ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, Feb. 27 -- The city of Albuquerque issued the following news on Feb. 26, 2025: * * * AFR Ensures Improved Paramedic Response Department rolling out guaranteed paramedic response in critical areas of the city. Albuquerque Fire Rescue is announcing key operational and staffing changes to better serve Albuquerque residents. These changes ensure that when 911 is called in high demand districts, you will get a paramedic and a firefighter responding immediately on scene. N  more

ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, Feb. 27 -- Bernalillo County issued the following news release on Feb. 25, 2025: * * * Commission Approves Project Revenue Bonds for Tierra Linda Apartments Bernalillo County - Bernalillo County Commissioners convened a public hearing and approved the issuance of Project Revenue Bonds (PRB) not to exceed $55 million for construction of Tierra Linda Apartments by DBG Properties, LLC at tonight's meeting. The project, located North by Dennis Chavez Blvd., on the east n  more

DALLAS, Texas, Feb. 27 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Southwest Regional Information Office issued the following report on Feb. 25, 2025, entitled "New Mexico Job Openings and Labor Turnover - December 2024": * * * New Mexico had 51,000 job openings in December 2024, compared to 56,000 openings in November, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. (See table 1.) Assistant Commissioner for Regional Operations Michael Hirniak noted that the job  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 25 -- Rep. Teresa Leger Fernandez, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Congresswoman Leger Fernandez Votes Against Republican Ripoff That Will Raise Costs and Rip Away Health Care from New Mexicans Washington, D.C. - Today, Congresswoman Teresa Leger Fernandez voted no on H. Con. Res. 14, the Republican budget proposal for Fiscal Year 2025, which would gut critical health care programs, slash education funding, raise costs for working families, and hand mas  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 26 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: * * * Contracts for Feb. 26, 2025 NAVY General Dynamics NASSCO-Bremerton, Bremerton, Washington, is awarded a $654,668,551 cost-plus-fixed-fee/cost-plus-award fee/cost-plus-incentive fee, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for Aircraft Carrier shipyard availabilities. This contract includes a five-year base and a one year option, for a six year total ordering period which, if exercised, would brin  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 26 -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has released the following public communication dated Feb. 19, 2025, from Alaska Community Action on Toxics, Anchorage, Alaska, and 47 collaborators: * * * Joint Public Comment Submitted by 48 Organizations in Response to the U.S. EPA's "Interim Framework for Advancing Consideration of Cumulative Impacts" Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OLEM-2024-0360 * * * The Coming Clean Network's Cumulative Impacts/Mandatory Emissions Reduction (CI/ME  more

DALLAS, Texas, Feb. 27 -- The Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas, a district bank in the Federal Home Loan Bank System, issued the following news release: * * * Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas and Red River Bank Award $100K Grant to Acadiana Legal Service Corporation Funds Will Assist Low-Income Families With Title Issues LAFAYETTE, LOUISIANA, February 26, 2025 -- The Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas (FHLB Dallas) awarded a $100,000 Heirs' Property Program grant to Acadiana Legal Service Corp  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 27 -- Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minnesota, ranking member of the Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Committee, issued the following news release on Feb. 26, 2025: * * * Klobuchar Addresses Problems Facing Farmers at Senate Agriculture Committee Hearing WASHINGTON--U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, today delivered the following opening statement at the Committee hearing on Perspectives from th  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 26 -- Rep. Teresa Leger Fernandez, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Leger Fernandez joins 200 Colleagues to Reintroduce the Bipartisan American Dream and Promise Act WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Congresswoman Leger Fernandez joined Congresswoman Sylvia Garcia (D-TX-29) to reintroduce the bipartisan American Dream and Promise Act of 2025, alongside co-authors of the bill, Representatives Nydia Velazquez (D-NY-07) and Yvette Clarke (D-NY-09), and co-leads, Re  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 26 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan Named Ranking Member of Commerce Subcommittee on Telecommunications and Media Subcommittee Oversees Key New Mexico Priorities Including Broadband Access and Public Safety Communications Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) was named Ranking Member of the Senate Commerce Committee's Subcommittee on Telecommunications and Media for the 119 th Congress. Senator Lujan previo  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 26 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan Statement on Confirmation of Jamieson Greer as Trade Representative Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.), a member of the Senate Committee on Finance, issued the following statement after voting against Jamieson Greer to serve as the U.S. Trade Representative: "In the first month of the Trump administration, the President attacked our nation's allies and closest t  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 26 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan Statement on GOP Budget that Sets the Stage to Dismantle Health and Nutrition Programs, Increase Everyday Costs Senate Republicans Block Lujan Amendments to Improve Public Safety, Keep New Mexicans Safe Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M), a member of the Senate Committee on the Budget, issued the following statement on the Republican Budget Resolution: "In the   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 26 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan, Klobuchar, Agriculture Committee Democrats Press USDA on Indiscriminate Layoffs Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.), a member of the Senate Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee, joined U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Ranking Member of the Senate Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee, and all Committee Democrats in pressing the U.S. Department of Agr  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 26 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan, Sullivan, Padilla, Sheehy Reintroduce Bipartisan Legislation to Boost Wildfire Mitigation and Research As Wildfires Have Devasted New Mexico and Western States in Recent Years, Lujan's Bipartisan Bill Would Create Career Pathways to Tackle Growing Wildfire Threats Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.), Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), and Tim Sheehy (R-  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 26 -- Rep. Melanie Stansbury, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * N.M. Delegation Demands HHS Secretary Kennedy Take Immediate Action to Contain Measles Outbreak Delegation Letter Comes Amid Measles Outbreak in New Mexico and Texas; Measles is One of the Most Highly Infectious Diseases and Can Lead to Serious Complications Like Pneumonia, Blindness, Brain Swelling, and Death Washington, D.C. - U.S. Representatives Melanie Stansbury (NM-01), Teresa Lege  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 26 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * N.M. Delegation Demands HHS Secretary Kennedy Take Immediate Action to Contain Measles Outbreak Delegation Letter Comes Amid Measles Outbreak in New Mexico and Texas; Measles is One of the Most Highly Infectious Diseases and Can Lead to Serious Complications Like Pneumonia, Blindness, Brain Swelling, and Death Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) and Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 26 -- Rep. Teresa Leger Fernandez, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * N.M. Delegation Demands HHS Secretary Kennedy Take Immediate Action to Contain Measles Outbreak Washington, D.C. - U.S. Representatives Teresa Leger Fernandez (D-N.M.), Melanie Stansbury (D-N.M.), and Gabe Vasquez (D-N.M.) and U.S. Senators Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) and Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) wrote to Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. demanding immediate action to  more

