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New Mexico's rural and tribal communities could lose a critical lifeline for emergency alerts and local news after the U.S. Senate voted early Thursday to approve $9 billion in federal spending cuts that would eliminate $1.1 billion in funding for public broadcasting over the next two years.
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Senate votes to cut $1.1 billion in public broadcasting funding, threatening emergency services for rural New Mexico

Avatar photo by Kevin Hendricks July 17, 2025
Heinrich
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Sen. Heinrich’s HALT Fentanyl Act signed into law, boosting law enforcement powers

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Communities across New Mexico will participate in nationwide "Good Trouble Lives On" protests Thursday, joining what organizers call a moral reckoning on the fifth anniversary of civil rights leader John Lewis's death.
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Good Trouble Lives On: New Mexico communities to join national civil rights protests

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U.S. Sen Martin Heinrich
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Heinrich secures $12.5 million for New Mexico in Senate Appropriations bill

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Ben Ray Lujan SNAP
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Luján secures $6.9 Million in federal funding for New Mexico communities

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Town of Estancia
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Estancia secures $1.5 million in federal funding for town hall, community center renovations

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U.S. Senator Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.), the Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Telecommunications and Media, delivered a Senate floor speech Wednesday, criticizing the Trump administration's proposal to eliminate $1.1 billion in federal funding for public radio and television stations across the nation.
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Sen. Luján calls for quick RECA implementation as healthcare cuts threaten New Mexico victims

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U.S. Senator Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.), the Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Telecommunications and Media, delivered a Senate floor speech Wednesday, criticizing the Trump administration's proposal to eliminate $1.1 billion in federal funding for public radio and television stations across the nation.
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Sen. Luján warns against public broadcasting cuts amidst deadly flooding

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A man crosses the Ruidoso Downs Racetrack which was partially destroyed after the flood, Wednesday, July 9, 2025, in Ruidoso, N.M. (AP Photo/Roberto E. Rosales)
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Federal emergency declaration approved for Ruidoso flood recovery, but full aid still pending

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New Mexico airports receive $4.3 million in federal funding for infrastructure upgrades

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