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Public Policy Tipoffs Involving New Mexico Newsletter for Wednesday July 02, 2025 ( 11 items )  

Breaking: Heinrich Announces Public Lands Sales Provisions Struck From Reconciliation
WASHINGTON, June 28 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, ranking member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, issued the following news release: * * * BREAKING: Heinrich Announces Public Lands Sales Provisions Struck from Reconciliation WASHINGTON -- U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) today issued the following statement announcing that public lands sales provisions included in Republicans' so-called "Big, Beautiful Bil  more

Does Eddy Aragon Support Republicans' Big, Ugly Bill?
WASHINGTON, July 1 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee posted the following news release: * * * Does Eddy Aragon Support Republicans' Big, Ugly Bill? * NM-02 voters deserve to know if congressional candidate Eddy Aragon supports House Republicans' Tax Scam Now that Republican Eddy Aragon has entered the race for New Mexico's 2nd Congressional District, voters deserve to know where he stands on the GOP's Big, Ugly Bill that would raise costs on New Mexican families, rip away  more

Heinrich Votes Against Republicans' Big, Beautiful Betrayal of New Mexico Families to Give Tax Handouts to Billionaires
WASHINGTON, July 2 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, ranking member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, issued the following news release on July 1, 2025: * * * Heinrich Votes Against Republicans' Big, Beautiful Betrayal of New Mexico Families to Give Tax Handouts to Billionaires WASHINGTON -- U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) stood up for New Mexico families by voting against Senate Republicans' budget reconciliation that funds Republicans' tax handouts for billion  more

ICYMI: As Vote-A-Rama On Republican Budget Betrayal Hits 24 Hours, Lujan Standing Strong for New Mexicans
WASHINGTON, July 1 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: As Vote-A-Rama On Republican Budget Betrayal Hits 24 Hours, Lujan Standing Strong for New Mexicans * WATCH : Lujan Holds Senate Floor During Midnight Session WATCH : Lujan Introduces Amendment to Save SNAP Washington, D.C. - As the Senate vote-a-rama on the Republican Budget Betrayal hits 24 hours, U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) has been on the Senate floor throughout the night fi  more

Landmark New Mexico Oil Pollution Lawsuit Appealed to State Supreme Court
WASHINGTON, July 1 [Category: Biology] -- The Center for Biological Diversity posted the following news release: * * * Landmark New Mexico Oil Pollution Lawsuit Appealed to State Supreme Court * SANTA FE, N.M. -- A coalition of Indigenous, frontline, youth and environmental organizations, and community members asked the New Mexico Supreme Court today to hear their appeal in a landmark lawsuit over the state's failure to protect public health and the environment from the harms of oil and gas   more

Landmark New Mexico Oil Pollution Lawsuit Appealed to State Supreme Court
SANTA FE, New Mexico, July 2 -- WildEarth Guardians issued the following news release on July 1, 2025: * * * Landmark New Mexico Oil Pollution Lawsuit Appealed to State Supreme Court Decades-old exemptions mean that the oil and gas industry is almost untouched by environmental regulation * SANTA FE, N.M.-- A coalition of Indigenous, frontline, youth and environmental organizations and community members asked the New Mexico Supreme Court today to hear their appeal in a landmark lawsuit over   more

Lujan: Republican Bill Betrays New Mexico Families by Taking an Axe to Health Care, Nutrition Programs, and Rural Communities
WASHINGTON, July 1 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan: Republican Bill Betrays New Mexico Families by Taking an Axe to Health Care, Nutrition Programs, and Rural Communities * WATCH : Lujan Holds Senate Floor During Midnight Session WATCH : Lujan Introduces Amendment to Save SNAP Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) issued the following statement after Senate Republicans voted to pass their partisan budget reconciliation   more

SBA Relief Still Available to New Mexico Small Businesses and Private Nonprofits Affected by Severe Storm and Flooding
WASHINGTON, July 1 -- The Small Business Administration's Office of Disaster Assistance issued the following news release: * * * SBA Relief Still Available to New Mexico Small Businesses and Private Nonprofits Affected by Severe Storm and Flooding * SACRAMENTO, Calif. - The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) is reminding small businesses and private nonprofit (PNP) organizations in New Mexico of the Aug. 1, 2025 deadline to apply for low interest federal disaster loans to offset econom  more

UNM Board of Regents Approves Land Conveyance for Lobo Crossing Retail Center
ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, July 2 -- The University of New Mexico issued the following news: * * * UNM Board of Regents approves land conveyance for Lobo Crossing Retail Center The University of New Mexico Board of Regents has approved the conveyance of approximately 38.06 acres of university-owned land to SimonCRE, a Phoenix-based commercial real estate developer, for the creation of the proposed Lobo Crossing Shopping Center. The site is located on the west side of University Boulevard, south  more

USDA Reminds New Mexico Producers to File Crop Acreage Reports
WASHINGTON, July 1 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture Farm Service Agency issued the following news release: * * * USDA Reminds New Mexico Producers to File Crop Acreage Reports * (Albuquerque, NM), July 01, 2025 - After spring planting is complete, agricultural producers in New Mexico should make an appointment with their local Farm Service Agency (FSA) county office to complete crop acreage reports before the applicable deadline. " In order to receive many USDA program benefits, produ  more

Vasquez Fights to Protect New Mexicans' Health Care Amidst GOP Tax Scam
WASHINGTON, July 1 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee posted the following news release: * * * Vasquez Fights to Protect New Mexicans' Health Care Amidst GOP Tax Scam * Last week, Congressman Gabe Vasquez highlighted the devastating impacts of the GOP Tax Scam, which threatens to rip away health care from nearly 40,000 people in New Mexico's Second Congressional District. The bill passed the House with overwhelming Republican support, and the Senate is currently debating even  more