| Public Policy Tipoffs Involving New Mexico Newsletter for Thursday October 23, 2025 ( 15 items ) |
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Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas Awards $73.5 Million for Affordable Housing
DALLAS, Texas, Oct. 22 -- The Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas, a district bank in the Federal Home Loan Bank System, issued the following news release:
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Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas Awards $73.5 Million for Affordable Housing
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DALLAS, TEXAS, October 22, 2025--The Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas (FHLB Dallas) is pleased to announce that it has awarded $73.5 million in Affordable Housing Program (AHP) grants to 53 projects in Arkansas, Colorado, Louisiana, Mississippi, New Mexico a
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Heinrich on CNN's Situation Room: "I don't think we can turn our backs on the people who make this country work"
WASHINGTON, Oct. 21 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release:
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Heinrich on CNN's Situation Room: "I don't think we can turn our backs on the people who make this country work"
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WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), member of the U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee, appeared on CNN's Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer today where he reacted to Republicans' failure to work with Democrats to lower health care costs for workin
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Heinrich, Lujan Blast Latest HHS Firings, Underscore How Cuts Will Harm New Mexicans' Health, Weaken Response to Fentanyl Crisis & Maternal Mortality
WASHINGTON, Oct. 22 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release:
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Heinrich, Lujan Blast Latest HHS Firings, Underscore How Cuts Will Harm New Mexicans' Health, Weaken Response to Fentanyl Crisis & Maternal Mortality
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WASHINGTON -- U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), a member of the U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee, and Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M), a member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Finance, sent a letter to U.S. Department of Health and Human Servic
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Heinrich, Lujan Blast Latest HHS Firings, Underscore How Cuts Will Harm New Mexicans' Health, Weaken Response to Fentanyl Crisis & Maternal Mortality
WASHINGTON, Oct. 22 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release:
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Heinrich, Lujan Blast Latest HHS Firings, Underscore How Cuts Will Harm New Mexicans' Health, Weaken Response to Fentanyl Crisis & Maternal Mortality
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WASHINGTON -- U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), a member of the U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee, and Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M), a member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Finance, sent a letter to U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
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Heinrich, Lujan Introduce Legislation to Protect New Mexico Federal Contract Workers During Trump's Shutdown
WASHINGTON, Oct. 22 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release:
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Heinrich, Lujan Introduce Legislation to Protect New Mexico Federal Contract Workers During Trump's Shutdown
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The bill will ensure federal contract workers, including low-wage food service, security, and custodial staff, are fairly compensated for the wages and benefits lost during Trump's shutdown
WASHINGTON -- U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M) joined U.S. Sen
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Lujan on President Trump's Economy: Higher Prices, Fewer Jobs, Broken Promises
WASHINGTON, Oct. 22 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release:
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Lujan on President Trump's Economy: Higher Prices, Fewer Jobs, Broken Promises
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Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M) highlighted how the Trump administration's policies have increased costs for the American people and weakened the economy, directly contradicting President Trump's campaign promise to lower costs on day one.
"President Trump promised to end inflation and make A
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Lujan Secures Amendments to Strengthen Public Safety During Extreme Weather Events, Crack Down on Illegal Robocalls Through Commerce Committee Markup
WASHINGTON, Oct. 22 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release:
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Lujan Secures Amendments to Strengthen Public Safety During Extreme Weather Events, Crack Down on Illegal Robocalls Through Commerce Committee Markup
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Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.), a member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, secured the successful passage of two amendments through the Senate Commerce Committee as part of the PIPELINE Safe
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Lujan Statement on Trump Administration Using Shutdown As Cover to Conduct Mass Firings
WASHINGTON, Oct. 22 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release:
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Lujan Statement on Trump Administration Using Shutdown As Cover to Conduct Mass Firings
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Trump, Vought cause shutdown, use it to fire hard-working federal employees and inflict maximum pain on the American people
President Trump: "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
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Lujan: New CBO Data Shows Republicans' Budget Betrayal Handed Big Drug Companies a $8.8 Billion Victory While American Seniors Left to Pay the Price
WASHINGTON, Oct. 22 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release:
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Lujan: New CBO Data Shows Republicans' Budget Betrayal Handed Big Drug Companies a $8.8 Billion Victory While American Seniors Left to Pay the Price
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Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) issued the following statement after the release of a report by the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office (CBO) showing that Medicare will lose $8.8 billion in savings over the next d
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Rep. Leger Fernandez Introduces Every Child Deserves a Head Start Act to Protect Early Learning Programs Amid Trump Shutdown
WASHINGTON, Oct. 22 -- Rep. Teresa Leger Fernandez, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release:
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Rep. Leger Fernandez Introduces Every Child Deserves a Head Start Act to Protect Early Learning Programs Amid Trump Shutdown
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WASHINGTON, D.C. - As the Trump shutdown continues to threaten childcare and early education across the nation, Congresswoman Teresa Leger Fernandez (NM-03), and Reps. Andre Carson (IN-07) and Jahana Hayes (CT-05) introduced the Every Child Deserves a Head Start
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Rep. Vasquez Leads Push to Reopen Government and Combat Rising Health Care Costs for Farmers and New Mexicans Living in Rural Communities
WASHINGTON, Oct. 22 -- Rep. Gabriel Vasquez, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release:
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Rep. Vasquez Leads Push to Reopen Government and Combat Rising Health Care Costs for Farmers and New Mexicans Living in Rural Communities
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WASHINGTON, D.C. - Yesterday, U.S. Representative Gabe Vasquez (NM-02) led a letter to House Speaker Mike Johnson and Senate Majority Leader John Thune demanding action to protect farmers and New Mexicans living in rural areas from disproportionate increas
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University of New Mexico: Not Your Mother's Nanomedicine - NIH Grant Targets Safer Medication for Women
ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, Oct. 23 -- The University of New Mexico issued the following news:
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Not your mother's nanomedicine: NIH grant targets safer medication for women
By Carly Bowling
Imagine if doctors could optimize treatment of fibroids or ovarian cancer by working with the natural hormonal fluctuations of the body to ensure someone received treatment when it was most effective. What if the medication were also specifically designed to target just one part of the body and reduce n
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UNM Research & Discovery Week Features Two Keynote Lectures
ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, Oct. 23 -- The University of New Mexico issued the following news:
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UNM Research & Discovery Week features two keynote lectures
R&D Week: Nov. 6-14
By Marissa Lucero
Lobos are just weeks away from celebrating UNM's 2025 Research and Discovery Week (R&D Week) Nov. 6-14. Faculty, staff, students, and members of our community are invited to campus to attend a variety of exhibitions, workshops, lectures, performances, and other activities will be open to the public
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UNM's BBER Presents the 27th Annual New Mexico Data Users Conference
ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, Oct. 23 -- The University of New Mexico issued the following news:
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UNM's BBER presents the 27th Annual New Mexico Data Users Conference
Regular registration prices end Nov. 7
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The Data Bank at The University of New Mexico's Bureau of Business and Economic Research (BBER) invites you to register and attend its 27th annual New Mexico Data Users Conference on Wednesday, Nov. 19. Come enjoy a day of learning, sharing, and networking around data. Both local New Me
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Why context matters in decision-making
SANTA FE, New Mexico, Oct. 22 [Category: Political] -- Santa Fe Institute posted the following news release:
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Why context matters in decision-making
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Most people are aware of smoking's harmful health effects, yet many choose to light up regularly. If viewed from the lens of rational choice theory -- an economic framework that suggests people always make choices that serve their best interests -- the decision to smoke would be considered an irrational one. But many scholars who study h
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