Wednesday - October 29, 2025
Public Policy Tipoffs Involving New Mexico Newsletter for Thursday October 02, 2025 ( 14 items )  

"Literally a Matter of Life or Death": Vasquez Fights to Protect New Mexicans' Health Care
WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee posted the following news release: * * * "Literally a Matter of Life or Death": Vasquez Fights to Protect New Mexicans' Health Care * Congressman Gabe Vasquez is fighting back against House Republicans' cruel plans to rip health care away from more than 38,000 people in New Mexico's 2nd Congressional District. As Republicans in Washington force a shutdown leaving working families behind, Vasquez is championing a bill to   more

Army Conducts Successful Soldier-Led Flight Test Series of Lockheed Martin's PrSM
BETHESDA, Maryland, Oct. 2 [Category: BizAerospace] -- Lockheed Martin posted the following news release: * * * Army Conducts Successful Soldier-Led Flight Test Series of Lockheed Martin's PrSM DALLAS, Texas, Oct. 1, 2025 - The U.S. Army successfully completed a series of soldier-led flight tests of Lockheed Martin's (NYSE: LMT) Precision Strike Missile (PrSM) at White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico, demonstrating system readiness and advancing the service's modernization priorities. During  more

Brief: Synthetic self-assembling and self-reproducing cells
SANTA FE, New Mexico, Oct. 1 [Category: Political] -- Santa Fe Institute posted the following news release: * * * Brief: Synthetic self-assembling and self-reproducing cells * Darwin imagined that life may have begun in a "warm little pond." Leftover particles from the evolution of stars formed an interstellar stew, capable of being zapped into animation. In the lab of SFI External Professor Juan Perez-Mercader (Harvard University), researchers put the "pond" in a test tube, energized it, a  more

Fruitland Man Charged With Second-Degree Murder
ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, Oct. 2 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of New Mexico posted the following news release: * * * Fruitland Man Charged with Second-Degree Murder A Fruitland man has been indicted on federal charges in connection with the murder of a woman. According to court documents, on December 9, 2024, Timothy Begay, 38, an enrolled member of the Navajo Nation, intentionally killed Jane Doe. Begay is charged with second degree murder and will be released third-p  more

Heinrich Statement on Trump's Government Shutdown
WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 -- 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 U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee, released the following statement after Republicans failed to work with Democrats to pass a bipartisan government funding bill that lowers health care costs and delivers for New Mexicans. Last Friday in Las Cruces, Heinrich underscored t  more

Lujan Statement on President Trump's Fourth Government Shutdown
WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan Statement on President Trump's Fourth Government Shutdown * There Were ZERO Government Shutdowns During the Previous Administration, Senate Democratic Majority Trump on 9/30/25 : "We can do things during the shutdown that are irreversible and bad for them like cutting vast numbers of people out. Cutting things they like, cutting programs they like. We can do things medically and other way  more

Lujan Statement on Trump Administration Announcement to Kill New Mexico Jobs, Jack Up Prices
WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan Statement on Trump Administration Announcement to Kill New Mexico Jobs, Jack Up Prices * Trump, Vought cause shutdown, use it as pretext to enact their extreme agenda & inflict pain on the American people President Trump yesterday : "A lot of good can come down from shutdowns. We can get rid of a lot of things that we didn't want." Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.)   more

Ranking Member Heinrich Urges Interior Secretary Burgum to Classify Interior Employees as Essential to Protect Access to Public Lands, Keep Americans Safe During Shutdown
WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Ranking Member Heinrich Urges Interior Secretary Burgum to Classify Interior Employees as Essential to Protect Access to Public Lands, Keep Americans Safe During Shutdown * WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, is calling on U.S. Department of the Interior Secretary Doug Burgum to classify the   more

Ranking Member Heinrich Urges Interior Secretary Burgum to Classify Interior Employees as Essential to Protect Access to Public Lands, Keep Americans Safe During Shutdown
WASHINGTON, Oct. 2 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, ranking member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, issued the following news release on Oct. 1, 2025: * * * Ranking Member Heinrich Urges Interior Secretary Burgum to Classify Interior Employees as Essential to Protect Access to Public Lands, Keep Americans Safe During Shutdown Today, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, is calling on U.S. Dep  more

Rep. Gabe Vasquez Statement on Government Shutdown
WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 -- Rep. Gabriel Vasquez, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Gabe Vasquez Statement on Government Shutdown * WASHINGTON, D.C. - On October 1, 2025, U.S. Representative Gabe Vasquez (NM-02) issued the following statement on the government shutdown: "This shutdown will harm millions of Americans, but so will allowing Republicans to permanently close rural hospitals in our district and kick millions off their health insurance," said Vasquez. "While R  more

Rep. Stansbury Stands Strong for New Mexico, Federal Workers, and the American People as Trump and the GOP Shut Down the Government
WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 -- Rep. Melanie Stansbury, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Stansbury Stands Strong for New Mexico, Federal Workers, and the American People as Trump and the GOP Shut Down the Government * WASHINGTON, DC -- Congresswoman Melanie Stansbury (NM-01) released the following statement on the shutdown of the federal government after Donald Trump and the Republican-led Congress refused to negotiate to keep the government open and address the imminent hea  more

Research and Creative Works Leadership Award Winners Cross the Disciplines of UNM
ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, Oct. 1 -- The University of New Mexico issued the following news: * * * Research and Creative Works Leadership Award winners cross the disciplines of UNM By Kim Delker Six University of New Mexico researchers -- from fields ranging from nuclear engineering to music composition -- are the 2025 recipients of the Research and Creative Works Leadership Awards, announced by the Office of Academic Affairs. The Research and Creative Works Leadership Awards honor recently p  more

UNM Research Group Preps Early Undergrads for Lab Work
ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, Oct. 2 -- The University of New Mexico issued the following news: * * * UNM research group preps early undergrads for lab work By Anna Padilla A research group in University College is providing first year University of New Mexico students the opportunity to get research experience. The Greenberg Research Group is led by its namesake Jake Greenberg who is a trained Ph.D. chemist. Currently, he has 17 active undergraduate researchers. The group focuses primarily on   more

Xcel Energy Launches New EV Charging Perks Program to Empower New Mexico Customers
MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, Oct. 2 -- Xcel Energy issued the following news release: * * * Xcel Energy launches new EV Charging Perks program to empower New Mexico customers Programs and rebates available for residential and commercial customers * Xcel Energy is proud to announce a range of new electric vehicle (EV) programs now available to New Mexico customers, following the approval of the state's Transportation Electrification Plan (TEP) earlier this year. These programs are designed to mak  more