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*New Mexico Editor Tipoffs Newsletter for 2026-08-06 ( 16 items )  
$25K Grant from FHLB Dallas and Bonvenu Bank Helps Louisiana Veteran Restore Storm-Damaged Home (10)
DALLAS, Texas, Aug. 4 -- The Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas, a district bank in the Federal Home Loan Bank System, issued the following news release: * * * $25K Grant from FHLB Dallas and Bonvenu Bank Helps Louisiana Veteran Restore Storm-Damaged Home * BOSSIER CITY, LOUISIANA, August 4, 2026-U.S. Army veteran Robert Bray, who served overseas in Iraq, Kosovo and Kuwait, received a $24,737 Housing Assistance for Veterans (HAVEN) grant from the Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas (FHLB Dallas) to fund significant repairs to his storm-damaged B more PR

BLM Invites Initial Public Feedback on Quarterly Oil and Gas Lease Sale in February 2027 in New Mexico and Oklahoma (10)
WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management issued the following news release: * * * BLM Invites Initial Public Feedback on Quarterly Oil and Gas Lease Sale in February 2027 in New Mexico and Oklahoma * SANTA FE, N.M. - The Bureau of Land Management today opened a 30-day public scoping period to receive public input on 15 oil and gas parcels totaling 4,054 acres that may be included in a February 2027 lease sale in New Mexico and Oklahoma. The scoping period ends Sept. 4, 2026. Leasing is the first s more PR

Heinrich, Merkley, Padilla, Shaheen, Schiff, Rosen, Cortez Masto, Wyden, Klobuchar: CFTC Must Rein in Wildfire Bets on Prediction Markets (10)
WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Heinrich, Merkley, Padilla, Shaheen, Schiff, Rosen, Cortez Masto, Wyden, Klobuchar: CFTC Must Rein in Wildfire Bets on Prediction Markets * WASHINGTON - This week, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate and Natural Resources Committee, joined U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.), Adam Schiff (D-Calif.), Jacky Rosen (D-Nev.), Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.), Ron W more PR

Heinrich, Merkley, Padilla, Shaheen, Schiff, Rosen, Cortez Masto, Wyden, Klobuchar: CFTC Must Rein in Wildfire Bets on Prediction Markets (10)
WASHINGTON, Aug. 6 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, ranking member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, issued the following news release on Aug. 5, 2026: * * * Heinrich, Merkley, Padilla, Shaheen, Schiff, Rosen, Cortez Masto, Wyden, Klobuchar: CFTC Must Rein in Wildfire Bets on Prediction Markets This week, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate and Natural Resources Committee, joined U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.), Adam Schiff (D- more PR

Heinrich, Whitehouse Call For Interior Inspector General Investigation into Trump Administration's Handling of Failed Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool Project (10)
WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Heinrich, Whitehouse Call For Interior Inspector General Investigation into Trump Administration's Handling of Failed Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool Project * WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, and U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, sent a letter requesting that the more PR

Heinrich, Whitehouse Call For Interior Inspector General Investigation Into Trump Administration's Handling of Failed Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool Project (10)
WASHINGTON, Aug. 6 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, ranking member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, issued the following news release on Aug. 5, 2026: * * * Heinrich, Whitehouse Call For Interior Inspector General Investigation into Trump Administration's Handling of Failed Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool Project DOJ filing reveals Interior withheld information showing Reflecting Pool failures predated Olympian David Hearn's arrest - Today, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate more PR

ICYMI: Ranking Member Heinrich and Energy Secretary Granholm Interview With Heatmap News on Energy Costs, Permitting Reform, and AI Data Centers (10)
WASHINGTON, Aug. 6 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, ranking member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, issued the following news release on Aug. 4, 2026: * * * ICYMI: Ranking Member Heinrich and Energy Secretary Granholm Interview with Heatmap News on Energy Costs, Permitting Reform, and AI Data Centers During an interview with Heatmap News' Robinson Meyer, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, was joined by former U.S. Department of Energy Sec more PR

Khanna, Massie, Leger Fernandez, Merkley, Lujan Introduce the "Epstein Files Transparency Act II" (10)
WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 -- Rep. Ro Khanna, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Khanna, Massie, Leger Fernandez, Merkley, Lujan Introduce the "Epstein Files Transparency Act II" * Reps. Ro Khanna and Thomas Massie announces the introduction of H.R. 9694, the Epstein Files Transparency Act II. This bill gives standing to state attorneys general, the victims of Jeffrey Epstein and his co-conspirators, and members of Congress to challenge the Department of Justice (DOJ) in court for the DOJ's failure to comply with the disclosure  more PR

