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Public Policy Tipoffs Involving New Mexico Newsletter for Tuesday September 23, 2025 ( 16 items )  

2025 NAIA Women's Cross Country Conference Ratings (Sept. 22)
KANSAS CITY, Missouri, Sept. 22 [Category: Sports] -- The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics posted the following news release: * * * 2025 NAIA Women's Cross Country Conference Ratings (Sept. 22) * American Midwest Conference 1. Cottey (Mo.) 2. Columbia (Mo.) 3. Williams Baptist (Ark.) 4. UHSP (Mo.) 5. Hanniba-LaGrange (Mo.) 6. Crowley's Ridge (Ark.) Appalachian Athletic Conference 1. Milligan (Tenn.) 2. Montreat (N.C.) 3. SCAD Atlanta (Ga.) Cali  more

Acting U.S. Attorney Ellison Leads Multi-Agency Discussion on Public Safety Challenges in Espanola and Rio Arriba County
ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, Sept. 23 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of New Mexico posted the following news release on Sept. 22, 2025: * * * Acting U.S. Attorney Ellison Leads Multi-Agency Discussion on Public Safety Challenges in Espanola and Rio Arriba County Last week, Acting U.S. Attorney Ryan Ellison convened a meeting with federal, tribal, and local law enforcement leaders to address violent crime and drug trafficking in Espanola and Rio Arriba County. The meeting bro  more

Democratic Senators Release Statement on Market Structure Legislation
WASHINGTON, Sept. 22 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Democratic Senators Release Statement on Market Structure Legislation * Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senators Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.), Ruben Gallego (D-AZ), Mark Warner (D-VA), Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), Cory Booker (D-NJ), Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV), John Hickenlooper (D-CO), Raphael Warnock (D-GA), Adam Schiff (D-CA), Andy Kim (D-NJ), Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-DE), and Angela Alsobrooks (D-  more

Group Demands No Incentives for Factory Farm Biogas at Hearing
WASHINGTON, Sept. 22 [Category: Science] -- The Food and Water Watch posted the following news release: * * * Group Demands No Incentives for Factory Farm Biogas at Hearing * Group provides comments on first day of hearings about Clean Transportation Fuel Program Santa Fe - Today, the Environmental Improvement Board held the first of a series of hearings on New Mexico's new Clean Transportation Fuel Program, which is currently going through rulemaking. Food & Water Watch New Mexico Senio  more

Lujan Applauds Senate Passage of Major Bipartisan Bill to Address Fentanyl Crisis
WASHINGTON, Sept. 22 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan Applauds Senate Passage of Major Bipartisan Bill to Address Fentanyl Crisis * Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) applauded the unanimous Senate passage of legislation to reauthorize the SUPPORT Act - a landmark federal investment to combat the fentanyl crisis through addiction prevention, treatment, recovery, and law enforcement efforts. The bipartisan package of fenta  more

Lujan Presses Commerce Committee Chairman to Hold FCC Oversight Hearing Over Shared Concerns of Chairman Carr's Weaponization of the Agency
WASHINGTON, Sept. 20 -- 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 Presses Commerce Committee Chairman to Hold FCC Oversight Hearing Over Shared Concerns of Chairman Carr's Weaponization of the Agency
WASHINGTON, Sept. 21 -- 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 Presses Commerce Committee Chairman to Hold FCC Oversight Hearing Over Shared Concerns of Chairman Carr's Weaponization of the Agency
WASHINGTON, Sept. 22 -- 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 Vote to Keep the Government Open, Address Looming Health Care Affordability Crisis
WASHINGTON, Sept. 22 -- 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, Hickenlooper, Cornyn, Wicker, Strong, Whitesides, Fong Reintroduce Bill to Boost Spaceports
WASHINGTON, Sept. 22 -- 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

NEW Sierra Club Report: Arizona Utilities doubling down on fossil fuels, putting New Mexico renewable progress at risk.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 22 [Category: Environment] -- The Sierra Club posted the following news release: * * * NEW Sierra Club Report: Arizona Utilities doubling down on fossil fuels, putting New Mexico renewable progress at risk. * Arizona/New Mexico - Today, the Sierra Club released its annual Dirty Truth Report, which grades 75 utilities across the country on their plans to retire coal by 2030, stop building new gas through 2035, and transition fully to clean energy by 2035. The report shows Ar  more

Santa Fe Forest Coalition Opposes USDA Proposal to Rescind Roadless Rule
WASHINGTON, Sept. 23 -- The Santa Fe Forest Coalition (SFFC) has voiced strong opposition to a recent proposal by the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service to rescind the 2001 Roadless Area Conservation Rule. The public comment letter, submitted shortly after the proposal's announcement in the Federal Register, emphasizes that the rescission would open approximately 44.7 million acres of National Forest System Lands to logging and road construction, which includes critical areas in New M  more

Senator Lujan, Senator Markey, Leader Schumer, Ranking Member Cantwell Lead Colleagues in Decrying FCC Censorship of Jimmy Kimmel
WASHINGTON, Sept. 20 -- 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

Senator Lujan, Senator Markey, Leader Schumer, Ranking Member Cantwell Lead Colleagues in Decrying FCC Censorship of Jimmy Kimmel
WASHINGTON, Sept. 21 -- 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

Senator Lujan, Senator Markey, Leader Schumer, Ranking Member Cantwell Lead Colleagues in Decrying FCC Censorship of Jimmy Kimmel
WASHINGTON, Sept. 22 -- 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

Space-based nuclear detonation detection mission endures
ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, Sept. 22 -- The U.S. Department of Energy Sandia National Laboratories issued the following news release: * * * Space-based nuclear detonation detection mission endures * ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. -- Roughly 12,550 miles above Earth, a constellation of U.S. global positioning satellites orbits the planet. GPS satellites also carry a sophisticated system designed to detect above ground nuclear detonations anytime, anywhere. The Global Burst Detection system, developed by Sa  more