ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, Dec. 20 -- The American Civil Liberties Union of New Mexico issued the following news release: NEW YORK - New documents obtained by the ACLU reveal that Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is actively considering proposals to expand its immigration detention capacity in at least six states across the country, including in California, Kansas, Nevada, New Mexico, Texas, and Washington state. The records, obtained as a result of a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) la more PR

ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, Dec. 20 -- The American Civil Liberties Union of New Mexico issued the following news release on Dec. 19, 2024: Today, a federal court held the first hearing in Carlos Doe v. ICE, a case that challenges U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's (ICE) 2022 decision to certify the Torrance County Detention Facility (TCDF) as passing its overall performance evaluation. This certification allowed ICE to continue detaining people at TCDF despite dangerous and inhumane condi more PR

ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, Dec. 20 -- Bernalillo County issued the following news release on Dec. 19, 2024: BernCo Assessor Damian Lara was a featured speaker at the International Association of Assessing Officers legal conference in Chicago, Illinois. Assessor Lara, in conjunction with Assessing software company C3.ai, outlined the Assessor's Office use of artificial intelligence as a tool in addressing legal issues and statutes. Assessor Lara introduced a legal chatbot. The paralegal Assessor' more PR

ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, Dec. 20 -- Bernalillo County issued the following news release on Dec. 19, 2024: Bernalillo County has been awarded a $1.94 million grant through the U.S. Department of Transportation's Strengthening Mobility and Revolutionizing Transportation (SMART) Grants Program. This funding will support the development of the I-40 TradePort Corridor Intelligent Data Platform, a critical component in advancing the region's transportation infrastructure. The I-40 TradePort Corridor more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 19 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: Incoming Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) announced that Jasmine Dimitriou will serve as the Committee's Staff Director for the Minority beginning in the 119thCongress. "Taking on the climate trends that are driving unnatural fires, floods, and droughts across our country, protecting our progress in lowering utility bills and delivering clean energy more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 19 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) introduced the Fueling Optimal Outcomes through Diet (FOOD) for Health Act, legislation to establish and administer grant funding for Food is Medicine pilot programs nationwide. In the House, the legislation is led by U.S. Representative Robin Kelly (D-Ill.). FOOD for Health aims to reduce nutrition-related chronic diseases and address food insecurity by supporting the more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 20 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: Bill heading to President Biden's desk extends the wildly successful Every Kid Outdoors Program that Heinrich helped establish in 2019 to provide all American fourth graders and their families free national park access Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and John Boozman (R-Ark.) secured the Senate's passage of their bipartisan Every Kid Outdoors Extension Act as part of the larger Expanding Public Land more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 20 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Shelley Moore Capito (R-W. Va.), celebrated the Senate's passage of their bipartisan Simplifying Outdoor Access for Recreation (SOAR) Act, legislation to improve the permitting process for outfitters, educational organizations, and community groups to access public land. The legislation was included in the Expanding Public Lands Outdoor Recreation Experiences (EXPL more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 20 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), a member of the Migratory Bird Conservation Commission, and U.S. Senator John Kennedy (R-La.) announced that their bipartisan legislation to reauthorize the North American Wetlands Conservation Act (NAWCA) through 2030 has passed the Senate, as part of the America's Conservation Enhancement Reauthorization Act of 2024. The bill now heads to the President's  more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 20 -- Sen. John Hickenlooper, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: Colorado State University and Colorado-based Pioneer Energy Inc. receive funding for six methane monitoring and reduction projects Funding comes from the Inflation Reduction Act and is part of $850 Million distributed nationwide Today, U.S. Senators John Hickenlooper and Michael Bennet welcomed $850 million from the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Methane Emissions Reduction Program to fund p more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 21 -- The House Education and the Workforce Committee issued a report (H.Rpt. 118-742) on the Transparency in Coverage Act (H.R. 4507), which waims to amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to promote transparency in health coverage and reform pharmacy benefit management services with respect to group health plans. The report was advanced by Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, on Nov. 18, 2024. Here are excerpts: * * * Purpose H.R. 4507, the Transparency more ST

WASHINGTON, Dec. 20 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior issued the following news release: The Department of the Interior today announced an updated Western Solar Plan to help guide efficient and environmentally responsible solar energy permitting on public lands across the West. The plan will guide the siting of solar energy proposals in areas with fewer resource conflicts, advance the nation's growing clean energy economy, help lower energy costs for consumers, create good-paying jobs, ta more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 20 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management issued the following news release: The Department of the Interior today announced an updated Western Solar Plan to help guide efficient and environmentally responsible solar energy permitting on public lands across the West. The plan will guide the siting of solar energy proposals in areas with fewer resource conflicts, advance the nation's growing clean energy economy, help lower energy costs for consumers, cr more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 20 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service issued a final rule in the Federal Register on Dec. 10, 2024, entitled "Endangered Species Status for the Penasco Least Chipmunk and Designation of Critical Habitat". Here are excerpts: * * * SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), list the Penasco least chipmunk ( Neotamias minimus atristriatus), a mammal from New Mexico, as an endangered species under the Endangered Species Act of 1973  more ST

