ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, Nov. 14 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of New Mexico posted the following news release on Nov. 13, 2025: * * * Belen Man Pleads Guilty to $50,000 Unemployment Fraud Scheme A Belen man pleaded guilty to federal fraud charges after submitting 21 fraudulent unemployment insurance applications using stolen identities during the pandemic. According to court documents, between June 18, 2020, to October 15, 2021, Joseph Anthony Martinez, 44, submitted 2 more PR

LAS CRUCES, New Mexico, Nov. 14 -- New Mexico State University issued the following news release: * * * Bold Idea Conference brings inspiration, learning, and innovation to NMSU * The Hunt Center for Entrepreneurship at New Mexico State University, in collaboration with Studio G and the Nusenda Fintech Lab, hosted the Bold Idea Conference on Oct. 30 at the Corbett Center Student Union, delivering a full day of inspiration, hands-on learning, and innovation-focused programming for students ac more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 13 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Heinrich Secures Over $207 Million for New Mexico * Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on the Legislative Branch, announced that the Fiscal Year 2026 (FY26) Military Construction, Veterans Affairs (VA), Legislative Branch, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration (FDA), and Related Agencies Appropriations Bills pa more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 14 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Heinrich, Lujan Statement on Final Passage of Funding Bill That Fails to Extend ACA Tax Credits * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) released the following statement after final passage of a funding bill that fails to extend the Affordable Care Act (ACA) premium tax credits that hold down health care costs for New Mexico families: "Let's be clear: th more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 14 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Heinrich, Lujan Statement on Senate Vote Against Continuing Resolution that Does Not Include ACA Tax Credit Extension * Heinrich & Lujan: " We voted 'no' today because this 'deal' is one that many New Mexicans literally cannot afford and we will keep working to rein in the affordability crisis that is hurting families in New Mexico and across the country" WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Martin Hein more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 14 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan Statement Commemorating Veterans Day * Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) issued the following statement to commemorate Veterans Day: "On Veterans Day, we come together and honor New Mexico's proud legacy of service, and to pay tribute to the brave men and women who took an oath to protect our nation. Today, I am proud to join our nation to honor the men and women who more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 14 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan, Heinrich Statement on New Mexico Legislature's Special Session to Fund Additional Food Benefits for New Mexicans Amid Trump's Shutdown * WASHINGTON U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the Senate Agriculture Committee's Subcommittee on Food and Nutrition, Specialty Crops, Organics, and Research, and U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), a member of the U.S. Senate Appro more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 14 [Category: Biology] -- The Center for Biological Diversity posted the following news release: * * * New Mexico Blocks Industry Plan to Dump Toxic Waste Off Oil Fields * SANTA FE, N.M. In response to challenges from environmental groups and frontline community members and a massive public outcry, the New Mexico Water Quality Control Commission late Thursday rejected an oil industry effort to reuse toxic liquid waste off the oil field. The dismissal follows evidence that  more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 14 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * New Mexico Delegation Urges Interior Secretary Burgum to Reverse Course, Protect Chaco Canyon * WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.), and U.S. Representatives Teresa Leger Fernandez (D-N.M.), Melanie Stansbury (D-N.M.), a member of the U.S. House Natural Resources C more PR

LAS CRUCES, New Mexico, Nov. 14 -- New Mexico State University issued the following news release: * * * NMSU seeks input on strategic planning through town hall sessions * New Mexico State University leaders are seeking input on the development of the university's strategic direction from both the campus community and stakeholders statewide through two town hall sessions planned for November and December. The first session will take place from 4 to 5:30 p.m. on Nov. 19 in the Yates Auditor more PR

LAS CRUCES, New Mexico, Nov. 14 -- New Mexico State University issued the following news release: * * * NMSU staff member named to Fulbright Specialist Roster * The co-director of New Mexico State University's Anna, Age Eight Institute has been selected to serve in the Fulbright Specialist Program. Katherine Ortega Courtney, Ph.D., who co-founded the institute in 2019, was recently placed on the Fulbright Specialist Roster and started a three-year tenure as a Fulbright Specialist. Part o more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 14 -- Rep. Gabriel Vasquez, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Vasquez Leads New Mexico Delegation in Urging Interior Secretary Burgum to Protect Chaco Canyon * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Earlier this month, U.S. Representative Gabe Vasquez (NM-02) led an effort to protect New Mexico's sacred lands by calling on U.S. Department of the Interior Secretary Doug Burgum to reverse the Administration's decision to begin the process of revoking Public Land Order (P more PR

ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, Nov. 14 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of New Mexico posted the following news release on Nov. 13, 2025: * * * Roswell Woman Sentenced for Multi-Year Fraud Schemes Targeting COVID Relief and Tax Refunds A Roswell woman was sentenced to 60 months in prison for orchestrating multiple fraud schemes involving COVID-19 unemployment benefits and federal tax returns that defrauded federal and state agencies and individual taxpayers of more than $312,000. more PR

ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, Nov. 14 -- The U.S. Department of Energy Sandia National Laboratories issued the following news release: * * * Sandia incorporates AI into New Mexico Electric Car Challenge * New Mexico middle school students will once again experience the thrill of building their own electric cars as part of the annual New Mexico Electric Car Challenge. This year, they will also get to explore the world of artificial intelligence.  Sponsored by Sandia National Laboratories, the an more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 14 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Lujan Sets the Record Straight on the Republican Government Shutdown and Trump Administration Dismantling of Independent Agencies * Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.), member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, set the record straight on the Republican government shutdown and questioned three nominees to key transportation boards about the more PR

ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, Nov. 14 -- The University of New Mexico posted the following news: * * * UNM and NMSU to compete in Rio Grande Research Challenge Finals * The University of New Mexico's Anderson School of Management hosts the inaugural Rio Grande Research Challenge on Friday, Nov. 21, bringing the long-standing UNM-NMSU rivalry into a new arena rooted in finance, analysis and professional excellence. The Rio Grande Research Challenge elevates the historic rivalry from the turf and more PR

ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, Nov. 14 -- The University of New Mexico posted the following news: * * * UNM Gives campaign sees strong participation through campus events and donor support * The UNM Gives campaign is now more than halfway to its goal, and organizers extend thanks to every Lobo who has donated so far. Together, faculty and staff have raised more than $152,000 toward the $300,000 goal with over 500 donors. The main campaign runs through Nov. 30, although the donation portal will r more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 15 (TNSLrpt) -- WildEarth Guardians, Santa Fe, New Mexico, issued a report documenting a nearly 400% increase in toxic oil and gas waste spills in New Mexico during the third quarter of 2025. The report reveals 350 liquid spill incidents, predominantly on public lands within major Permian Basin counties, with over 2 million gallons of waste "lost" or contaminating the environment, posing severe threats to water, soil, air quality, and public health. Produced water--radioactive, more ST

SANTA FE, New Mexico, Nov. 15 -- WildEarth Guardians issued the following news release on Nov. 14, 2025: * * * Public Outcry Forces New Mexico Water Board to Follow the Law Water Quality Control Commission vacates oil and gas waste vote * In a dramatic win for transparency, science, and democracy, the New Mexico Water Quality Control Commission (WQCC) voted 7-4 yesterday to vacate its July 8 vote that had advanced an oil-and-gas-funded petition seeking to allow discharge of "treated" fracki more PR