ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, Jan. 15 -- Albuquerque Mayor Tim Keller issued the following news release on Jan. 14, 2025: * * * Mayor Tim Keller addresses the Economic Forum about traction on major issues. * * * Over 150 local business and community leaders gathered to hear how the City is making progress on long-term, transformational projects and gaining traction on longstanding challenges. The remarks came from Mayor Tim Keller, who addressed the Economic Forum of Albuquerque on Wednesday, Jan  more

DALLAS, Texas, Jan. 15 -- The Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas, a district bank in the Federal Home Loan Bank System, issued the following news release: * * * Funds Will Help Families Dealing with Chronic Poverty * * * RUSTON, LOUISIANA, The Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas (FHLB Dallas), Origin Bank and Century Next Bank awarded $60,000 in Partnership Grant Program (PGP) funding to Zion Traveler Community Development Corporation (Zion CDC) to assist the nonprofit with expenses including ren  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 14 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: Washington, D.C. - Today, 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  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 13 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, along with all eight Democrats on the Committee and one Independent, penned a letter to Chairman Mike Lee (R-U.T.) requesting he postpone the Committee's hearing on the nomination of Governor Doug Burgum to be the Secretary of the Interior for at least one week. " It is now less  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 14 -- 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. 15 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of the Treasury Internal Revenue Service issued the following news release on Jan. 14, 2025: The Internal Revenue Service today announced the appointment of 18 new members to the Internal Revenue Service Advisory Council. The IRSAC, established in 1953, is an organized public forum for IRS officials and representatives of the public to discuss a broad range of issues in tax administration. The Council provides the IRS and agency leaders with   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 14 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: Washington, D.C. - Today, 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 election  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 14 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: Washington, D.C. - 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 $231 million in federal funding for Kit Carson Electric Cooperative (KCEC) and Village of Questa, N.M. Green Hydrogen Project from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Empowering Rural America Program (ERA). This funding will support the constructi  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 14 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: Washington, D.C. - Today, 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 Ot  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 13 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: Washington, D.C. - 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 $172,299,188 in federal funding from the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) to support a series of infrastructure projects to enhance connectivity and safety for rail, pedestrians, vehicles, an  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 14 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: Washington, D.C. - 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 $172,299,188 in federal funding from the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) to support a series of infrastructure projects to enhance connectivity and safety for rail, pedestrians, vehicles, and   more

SANTA FE, New Mexico, Jan. 15 -- The New Mexico Department of Economic Development issued the following news release: * * * Outdoor Recreation Day at the Capitol celebrates New Mexico's great outdoors and flourishing outdoor recreation economy * * * New Mexico Economic Development Department's Outdoor Recreation Division (ORD) is pleased to announce March 18, 2025, as Outdoor Recreation Day at the State Capitol. Dozens of outdoor recreation businesses, organizations, and youth program parti  more

SANTA FE, New Mexico, Jan. 15 -- Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham, D-New Mexico, issued the following statement on Jan. 14, 2025, on the death of ex-State Rep. Eliseo Lee Alcon: * * * Rep. Alcon served our state with honor, distinction, and longstanding dedication to his constituents in western New Mexico. From his heroic service as a combat medic in Vietnam, where he earned the Bronze Star, to his 16 years of dedicated public service in the legislature, Rep. Alcon exemplified public service. As   more

ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, Jan. 15 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of New Mexico issued the following news release: A former employee of Los Alamos National Laboratory has agreed to pay the United States a total of $67,500 to resolve allegations that he violated the False Claims Act by submitting false claims for payment for time allegedly worked and expenses allegedly incurred during business trips. The settlement resolves allegations that William Monford Wood submitted 23 f  more

ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, Jan. 15 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of New Mexico issued the following news release: Two Albuquerque drug dealers pleaded guilty to federal charges after attempting to sell 30,000 fentanyl pills, containing approximately 3,200 grams of the drug, to an undercover law enforcement agent. According to court documents, on December 6, 2023, Miguel Antonio Ramirez, 23, and Isaiah Anthony Aragon, 24, conspired to sell approximately 30,000 fentanyl pills  more

ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, Jan. 15 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of New Mexico issued the following news release: A New Mexico business owner has agreed to pay $3.2 million to resolve allegations that he violated the False Claims Act by misusing funds received through the Small Business Administration's Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) program, which was expanded under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act. The United States contends that Leonard  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 15 -- The U.S. Chemical Safety Board issued the following news release on Jan. 14, 2025: * * * Reports Cover Incidents in California, Colorado, Georgia, Illinois, Iowa, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New Mexico, North Carolina, North Dakota, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Texas * * * Today, the U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board (CSB) announced that it is launching a new initiative to give the public more details about the serious chemical in  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 14 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce's Economic Development Administration issued the following news release: U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo announced the Department's Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding $25 million in Good Jobs Challenge program funding to eight grantees to support high-quality, locally-led workforce training programs that create a pathway for workers to be placed into good-paying jobs. This marks an expansion of the Good Jobs Chal  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 14 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce issued the following news release: New awards expand program that has trained and placed more than 12,000 American workers into good jobs  U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo announced the Department's Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding $25 million in Good Jobs Challenge program funding to eight grantees to support high-quality, locally-led workforce training programs that create a pathway for workers to be placed   more