Thursday - March 19, 2026
Public Policy Tipoffs Involving New Mexico Newsletter for Sunday March 08, 2026 ( 4 items )  

Colorado Bill Protects Beavers to Reduce Wildfire, Drought Risks
SANTA FE, New Mexico, March 7 -- WildEarth Guardians posted the following news release on March 5, 2026: * * * New Colorado Bill Protects Beavers to Reduce Wildfire, Drought Risks The bill is especially important as historically low snowpack heightens drought and wildfire danger across Colorado * DENVER-- Conservation groups joined state lawmakers Representative Lindsay, Representative Velasco, Senator Kipp and Senator Cutter today to introduce House Bill 26-1323, a first-of-its-kind measur  more

Heinrich Meets with Veteran-Serving Providers, Discusses Impacts of Trump's Rate Cuts for Veterans' Essential Homecare Services
WASHINGTON, March 6 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Heinrich Meets with Veteran-Serving Providers, Discusses Impacts of Trump's Rate Cuts for Veterans' Essential Homecare Services * Albuquerque, N.M. -Today, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) met with veteran-serving health care providers to discuss the impacts of the Trump Administration's cuts to reimbursement rates for essential home health care services for veterans. The rate cuts come a  more

Heinrich Spotlights Economic Growth at Central New Mexico Manufacturing and Innovation Expo
WASHINGTON, March 6 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Heinrich Spotlights Economic Growth at Central New Mexico Manufacturing and Innovation Expo * LOS LUNAS, N.M. - Today, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) spoke at the Central New Mexico Manufacturing and Innovation Expo, highlighting how his work to pass the Infrastructure Law, CHIPS and Science Act, and the Inflation Reduction Act, helped create the foundation for exponential economic grow  more

Lujan Votes Against President Trump's Illegal War Against Iran
WASHINGTON, March 7 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan Votes Against President Trump's Illegal War Against Iran * Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) issued the following statement after voting for a bipartisan War Powers Resolution that blocks the use of the U.S. Armed Forces from engaging in hostilities against Iran unless authorized by Congress: "With no accountability and in defiance of the American people, President T  more