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**Public Policy Tipoffs Involving New Mexico Newsletter for 2026-07-03 ( 7 items )  
Digital research repository arXiv to start new chapter as nonprofit (10)
ITHACA, New York, June 29 -- Cornell University posted the following news: * * * Digital research repository arXiv to start new chapter as nonprofit * It was born in northern New Mexico, the brainchild of then-Los Alamos National Laboratory physicist Paul Ginsparg, Ph.D. '81, as a simple way for researchers to share their work with colleagues before it appeared in peer-reviewed journals. When Ginsparg returned to Cornell as a professor in 2001, he brought the online research repository arXiv with him. And for 25 years it has remained at C more PR

New Mexico Regulators Order Blackstone, TXNM to Reverse Illegal Stock Transaction (10)
WASHINGTON, July 2 [Category: Biology] -- The Center for Biological Diversity posted the following news release: * * * New Mexico Regulators Order Blackstone, TXNM to Reverse Illegal Stock Transaction * ALBUQUERQUE, N.M.- New Mexico's utility regulator today found that Blackstone and TXNM Energy violated state law by completing a $400 million stock transaction without receiving required prior approval. The state's Public Regulation Commission ordered the companies to reverse the transaction and pay $300,000 in fines, the maximum allowed und more PR

New Mexico Tech's Michael N. Lehman Elected President of FASEB (10)
SOCORRO, New Mexico, July 3 -- New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology issued the following news: * * * New Mexico Tech's Michael N. Lehman Elected President of FASEB Lique Coolen, a neuroscientist and the university's VP for Research and Provost, VP for Academic Affairs, is named Vice President-Elect for Science Policy on FASEB's Executive Committee. Michael N. Lehman, PhD, the Regents Endowed Professor and Chair of Biology at New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, has been elected president of the Federation of American Soci more PR

NMPBS distributes broadcast and stream of national "A Capitol Fourth: 250th Weekend Celebration" (10)
ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, July 2 -- The University of New Mexico posted the following news: * * * NMPBS distributes broadcast and stream of national "A Capitol Fourth: 250th Weekend Celebration" * While people are enjoying PBS' annual A Capitol Fourth Concert on Friday, July 3, with encores throughout the weekend on PBS stations nationwide, they may not realize that this year they are enjoying the special birthday concert and fireworks, due to New Mexico, and New Mexico PBS (NMPBS/KNME). The annual live event is usually distributed nationa more PR

NMSU Head Start ushers in new era of success (10)
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico, July 2 -- New Mexico State University issued the following news release: * * * NMSU Head Start ushers in new era of success * Research shows that kids who participate in early childhood education programs like Head Start are more likely to complete high school, pursue higher education and become economically self-sufficient adults. For more than 40 years, New Mexico State University has administered Head Start programs throughout New Mexico's second-largest county, playing a critical role in children's growth from  more PR

UNM Pre-Law students sit on panel at New Jersey Association of Professional Mediators (10)
ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, July 2 -- The University of New Mexico posted the following news: * * * UNM Pre-Law students sit on panel at New Jersey Association of Professional Mediators * Two UNM students participated in a panel presented as part of the New Jersey Association of Professional Mediators Civil & Divorce Mediation Seminar in May. Emma Williams and Shin Hlaing presented on dispute resolution issues with a focus on the 2025 American Bar Association Opinion 518, which discusses the legal obligations and duties of lawyers who serve as more PR

WildEarth Guardians: New Mexico Modernizes Oil, Gas Industry Bonding, Cleanup Rules, Now Among Nation's Strongest (10)
SANTA FE, New Mexico, July 3 -- WildEarth Guardians issued the following news release on July 2, 2026: * * * New Mexico modernizes oil, gas industry bonding, cleanup rules, now among nation's strongest Today's vote moves New Mexico closer to a system where corporations, not the public, are responsible for the damage they create. - The New Mexico Oil Conservation Commission voted Wednesday to reform outdated oil and gas bonding and cleanup rules, adopting some of the strongest safeguards in the country to prevent orphan wells and ensure oil more PR