ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, Feb. 20 -- Bernalillo County issued the following news release on Feb. 19, 2025: * * * Bernalillo County Seeks Additional Funding for Courthouse Renovations and Expansion Bernalillo County - Bernalillo County is seeking $1 million to plan, design and construct additional space for the Second Judicial District Court. The money will enable planning and continued improvements for new courtrooms, hearing rooms and associated support and office space. Originally construc  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 19 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management issued the following news release: * * * BLM and Forest Service postpone public meeting for the proposed Upper Pecos withdrawal TAOS, N.M. - The Bureau of Land Management and the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service are postponing the Feb. 26, 2025, public meeting for the proposed Upper Pecos River Watershed Protection Area withdrawal. The agencies will notify the public when the meeting is reschedul  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 20 (TNSFR) -- The Bureau of Land Management has announced a 20-year extension of the existing withdrawal of 140 acres of National Forest System lands in Lincoln County, New Mexico, ensuring continued protection for the Gallinas Peak and West Turkey Cone Electronic Sites. Originally withdrawn from mining claims in 2005 under Public Land Order 7625, these sites support critical infrastructure and will remain safeguarded under federal jurisdiction. The legal land description has   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 19 -- Sen. Deb Fischer, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release: * * * Fischer Reintroduces Legislation to Expedite Federal Cost-Sharing Relief After Natural Disasters Today, U.S. Senator Deb Fischer (R-Neb.), a member of the Senate Agriculture Committee, and U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) reintroduced legislation to expedite producers' access to federal disaster relief. The bipartisan Emergency Conservation Program Improvement Act would reform the Emergency Cons  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 19 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Heinrich, Lujan Raise Alarm Over Trump Admin Pushing Illegal Funding Cuts to NIH & Derailing Lifesaving Research New Mexico receives $125 million in NIH funding that supports over 1,400 jobs and generates nearly $290 million in economic activity Heinrich and Lujan: "The administration's new policy means that research will come to a halt, sick kids may not get the treatment they need, and clinica  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 20 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, ranking member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, issued the following news release on Feb. 19, 2025: * * * Heinrich: "Trump's war on affordable, American-made energy is killing jobs and raising costs on working families" WASHINGTON -- Today, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, and U.S. Senator Tim Kaine (D-Va.) hosted a press conference to c  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 18 -- Sen. Mazie K. Hirono, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release: * * * Hirono, Colleagues from Disaster-Impacted States Demand Answers About Elon Musk and DOGE's Access to Disaster Victims' Personal Data WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI) joined Senators Alex Padilla (D-CA), Peter Welch (D-VT), and nine of their colleagues from disaster-impacted states in demanding answers from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) on the potential security   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 19 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan, Colleagues Demand: Hands Off Medicare and Medicaid Dismantling Medicaid is a Direct Attack on New Mexicans; New Mexico has the Most Medicaid Recipients Per Capita Than Any Other State Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M) joined U.S. Senators Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) in writing a letter to President Trump demanding the Trump admi  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 19 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan, Colleagues to President Trump: Don't Turn Your Back on Tribal Communities Recent Reporting Indicates Musk-Trump Layoffs at Indian Health Service Will Cut Off Access to Health Care for Tribal Communities Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.), a member of the Senate Indian Affairs Committee, led nine other Senators in a letter to President Trump expressing concern r  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 19 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan, Colleagues Warn IRS Staffing Cuts Will Cause a Tax Refund Train Wreck, Degrade Taxpayer Service, Undermine Law Enforcement With Tax Filing Season Underway, Trump Cuts Have Already Hampered Key Tax Filing Assistance Programs; Democrats Warn Further Cuts Could Hurt Families Waiting for Refunds Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.), a member of the Senate Committee on Finan  more

SANTA FE, New Mexico, Feb. 20 -- The American Civil Liberties Union of New Mexico issued the following news release on Feb. 19, 2025: * * * New Mexico Parole Board Modernization Act (SB 17) Passed by the Senate Today, the New Mexico State Senate unanimously passed the New Mexico Parole Board Modernization Act (SB 17), taking the state one step closer to ensuring fair, evidence-based decisions in the state's parole system. This bipartisan legislation, sponsored by Senator Leo Jaramillo and Rep  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 18 -- Sen. Alex Padilla, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Padilla, Welch Lead Push to Demand Answers About Elon Musk and DOGE's Access to Disaster Survivors' Personal Data Senators: "When disaster strikes, Americans should have confidence the government will safeguard their data, regardless of the Administration at the helm" WASHINGTON, D.C. -- U.S. Senators Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) and Peter Welch (D-Vt.) demanded answers from the Federal Emergency Man  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 19 -- Rep. Gabriel Vasquez, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Gabe Vasquez Demands the End of Unlawful Mass Firings of New Mexicans U.S. Representative Gabe Vasquez (D-N.M.) is leading the charge in demanding the immediate reversal of unlawful mass firings of federal employees - an action that threatens the livelihoods of thousands of hardworking New Mexicans. Vasquez, joined by U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.), and R  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 20 -- The Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Committee issued the following information for a hearing entitled "Perspectives From the Field: Farmer and Rancher Views on the Agricultural Economy, Part 2" at 10:30 a.m. on Feb. 26, 2025, at 216 Hart Senate Office Building: Panel 1 * Mr. Bret Erickson, Chairman, U.S. Government Relations Council, International Fresh Produce Association, Edinburg, TX * Mr. Jeremy Hinton, Chairman, Kentucky Horticulture Council, President,   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 20 -- The Senate Environment and Public Works Committee released the following written testimony by Dan Yates, executive director of the Ground Water Protection Council, from a Feb. 12, 2025, hearing entitled "Advancing Carbon Capture, Utilization and Sequestration Technologies and Ensuring Effective Implementation of the USE IT Act." USE IT Act is the Utilizing Significant Emissions With Innovative Technologies Act. * * * Thank you, Madame Chairman Capito, Ranking Member Whit  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 19 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Lujan Speaks at New Mexico Legislature Video of the speech is available HERE. Santa Fe, N.M. - On Presidents' Day, U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) delivered remarks to a joint session of the New Mexico Legislature at the New Mexico State Capitol. "It's always an honor to be back at the Roundhouse. As a proud son of New Mexico, I grew up witnessing the dedication and hard work of t  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 20 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation's Surface Transportation Board issued the following notice (Docket No. FD 36835) entitled "OPSEU Pension Plan Trust Fund, Jaguar Transport Holdings LLC and Jaguar Rail Holdings LLC - Continuance in Control Exemption - Kansas City West Bottoms Railroad LLC": * * * OPSEU Pension Plan Trust Fund (OPTrust), Jaguar Transport Holdings, LLC (JTH), and Jaguar Rail Holdings, LLC (JRH, and collectively with OPTrust and JTH, Jaguar), each a non  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 19 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * This Week in Trump Administration Oversight and Accountability: Senator Lujan Standing Up for New Mexico Amidst the Chaos, Confusion, and Corruption Washington, D.C. - This week, amidst the chaos, confusion, and corruption shown by Elon Musk and the Trump administration, U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) took the following actions to hold the Administration accountable and stand up for New Mexi  more