WASHINGTON, Dec. 20 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service issued a notification of finding in the Federal Register on Dec. 10, 2024, entitled "Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; 12-Month Not-Warranted Finding for the Rio Grande Cutthroat Trout". Here are excerpts: * * * SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), announce a 12-month finding on a petition to list the Rio Grande cutthroat trout ( Oncorhynchus clarkii virginalis) as an enda more ST

WASHINGTON, Dec. 20 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on Dec. 18, 2024: A Mexican national extradited to the United States from Mexico in 2023 pleaded guilty today to leading a human smuggling conspiracy operating in Mexicali on the U.S.-Mexico border for several years. According to court documents, Ofelia Hernandez-Salas, 63, led a human smuggling organization that facilitated the travel of more than 100 migrants into the United States from and through Bangla more PR

DALLAS, Texas, Dec. 20 -- The Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas, a district bank in the Federal Home Loan Bank System, issued the following news release: NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA -- A homeowner in New Orleans, Louisiana, is the proud owner of a storm-resistant roof thanks to a $14,653 grant from the Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas (FHLB Dallas), awarded through its member Gulf Coast Bank & Trust. Lorraine Taylor-Smith suffered damage to her roof from devastating hurricanes including Hurricane Ka more PR

SANTA FE, New Mexico, Dec. 20 -- The New Mexico Department of Environment issued the following news release on Dec. 19, 2024: * * * Program will reduce state emissions and foster economic development * * * The New Mexico Environment Department today unveiled its discussion draft rule for its clean transportation fuel program, a landmark step in implementing an initiative that will reduce New Mexico's carbon emissions and foster diverse economic growth. This milestone follows Gov. Michelle L more PR

SANTA FE, New Mexico, Dec. 20 -- Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release on Dec. 19, 2024: Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham announced on Thursday the appointment of Bryan Fox as a Second Judicial District Court judge. Fox's appointment follows the retirement of the Honorable Gerard J. Lavelle. Fox is a welcome addition to the family court bench with nearly thirty years of practice in family law. Fox is a graduate of UNM School of Law. He was admitted to the New more PR

LAKEWOOD, Colorado, Dec. 20 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Agricultural Statistics Service - Colorado Field Office issued the following news release: * * * UNITED STATES HIGHLIGHTS Commercial red meat production for the United States totaled 4.56 billion pounds in November, down 3 percent from the 4.68 billion pounds produced in November 2023. Beef production, at 2.22 billion pounds, was 3 percent below the previous year. Cattle slaughter totaled 2.57 million head, down 6 p more PR

SANTA FE, New Mexico, Dec. 20 -- Santa Fe County issued the following news on Dec. 19, 2024: Santa Fe County (County) is issuing a Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) for potential partner(s) to deploy Broadband infrastructure by applying for funding under the New Mexico Office of Broadband Access and Expansions (OBAE), Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) Program under Notice of Funding Opportunity BEAD NOFO: #2024.00. By submitting application for this NOFO each Applicant is cert more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 21 -- The Senate Indian Affairs Committee issued a report (S.Rpt. 118-241) on a bill (S. 3406), which aims to amend the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 to make a technical correction to the Navajo Nation Water Resources Development Trust Fund, to amend the Claims Resolution Act of 2010 and to make technical corrections to the Taos Pueblo Water Development Fund and Aamodt Settlement Pueblos' Fund. The report was advanced by Sen. Brian Schatz, D-Hawaii, on Nov. 12, 2024 more ST

WASHINGTON, Dec. 20 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: Bipartisan Bill Now Heads to President's Desk Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) celebrated the passage of the Expanding Public Lands Outdoor Recreation Experiences (EXPLORE) Act, which included his legislation, the Biking On Long-Distance Trails (BOLT) Act. Senator Lujan introduced this bipartisan legislation alongside U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-N.D.) to bolster outdoor recreation and promote biking on f more PR

LAKEWOOD, Colorado, Dec. 20 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture National Agricultural Statistics Service issued the following news release from the Mountain Regional Field Office: * * * UNITED STATES HIGHLIGHTS Commercial red meat production for the United States totaled 4.56 billion pounds in November, down 3 percent from the 4.68 billion pounds produced in November 2023. Beef production, at 2.22 billion pounds, was 3 percent below the previous year. Cattle slaughter totaled 2.57 million  more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 20 (TNSfact) -- The White House issued the following fact sheet on Dec. 19, 2024: * * * President Biden Sets 2035 Climate Target Aimed at Creating Good-Paying Union Jobs, Reducing Costs for All Americans, and Securing U.S. Leadership in the Clean Energy Economy of the Future - The U.S. Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) is an economy-wide, all greenhouse gas target of reducing net emissions by 61-66 percent below 2005 levels in 2035 - The emissions reduction strategy i more PR