Lujan Champions Legislation to Strengthen Stroke Prevention, Treatment, and Recovery (10)
WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan Champions Legislation to Strengthen Stroke Prevention, Treatment, and Recovery * Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.), a stroke survivor, introduced the Stroke Act, legislation to improve stroke prevention, treatment, recovery, and data collection across the United States. The legislation would invest in research, strengthen emergency response and rehabilitation services, expand access to telestroke care, establish a nati more PR

Lujan Introduces Legislation to Support and Strengthen New Mexico's Early Childhood Education Workforce (10)
WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan Introduces Legislation to Support and Strengthen New Mexico's Early Childhood Education Workforce * Introduction Comes as Trump Looks to Gut Critical Early Childhood Education Programs Like Head Start Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) - one of two Head Start graduates to serve in the U.S. Senate - introduced the Early Childhood Educator Professional Improvement Act of 2026, legislation to strengthen our nation' more PR

Lujan, Heinrich, Durbin Lead Colleagues in Slamming Trump's Move to Strip Protections From Bears Ears & Grand Staircase Escalante National Monuments (10)
WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan, Heinrich, Durbin Lead Colleagues in Slamming Trump's Move to Strip Protections From Bears Ears & Grand Staircase Escalante National Monuments * Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.), Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, and Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) led 34 senators in a letter to President Trump expressing strong opposition to his executive order reducing the boundarie more PR

Lujan, Schatz, Colleagues Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Increase Access to High Quality Health Care in Remote and Rural Areas (10)
WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan, Schatz, Colleagues Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Increase Access to High Quality Health Care in Remote and Rural Areas * Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.), Brian Schatz (D-Hawai'i), Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska), and Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) introduced the Expanding Capacity for Health Outcomes (ECHO) Reauthorization Act, which will increase access to high-quality health care in hard-to-reach areas. The bill reautho more PR

N.M. Public Safety Dept.: 'National Night Out' Held in Santa Fe - Event Strengthens Ties Between Law Enforcement and the Community (10)
SANTA FE, New Mexico, Aug. 6 -- The New Mexico Department of Public Safety issued the following news release: * * * 'National Night Out' held in Santa Fe: Event strengthens ties between law enforcement and the community The New Mexico Department of Public Safety in collaboration with the Santa Fe Police Department held National Night Out, on Tuesday, August 4 at Franklin Miles Park. The event raised awareness about crime and drug prevention while encouraging positive relationships between local law enforcement and the community. "Keeping Ne more PR

On Remote Wake Island, Navy's White Sands Team Launches Its Biggest Sounding Rocket to Test Plasma Energy Conversion in Space (10)
WASHINGTON, Aug. 4 -- The Naval Sea Systems Command issued the following news: * * * On Remote Wake Island, Navy's White Sands Team Launches Its Biggest Sounding Rocket to Test Plasma Energy Conversion in Space * PORT HUENEME, Calif. - Naval Surface Warfare Center, Port Hueneme Division (NSWC PHD)'s White Sands Detachment (WSD) recently hit a high mark in its suborbital vehicles capabilities, launching its biggest sounding rocket for an experiment to bolster national security. The Space Measurement of A Rocket-released Turbulence (SMART) m more PR

Rep. Vasquez Demands DOT and DOD Briefing Following Preliminary Report on Deadly New Mexico Plane Crash (10)
WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 -- Rep. Gabriel Vasquez, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Vasquez Demands DOT and DOD Briefing Following Preliminary Report on Deadly New Mexico Plane Crash * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Representative Gabe Vasquez (NM-02) sent a letter to Department of Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy and Department of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth demanding answers about the coordination between the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and the Department of Defense (DoD) following a deadly plane crash  more PR

Safe + Sound challenges can build a safer workplace (10)
JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, Aug. 5 -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland issued the following news: * * * Safe + Sound challenges can build a safer workplace * KIRTLAND AIR FORCE BASE, New Mexico - Since 2012, the Department of the Air Force has partnered with OSHA in the Safe + Sound week campaign. This partnership encourages members to maintain a culture where safety is an operational priority that directly supports mission readiness. The use of the Safe + Sound campaign elements in the workplace help preve more PR