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*New Mexico Editor Tipoffs Newsletter for Saturday September 20, 2025 ( 14 items )  

$2 Million Affordable Housing Program Grant from FHLB Dallas and Comerica Bank Helps Launch Affordable Housing for Low-Income Seniors
DALLAS, Texas, Sept. 19 -- The Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas, a district bank in the Federal Home Loan Bank System, issued the following news release: * * * $2 Million Affordable Housing Program Grant from FHLB Dallas and Comerica Bank Helps Launch Affordable Housing for Low-Income Seniors * FHLB Dallas' Senior Affordable Housing Analyst Alex Fitzgerald (third from left) and Comerica Bank's Vice President Sineria Ordonez (first from right) joined New Hope Housing and community leaders at   more

Army Enhances Border Security Through Partnership, Unique Capabilities
WASHINGTON, Sept. 19 -- The U.S. Department of War issued the following news: * * * Army Enhances Border Security Through Partnership, Unique Capabilities * Joint Task Force Southern Border demonstrates an unprecedented level of interoperability with partner agencies as part of their whole-of-government approach to secure the southern border. From the headquarters down to squad-sized elements directly on the border, task force personnel are working alongside U.S. Border Patrol every day, e  more

BLS Issues Report on State Employment and Unemployment - August 2025
WASHINGTON, Sept. 20 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics issued the following report (No. USDL-25-1407) on Sept. 19, 2025, entitled "State Employment and Unemployment - August 2025": * * * Unemployment rates were higher in August in 3 states, lower in 2 states, and stable in 45 states and the District of Columbia, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Seventeen states and the District had jobless rate increases from a year earlier, 9 states had   more

Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas and Homewise Award $30K to Nonprofit that Helps Entrepreneurs Start Food Service Businesses
DALLAS, Texas, Sept. 19 -- 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 Homewise Award $30K to Nonprofit that Helps Entrepreneurs Start Food Service Businesses * FHLB Dallas and Homewise awarded $30,000 in Partnership Grant Program funding to Street Food Institute at a ceremonial check presentation in Albuquerque, New Mexico. ALBUQUERQUE, NEW MEXICO, September 19, 2025  more

Heinrich Statement on Trump's Government Shutdown
WASHINGTON, Sept. 19 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Heinrich Statement on Trump's Government Shutdown * WASHINGTON -- U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, released the following statement after Republicans forced a vote today on a partisan funding bill that pushes America closer to a government shutdown and fails to address the health care and inflation crisis they have created. Heinrich and  more

Heinrich, N.M. Delegation Stand with Pueblo Governors to Demand Congress and the Trump Administration Protect Chaco Canyon
WASHINGTON, Sept. 18 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Heinrich, N.M. Delegation Stand with Pueblo Governors to Demand Congress and the Trump Administration Protect Chaco Canyon * At a press conference in front of the U.S. Capitol, the N.M. Delegation and Pueblo leaders invited Secretary of Interior Burgum to visit Cacho Canyon before deciding its fate Video of the full press conference here WASHINGTON - At a press conference in front of the   more

Hickenlooper, Cornyn, Lujan, Wicker, Strong, Whitesides, Fong Reintroduce Bill to Boost Spaceports
WASHINGTON, Sept. 19 -- Sen. John Hickenlooper, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * Hickenlooper, Cornyn, Lujan, Wicker, Strong, Whitesides, Fong Reintroduce Bill to Boost Spaceports * Bipartisan investments will help spaceports across the country launch new era of American space ventures WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Senators John Hickenlooper, John Cornyn, Ben Ray Lujan, and Roger Wicker and U.S. Representatives Dale Strong, George Whitesides, and Vince Fong reintroduced the   more

Lujan Presses Commerce Committee Chairman to Hold FCC Oversight Hearing Over Shared Concerns of Chairman Carr's Weaponization of the Agency
WASHINGTON, Sept. 19 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan Presses Commerce Committee Chairman to Hold FCC Oversight Hearing Over Shared Concerns of Chairman Carr's Weaponization of the Agency * Calls for Hearing Following Chairman Cruz's Comments Calling FCC Threats Dangerous Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the Senate Commerce Committee's Subcommittee on Telecommunications and Media, called on t  more

Lujan Statement on Political Weaponization of the FCC
WASHINGTON, Sept. 19 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan Statement on Political Weaponization of the FCC * Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the Telecommunications and Media Subcommittee, issued the following statement: "President Trump and FCC Chair Carr made it clear: fall in line or be silenced. And it's not just late-night TV. This administration is silencing free speech, targeting universities and   more

Lujan Statement on Vote to Keep the Government Open, Address Looming Health Care Affordability Crisis
WASHINGTON, Sept. 19 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan Statement on Vote to Keep the Government Open, Address Looming Health Care Affordability Crisis * Trump : "Don't even bother dealing with them" Vought : "The appropriations process has to be less bipartisan" Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) issued the following statement after Senate Republicans voted against Congressional Democrats' proposal to keep the governme  more

Lujan, Grassley Reintroduce Bipartisan Legislation Expanding Access to Medical Services for Older Americans in Underserved Areas
WASHINGTON, Sept. 19 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan, Grassley Reintroduce Bipartisan Legislation Expanding Access to Medical Services for Older Americans in Underserved Areas * Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) and Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) reintroduced bipartisan legislation bolstering pharmacists' ability to serve older Americans in communities that lack easy access to doctors or where pharmacists can provide certain   more

Lujan, Hickenlooper, Cornyn, Wicker, Strong, Whitesides, Fong Reintroduce Bill to Boost Spaceports
WASHINGTON, Sept. 19 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan, Hickenlooper, Cornyn, Wicker, Strong, Whitesides, Fong Reintroduce Bill to Boost Spaceports * Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senators Ben Ray Lujan, John Hickenlooper, John Cornyn, and Roger Wicker and U.S. Representatives Dale Strong, George Whitesides, and Vince Fong reintroduced the bipartisan, bicameral Spaceport Project Opportunities for Resilient Transportation (SPACEPORT) Act, whi  more

Senator Lujan, Senator Markey, Leader Schumer, Ranking Member Cantwell Lead Colleagues in Decrying FCC Censorship of Jimmy Kimmel
WASHINGTON, Sept. 19 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Lujan, Senator Markey, Leader Schumer, Ranking Member Cantwell Lead Colleagues in Decrying FCC Censorship of Jimmy Kimmel * Washington, D.C. - Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Telecommunications and Media, Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), member of the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), an  more

Van Hollen, Lujan Reintroduce the Democracy in Design Act to Democratize Federal Architecture Design
WASHINGTON, Sept. 18 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Van Hollen, Lujan Reintroduce the Democracy in Design Act to Democratize Federal Architecture Design * Today, U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) and Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) reintroduced the Democracy in Design Act, legislation to preserve the Guiding Principles for Federal Architecture, which have been in place since the Kennedy Administration and allow state and local governments to design  more