WASHINGTON, July 13 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management issued the following news release: * * * BLM Launches Wild Horse and Burro Placement Blitz * WASHINGTON - The Bureau of Land Management is launching a nationwide wild horse and burro private care placement blitz beginning July 23, in celebration of the Department of the Interior's Day of the American West and America's Freedom 250th anniversary. The campaign will include: Three in-person placement events: Cheyenne, Wyoming: July 20-23 Lebanon, Tenness more PR

ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, July 14 -- The U.S. Department of Energy Sandia National Laboratories issued the following news release: * * * Crystal power: Magnetic field sensors for fusion research * ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. -Crystals -whether in the form of gemstones, snowflakes or table salt -are undeniably beautiful. At Sandia National Laboratories, researchers are exploring a less aesthetic use for them: measuring intense magnetic fields in some of the harshest experimental environments in science. The team has developed a sensor that uses a r more PR

LAS CRUCES, New Mexico, July 14 -- New Mexico State University issued the following news release: * * * Hale family establishes gift for future NMSU students * At 75, David Hale has a simple goal: make it to 100 so he can keep playing golf with his son, Daniel Hale, a 2013 New Mexico State University graduate, for another 25 years. Through a charitable gift annuity that provides steady income now and future support for NMSU's Professional Golfers' Association Golf Management program, David Hale and his wife, Loraine Hale, are helping the  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 14 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Heinrich Introduces Bill to Expand Pre-Apprenticeship Programs * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) reintroduced his Pre-Apprenticeships To Hardhats (PATH) Act, legislation to strengthen the pipeline for careers in New Mexico and nationwide, address workforce shortages, and grow the economy through quality pre-apprenticeship programs. Pre-apprenticeship programs are a proven way to build the skilled workforce needed to meet  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 14 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Heinrich, Lujan Join Peters, Schumer, Murray, Merkley, Senate Democrats in Demanding OMB Rescind Rule Giving President Sweeping Power to Politicize Federal Grants * Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) joined U.S. Senator Gary Peters (D-MI), Ranking Member of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY), U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Vice Cha more PR

WASHINGTON, July 14 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Heinrich, Lujan, Bennet, Colleagues Reintroduce Bill to Help Small Farms Access Federal Support * Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.), a member of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, Michael Bennet (D-Colo.), a member of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, and nine Senate colleagues reintroduced legislation that will help small farms access federal more PR

WASHINGTON, July 14 -- Rep. Gabriel Vasquez, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Rep. Gabe Vasquez Speaks Out Against Latest Wave of ICE Killings * WASHINGTON, D.C. - On July 14, 2026, U.S. Representative Gabe Vasquez (NM-02) took to the House floor to condemn ICE's latest wave of violence, which has claimed two lives on American streets in the past week alone. In the speech, he honored the memory of Lorenzo Salgado, a hardworking father of three who was killed by ICE agents in Houston last week, as well as Renee G more PR

WASHINGTON, July 14 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan Pushes Trump Administration to Release Affordable Housing Construction Funds * Washington, D.C. - As President Trump continues to slow-walk a bipartisan housing affordability bill that already passed through Congress, U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) is teaming up with U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) and several colleagues in urging the president to unlock community development tools and promptly release $750 million in federal housing c more PR

WASHINGTON, July 14 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan Statement on the Passing of Senator Lindsey Graham * Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) issued the following statement on the passing of Senator Lindsey Graham: "Terrible news this morning. Senator Graham spent his life serving our country, first in the Air Force and later in Congress. He was committed to public service. "My prayers are with Senator Graham's family, friends, staff, and the people of South Carolina. more PR

WASHINGTON, July 14 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan, Blumenthal, Wyden Demand FTC Action on Hidden Delivery Fees That Drive Up Prices for Consumers * "At a time when the cost of living is at the forefront of everyone's minds, these delivery app fees are nothing more than a greedy assault on consumers' pocketbooks." Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.), Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), and Ron Wyden (D-OR) called on the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to take swift action to s more PR

WASHINGTON, July 14 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * N.M. Delegation Demands Answers After Reports of DEA Declining to Seize Massive Fentanyl Shipments, Calls for Immediate Reforms to Stop Deadly Fentanyl from Reaching New Mexico Communities * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.), and U.S. Representatives Teresa Leger Fernandez (D-N.M.), Melanie Stansbury (D-N.M.), and Gabe Vasquez (D-N.M.) sent a letter demanding answers from U.S. Drug Enforcement Admini more PR

WASHINGTON, July 14 -- The New Mexico Academy of Family Physicians, representing over family physicians and medical students and based in Albuquerque, New Mexico, has expressed concerns in a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services regarding the agency's interim final rule imposing community engagement work requirements on certain Medicaid enrollees. The organization cautions that the rule's operational demands risk undermining Medicaid's core mission of providing con more ST

HUNTSVILLE, Alabama, July 14 [Category: BizTelecommunications] -- Adtran, a provider of networking and communications equipment, posted the following news release: * * * Oso Internet Solutions brings fiber broadband to one of the most remote Navajo communities with Adtran * News summary: * Locally owned ISP needed a reliable fiber access platform to expand connectivity across New Mexico's Ramah Navajo Reservation * Adtran's technology and ongoing support helped Oso Internet Solutions scale fiber services while simplifying day-to-day o more PR

WASHINGTON, July 14 -- Rep. Gabriel Vasquez, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Gabe Vasquez Opposes OMB Push to Politicize Federal Grantmaking, Inflict Chaos on New Mexico Institutions * WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Representative Gabe Vasquez (NM-02) recently opposed an Office of Management and Budget (OMB) rule proposal that would inflict chaos on New Mexico institutions and grant the executive branch more unchecked power over federal spending activities. The proposed rule is being spearheaded by Russell Vought, the  more PR