Tuesday - June 9, 2026
**Public Policy Tipoffs Involving New Mexico Newsletter for Wednesday May 20, 2026 ( 4 items )  

Inspiring Grad: Danielle Cummings, UNM School of Medicine
ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, May 19 -- The University of New Mexico posted the following news: * * * Inspiring Grad: Danielle Cummings, UNM School of Medicine * Danielle Cummings, who will graduate from The University of New Mexico School of Medicine in May 2026, hasn't just defied the odds-she has rewritten what people thought those odds were in the first place. When doctors told her she probably wouldn't run again, she didn't accept that as the final word. Today, she is competing internation  more

NCBA, ASI, and PLC Congratulate BLM Director Pearce's Senate Confirmation
CENTENNIAL, Colorado, May 20 -- The National Cattlemen's Beef Association posted the following news release on May 19, 2026: * * * NCBA, ASI, and PLC Congratulate BLM Director Pearce's Senate Confirmation Today, the National Cattlemen's Beef Association (NCBA), American Sheep Industry Association (ASI), and Public Lands Council (PLC) congratulated former New Mexico Congressman Steve Pearce on being confirmed by the Senate to serve as the new Director of the Bureau of Land Management (BLM). Al  more

OPINION: TRIO McNair Program empowers first-gen students to pursue doctorates
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico, May 19 -- New Mexico State University issued the following news release: * * * OPINION: TRIO McNair Program empowers first-gen students to pursue doctorates * By Marko Mohlenhoff TRIO McNair Scholars Program, New Mexico State University We hear a lot these days the question, "Is a college education still worth it?" I was fortunate growing up. Though our family didn't have a lot of money, my brother and I never wanted for anything - except maybe the cable televi  more

PLC Congratulates BLM Director Pearce's Senate Confirmation
WASHINGTON, May 20 -- Public Lands Council, an organization that represents cattle and sheep producers who hold public lands grazing permits, issued the following news release on May 19, 2026: * * * PLC Congratulates BLM Director Pearce's Senate Confirmation Today, the Public Lands Council (PLC) congratulated former New Mexico Congressman Steve Pearce on being confirmed by the Senate to serve as the new Director of the Bureau of Land Management (BLM). PLC has supported Director Pearce's nomin  more