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WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Sens. Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) and U.S. Reps. Teresa Leger Fernández (D-N.M.) and Gabe Vasquez (D-N.M.) are welcoming over $61 million from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to lower utility costs and improve public safety for rural and underserved communities in New Mexico.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Rep. Gabe Vasquez (NM-02), questioned U.S. Forest Service Chief Randy Moore in a House Agriculture Forestry Subcommittee hearing Tuesday on confronting the wildfire crises.
Earlier this year, Vasquez sent a letter to the U.S. Forest Service to demand an updated action plan for prescribed burns to ensure New Mexicans’ safety.
After two months of no response, Vasquez pressed Chief Moore for an update on U.S. Forest Service’s methods.
LAS CRUCES, N.M. (KFOX14/CBS4) â New Mexico State University received a nearly $1.7 million grant to expand internet access on campus.
The grant will not only improve internet access for family housing on campus but also expand access for certain agricultural science centers in the NMSU system.
Farmington will be first and, if funding is available, agricultural science centers at Mora and Alcalde will be next.
LAS CRUCES – Remove salt to make drinkable, usable water – that’s the mission for a federally-owned desalination research facility in Alamogordo. The Brackish Groundwater National Desalination Research Facility or BGNDRF (big-EN-dorf) grants space for companies, government agencies and researchers to pilot-test their new processes for treating with variable salinity.
Problem is, there is more than just salt in the water.
The Socorro County Board of County Commissioners made good on their commitment to support the ranching industry by contributing $100,000 to the County Livestock Loss Authority.
A Joint Powers Agreement between Socorro, Catron and Sierra counties was created last May to help protect the rights and livelihood of cattle growers in the three counties who feel threatened by the federal government’s management of the reintroduction of the endangered Mexican gray wolf.
On Wednesday, April 19, Axios Latino editor Astrid Galván and senior race and justice reporter Russell Contreras led conversations at an evening event in Washington, D.C. examining the challenges and solutions of the climate crisis and the impact on Latino communities. Guests included Sen. Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), Rep. Sylvia Garcia (D-Texas), and Rep. Gabe Vasquez (D-N.M.). A View from the Top sponsored segment featured Climate Power En Accion deputy executive director Antonieta Cadiz.
Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg and U.S. Rep. Gabe Vasquez. Courtesy/Rep. Vasquez
U.S. Rep. Gabe Vasquez (NM-02) hosted Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg and members of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC) Wednesday, April 5, in New Mexico’s second congressional district.
PERALTA — It’s a different USDA.
That was the message Monday morning from U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack as he toured a small farm in Peralta with Democrats U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich and U.S. Rep. Gabe Vasquez. The three, along with a cadre of representatives from agriculture-focused non profits, local small growers and other government agencies, visited BlueFly Farms.
U.S. Rep. Gabe Vasquez of New Mexico’s District 2 came to Las Cruces Wednesday, April 5, along with U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg and U.S. Rep. Nanette Barragan of California.
The three met at New Mexico State University’s Corbett Center auditorium, along with NMSU Chancellor Dan Arvizu and four NMSU engineering students to discuss issues of transportation, infrastructure and workforce in New Mexico and the United States.
“I literally wouldn’t exist if it weren’t for this university,” Buttigieg said.