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| Public Policy Tipoffs Involving New Mexico Newsletter for 2026-01-21 ( 16 items ) |
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AFP-NM Calls for Fiscal Restraint as Legislative Session Begins (10)
ARLINGTON, Virginia, Jan. 20 [Category: Sociological] -- Americans for Prosperity posted the following news release:
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AFP-NM Calls for Fiscal Restraint as Legislative Session Begins
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Jan 20, 2026 by AFP
SANTA FE, NM - As the New Mexico State Legislature kicks off for a 30-day session, Americans for Prosperity-New Mexico (AFP-NM) is urging lawmakers to hold the line and not increase government spending or taxes on hardworking New Mexicans.
AFP-NM will focus on legislation that impro more PR
As Governor Previews Gun Dealer Accountability and Trafficking Legislation, Advocates Urge Lawmakers to Act (10)
NEW YORK, Jan. 20 [Category: Sociological] -- Everytown for Gun Safety posted the following news release:
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As Governor Previews Gun Dealer Accountability and Trafficking Legislation, Advocates Urge Lawmakers to Act
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SANTA FE, N.M. -Today, Everytown for Gun Safety, and its grassroots network, Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, released the following statement on the New Mexico 2026 State of the State. In her remarks, Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham previewed legislation to a more PR
GAO Dismisses Nevada Small Business Protest Over Occupational Therapy Contract Terms (10)
WASHINGTON, Jan. 21 -- The Government Accountability Office (GAO) has denied a protest from Oready LLC, a small business based in Las Vegas, Nevada, which challenged the hiring requirements of a federal solicitation for school-based healthcare services. The dispute focused on a request for quotations issued by the U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Indian Education for occupational therapy services at the Mariano Lake Community School in Crownpoint, New Mexico.
Oready argued that the sol more ST
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. 20 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release:
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ICYMI: Lujan, Wyden, Markey Urge Apple and Google to Remove X and Grok from App Stores Following Grok Generating Illegal Sexual Images at Scale
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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 Announces Nominations to U.S. Service Academies for 2025 (10)
WASHINGTON, Jan. 20 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release:
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Lujan Announces Nominations to U.S. Service Academies for 2025
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Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M) announced student nominations from New Mexico to enter the United States Service Academies.
"New Mexico has a proud tradition of service across every branch of our military, and I'm honored to nominate some of our state's best and brightest to our United States Service more PR
Lujan Delivers Nearly $982 Million for Vital New Mexico Projects in Senate-Passed Appropriations Bills (10)
WASHINGTON, Jan. 20 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release:
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Lujan Delivers Nearly $982 Million for Vital New Mexico Projects in Senate-Passed Appropriations Bills
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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. 20 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release:
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Lujan Statement Commemorating Martin Luther King Jr. Day
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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. 20 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release:
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Lujan Statement on Senate Republicans Voting to Block Consideration of War Powers Resolution
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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. 20 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release:
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Lujan, Cortez Masto, Grassley, Push to Protect Americans' Personal Information from China, Other Foreign Adversaries
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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
One Year into Trump's Costly, Corrupt, and Chaotic Presidency, Leger Fernandez Recaps the Fight for New Mexicans (10)
WASHINGTON, Jan. 20 -- Rep. Teresa Leger Fernandez, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release:
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One Year into Trump's Costly, Corrupt, and Chaotic Presidency, Leger Fernandez Recaps the Fight for New Mexicans
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WASHINGTON, D.C. - On the one-year anniversary of President Trump's Second term, Congresswoman Leger Fernandez released the following statement and recap of her actions pushing back on the administration:
"Trump's first year back has been an absolute disaster for New Mexi more PR
Physicists employ AI labmates to supercharge LED light control (10)
ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, Jan. 20 -- The U.S. Department of Energy Sandia National Laboratories issued the following news release:
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Physicists employ AI labmates to supercharge LED light control
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ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. -In 2023, a team of physicists from Sandia National Laboratories announced a major discovery: a way to steer LED light. If refined, it could mean someday replacing lasers with cheaper, smaller, more energy-efficient LEDs in countless technologies, from UPC scanners and hologra more PR
Ranking Members Heinrich, Huffman, Smith, Pallone Demand Answers From Trump Administration for Killing Jobs and Increasing Energy Costs by Halting Clean Energy Projects (10)
WASHINGTON, Jan. 21 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, ranking member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, issued the following news release on Jan. 20, 2026:
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Ranking Members Heinrich, Huffman, Smith, Pallone Demand Answers from Trump Administration for Killing Jobs and Increasing Energy Costs by Halting Clean Energy Projects
U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, House Natural Resources Commi more PR
Rep. Gabe Vasquez Earns Top Bipartisanship Score for Work Across the Aisle & Willingness to Break Party Ranks to Deliver Wins for New Mexicans (10)
WASHINGTON, Jan. 20 -- Rep. Gabriel Vasquez, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release:
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Rep. Gabe Vasquez Earns Top Bipartisanship Score for Work Across the Aisle & Willingness to Break Party Ranks to Deliver Wins for New Mexicans
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WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Representative Gabe Vasquez (NM-02) earned the top bipartisanship score possible from Bridge Grades (link is external), a nonprofit report card (link is external) for Congress, earning an 'A' grade for his ongoing willingness t more PR
Senator Heinrich Statement on Martin Luther King, Jr. Day (10)
WASHINGTON, Jan. 19 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release:
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Senator Heinrich Statement on Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
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WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) released the following statement in recognition of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, which falls on Monday, January 19.
"When Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. accepted his Nobel Peace Prize in December 1964, he spoke about the imperative to protest injustice and remedy poverty. He told the gr more PR
UNM assistant professor's sculpture acquired by renowned Perry Art Collection (10)
ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, Jan. 20 -- The University of New Mexico posted the following news:
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UNM assistant professor's sculpture acquired by renowned Perry Art Collection
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Assistant Professor Stephanie J. Woods is an interdisciplinary art professor in The University of New Mexico's art department, teaching in the sculpture and expanded practice area. She spent the summer of 2025 at the prestigious Bemis Center for the Contemporary Arts international reside more PR
USGS Updates Oil and Gas Outlook for Woodford and Barnett Shales in Permian Basin (10)
WASHINGTON, Jan. 20 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Geological Survey has released Fact Sheet 2026-3059, titled 'Assessment of Undiscovered Continuous and Conventional Oil and Gas Resources in the Woodford and Barnett Shales of the Permian Basin Province, Texas and New Mexico, 2025,' by the Permian Basin Province Assessment Team led by Andrea D. Cicero, estimating the remaining technically recoverable resources in these two major shale systems. Issued in January 2026 by the U.S. Department of the Interior more PR
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