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Sen. Ben Ray Luján praised the President’s efforts to bring more investments and jobs to New Mexico, but also urged the President to sign legislation to help secure funds for the Trinity downwinders in August of 2023. The Radiation Exposure and Compensation Act it set to sunset this weekend.

Business owners tell Sen. Luján tariffs are creating uncertainty in the future

Jeanette DeDios

Democratic U.S. Senator Ben Ray Luján hosted a roundtable discussion Tuesday in Albuquerque with business leaders on President Trump’s implementation of tariffs and their impacts, and the prevailing theme was uncertainty.

Roadrunner Food Bank's 125,000 square foot warehouse holds 2.5 to 3.5 million pounds of food, and they cycle through the entire stock every 3 weeks or so. The legislative Finance Committee held a presetation Monday that said tariffs and federal funding cuts could have an outsized effect on New Mexico, possibly leading to worsening food insecurity in a state where the rates are already higher than the national average.

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Federal cuts and tariffs could lead to more food insecurity

Daniel Montaño

The Legislative Finance Committee said earlier this week that new federal policies — like tariffs and federal funding cuts — would have an outsized effect on New Mexicans, and could increase the cost of groceries in a state that already has a higher than average amount of food insecurity.

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Vasquez slams tariffs on Mexico, calls for ‘real solutions’ to border security

Nash Jones

New Mexico U.S. Rep. Gabe Vasquez on Thursday criticized the potential trade war with Mexico as harmful to the economy and unhelpful for border security.