ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, Dec. 18 -- The University of New Mexico posted the following news: * * * Erin Wilkinson is helping shape the future of signed language research Erin Wilkinson leading the workshop discussion * As one of the world's few deaf tenure-track faculty members, and even fewer in the linguistics field, Erin Wilkinson, full professor and associate chair of linguistics at The University of New Mexico, is helping shape the future of signed language grammar through her research more PR

LAS CRUCES, New Mexico, Dec. 17 -- New Mexico State University issued the following news release: * * * FFA, NMSU team up to train future agricultural educators * Since 1973, the New Mexico FFA office has called the New Mexico State University campus home. "It's more than just a shared space - it's a shared mission," said Russell Walter, executive secretary for the New Mexico FFA Association. "Both FFA and the College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences are dedicated to de more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 17 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee posted the following news release: * * * Gabe Vasquez Fights to Bring More Affordable Housing to New Mexico * As the cost of living continues to squeeze families across New Mexico, Congressman Gabe Vasquez is taking bold action to protect and expand affordable housing. By introducing the Keep Mobile Homes Affordable Act, Vasquez is cracking down on greedy, corporate landlords' price gouging and unfair utility operations more PR

SANTA FE, New Mexico, Dec. 17 [Category: Political] -- Santa Fe Institute posted the following news release: * * * GINI Project receives Research Award from the Shanghai Archaeology Forum * Three SFI External Professors and their collaborators received a 2025 SAF Research Award from the Shanghai Archaeology Forum for their ongoing project, "The Global Dynamics of Inequality over the Long Term." The collaboration, nicknamed the GINI project, was one of 10 international projects celebrated at more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 17 -- The General Services Administration issued the following news release: * * * GSA Sells Excess Federal Property in New Mexico * The sale of the vacant former Phillips Memorial U.S. Army Reserve Center in Silver City helps rightsize the federal real estate footprint while benefiting the local community SILVER CITY, N.M. - Today, the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) announced the completion of a $340,000 negotiated sale of the vacant former Phillips Memorial U more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 16 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Heinrich Leads Legislation to Transfer Federal Land to Pueblos for the Indian Pueblo Cultural Center * WASHINGTON Today, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) introduced the Albuquerque Indian School Act of 2025, legislation to place three tracts of land from the former Albuquerque Indian School campus and surrounding land into trust for the benefit of the 19 Pueblos of New Mexico. Heinrich' more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 17 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Heinrich, Lujan Applaud Senate Passage of Legislation to Amend Water Rights Settlements and Return Earned Interest to Tribes * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.), a member of the Senate Indian Affairs Committee, applauded the Senate passage of the Technical Corrections to the Northwestern New Mexico Rural Water Projects Act, Taos Pueblo Indian Water  more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 17 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Trump Administration Announces Another Historic Milestone Toward Implementing 100% Solution to the Tijuana River Sewage Crisis * WASHINGTON - On Monday, December 15, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the signing a historic new agreement between the United States and Mexico, called Minute 333, marking additional significant progress to permanently and urgently end  more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 17 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan Convenes Experts to Create Roadmap for Native Maternal Health Solutions * Most American Indian/Alaska Native Pregnancy-Related Deaths Were Deemed Preventable Washington, D.C. U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.), a member of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, convened more than 55 American Indian, Alaska Native (AI/AN), and Native Hawaiian (NH) maternal health experts and organizatio more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 17 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan Joins Leader Schumer and Senate Democrats to Unveil New Initiative to Lower Costs as Trump and Republicans Continue to Burden Americans with Tariffs, Unstable Economy, and Skyrocketing Prices * Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) joined Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and Senate Democrats to unveil a new forward-looking Democratic initiative to lower more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 17 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan Questioning Exposes that FCC is no Longer an Independent Agency * FCC Chairman Carr in Response to Senator Lujan's Questioning: "The FCC is not an Independent Agency" FCC Edits Website Minutes After Questioning to Strip Word "Independent" Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the Commerce Subcommittee on Telecommunications and Media, pressed F more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 17 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan Statement on Passage of the National Defense Authorization Act * Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) issued the following statement on passage of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), which now heads to the President's desk: "Today, I voted to pass the bipartisan National Defense Authorization Act, which makes critical investments to ensure our Armed Forces re more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 17 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan, Heinrich Applaud Senate Passage of Legislation to Amend Water Rights Settlements and Return Earned Interest to Tribes * Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.), a member of the Senate Indian Affairs Committee, and U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) applauded Senate passage of the Technical Corrections to the Northwestern New Mexico Rural Water Projects Act, Taos Pueblo I more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 17 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan, Merkley: No Business as Usual Until Justice Delivered for Jeffrey Epstein's Victims * Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senators Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) and Jeff Merkley (D-Oreg.)the lead Senate sponsors of the Epstein Files Transparency Act announced they would block any pending civilian nominations before the Senate from being carried over to the new session of Congress in response to the T more PR

ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, Dec. 17 -- The U.S. Department of Energy Sandia National Laboratories issued the following news release: * * * NASA's VIPER mission gets vital help from Sandia * ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. NASA's VIPER rover, designed to map water on the moon, has reached another major milestone with help from Sandia National Laboratories and its one-of-a-kind testing capabilities. "We've built a rover that is designed to go and prospect for water on the moon, but the vehicle must be certif more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 17 -- Rep. Gabriel Vasquez, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Gabe Vasquez Statement on Venezuela Blockade * WASHINGTON, D.C. - On December 17, 2025, U.S. Representative Gabe Vasquez (NM-02) released the following statement in response to the administration's blockade of all sanctioned oil tankers entering and leaving Venezuela. "This Administration is actively eroding the most basic Constitutional checks and balances for the use of military force more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 17 -- Rep. Teresa Leger Fernandez, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * WATCH: Rep. Leger Fernandez's Small Cemetery Conveyance Act Clears Committee, Key Step Toward Passage * Watch the clip HERE and the full hearing HERE Washington, D.C. - Today, Congresswoman Teresa Leger Fernandez's (NM-03) bill, H.R. 4284, the Small Cemetery Conveyance Act, was marked up today by the House Natural Resources Committee, advancing legislation that would remove long-stand more PR