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Public Policy Tipoffs Involving New Mexico Newsletter for 2025-08-16 ( 12 items )  
Heinrich Staff to Hold Mobile Office Hours in Dona Ana County (10)
WASHINGTON, Aug. 15 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Heinrich Staff to Hold Mobile Office Hours in Dona Ana County * HATCH, N.M. - In an ongoing effort to provide top-notch constituent service, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich's (D-N.M.) staff will hold in-person Mobile Office Hours at the Hatch Public Library on Friday, August 29 at 2:oo p.m. MT. Staff will be on hand to assist residents who have questions regarding Social Security benefits, Medi more PR

Heinrich Staff to Hold Mobile Office Hours in Sierra County (10)
WASHINGTON, Aug. 15 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Heinrich Staff to Hold Mobile Office Hours in Sierra County * TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES, N.M. - In an ongoing effort to provide top-notch constituent service, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich's (D-N.M.) staff will hold in-person Mobile Office Hours at the Truth and Consequences Library on Friday, August 29 at 10:oo a.m. MT. Staff will be on hand to assist residents who have questions regarding Socia more PR

Heinrich, Lujan Denounce Trump Administration for Bypassing Senate, District Court in Extending Interim U.S. Attorney for New Mexico's Term (10)
WASHINGTON, Aug. 15 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Heinrich, Lujan Denounce Trump Administration for Bypassing Senate, District Court in Extending Interim U.S. Attorney for New Mexico's Term * Move comes as Interim U.S. Attorney term was set to expire at 120 days WASHINGTON -- U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) released the following statement denouncing President Trump's U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) for wr more PR

Heinrich, Lujan Introduce Legislation to Restore Federal Funding to Planned Parenthood (10)
WASHINGTON, Aug. 14 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Heinrich, Lujan Introduce Legislation to Restore Federal Funding to Planned Parenthood * Trump's Big, Bad Bill put nearly 200 Planned Parenthood clinics at risk of closure by blocking the clinics from being reimbursed by Medicaid WASHINGTON --U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) joined U.S. Senators Tina Smith (D-Minn.) and Patty Murray (D-Wash.) to introduce the more PR

N.M. Delegation to Host Virtual Military Service Academy Nominations Event on September 4, 2025 (10)
WASHINGTON, Aug. 14 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * N.M. Delegation to Host Virtual Military Service Academy Nominations Event on September 4, 2025 * Register for the virtual Q&A here The nominations application is now live here WASHINGTON -- At 6 p.m. MT on Thursday, September 4, the offices of U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.), and U.S. Representatives Melanie Stansbury (D-N.M.), Teresa Leger Fernandez (D-N more PR

N.M. Delegation Welcomes $22 Million to Provide High-Speed Internet to Socorro, Torrance, & Valencia Counties (10)
WASHINGTON, Aug. 15 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * N.M. Delegation Welcomes $22 Million to Provide High-Speed Internet to Socorro, Torrance, & Valencia Counties * WASHINGTON -- U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) and U.S. Representatives Teresa Leger Fernandez (D-N.M.), Melanie Stansbury (D-N.M.), and Gabe Vasquez (D-N.M.) welcomed $22 million via the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to provide high-speed int more PR

New Mexico Job Openings and Labor Turnover -- June 2025 (10)
DALLAS, Texas, Aug. 15 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics - Southwest Regional Information Office issued the following report: * * * New Mexico Job Openings and Labor Turnover -- June 2025 * New Mexico had 49,000 job openings in June 2025, compared to 48,000 openings in May, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. (See table 1.) Assistant Commissioner for Regional Operations Michael Hirniak noted that the job openings rate in New Mexico was 5.1 p more PR

Senate Bill Would Relax Near-Term Production Deadlines for Nuclear Warhead Cores at Los Alamos, Double Outyear Production Requirements for Los Alamos, and Cement Savannah River's Production Role (10)
ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, Aug. 16 -- The Los Alamos Study Group issued the following news release: * * * Senate bill would relax near-term production deadlines for nuclear warhead cores at Los Alamos, double outyear production requirements for Los Alamos, and cement Savannah River's production role The implied combined permanent pit production capacity at both sites would be roughly 125 pits per year, up from "80," so-called At Los Alamos, an average production rate of about 100 pits per year more PR

Thank You, and Welcome: FCPS Holds Inaugural BBQ for Military-Connected Families (10)
FALLS CHURCH, Virginia, Aug. 15 -- Fairfax County Public Schools issued the following news: * * * Thank You, and Welcome: FCPS Holds Inaugural BBQ for Military-Connected Families * Mount Vernon High School (MVHS) senior Audrey Ortiz-Peterson has moved a lot since she started the first grade, studying in eight schools, from New Mexico to Alaska, then Alabama, Florida, and now, Virginia. The daughter of military parents, she has spent different school years in different states as her family mo more PR

University of New Mexico: Law Professor Releases New Book Exploring Purposeful Retirement (10)
ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, Aug. 16 -- The University of New Mexico issued the following news: * * * Law professor releases new book exploring purposeful retirement America is on the brink of the largest retirement wave in history -- nearly 30 million people will hang up their careers over the next decade. That's according to University of New Mexico School of Law Professor Nathalie Martin, who just released a new book, The Inspired Retirement: Purpose and Passion in Your Next Adventure. The pu more PR

UNM Institute for Social Research: Jail-Based Addiction Program Tied to Fewer Bookings, High Completion--But Resource Strains Persist (10)
WASHINGTON, Aug. 15 (TNSLrpt) -- The University of New Mexico's Institute for Social Research (ISR), through its Center for Applied Research and Analysis, released a report for process and preliminary outcome evaluation of Bernalillo County's Metropolitan Detention Center Addiction Treatment Program (ATP), finding statistically significant declines in bookings after participation, very high program completion rates, and strong staff support for evidence-based practices, alongside operational con more ST

UNM's ARID Institute Receives $7 Million Grant to Transform Forest and Watershed Management (10)
ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, Aug. 16 -- The University of New Mexico issued the following news: * * * UNM's ARID Institute receives $7 million grant to transform forest and watershed management Project to also spur workforce development in New Mexico By Steve Carr A four-year, $7 million National Science Foundation (NSF) grant through the Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR) program awarded to The University of New Mexico's Accelerating Resilience Innovations in Drylan more PR