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Public Policy Tipoffs Involving New Mexico Newsletter for 2026-01-20 ( 7 items )  
CSWR acquires work of renowned Hollywood writer/director and alumnus Brian Levant (10)
ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, Jan. 19 -- The University of New Mexico posted the following news: * * * CSWR acquires work of renowned Hollywood writer/director and alumnus Brian Levant Brian Levant, a renowned Hollywood filmmaker and UNM alumnus in the College of Fine Arts, has donated his extensive career-long body of work in the entertainment industry to The University of New Mexico's Center for Southwest Research and Special Collections (CSWR). The CSWR is located in UNM's Zimmerman Library o more PR

ICYMI: Lujan, Wyden, Markey Urge Apple and Google to Remove X and Grok from App Stores Following Grok Generating Illegal Sexual Images at Scale (10)
WASHINGTON, Jan. 19 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Lujan, Wyden, Markey Urge Apple and Google to Remove X and Grok from App Stores Following Grok Generating Illegal Sexual Images at Scale * Washington, D.C. - In Case You Missed It : In response to X Corp's Grok AI tool being used to generate nonconsensual sexualized images of women and children at scale in recent days, U.S. Senators Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.), Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), and Edward J more PR

Lujan Delivers Nearly $982 Million for Vital New Mexico Projects in Senate-Passed Appropriations Bills (10)
WASHINGTON, Jan. 19 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan Delivers Nearly $982 Million for Vital New Mexico Projects in Senate-Passed Appropriations Bills * Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) announced nearly $982 million in federal funding secured for New Mexico in the Fiscal Year 2026 (FY26) Energy and Water Development; Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies; and Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies appropr more PR

Lujan Statement Commemorating Martin Luther King Jr. Day (10)
WASHINGTON, Jan. 19 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan Statement Commemorating Martin Luther King Jr. Day * Senator Lujan Delivers Remarks at the Grant Chapel A.M.E. Church Martin Luther King Jr. Breakfast Albuquerque, N.M. - Today, U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) issued the following statement commemorating Martin Luther King Jr. Day: "Equal justice under the law, the sacred right to vote, and the power of ordinary people standing up more PR

Lujan Statement on Senate Republicans Voting to Block Consideration of War Powers Resolution (10)
WASHINGTON, Jan. 19 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan Statement on Senate Republicans Voting to Block Consideration of War Powers Resolution * Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) issued the following statement after Senate Republicans voted to block consideration of a bipartisan War Powers Resolution that earned bipartisan support last week : "Just last week, the Senate voted with bipartisan support to advance a war power more PR

Lujan, Cortez Masto, Grassley, Push to Protect Americans' Personal Information from China, Other Foreign Adversaries (10)
WASHINGTON, Jan. 19 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan, Cortez Masto, Grassley, Push to Protect Americans' Personal Information from China, Other Foreign Adversaries * Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.), Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.), and Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) reintroduced the Internet Application Integrity and Disclosure (App ID) Act to help protect Americans online. This legislation would require operators of website more PR

Making the nation safer with Sandia's help (10)
ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, Jan. 19 -- The U.S. Department of Energy Sandia National Laboratories issued the following news release: * * * Making the nation safer with Sandia's help * When a SWAT team trains multiple times a week, running repeated live-fire drills, the noise can be intense. Even with premium hearing protection, the sound and pressure can damage hearing over time, contributing to traumatic brain injuries for officers and disorienting civilians nearby. If only there were a way to more PR