ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, Jan. 14 -- The American Civil Liberties Union of New Mexico issued the following news release on Jan. 13, 2025: The week before the upcoming legislative session, a coalition of New Mexico advocacy organizations launched a new billboard campaign today across Albuquerque highlighting how community stability is fundamental to public safety. The billboards, featuring the message, "Safety starts with STABILITY," can be found at major highways including westbound I-40 near   more

ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, Jan. 14 -- The city of Albuquerque issued the following news on Jan. 13, 2025: * * * Registration open for summit highlighting transformational new platform * * * On February 6th, Bernalillo County, the City of Albuquerque, and Community leaders will partner to host a summit highlighting a new platform, Unite Us, that is creating a better support system for the unhoused community and those experiencing housing or food insecurity. The Unite Us platform launched in Sep  more

REDSTONE ARSENAL, Alabama, Jan. 13 -- The Army Space and Missile Defense Command issued the following news: By Jason Cutshaw, U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command A U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command Technical Center team's low-cost target provided an operational assessment for the Army's new Lower Tier Air and Missile Defense Sensor radar. A Black Dagger short-range ballistic missile target, designed to fly a ballistic flight path and demonstrate defensive protection capabili  more

ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, Jan. 14 -- Bernalillo County issued the following news release on Jan. 13, 2025: Preventing overdoses of fentanyl and other synthetic street level opioids is the focus of an ongoing communications outreach that's part of the keepNMalive initiative. The use of preventative tools such as drug testing strips and naloxone are a few examples of harm reduction that are told by three New Mexicans; a mother who lost her son to fentanyl overdose and believes harm reduction tool  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 13 (TNSrep) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R48256) on Jan. 10, 2025, entitled "Tribal Self-Determination Authorities - Overview and Issues for Congress:" (Continued from Part 2 of 3) * * * Tribal Capacity Tribal entities may choose different agreement options authorized by the different ISDEAA titles depending on their capacity and interests. Tribal capacity to administer federal programs is a key factor that can affect a Tribe's decis  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 14 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior National Park Service issued the following news release: Dark for the Park Alliance is helping restore quality night skies for Carlsbad Caverns National Park, and on January 8th they released new standards for New Mexico's oil and gas industry. While still maintaining job safety on site, Franklin Mountain Energy reduced unnecessary light pollution by adding light shielding and different color bulbs. Founded in 2023, Dark for the Park   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 13 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services issued the following news release: Key Points * In February 2024, the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) launched the Secretary's Postpartum Maternal Health Collaborative, a one-year quality improvement sprint to specifically address improving outcomes in postpartum health. Six states (Iowa, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, and New Mexico) participated in the learning network. * State teams   more

GLYNCO, Georgia, Jan. 14 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Federal Law Enforcement Training Centers issued the following news release on Jan. 13, 2025: ARTESIA, NM - On January 10, 2025, the Federal Law Enforcement Training Centers (FLETC) hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony to open its new outdoor gymnasium at the Artesia Training Delivery Point (TDP) in New Mexico. The state-of-the-art facility, designed to enhance law enforcement trainees' physical and mental well-being, reflects F  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 13 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) applauded the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's (CFPB) decision to finalize a rule that will block the inclusion of medical debt on credit card reports. The CFPB estimates that $49 billion in medical bills will be removed from credit reports of roughly 15 million Americans. Blocking medical debt on credit reports will reduce the burden of medical debt for American  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 14 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) has announced the availability of draft amendments to habitat conservation plans (HCPs) for the lesser prairie-chicken in Colorado, Kansas, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas. These amendments, submitted by LPC Conservation LLC, propose adjustments to incidental take permits and conservation plans to align with updates to the species' estimated occupied range (EOR) made in 2022. The revisions aim to expand HCP boundaries and   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 13 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON -- U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.), and U.S. Representative Teresa Leger Fernandez (D-N.M.) called on U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack to protect the Caja del Rio. "We write to urge you to protect the Caja del Rio plateau by recommending designation of the area as a national   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 13 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.), and U.S. Representative Teresa Leger Fernandez (D-N.M.) welcomed $6,372,354 from the Infrastructure Law -- legislation passed by Democrats in the N.M. Congressional Delegation -- for the Pueblo of Santa Ana to design wildlife corridors complete with wildlife exclusion fencing, overpasses, and underpasses, along 7.6 miles of US-550 and 19   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 13 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) applauds President Biden on signing into law the Native American Child Protection Act and Jenna Quin's Law, two historic pieces of legislation that will help protect children in New Mexico and across the nation.  The Native American Child Protection Act, introduced by Senators Lujan and Susan Collins (R-Maine), reauthorizes and reforms three critical programs to ensu  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 13 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) issued the following statement on the certification of the results of the 2024 presidential election:  "As I have done throughout my time in Congress, I fulfilled my constitutional duty and voted to certify the results of the presidential election. I will always defend our democratic values, support the certification of free and fair elections, and uphold the will of  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 13 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.), and U.S. Representatives Teresa Leger Fernandez (D-N.M.), Melanie Stansbury (D-N.M.), and Gabe Vasquez (D-N.M.) welcomed $137,178,000 in federal funding to support disaster recovery needs associated with the destructive floods in Roswell and Chaves County as well as the South Fork and Salt Fires in Lincoln and Otero Counties. This federal  more

SANTA FE, New Mexico, Jan. 14 -- The New Mexico Department of Economic Development issued the following news release on Jan. 13, 2025: * * * State LEDA funds will support state-of-the-art CBD processing * * * MORIARTY, N.M. -- The New Mexico Economic Development Department and NewBridge Global Ventures (NewBridge) announced today that the Ag Tech company is planning a major expansion in the Estancia Valley to grow and integrate its farming, processing, manufacturing, and distribution busines  more

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Jan. 14 -- The National Credit Union Administration issued the following news release on Jan. 13, 2025: The National Credit Union Administration named Julie Cayse as the new regional director, Western Region, effective January 12. In her new role, Ms. Cayse will oversee the examination and supervision of all federally insured credit unions in Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Guam, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada,  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 14 -- The White House Office of Science and Technology Policy issued the following news release on Jan. 13, 2025: Today, President Biden announced 336 teachers and mentors from around the nation as recipients of the Presidential Awards for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching (PAEMST) and the Presidential Awards for Excellence in Science, Mathematics, and Engineering Mentoring (PAESMEM). These awards honor the vital role that America's teachers and mentors play in sha  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 14 -- The White House Office of Science and Technology Policy issued the following remarks on Jan. 13, 2025, by Director Arati Prabhakar at the National Academies of Science, Engineering and Medicine: * * * As Prepared for Delivery A Pivotal Moment: Science and Technology for America's Future Thank you, Victor, for that warm introduction. I want to thank the National Academies and especially Marcia McNutt for the invitation to speak here, as well as the Moore, Simons, and Ka  more