans Day * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) released the following statement this Veterans Day: "I join New Mexicans in offering my sincerest gratitude to our state's 148,000 veterans. "It is an honor to serve you in the United States Senate and to continue to lift up the legacies of those who answered the call to serve in generations past, since before our statehood. "As we honor that service, I more PR

N.M. Workforce Solutions Dept. Opposes Eliminating 60-Day Grace Period for Employment-Based Visa Holders (10)
WASHINGTON, Nov. 13 -- In response to a federal agency request for information, the following public comment letter was submitted electronically to the regulations.gov site. November 10, 2026 Business and Foreign Workers Division Office of Policy and Strategy U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Department of Homeland Security 5900 Capital Gateway Drive Camp Springs, MD 20746 Re: U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, DHS Docket No. USCIS-2026-0364, Eliminating the Discretionary 60-Day Grace  more ST

New Mexico Tech Researchers Again Make the Top 2% Scientists List (10)
SOCORRO, New Mexico, Nov. 12 -- New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology issued the following news: * * * New Mexico Tech Researchers Again Make the Top 2% Scientists List * New Mexico Tech's eight current faculty and administrators who are on this year's "World's Top 2% Scientists" list: (from l to r) Deep Choudhuri, Brian Borchers, Andrei Zagrai, Lique Coolen, Mostafa Hassanalian, Jun Zheng, Michael Lehman (not pictured, Bixiang Wang). New Mexico Tech-affiliated researchers are once again considered among the top in the world, accor more PR

Oklahomans urged to be watchful as neighboring states see increase in screwworm cases (10)
STILLWATER, Oklahoma, Nov. 12 -- Oklahoma State University issued the following news: * * * Oklahomans urged to be watchful as neighboring states see increase in screwworm cases * Media Contact: Alisa Gore | Office of Communications & Marketing, OSU Agriculture | 405-744-7115 | alisa.gore@okstate.edu Key Takeaways * New World screwworm (NWS) cases are increasing in south and west Texas, southern New Mexico and eastern Arizona, prompting Oklahoma State University experts to urge livestock producers, hunters and animal owners to stay vigila more PR

Social Science Scholar Alumni Spotlight: Grace Beals (10)
EAST LANSING, Michigan, Nov. 12 -- Michigan State University College of Social Science posted the following news: * * * Social Science Scholar Alumni Spotlight: Grace Beals * Grace Beals is a 2018 graduate of Michigan State University who earned a bachelor's degree in economics through the College of Social Science. She is currently a Postdoctoral Associate at Duke University and will begin teaching as an Assistant Professor of Public Policy at the University of New Mexico next fall. While at MSU, she was a member of the Social Science Scho more PR

UNM School of Architecture + Planning Announces On the Brinck | Places Prize Awardee (10)
ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, Nov. 13 -- The University of New Mexico posted the following news: * * * UNM School of Architecture + Planning announces On the Brinck | Places Prize awardee November 12, 2026 Benjamin Mehigan, a Ph.D. candidate in the School of Architecture + Planning at The University of New Mexico, has been awarded the On the Brinck | Places Prize. On the Brinck | Places Prize is a partnership between the UNM School of Architecture + Planning and Places Journal. Places Journal is an industry publication focused on the future of more PR

UNM-Taos Awarded Federal Grants to Build Northern New Mexico's Workforce (10)
ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, Nov. 13 -- The University of New Mexico posted the following news: * * * UNM-Taos awarded federal grants to build Northern New Mexico's workforce By R. Scott Gerdes November 12, 2026 TAOS, N.M. -- The University of New Mexico-Taos has been awarded two federal grants totaling $5.25 million to train Northern New Mexico residents for well-paying jobs close to home. Both the Strengthening Institutions and Rural Postsecondary Economic Development (RPED) grants come from the U.S. Department of Education and are administe more PR