SANTA FE, New Mexico, Feb. 27 -- The New Mexico Department of Economic Development issued the following news release on Feb. 26, 2025: * * * State science and tech office announces contractors to provide startup business assistance SANTA FE, N.M. -- The New Mexico Economic Development Department's Office of Strategy, Science & Technology today announced five contractors were chosen for sectorspecific business assistance for New Mexico startups in science and technology. These contractors rep  more

SANTA FE, New Mexico, Feb. 27 -- Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release on Feb. 26, 2025: * * * Governor appoints Martha Garcia for House District 6 SANTA FE -- Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham today announced the appointment of former Cibola County Commissioner Martha Garcia of Pine Hill to fill the vacant seat in House District 6. District 6 includes parts of Cibola and McKinley counties, including the Village of Milan, the Pueblo of Zuni, and parts of the   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 27 -- Rep. Melanie Stansbury, D-New Mexico, ranking member of the House Oversight and Government Reform Subcommittee on Delivering on Government Efficiency, issued the following news release on Feb. 26, 2025: * * * Ranking Member Melanie Stansbury's Opening Remarks at DOGE Subcommittee Hearing on the Dismantling of USAID Washington, D.C. (February 26, 2025). Below is Ranking Member Melanie Stansbury's opening statement, as prepared for delivery, at today's Subcommittee on Del  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 26 -- Rep. Melanie Stansbury, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Stansbury Votes Against Harmful GOP Budget Resolution Trump-supported budget tax plan will hurt New Mexico's communities, vulnerable Americans WASHINGTON D.C. -- U.S. Representative Melanie Stansbury (N.M.-01) released the following statement after voting "no" on the GOP's proposed budget resolution: "This budget resolution is one of the greatest heists in American History--as the GO  more

SANTA FE, New Mexico, Feb. 27 -- Santa Fe County issued the following news on Feb. 26, 2025: * * * County Seeks Health Policy and Planning Commission (HPPC) Member Santa Fe, NM- The Santa Fe County Community Services Department is seeking a volunteer member interested in serving on the Health Policy and Planning Commission (HPPC). Comprised of nine members, HPPC seeks passionate individuals of diverse backgrounds and representatives of varied health care services. One member is being sought t  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 27 -- Rep. Melanie Stansbury, D-New Mexico, ranking member of the House Oversight and Government Reform Subcommittee on Delivering on Government Efficiency, issued the following news release: * * * Subcommittee Democrats Call Out the Trump-Musk Administration for Undermining Global Democracy, Freedom, and National Security by Aligning with Russia and Dismantling USAID Washington, D.C. (February 26, 2025)--Rep. Melanie Stansbury, Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Deliveri  more