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Public Policy Tipoffs Involving New Mexico Newsletter for 2025-07-03 ( 8 items )  
ICYMI: As Vote-A-Rama On Republican Budget Betrayal Hits 24 Hours, Lujan Standing Strong for New Mexicans (10)
WASHINGTON, July 2 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: As Vote-A-Rama On Republican Budget Betrayal Hits 24 Hours, Lujan Standing Strong for New Mexicans * WATCH : Lujan Holds Senate Floor During Midnight Session WATCH : Lujan Introduces Amendment to Save SNAP Washington, D.C. - As the Senate vote-a-rama on the Republican Budget Betrayal hits 24 hours, U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) has been on the Senate floor throughout the night fi more PR

Independent Women Issues Cease and Desist Order to Santa Fe New Mexican Over False, Defamatory and Damaging Public Statements (10)
WASHINGTON, July 2 [Category: Political] -- The Independent Women's Forum posted issued the following news release: * * * Independent Women Issues Cease and Desist Order to Santa Fe New Mexican Over False, Defamatory and Damaging Public Statements * SANTA FE, NM - Today, Independent Women issued a cease-and-desist letter to the Santa Fe New Mexican for publishing demonstrably false and injurious statements against Independent Women's Forum (IWF). Independent Women demands immediate correctio more PR

Lujan: Republican Bill Betrays New Mexico Families by Taking an Axe to Health Care, Nutrition Programs, and Rural Communities (10)
WASHINGTON, July 2 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan: Republican Bill Betrays New Mexico Families by Taking an Axe to Health Care, Nutrition Programs, and Rural Communities * WATCH : Lujan Holds Senate Floor During Midnight Session WATCH : Lujan Introduces Amendment to Save SNAP Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) issued the following statement after Senate Republicans voted to pass their partisan budget reconciliation  more PR

NMSU Alum's Research of Southwest Cities Uncovers Stories of Place, Space, and Humanity (10)
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico, July 3 -- New Mexico State University issued the following news release: * * * NMSU alum's research of Southwest cities uncovers stories of place, space, and humanity New Mexico State University alumnus Jorge Hernandez is a man of the border, with sensibilities that evolved from being born in the U.S. and raised in Mexico, but acculturated in Vado, New Mexico, a town of about 3,000 residents nestled between Las Cruces and El Paso. Hernandez earned both his bachelor's  more PR

Rep. Gabe Vasquez Champions Bill to Stop Federal Taxes on Tips (10)
WASHINGTON, July 2 -- Rep. Gabriel Vasquez, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Gabe Vasquez Champions Bill to Stop Federal Taxes on Tips * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Representative Gabe Vasquez (NM-02) cosponsored H.R. 1314, the Tipped Income Protection and Support (TIPS) Act to permanently eliminate federal income taxes on tips and end the sub-minimum wage for tipped workers. "This bill is about justice, dignity, and economic fairness for the workers who keep  more PR

Rep. Gabe Vasquez Leads Bipartisan Push to Safeguard Funding for Tribal Nations (10)
WASHINGTON, July 2 -- Rep. Gabriel Vasquez, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Gabe Vasquez Leads Bipartisan Push to Safeguard Funding for Tribal Nations * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Representative Gabe Vasquez (NM-02) joined bipartisan members of the Congressional Native American Caucus in urging House leadership to protect and strengthen federal funding for Tribal programs in the Fiscal Year 2026 budget. In a letter to House Appropriations Chairman Tom Cole a more PR

Rep. Gabe Vasquez Works to Remove Republican Tax Bill Provisions Threatening Rural Hospitals (10)
WASHINGTON, July 1 -- Rep. Gabriel Vasquez, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Gabe Vasquez Works to Remove Republican Tax Bill Provisions Threatening Rural Hospitals * WASHINGTON, D.C. - On July 1, 2025, U.S. Representative Gabe Vasquez (NM-02) led the charge in the House to protect rural hospitals and patients from Republicans' assault on Medicaid. Rep. Vasquez introduced an amendment to block harmful provisions in the Big Ugly Bill that would slash hospital fundin more PR

University of New Mexico: Study - Look Inside New Mexico's Prison Population (10)
ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, July 3 (TNSrpt) -- The University of New Mexico issued the following news: * * * Study: A look inside New Mexico's prison population By Alexa Skonieski Did you know 90% of New Mexico's prison population is male? Or that most people incarcerated are between the ages of 20-49 years old? Did you know more than 75% of people on new admissions are convicted of a violent crime? That's according to The New Mexico Sentencing Commission's (NMSC) report, Profile of New Mexico  more PR