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News from July 2023

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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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New Mexico collected 15.9% more in motor fuels sales tax in 2022

By Enchantment State News | Jul 18, 2023

Of the $8.6 billion in taxes collected by New Mexico in 2022, $266.9 million came from motor fuels sales tax, a 15.9 percent increase over the previous year, according to the U.S. Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of State Government Tax Collections (STC).

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69 people die from diseases of the heart in New Mexico during week ending July 8

By Enchantment State News | Jul 18, 2023

There were 69 deaths from diseases of the heart reported in New Mexico in the week ending July 8, making up 18.8% of total deaths by all causes in New Mexico.

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New Mexico collected $2.3 billion in severance taxes in 2022

By Enchantment State News | Jul 18, 2023

Of the $8.6 billion in taxes collected by New Mexico in 2022, 26.2 percent, or $2.3 billion, came from severance taxes, according to the U.S. Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of State Government Tax Collections (STC).

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New Mexico collected $4.2 billion in sales and gross receipts taxes in 2022

By Enchantment State News | Jul 18, 2023

Of the $8.6 billion in taxes collected by New Mexico in 2022, 48.7 percent, or $4.2 billion, came from sales and gross receipts taxes, according to the U.S. Census Bureau's Annual Survey of State Government Tax Collections (STC).

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New Mexico ranks 31st in the U.S. for the most insurance premiums sales tax paid in 2022

By Enchantment State News | Jul 18, 2023

In 2022, New Mexico collected $235,866,000 in insurance premiums sales tax, ranking it 31st in the United States, according to the U.S. Census Bureau's Annual Survey of State Government Tax Collections (STC).

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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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New Mexico collected $1.3 billion in individual income taxes in 2022

By Enchantment State News | Jul 17, 2023

Of the $8.6 billion in taxes collected by New Mexico in 2022, 15.1 percent, or $1.3 billion, came from individual income taxes, according to the U.S. Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of State Government Tax Collections (STC).

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New Mexico collected 2.7% more in public utilities sales tax in 2022

By Enchantment State News | Jul 17, 2023

Of the $8.6 billion in taxes collected by New Mexico in 2022, $35.7 million came from public utilities sales tax, a 2.7 percent increase over the previous year, according to the U.S. Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of State Government Tax Collections (STC).

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New Mexico ranks 20th in the U.S. for the most amusements sales tax paid in 2022

By Enchantment State News | Jul 17, 2023

In 2022, New Mexico collected $69,276,000 in amusements sales tax, ranking it 20th in the United States, according to the U.S. Census Bureau's Annual Survey of State Government Tax Collections (STC).

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64 people die from cancer in New Mexico during week ending July 8

By Enchantment State News | Jul 17, 2023

There were 64 deaths from cancer reported in New Mexico in the week ending July 8, making up 17.4% of total deaths by all causes in New Mexico.

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New Mexico collected $116.6 million in property taxes in 2022

By Enchantment State News | Jul 17, 2023

Of the $8.6 billion in taxes collected by New Mexico in 2022, 1.4 percent, or $116.6 million, came from property taxes, according to the U.S. Census Bureau's Annual Survey of State Government Tax Collections (STC).

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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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New Mexico collected 19.2% more in income taxes in 2022

By Enchantment State News | Jul 17, 2023

Of the $8.6 billion in taxes collected by New Mexico in 2022, $1.6 billion came from income taxes, a 19.2 percent increase over the previous year, according to the U.S. Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of State Government Tax Collections (STC).

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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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21 people die from chronic lower respiratory diseases in New Mexico during week ending July 8

By Enchantment State News | Jul 16, 2023

There were 21 deaths from chronic lower respiratory diseases reported in New Mexico in the week ending July 8, making up 5.7% of total deaths by all causes in New Mexico.