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*New Mexico Editor Tipoffs Newsletter for Thursday December 04, 2025 ( 13 items )  

$850K Affordable Housing Program Grant from FHLB Dallas and Comerica Bank Helps Launch New Senior Living Community in Houston, Texas
DALLAS, Texas, Dec. 3 -- The Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas, a district bank in the Federal Home Loan Bank System, issued the following news release: * * * $850K Affordable Housing Program Grant from FHLB Dallas and Comerica Bank Helps Launch New Senior Living Community in Houston, Texas * HOUSTON, TEXAS, December 3, 2025The Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas (FHLB Dallas), Comerica Bank and New Hope Housing (NHH) joined community leaders Tuesday to celebrate the grand opening of NHH Ennis,   more

Heinrich Legislation to Ensure New Mexico Schools Offer More Dairy & Non-Dairy Options Passes Senate
WASHINGTON, Dec. 3 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Heinrich Legislation to Ensure New Mexico Schools Offer More Dairy & Non-Dairy Options Passes Senate * WASHINGTON U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), a member of the U.S. Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, and the Food and Drug Administration, welcomed the Senate passage of the Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act, legislation he cosponsored that will allow scho  more

Heinrich Secures Commitment from U.S. Forest Service to Visit and Meet with New Mexicans in Pecos Valley, Slams Administration for Repealing Roadless Rule
WASHINGTON, Dec. 2 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Heinrich Secures Commitment from U.S. Forest Service to Visit and Meet with New Mexicans in Pecos Valley, Slams Administration for Repealing Roadless Rule * VIDEO HERE WASHINGTON During a U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Public Lands, Forests, and Mining Subcommittee hearing to examine pending legislation, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the Committee, secured  more

Heinrich Secures Commitment From U.S. Forest Service to Visit and Meet With New Mexicans in Pecos Valley, Slams Administration for Repealing Roadless Rule
WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, ranking member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Heinrich Secures Commitment from U.S. Forest Service to Visit and Meet with New Mexicans in Pecos Valley, Slams Administration for Repealing Roadless Rule During a U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Public Lands, Forests, and Mining Subcommittee hearing to examine pending legislation, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.)  more

Lujan, Justice Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Crack Down on Fentanyl Traffickers
WASHINGTON, Dec. 3 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan, Justice Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Crack Down on Fentanyl Traffickers * Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senators Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) and Jim Justice (R-W.Va.) introduced the Strengthening Sanctions on Fentanyl Traffickers Act of 2025, bipartisan legislation that strengthens and expands the federal government's ability to sanction individuals and entities involved in fentanyl traffickin  more

Lujan, Merkley, Murkowski, Massie, Khanna Demand DOJ Briefing on Release of the Epstein Files
WASHINGTON, Dec. 3 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan, Merkley, Murkowski, Massie, Khanna Demand DOJ Briefing on Release of the Epstein Files * Senate and House sponsors of Epstein Files Transparency Act lead the charge to ensure law is fully implemented. Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.), Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), and Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) joined forces with U.S. Representatives Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) and Ro Khanna (D-  more

N.M. Economic Development Dept.: State Job Training Incentive Program Supports 46 High-Wage Jobs for November
SANTA FE, New Mexico, Dec. 4 -- The New Mexico Department of Economic Development issued the following news release on Dec. 3, 2025: * * * State job training incentive program supports 46 high-wage jobs for November The New Mexico Economic Development Department committed nearly $1 million last month to help seven New Mexico companies train workers for up to 46 new jobs. The approved positions will pay between $26 and $87 per hour, with most of the jobs exceeding the national average hourly   more

NASA Tests Drones in Death Valley, Preps for Martian Sands and Skies
PASADENA, California, Dec. 4 (TNSres) -- NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory issued the following news: * * * NASA Tests Drones in Death Valley, Preps for Martian Sands and Skies Next-generation drone flight software is just one of 25 technologies for the Red Planet that the space agency funded for development this year. * When NASA engineers want to test a concept for exploring the Red Planet, they have to find ways to create Mars-like conditions here on Earth. Then they test, tinker, and repea  more

Private Equity Stakeholder Project Releases 2025 State Healthcare Policy Review on Private Equity Oversight
WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 (TNSLrpt) -- The Private Equity Stakeholder Project, Chicago, Illinois, issued a report detailing 2025 state legislative efforts to curb private equity's influence in healthcare amid hospital closures and financial instability. The analysis categorizes reforms into transparency/reporting, approval authority, targeted prohibitions, and corporate practice of medicine enforcement, highlighting successes in seven states while noting pending and failed bills elsewhere. Massachuset  more

Quantum computers get a boost from a tiny material tweak
ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, Dec. 3 -- The U.S. Department of Energy Sandia National Laboratories issued the following news release: * * * Quantum computers get a boost from a tiny material tweak * ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. A small, counterintuitive tweak to advanced materials can improve how quantum computers hand off information inside their systems, making them more efficient, reliable and scalable. In a paper recently published in Advanced Electronic Materials, a team from Sandia National Laborato  more

Ranking Member Lujan Leads Telecommunications and Media Subcommittee Hearing on Defending America's Communications Networks
WASHINGTON, Dec. 3 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Ranking Member Lujan Leads Telecommunications and Media Subcommittee Hearing on Defending America's Communications Networks * 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, helped lead a subcommittee hearing titled "Signal Under Siege: Defending America's Communications Networks." Wit  more

Senate Indian Affairs Committee Issues Report on Truth & Healing Commission on Indian Boarding School Policies Act (Part 1 of 2)
WASHINGTON, Dec. 3 -- The Senate Indian Affairs Committee issued a report (S.Rpt. 119-54) on the Truth and Healing Commission on Indian Boarding School Policies Act (S. 761), which aims to establish the Truth and Healing Commission on Indian Boarding School Policies in the U.S. The report was advanced by Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, on July 31, 2025. Here are excerpts: * * * PURPOSE To establish a Truth and Healing Commission on Indian Boarding School Policies (Commission) in the United St  more

Senator Justice, Senator Lujan Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Strengthen Sanctions on Fentanyl Traffickers
WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 -- Sen. Jim Justice, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release on Dec. 3, 2025: * * * Senator Justice, Senator Lujan Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Strengthen Sanctions on Fentanyl Traffickers Today, Senators Jim Justice (R-WV) and Ben Ray Lujan (D-NM) introduced the Strengthening Sanctions on Fentanyl Traffickers Act: "Fentanyl and similar synthetic drugs continue to devastate communities across West Virginia and the country. Much has been done to stop the flow of   more