*New Mexico Editor Tipoffs Newsletter for Saturday March 01, 2025 ( 18 items ) |
Alford, Panetta, D. Johnson Reintroduce A-PLUS Act
WASHINGTON, Feb. 28 -- Rep. Mark Alford, R-Missouri, issued the following news release on Feb. 27, 2025:
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Alford, Panetta, D. Johnson Reintroduce A-PLUS Act
Bill levels the playing field for meat processors, strengthens food supply chain, and expands choice for consumers
Washington, DC-- Today, Congressman Mark Alford (MO-04) reintroduced the bipartisan, bicameral Amplifying Processing of Livestock in the United States (A-PLUS) Act. Reps. Jimmy Panetta (CA-19) and Dusty Johnson (SD-AL)
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BLS - Southwest Region Issues Report Entitled 'Alternative Measures of Labor Underutilization in New Mexico - 2024'
DALLAS, Texas, March 1 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Southwest Regional Information Office issued the following report on Feb. 28, 2025, entitled "Alternative Measures of Labor Underutilization in New Mexico - 2024":
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In 2024, the broadest measure of labor underutilization, designated U-6 (which includes the unemployed, workers employed part-time for economic reasons, and those marginally attached to the labor force), was 7.4 percent in New Mexico
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Contracts for Feb. 28, 2025
WASHINGTON, Feb. 28 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news:
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Contracts for Feb. 28, 2025
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Corvid Technologies LLC,* Mooresville, North Carolina, is awarded a $268,443,030 firm-fixed-price contract for the design, manufacture, and delivery of short/medium range sub-orbital vehicles configurations, including provision of ground test hardware, special test equipment, materials and required engineering support and launch support services. This contract includes opt
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Heinrich 'Halt All Lethal Trafficking of Fentanyl Act' Passes Senate Judiciary Committee
WASHINGTON, Feb. 28 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release:
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Heinrich 'Halt All Lethal Trafficking of Fentanyl Act' Passes Senate Judiciary Committee
WASHINGTON -- U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich announced that his Halt All Lethal Trafficking of (HALT) Fentanyl Act to permanently classify fentanyl-related substances (FRS) as Schedule I drugs, under the Controlled Substances Act, was passed out of the Senate Judiciary Committee on a bipartisan basis. This pe
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Heinrich Staff to Hold Mobile Office Hours in Las Cruces
WASHINGTON, Feb. 28 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release:
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Heinrich Staff to Hold Mobile Office Hours in Las Cruces
LAS CRUCES, N.M. -- In an ongoing effort to provide top-notch constituent service, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich's (D-N.M.) staff will hold in-person Mobile Office Hours at an America's Job Center event in Las Cruces on Friday, March 7, from 2 p.m. MT to 5 p.m. MT.
Staff will be on hand to assist residents who have questions regarding So
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Heinrich, Lujan Introduce Bill to Strengthen Safeguards That Prevent Public Officials From Using Their Power for Political Gain, Protect Integrity of Government
WASHINGTON, Feb. 28 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release:
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Heinrich, Lujan Introduce Bill to Strengthen Safeguards That Prevent Public Officials From Using Their Power for Political Gain, Protect Integrity of Government
WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich and Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) introduced the Hatch Act Enforcement Transparency and Accountability Act. This legislation strengthens Congressional oversight of the Hatch Act, particularly in insta
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Heinrich, Vasquez Urge New Mexico Attorney General to Investigate Health Care Centers in Denying Medical Care to New Mexicans
WASHINGTON, Feb. 27 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release:
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Heinrich, Vasquez Urge New Mexico Attorney General to Investigate Health Care Centers in Denying Medical Care to New Mexicans
WASHINGTON -- U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and U.S. Representative Gabe Vasquez (D-N.M.) sent a letter urging New Mexico Attorney General Raul Torrez to open an investigation into Ben Archer Health Centers refusing to provide medical care to individuals without
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Lujan Reintroduces Bill to Strengthen Safeguards That Prevent Public Officials From Using Their Power for Political Gain, Protect Integrity of Government
WASHINGTON, Feb. 28 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release:
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Lujan Reintroduces Bill to Strengthen Safeguards That Prevent Public Officials From Using Their Power for Political Gain, Protect Integrity of Government
Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) reintroduced the Hatch Act Enforcement Transparency and Accountability Act. This legislation strengthens Congressional oversight of the Hatch Act, particularly in instances when the Office o
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Lujan, Ernst Introduce Bipartisan, Bicameral Legislation to Bolster Local Meat Processing Capacity, Support Local Producers
WASHINGTON, Feb. 28 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release:
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Lujan, Ernst Introduce Bipartisan, Bicameral Legislation to Bolster Local Meat Processing Capacity, Support Local Producers
Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senators Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) and Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), members of the Senate Agriculture Committee, introduced the bipartisan, bicameral Expanding Local Meat Processing Act, legislation that would remove regulatory roadblocks to increase meat
