Thursday - November 21, 2024
*New Mexico Editor Tipoffs Newsletter for Wednesday November 20, 2024 ( 12 items )  

FHLB Dallas Makes $250K Charitable Donation to Help Flooded New Mexico Region
DALLAS, Texas, Nov. 20 -- The Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas, a district bank in the Federal Home Loan Bank System, issued the following news release: ROSWELL, NEW MEXICO, November 19, 2024 -- The Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas (FHLB Dallas) has provided a $250,000 charitable donation to Community Foundation of Southern New Mexico to assist with recovery from flooding in Roswell, New Mexico. Community Foundation of Southern New Mexico, based in Las Cruces, New Mexico, will provide financia  more

Heinrich Cosponsors Legislation to Make Affordable Care Act Premium Tax Credits Permanent, Lower Costs for Working Families
WASHINGTON, Nov. 18 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) cosponsored the Health Care Affordability Act, legislation to make permanent the Affordable Care Act's (ACA) enhanced premium tax credits for Health Insurance Marketplace coverage as extended through the Inflation Reduction Act. The enhanced premium tax credits, which have made health care more affordable and accessible for thousands of New Mexicans, are currently set t  more

Lujan Applauds New USDA Programs to Strengthen Specialty Crop Sector
WASHINGTON, Nov. 19 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.), a member of the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, applauded the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announcement of new programs that will provide $2 billion to support U.S. specialty crop producers. "Across New Mexico, specialty crop producers provide high-quality, nutritious produce to feed our nation and the world and support our trademar  more

N.M. A.G. Raul Torrez and Coalition of 30 States Urge Congress to Pass Kids Online Safety Act
SANTA FE, New Mexico, Nov. 20 -- New Mexico Attorney General Raul Torrez issued the following news release on Nov. 19, 2024: Led by Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti, New Mexico Attorney General Raul Torrez and 30 states today called upon Congressional leadership to pass the bipartisan Kids Online Safety Act ("KOSA"), crucial legislation that protects children from online harm, before the end of the year. In a letter, the coalition emphasized the urgent need to address the growing cr  more

N.M. Delegation Praises President Biden's Disaster Supplemental Request for $1.5 Billion to Boost Hermit's Peak/Calf Canyon Fire Recovery
WASHINGTON, Nov. 18 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senators Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) and Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and U.S. Representative Teresa Leger Fernandez (D-N.M.) announced President Biden's disaster supplemental request includes $1.5 billion to help New Mexicans recover from the Hermit's Peak/Calf Canyon Fire. If President Biden's disaster supplemental request is approved by Congress, Lujan, Leger Fernandez, and the New Mexico Congressi  more

N.M. Economic Development Dept.: State Job Training Funds Approved for 98 New Mexico Employees
SANTA FE, New Mexico, Nov. 20 -- The New Mexico Department of Economic Development issued the following news release: * * * JTIP set to reimburse 9 companies for up to $1.57M * * * Economic Development Department Secretary-Designate Rob Black announced today that nine businesses have been approved for Job Training Incentive Program (JTIP) grants to assist in hiring and training up to 94 employees and four interns. Each month, the JTIP Board reviews and authorizes training reimbursement doll  more

Office on Violence Against Women Director Hidalgo Delivers Remarks at 19th Annual Government-to-Government Violence Against Women Tribal Consultation
SANTA FE, New Mexico, Nov. 20 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following remarks on Nov. 19, 2024, by Office on Violence Against Women Director Rosie Hidalgo at the 19th Annual Government-to-Government Violence Against Women Tribal Consultation: * * * As Prepared for Delivery Good morning. Welcome to the 19th Annual Government-to-Government Violence Against Women Tribal Consultation. First, I want to extend my gratitude to our hosts, the Pueblo of Pojoaque and Governor Roybal, for  more

President Biden Issues Letter to House Requesting for Additional Funding for Disaster Relief
WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 -- President Biden issued the following letter to House on Nov. 18, 2024: * * * Letter to the Speaker of the House of Representatives Requesting for Additional Funding for Disaster Relief Dear Mr. Speaker: With the Congress now back in session, I write to request urgently needed emergency funding to provide for an expeditious and meaningful Federal response to Hurricanes Helene and Milton and other natural disasters. In the weeks since these deadly storms tore through com  more

Tennessee AG Leads 31 State Attorneys General in Urging Congress to Pass Blackburn's Kids Online Safety Act
WASHINGTON, Nov. 19 -- Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release: Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti led 31 state attorneys general in sending a letter yesterday to congressional leadership urging them to pass the bipartisan Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA) introduced by U.S. Senators Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), crucial legislation protecting children from online harm, before the end of the year. The coalition letter emphasized  more

USDA Trade Mission to Expand Exports to Morocco and West Africa
WASHINGTON, Nov. 19 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Foreign Agricultural Service issued the following news release: Representatives from nearly 50 U.S. agribusinesses and trade groups and 14 state departments of agriculture will travel to Casablanca, Morocco, Dec. 2-5, as part of a U.S. Department of Agriculture trade mission to expand U.S. farm and food exports to Morocco and other West African markets. "This mission offers a crucial opportunity for U.S. agribusinesses to enter into M  more

USGS invests $3.4 million in Bipartisan Infrastructure Law funding to map critical mineral resources in western Texas
WASHINGTON, Nov. 19 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's U.S. Geological Survey issued the following news release: The data collection will be conducted through the USGS Earth Mapping Resources Initiative (Earth MRI), a partnership between the USGS and state geological surveys that is revolutionizing our understanding of the nation's geology and critical mineral resources, which are vital to the U.S. economy, national security, and clean energy technology. "Earth MRI data provides a fulle  more

Woman dies after being after being smuggled across the border without water
WASHINGTON, Nov. 19 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Customs and Border Protection issued the following news release: On May 31, 2024, at approximately 4:30 p.m., two migrants approached a house in Sunland Park, New Mexico and requested help. A construction worker at the house called 911, and Sunland Park Fire Department and Police Department responded to the residence and requested an air ambulance. The fire department called the Santa Teresa Border Patrol Station Tactical Operati  more