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Public Policy Tipoffs Involving New Mexico Newsletter for Saturday June 07, 2025 ( 11 items )  

Field Museum to Repatriate Hopi & Zuni Cultural Items
WASHINGTON, June 6 (TNSFR) -- A notice of intended repatriation has been issued by the U.S. Department of the Interior National Park Service, announcing the Field Museum, Chicago, Illinois, its plan to repatriate specific cultural items. These items meet the definition of unassociated funerary objects and have been determined to have a cultural affiliation with the Hopi Tribe of Arizona and the Zuni Tribe of the Zuni Reservation, New Mexico. The museum intends to repatriate 42 unassociated fun  more

Heinrich Slams DOGE Attacks on USGS Scientists and Budget Cuts in Letter to Interior Department Secretary
WASHINGTON, June 5 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Heinrich Slams DOGE Attacks on USGS Scientists and Budget Cuts in Letter to Interior Department Secretary * WASHINGTON -- Today, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich, Ranking Member on the Senate Committee of Energy and Natural Resources sent a letter to U.S. Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum expressing his grave concern surrounding the Trump Administration's assault on the Department's science age  more

Heinrich, Lujan Fight Trump Administration's Cuts to the Job Corps Program
WASHINGTON, June 6 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Heinrich, Lujan Fight Trump Administration's Cuts to the Job Corps Program * Washington, D.C. - After the Trump administration attempted to shutter the nation's largest jobs training program for low-income and at-risk young people, U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) joined U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Ranking Member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, an  more

Heinrich, Lujan Slam Trump Administration for Illegally Gutting Agency Dedicated to Growing Local Businesses
WASHINGTON, June 6 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Heinrich, Lujan Slam Trump Administration for Illegally Gutting Agency Dedicated to Growing Local Businesses * Amid Commerce Department's stonewalling, senators ask GAO to investigate if Trump officials violated the law or engaged in misconduct & what officials are doing with funding Congress appropriated to serve minority enterprises & create jobs WASHINGTON -- U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich   more

Heinrich, Lujan Slam Trump Administration for Illegally Gutting Agency Dedicated to Growing Local Businesses
WASHINGTON, June 6 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Heinrich, Lujan Slam Trump Administration for Illegally Gutting Agency Dedicated to Growing Local Businesses * Amid Commerce Department's stonewalling, senators ask GAO to investigate if Trump officials violated the law or engaged in misconduct & what officials are doing with funding Congress appropriated to serve minority enterprises & create jobs WASHINGTON -- U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D  more

Heinrich, Lujan Slam Trump's Plan to Illegally Rescind Funding for New Mexico's Local Public Radio & TV Stations
WASHINGTON, June 6 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Heinrich, Lujan Slam Trump's Plan to Illegally Rescind Funding for New Mexico's Local Public Radio & TV Stations * Losing this funding would force many public stations to reduce much of their programming or, in some cases, close their doors to the rural communities they serve WASHINGTON -- U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the Commerce Subcomm  more

Independent Women Launches New Mexico Voices Chapter in Las Cruces
WASHINGTON, June 5 [Category: Political] -- The Independent Women's Forum posted issued the following news release: * * * Independent Women Launches New Mexico Voices Chapter in Las Cruces * LAS CRUCES, NM - Today, Independent Women's national grassroots membership arm announces a new chapter launch in Las Cruces, New Mexico--"New Mexico Voices". The chapter will focus on exposing the harms of radical gender ideology and the destructive policies adopted and pushed in Las Cruces public school  more

Lujan, Finance Democrats Demand Committee Markup of Republican Reconciliation Bill
WASHINGTON, June 6 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan, Finance Democrats Demand Committee Markup of Republican Reconciliation Bill * Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.), Ranking Member Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), Leader Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.), and every Democrat on the Senate Finance Committee, demanded the committee Republicans schedule a markup of the Republican bill that would slash health care and clean energy tax credi  more

Lujan, Fischer Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Secure America's Satellite Systems
WASHINGTON, June 6 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan, Fischer Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Secure America's Satellite Systems * Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Telecommunications and Media, and U.S. Senator Deb Fischer (R-Neb.), Chair of the Subcommittee on Telecommunications and Media, introduced the bipartisan Secure Space Act of 2025 to protect America's satellite systems  more

NEWS: Lujan Responds to Latest CBO Estimates Showing 16 Million People Will Become Uninsured from Republican Health Agenda
WASHINGTON, June 6 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * NEWS: Lujan Responds to Latest CBO Estimates Showing 16 Million People Will Become Uninsured from Republican Health Agenda * Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.), a member of the Senate Committee on Finance, issued the following statement on a new analysis from the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) showing 16 million people will lose coverage from the Republican reconciliation p  more

University of New Mexico: Study - How Instagram Profiles Relate to Political/social Content Use
ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, June 7 (TNSjou) -- The University of New Mexico issued the following news: * * * Study: How Instagram profiles relate to political/social content use By Alexa Skonieski A new study by The University of New Mexico identifies two different Instagram profiles and how they are associated with using Instagram to stay informed about political and social issues. 1. Lurkers: Passive, relatively quiet on Instagram, users tend to scroll and look at posts but do not engage or   more