Wednesday - December 4, 2024
*Public Policy Tipoffs Involving New Mexico Newsletter for Friday November 01, 2024 ( 4 items )  

ASRT Wage and Salary Survey Shows Wage Increases Across All Major Disciplines
ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, Nov. 1 (TNSres) -- The American Society of Radiologic Technologists issued the following news release: The overall average salary of a radiologic technologist nationwide rose by 12.3% since 2022 and now averages $86,484, according to results from the American Society of Radiologic Technologists Wage and Salary Survey 2024 (https://www.asrt.org/main/news-publications/research/wage-and-salary-surveys). The survey, conducted in August 2024, shows that all major discipline  more

NMSU Research Expenditures Reach $140 Million-Plus Mark in 2024
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico, Nov. 1 (TNSres) -- New Mexico State University issued the following news release: With New Mexico State University on track to become an R1-designated research institution in 2025, the university is also well ahead of its research expenditure goal. Preliminary numbers collected for the National Science Foundation's Higher Education Research and Development Survey indicate that in 2024, NMSU has had $141 million in research expenditures, or funds spent to conduct researc  more

Study Group Files 'Friend of the Court' Motion in South Carolina Plutonium 'Pit' Lawsuit
ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, Oct. 31 -- The Los Alamos Study Group issued the following news release on Oct. 30, 2024: * * * One pit factory instead of two would fully resolve this lawsuit while preserving strong environmental law (For further background see the press advisory of October 22, 2024, "Darkling Plain: whither the legal fight in South Carolina over plutonium "pit" environmental analysis? What does it mean? What will happen?") Mark your calendars! Please join: Undersecretary of Energ  more

WildEarth Guardians: Lawsuit Seeks Endangered Species Protection for New Mexico Cactus, Rio Grande Fish
SANTA FE, New Mexico, Nov. 1 -- WildEarth Guardians issued the following news release on Oct. 31, 2024: * * * US Fish and Wildlife Service first identified the shiner as needing Endangered Species Act protection in 1982. * * * TUCSON, Ariz.-- The Center for Biological Diversity and WildEarth Guardians sued the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today for delaying critically needed Endangered Species Act protections for the Clover's cactus and the Rio Grande shiner. "These beautiful cactuses and  more