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Lujan, Graham Introduce Legislation to Ban Horse Slaughter
WASHINGTON, Feb. 28 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release:
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Lujan, Graham Introduce Legislation to Ban Horse Slaughter
Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senators Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) and Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) announced the introduction of the Save America's Forgotten Equines (SAFE) Act, legislation to permanently ban the slaughter of horses for human consumption. The bill would also prohibit the export of live horses to Mexican and Canadian slaughterhous
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Lujan, Leger Fernandez, Heinrich, Curtis Reintroduce Bipartisan Legislation to Fund and Complete the Navajo-Gallup Water Supply Project
WASHINGTON, Feb. 28 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release:
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Lujan, Leger Fernandez, Heinrich, Curtis Reintroduce Bipartisan Legislation to Fund and Complete the Navajo-Gallup Water Supply Project
Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.), Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and John Curtis (R-Utah) introduced the Navajo-Gallup Water Supply Project Amendments Act of 2025. The bipartisan legislation amends the Navajo-Gallup Water Supply Project to ensure
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Lujan, Shaheen, Colleagues Call on Secretary Kennedy to Undo Drastic Cuts to Critical Health Care Assistance Program
WASHINGTON, Feb. 28 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release:
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Lujan, Shaheen, Colleagues Call on Secretary Kennedy to Undo Drastic Cuts to Critical Health Care Assistance Program
The Navigator Program Has Helped Support Historic Health Care Enrollment in Recent Years
Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-NM) joined U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and a group of their Senate colleagues in a letter calling on U.S. Department of Health and Huma
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N.M. Delegation Reintroduce Slate of Tribal Water Rights Settlements Legislation
WASHINGTON, Feb. 28 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release:
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N.M. Delegation Reintroduce Slate of Tribal Water Rights Settlements Legislation
WASHINGTON - 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.), Gabe Vasquez (D-N.M.), and Melanie Stansbury (D-N.M.) are reintroducing a slate of Tribal water rights settlement bills they are pushing to pass in this Congress.
The full slate o
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Sens. Ossoff, Collins Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Help Veterans in Rural Areas Get to the VA
WASHINGTON, Feb. 28 -- Sen. Jon Ossoff, D-Georgia, issued the following news release:
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Sens. Ossoff, Collins Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Help Veterans in Rural Areas Get to the VA
According to the VA, roughly 3 in 10 veterans This is an external link in Georgia live in rural areas
Washington, D.C. -- U.S. Senator Jon Ossoff is introducing a bipartisan bill to help veterans in rural Georgia get to the VA.
Today, Sens. Ossoff and Susan Collins (R-ME) introduced the Rural Veterans Tran
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States Urged to Shield Public Pensions From Federal Anti-ESG Assault, Report Finds
WASHINGTON, Feb. 28 -- A report released in January 2025 by Americans for Financial Reform Education Fund (AFREF), titled "Roadmap to Protect Public Pensions: How States Can Fight Back Against Federal Attacks," warns that state and local public pensions face escalating threats from an incoming federal administration poised to undermine their investment autonomy. Authored by Natalia Renta with research support from Meron Lemmi, and edited by Patrick Woodall, Lisa Donner, and Alex Martin, the repo
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U.S. Attorney's Office Secures Conviction of Two Former Jal Police Officers for Civil Rights Violations
ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, Feb. 28 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of New Mexico issued the following news release:
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U.S. Attorney's Office Secures Conviction of Two Former Jal Police Officers for Civil Rights Violations
ALBUQUERQUE - A federal jury has convicted two former Jal Police Department officers of violating the civil rights of an individual, identified as John Doe in the indictment, during a July 2021 incident, after which John Doe died. The verdict came after
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U.S. Attorney's Office Secures Guilty Plea in 2022 Murder Case
ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, Feb. 28 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of New Mexico issued the following news release:
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U.S. Attorney's Office Secures Guilty Plea in 2022 Murder Case
ALBUQUERQUE - A Navajo man pleaded guilty in federal court to second degree murder and firearms charges stemming from a fatal shooting in 2022.
According to court documents, on July 26, 2022, officers from the Navajo Nation Police Department responded to reports of a shooting near Ojo Encino.
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Vasquez Statement on President Zelenskyy's Oval Office Meeting
WASHINGTON, Feb. 28 -- Rep. Gabriel Vasquez, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release:
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Vasquez Statement on President Zelenskyy's Oval Office Meeting
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Congressman Gabe Vasquez (NM-02) issued the following statement in response to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's meeting in the Oval Office this afternoon:
"I stand with our allies in defending freedom, sovereignty, and global security. That's why I strongly oppose Putin, a ruthless and dangerous
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