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News from May 2023

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How many 25-44-year-olds died in New Mexico during week ending May 6?

By Enchantment State News | May 20, 2023

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates 34 people in the 25-44 age group died during the week ending May 6.

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Heinrich-led Public Lands Conservation Bills Advance Out of Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee

By Enchantment State News Report | May 20, 2023

U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, is announcing the approval of three landmark New Mexico public lands conservation bills. Each of the bills now head to the Senate Floor for full consideration.

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Heinrich Introduces Legislation to Help Schools Re-envision, Build Outdoor Learning Spaces

By Enchantment State News Report | May 20, 2023

U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) introduced the Living Schoolyards Act to support schools as they re-envision their outdoor spaces to create more hands-on learning opportunities, strengthen local ecological systems, and give every child a place to learn and play outside.

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Luján, Heinrich, and Leger Fernández Urge Fema to Publish Final Regulations for Hermit’s Peak/calf Canyon Fire Assistance Act

By Enchantment State News Report | May 19, 2023

U.S. Senators Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) and Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and U.S. Representative Teresa Leger Fernández (D-N.M.) on the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to publish final regulations for the Hermit’s Peak/Calf Canyon Fire Assistance Act.

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Heinrich, Capito Celebrate Committee Passage of Bipartisan Simplifying Outdoor Access for Recreation Act

By Enchantment State News Report | May 19, 2023

U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Shelley Moore Capito (R-W. Va.), celebrated the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee’s passage of their bipartisan Simplifying Outdoor Access for Recreation (SOAR) Act, legislation to improve the permitting process for outfitters, educational organizations, and community groups to access public land.

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Heinrich Cosponsors Fend Off Fentanyl Act

By Enchantment State News Report | May 18, 2023

U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) cosponsored the Fentanyl Eradication and Narcotics Deterrence (FEND) Off Fentanyl Act, bipartisan legislation that targets the fentanyl crisis by wielding our country’s economic tools against transnational criminal organizations.

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Luján, Heinrich Introduce New Legislation to Respond to Immediate Needs at Southern Border

By Enchantment State News Report | May 18, 2023

U.S. Senators Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) and Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) joined U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, and Senator Gary Peters (D-MI), Chairman of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee (HSGAC), to introduce a legislative proposal to respond to the immediate needs on the southern border.

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NM Leaders Decry Federal License for Nuclear Storage Facility

By Enchantment State News Report | May 18, 2023

A new state law may be put to the test, as Holtec International considers next steps

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CDC predicts 132 people age 85 and older in New Mexico died during week ending April 29

By Enchantment State News | May 17, 2023

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates 132 individuals age 85 and older died during the week ending April 29.

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Heinrich Joins Bicameral Letter Urging Atf to Fully Implement Federal Rules to Help Close Gun Seller Background Check Loophole

By Enchantment State News Report | May 17, 2023

U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) joined a bicameral letter, led by U.S. Senator Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) and U.S. Representatives Lucy McBath (D-Ga.-07) and Robin Kelly (D-Ill.-02), of over nearly 90 Congressional colleagues urging the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) to implement federal rules that clarify who is classified as a gun seller.

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Luján Introduces Legislation to Increase Hatch Act Enforcement, Transparency, and Accountability

By Enchantment State News Report | May 17, 2023

On May 16, U.S. Senator Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) introduced the Hatch Act Enforcement Transparency and Accountability Act, legislation that increases fairness and impartiality of the Hatch Act by informing Congress of potential violations.

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Heinrich, Luján Introduce New Legislation to Respond to Immediate Needs at Southern Border

By Enchantment State News Report | May 17, 2023

U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) joined U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, and Senator Gary Peters (D-MI), Chairman of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee (HSGAC), to introduce a legislative proposal to respond to the immediate needs on the southern border.

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Governor Lujan Grisham issues statement on Farmington shootings

By Enchantment State News Report | May 17, 2023

Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham on Monday issued a statement following shootings in Farmington that left at least three people dead and multiple injured, including two law enforcement officers who are being treated at an area hospital.

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New Mexico deaths did not exceed death expectancy during week ending April 29

By Enchantment State News | May 16, 2023

New Mexico's death count did not exceed death expectancy during the week ending April 29, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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Week of April 29: 121 people in 75-84 age group are estimated to have died in New Mexico

By Enchantment State News | May 16, 2023

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates 121 people in the 75-84 age group died during the week ending April 29.

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N.M. Delegation Statement on Mass Shooting in Farmington

By Enchantment State News Report | May 16, 2023

U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) and U.S. Representatives Teresa Leger Fernández (D-N.M.), Melanie Stansbury (D-N.M.), and Gabe Vasquez (D-N.M.) issued the following statement in response to a mass shooting in Farmington, N.M.:

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N.M. Delegation Statement on Nuclear Regulatory Commission Approval of Holtec

By Enchantment State News Report | May 16, 2023

U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) and U.S. Representatives Teresa Leger Fernández (D-N.M.), Melanie Stansbury (D-N.M.), and Gabe Vasquez (D-N.M.) issued the following statement in response to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s approval of Holtec International’s application to site, construct, and operate storage facilities for spent nuclear fuel in southeastern New Mexico.

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Governor Lujan Grisham signs executive order sending emergency funds to Grant County for flooding damage

By Enchantment State News Report | May 16, 2023

Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham on Tuesday signed an executive order sending additional emergency funds to the Department of Homeland Security and Emergency Management to address damage caused by flooding in Grant County beginning in August 2022.

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New Mexico implements 1 new policy or incentive supporting energy efficiency during 2022

By Enchantment State News | May 15, 2023

New Mexico implemented at least one new policy or incentive supporting energy efficiency during 2022, according to data obtained from the Database of State Incentives for Renewables & Efficiency (DSIRE).

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Week ending April 29 could be deadliest for people in 65-74 age group in New Mexico

By Enchantment State News | May 15, 2023

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates 96 people in the 65-74 age group died during the week ending April 29.