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Gov. Lujan Grisham priority legislation effective today

By Enchantment State News Report | Jun 19, 2023

Multiple laws championed by Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham and passed by the Legislature went into effect today, the default date set 90 days following the end of the session.

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Heinrich Lauds U.S. Supreme Court Decision to Uphold Indian Child Welfare Act

By Enchantment State News Report | Jun 17, 2023

U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) released the following statement in response to the U.S. Supreme Court's ruling inHaaland v. Brackeen, which affirms the constitutionality of the Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA):

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Heinrich Statement on Pride Month

By Enchantment State News Report | Jun 16, 2023

U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) released the following statement in commemoration of Pride Month:

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Gov. Lujan Grisham issues statement on Supreme Court decision in Indian Child Welfare Act Case

By Enchantment State News Report | Jun 16, 2023

Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham on Thursday issued a statement in response to the United States Supreme Court’s decision in the Brackeen v. Haaland case.

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Heinrich, Luján Join Colleagues in Urging EPA to Strengthen Methane Actions

By Enchantment State News Report | Jun 16, 2023

On June 15, U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) joined colleagues in a letter to Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Michael Regan urging the agency to strengthen its proposed rule to reduce methane emissions from oil and gas production and to implement key provisions of the Methane Emission Reduction Program without delay.

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Heinrich, Cassidy: Senate Passes Bipartisan Resolution Designating June 16 as National Service and Conservation Corps Day

By Enchantment State News Report | Jun 16, 2023

U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Vice Chair of the National Service Congressional Caucus and the first AmeriCorps alum to serve in the United States Senate, and Bill Cassidy (R-N.D.), Co-Chair of the National Service Congressional Caucus, announced that the U.S. Senate has passed a bipartisan resolution to designate June 16, 2023, as National Service and Conservation Corps Day. Cosponsors of the resolution include U.S. Senators Chris Coons (D-Del.), Co-Chair of the National Service Congressional Caucus, Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Vice Chair of the National Service Congressional Caucus, and John Hickenlooper (D-Colo.).

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Luján, Hickenlooper, Cornyn, Wicker Introduce Bill to Launch New Era of Spaceports

By Enchantment State News Report | Jun 16, 2023

On June 14, U.S. Senators Ben Ray Luján, John Hickenlooper, John Cornyn, and Roger Wicker introduced the bipartisan Spaceport Project Opportunities for Resilient Transportation (SPACEPORT) Act, which would encourage the development of commercial spaceports through the modernization of the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) Space Transportation Infrastructure Matching (STIM) grant program.

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Heinrich Cosponsors Bipartisan American Innovation and Jobs Act

By Enchantment State News Report | Jun 16, 2023

This week, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Chairman of the U.S. Congress Joint Economic Committee, cosponsored the bipartisan American Innovation and Jobs Act, which is being led by U.S. Senators Maggie Hassan (D-N.H.) and Todd Young (R-Ind.).

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Emergency funding approved for Farmington in wake of May mass shooting

By Enchantment State News Report | Jun 15, 2023

The Lujan Grisham administration issued an executive order yesterday approving emergency funding for the city of Farmington in the wake of a mass shooting that left three New Mexicans dead last month and six injured.

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Members of N.M. Delegation Welcome $3.2 Million Broadband Investments to Navajo Nation

By Enchantment State News Report | Jun 15, 2023

On June 14, U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) and U.S. Representative Teresa Leger Fernández (D-N.M.) welcomed a total of $3.2 million from the Emergency Connectivity Fund (ECF) from the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to the Pine Hill School of the Ramah Navajo Chapter of the Navajo Nation

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N.M. Delegation Pushes For Improvements to Medical Support at Cannon Air Force Base

By Enchantment State News Report | Jun 15, 2023

On June 9,U.S. Senators Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) and Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and U.S. Representatives Teresa Leger Fernández (D-N.M.), Melanie Stansbury (D-N.M.), and Gabe Vasquez (D-N.M.) wrote to the Defense Health Agency to encourage improved medical support at Cannon Air Force Base (AFB), located near Clovis, New Mexico and review any barriers that limit medical services hiring or contracting.

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Heinrich, Tillis Announce More Bipartisan Cosponsors for Recovering America’s Wildlife Act

By Enchantment State News Report | Jun 15, 2023

On June 14, U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) announced that an additional four senators—two Republicans, one Democrat, and one Independent—have joined them as cosponsors of their bipartisan legislation, the Recovering America’s Wildlife Act (RAWA).

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Governor appoints Peter Mantos to head special IT projects – State CISO to stand in as Interim Cabinet Secretary of DoIT

By Enchantment State News Report | Jun 14, 2023

Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham announced on Thursday a change in leadership at the Department of Information Technology (DoIT).

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Heinrich, Luján Welcome $7.6 Million from Infrastructure Law for Lower Pecos Landscape Restoration

By Enchantment State News Report | Jun 14, 2023

U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) are welcoming the Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) announced plans to invest $161 million from the Inflation Reduction Act in ecosystem restoration and resilience work on 21 “Restoration Landscapes” across 11 western states, including $7.6 million to restore the lower Pecos River watershed in southeastern New Mexico.

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Amid Growing Concerns Over AI, Luján Pushes NTIA to Create and Implement Responsible Guardrails to Protect Americans

By Enchantment State News Report | Jun 14, 2023

U.S. Senator Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.), Chair of the Subcommittee on Communications, Media, and Broadband, urged National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) Administrator Alan Davidson to create responsible guardrails around Artificial Intelligence (AI) development, governance, and use.

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Lt. Governor Morales visited flood prone areas, met with leaders in Mora County

By Enchantment State News Report | Jun 13, 2023

Lt. Governor Morales today toured the Mora County Acequias with New Mexico Department of Transportation Secretary Ricky Serna and met with other leaders in the area to learn more about the fire recovery in the area.

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Heinrich, Degette, Huffman, and Lawmakers Call on Interior to Implement and Strengthen Proposed Conservation Rule

By Enchantment State News Report | Jun 13, 2023

On June 12, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), U.S. Representatives Diana DeGette (D-Colo.) and Jared Huffman (D-Calif.) led a bicameral letter to U.S. Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland calling to support the completion of rulemaking and implementation of the proposed “Conservation and Landscape Health” rule for the Bureau of Land Management (BLM).

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Luján Introduces Legislation to Improve Access to Clean Buses for Rural Communities

By Enchantment State News Report | Jun 13, 2023

On June 12 , U.S. Senator Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) introduced legislation to expand rural communities’ access to clean school buses. Studies have shown that pollution levels in the cabin of existing diesel school buses are 12 times higher than outdoors.

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Gov. Lujan Grisham releases statement on the death of Archbishop Emeritus Sheehan

By Enchantment State News Report | Jun 12, 2023

Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham on Monday released the following statement after the death of the Archbishop Emeritus of Santa Fe Michael Sheehan.

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Governor Lujan Grisham, Secretary Romero release statements after Rep. Trujillo’s retirement

By Enchantment State News Report | Jun 12, 2023

Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham released the following statement Sunday after Rep. Christine Trujillo announced her retirement for the New Mexico House of Representatives over the weekend.