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Luján, Heinrich Introduce Legislation to Better Honor National Heroes at Santa Fe National Cemetery

By Enchantment State News Report | Jul 20, 2023

On July 13, U.S. Senators Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) and Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) introduced legislation to honor and commemorate U.S. veterans with dignity and respect.

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Heinrich, Luján Celebrate Senate Passage of Bill to Rename Gallup VA Clinic in Honor of Hiroshi “Hershey” Miyamura

By Enchantment State News Report | Jul 20, 2023

U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) welcomed the unanimous vote in the Senate to pass their legislation to rename the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Community-Based Outpatient Clinic (CBOC) in Gallup, New Mexico, as the Hiroshi "Hershey" Miyamura VA Clinic

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Luján, Schiff, Klobuchar Lead Bicameral Letter Urging FEC to Reconsider AI Decision

By Enchantment State News Report | Jul 19, 2023

On July 13, U.S. Senator Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.), U.S. Representative Adam Schiff (D-Calif.), and U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) led their colleagues in a bicameral letter to the Federal Election Commission (FEC) expressing their disapproval of the recent decision to not seek public comment on a petition by Public Citizen requesting that the FEC clarify that the existing law against “fraudulent misrepresentation” in campaign advertisements extends to the use of deceptive AI in advertisements.

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Heinrich Announces Committee Approval of 34 Local Projects Totaling Nearly $12 Million to Strengthen Public Safety, Combat Opioid Epidemic, Invest in Small Businesses, and Support Arts and Culture in New Mexico

By Enchantment State News Report | Jul 19, 2023

U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) welcomed the Senate Appropriations Committee’s bipartisan passage of the Fiscal Year 2024 (FY24) Financial Services and General Government (FSGG) Appropriations bill and Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies (CJS) Appropriations bill.

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Luján Welcomes $25 Million to Plug Orphaned Oil and Gas Wells in New Mexico

By Enchantment State News Report | Jul 18, 2023

On July 12, U.S. Senator Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) welcomed $25 million for New Mexico to implement the REGROW Act, legislation he championed in the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to clean up and remediate abandoned gas and oil wells.

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Luján, Cassidy, Trahan Reintroduce TLDR Act to Increase Online Transparency

By Enchantment State News Report | Jul 18, 2023

On July 11, U.S. Senators Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) and Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA) and U.S. Representative Lori Trahan (MA-03) reintroduced the Terms-of-service Labeling, Design and Readability (TLDR) Act to require commercial websites and mobile apps to create a simple, readable, and accessible summary of their terms-of-service agreements.

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Regenerative agriculture offers sustainability, climate resilience to local ranchers

By Enchantment State News Report | Jul 18, 2023

On a ranch in Valle Escondido last Wednesday (July 5), U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich, Chair of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration and Related Agencies, met with local ranchers and producers and Taos County commissioners Darlene Vigil and Ronald Mascareñas to discuss how the Agriculture Resilience Act (ARA) can support current regenerative agriculture efforts in the county.

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Heinrich, Luján Congratulate Xochitl Torres Small on Confirmation as Deputy Secretary of Agriculture

By Enchantment State News Report | Jul 17, 2023

U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) issued the following statement on the confirmation of Xochitl Torres Small to serve as Deputy Secretary of Agriculture at the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA):

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Luján Welcomes White House Senior Advisor Mitch Landrieu to Highlight New Mexico Investments

By Enchantment State News Report | Jul 17, 2023

Last week, U.S. Senator Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) welcomed White House Senior Advisor Mitch Landrieu to New Mexico to highlight historic investments from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and the Inflation Reduction Act.

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Heinrich, Biden official tour home made more efficient with federal funds

By Enchantment State News Report | Jul 17, 2023

White House Infrastructure Coordinator Mitch Landrieu and Sen. Martin Heinrich toured a home in Albuquerque’s International District that was having its electrical systems upgraded.

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Statement from Attorney General Raúl Torrez and Albuquerque Police Department Chief Harold Medina on Charges Against Former APD Officer Kenneth Skeens:

By Enchantment State News Report | Jul 14, 2023

Today my office filed charges against former APD Officer Kenneth Skeens for his role in the unlawful arrest of a customer with disabilities who was struggling to complete his purchase at a Target located in Albuquerque in August of 2022.

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Attorney General Raúl Torrez and New Mexico Legal Aid Host a Free Legal Clinic for Those Affected by the Hermit’s Peak/Calf Canyon Fire

By Enchantment State News Report | Jul 13, 2023

This Friday, Attorney General Raúl Torrez and New Mexico Legal Aid are hosting a free legal clinic for those who have been affected by the Hermits Peak Calf Canyon Fire.

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Governor to travel out of state for multiple events

By Enchantment State News Report | Jul 12, 2023

Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham will travel to several out-of-state events beginning on Tuesday.

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Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham appoints Morgan Wood to Santa Fe County Magistrate Court

By Enchantment State News Report | Jul 11, 2023

Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham today appointed Morgan Wood to the Santa Fe County Magistrate Court.

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Heinrich, White House Official Tout $100 Million for Electrification, Weatherization Projects in New Mexico

By Enchantment State News Report | Jul 10, 2023

A U.S. senator and a White House official crowded into a small family home in the International District on Thursday, where they were briefed on a $10,000 home-improvement project underway there.

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Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham announces plans for $675 million investment to expand access to broadband

By Enchantment State News Report | Jul 10, 2023

Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham was joined by Senior Advisor to the President and White House Infrastructure Coordinator Mitch Landrieu and other officials at a press conference today announcing plans to expand broadband access in New Mexico after a $675 million award from the Biden Administration and the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law.

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Special Master in Texas v. New Mexico Water Dispute Finds the States’ Settlement Is Fair, Reasonable, and Consistent with the Rio Grande Compact

By Enchantment State News Report | Jul 10, 2023

United States federal circuit court judge serving as Special Master in the Texas v. New Mexico water case issued an opinion recommending the United States Supreme Court approve the settlement reached between New Mexico, Texas, and Colorado in November over the division of Rio Grande water south of Elephant Butte dam.

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New Mexico Senators Introduce Bill Hoping to Help Small Farmers

By Enchantment State News Report | Jul 10, 2023

U.S. Senators Ben Ray Luján, D-New Mexico, and Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, recently introduced a bill that they hope will help small farms

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Special Master in Texas v. New Mexico Water Dispute Finds the States’ Settlement Is Fair, Reasonable, and Consistent with the Rio Grande Compact

By Enchantment State News Report | Jul 7, 2023

On Monday, July 3, 2023, a United States federal circuit court judge serving as Special Master in the Texas v. New Mexico water case issued an opinion recommending the United States Supreme Court approve the settlement reached between New Mexico, Texas, and Colorado in November over the division of Rio Grande water south of Elephant Butte dam.

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Luján, Crapo, Leger Fernández Reintroduce Legislation to Strengthen RECA

By Enchantment State News Report | Jul 7, 2023

U.S. Senators Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) and Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) and U.S. Representatives Teresa Leger Fernández (D-N.M.) and James Moylan (R-GU) reintroduced bipartisan legislation designed to strengthen the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act (RECA) to compensate individuals exposed to radiation while working in uranium mines or living downwind from atomic weapons tests.