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*New Mexico Editor Tipoffs Newsletter for Tuesday September 30, 2025 ( 11 items )  

Heinrich Commemorates National Public Lands Day, Urges Americans to Continue Speaking Out In Defense of Their Public Lands
WASHINGTON, Sept. 27 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, ranking member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Heinrich Commemorates National Public Lands Day, Urges Americans to Continue Speaking Out In Defense of Their Public Lands ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. -- U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, released the following statement on National Public Lands Day: "Ou  more

Heinrich Tours Student Health Clinic, Convenes Roundtable, & Hosts Press Conference to Highlight Impacts of Trump's Health Care & Inflation Crisis in New Mexico
WASHINGTON, Sept. 29 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Heinrich Tours Student Health Clinic, Convenes Roundtable, & Hosts Press Conference to Highlight Impacts of Trump's Health Care & Inflation Crisis in New Mexico * WASHINGTON -- U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) hosted three events in Las Cruces to highlight how Donald Trump and Congressional Republicans' health care and inflation crisis is harming New Mexico families by putting health car  more

Heinrich, Lujan Welcome Announcement from Pacific Fusion Selecting New Mexico as Site for $1 Billion Fusion Research and Manufacturing Campus
WASHINGTON, Sept. 29 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Heinrich, Lujan Welcome Announcement from Pacific Fusion Selecting New Mexico as Site for $1 Billion Fusion Research and Manufacturing Campus * Pacific Fusion's new 225,000 square foot campus will create 200 jobs, further cement New Mexico as a leader in science, innovation, and clean energy WASHINGTON -- U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Energy and Nat  more

Heinrich, Lujan Welcome Announcement From Pacific Fusion Selecting New Mexico as Site for $1 Billion Fusion Research and Manufacturing Campus
WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, ranking member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Heinrich, Lujan Welcome Announcement from Pacific Fusion Selecting New Mexico as Site for $1 Billion Fusion Research and Manufacturing Campus Pacific Fusion's new 225,000 square foot campus will create 200 jobs, further cement New Mexico as a leader in science, innovation, and clean energy * ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. -- U.S. Senato  more

Lujan Applauds Senate Passage of Major Bipartisan Bill to Address Fentanyl Crisis
WASHINGTON, Sept. 29 -- 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 Secretary Kennedy on Major Flaws to Autism Research Program That Jeopardizes Sensitive Health Data and Scientific Integrity
WASHINGTON, Sept. 29 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan Presses Secretary Kennedy on Major Flaws to Autism Research Program That Jeopardizes Sensitive Health Data and Scientific Integrity * Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) pressed Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. on major issues regarding the Real-World Data Platform pilot, which is being developed by the National Institutes of Healt  more

Lujan, Heinrich, Markey, Van Hollen, Welch, Meng Condemn FCC Effort This Week to Strip Internet Access from Students
WASHINGTON, Sept. 29 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan, Heinrich, Markey, Van Hollen, Welch, Meng Condemn FCC Effort This Week to Strip Internet Access from Students * Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Telecommunications and Media, Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), Peter Welch (D-Vt.), and Representative Grace Meng (NY-6) today led 47 of their colleagues, includi  more

Lujan, N.M. Delegation Demand Trump Administration Omit New Mexico from Roadless Rule Rescission
WASHINGTON, Sept. 29 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan, N.M. Delegation Demand Trump Administration Omit New Mexico from Roadless Rule Rescission * Lawmakers to Rollins: "We are concerned that rolling back this rule would hurt our state's economy, diminish its wildlife, and endanger its residents" WASHINGTON -- U.S. Senators Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.), Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Comm  more

Lujan, Tillis, Gillibrand, Mullin Reintroduce Bipartisan Legislation to Support Schools Serving Students in Military and Tribal Communities
WASHINGTON, Sept. 29 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan, Tillis, Gillibrand, Mullin Reintroduce Bipartisan Legislation to Support Schools Serving Students in Military and Tribal Communities * Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.), Thom Tillis (R-N.C.), Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.), and Markwayne Mullin (R-Okla.) reintroduced the Advancing Toward Impact Aid Full Funding Act, bipartisan legislation to advance Impact Aid programs  more

N.M. Economic Development Dept.: All-electric School Bus Pilot Ready to Roll in New Mexico
SANTA FE, New Mexico, Sept. 30 -- The New Mexico Department of Economic Development issued the following news release on Sept. 29, 2025: * * * All-electric school bus pilot ready to roll in New Mexico State and GreenPower launch electric school bus program in Las Vegas and Santa Fe * GreenPower Motor Company Inc. ("GreenPower") and the New Mexico Economic Development Department have announced the launching of the New Mexico All-Electric, Purpose-Built, Zero-Emission School Bus Pilot Project  more

NHTSA Approves More Than $800M for States to Make Roads Safer
WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 -- The Department of Transportation National Highway Traffic Safety Administration issued the following news release: * * * NHTSA Approves More Than $800M for States to Make Roads Safer Grants will fund vital traffic safety programs and enforcement in all 50 states, territories and tribal lands * The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has notified all 50 states, District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, U.S. territories and the Bureau of Indian Affairs representing  more