WASHINGTON, Feb. 24 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Ahead of Trump's State of the Union, Lujan Exposes Reality of Trump's First Year Back - Costs, Chaos, and Corruption * Video of Senator Lujan's Remarks Available HERE Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.), Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY), and Senate Democrats held a press conference ahead of President Trump's State of the Union to highlight the chaos and c more PR

ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, Feb. 24 -- The University of New Mexico posted the following news: * * * BELONG, a strategic planning effort to support health professions expansion, launches at UNM * As New Mexico confronts a well-documented shortage of health care providers - compounded by an aging population - the need to expand the health care professions has never been more urgent. Preparing more physicians, nurses and allied health professions begins with a strong educational foundation. To  more PR

DALLAS, Texas, Feb. 25 (TNSLrpt) -- Alternative Measures of Labor Underutilization in New Mexico 2025 - A report from U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics Southwest Region - Feb. 24, 2026 * * * In 2025, the broadest measure of labor underutilization, designated U-6 (which includes the unemployed, workers employed part time for economic reasons, and those marginally attached to the labor force), was 8.4 percent in New Mexico, compared to the 8.0-percent rate for the nation, the U more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 25 -- Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, issued the following news release on Feb. 24, 2026: * * * Chairman Lee and Ranking Member Heinrich Announce Upcoming Committee Schedule Today, the U.S. Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources announced its schedule for the week. The committee will hold a full committee hearing on Wednesday, February 25, 2025, at 9:30 am. The purpose of the hearing is to consider the nominatio more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 24 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Heinrich Urges CFTC Chair to Prohibit Federal Prediction Markets, Uphold State & Tribal Authority * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) sent a letter to urge U.S. Commodities Future Trading Commission (CFTC) Chairman Michael Selig to abstain from intervening in pending litigation involving prediction markets and to uphold the CFTC's policy banning unlicensed gambling through the more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 24 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Heinrich, Lujan Demand Further Investigation into Trump Administration's Unlawful Dismantling of the Minority Business Development Agency * WASHINGT ON - U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) sent a letter demanding the Government Accountability Office (GAO) investigate potential violations committed during the U.S. Department of Commerce's illegal dismantling of the  more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 24 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan Joins Wyden, Markey, Shaheen, and 18 Senate Democrats in Releasing Legislation Requiring Refunds of Trump's Illegal Tariffs * Bill Instructs the Trump Administration to Prioritize Small Businesses; Requires Full Refund With Interest of Illegal Trump Tariffs in 180 Days Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.), a member of the Senate Finance Committee, joined Senate Finance  more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 24 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan Statement on Supreme Court Striking Down President Trump's Sweeping Tariffs * Santa Fe, N.M. -U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.), a member of the Senate Committee on Finance, issued the following statement on the Supreme Court striking down President Trump's sweeping tariffs: "Instead of lowering costs for American families as he promised, President Trump ignited a global trade war the  more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 24 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan, Barrasso 988 Bill Advances in Senate 988 Bill Advances in Senate * WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senators Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) and John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) applauded the U.S. Senate Commerce Committee for recently passing their bipartisan legislation to increase the efficiency of the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline through assessing challenges to transmitting geolocation information. "The 988 more PR

ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, Feb. 24 -- The University of New Mexico posted the following news: * * * New children's book highlights family experiences with Parkinson's disease * UNM-Taos adjunct instructor George M. Ackerman has released a new children's book, I Love You, Grandma Sharon!, inspired by his mother's journey with Parkinson's disease. The book follows the bond between a grandmother and her granddaughter, Brooke, as they navigate the challenges and emotions that come with the illne more PR

ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, Feb. 24 -- The University of New Mexico posted the following news: * * * Steering committee to guide ethical, strategic AI use at UNM * Interim Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs Barbara Rodriguez has appointed a steering committee tasked with providing leadership on the important issues surrounding artificial intelligence (AI) across academic and administrative units at The University of New Mexico "AI is reshaping teaching, learning, resear more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 24 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * This Week in Las Cruces, Lujan Meets With Local Officials, Highlights Federal Funding Secured for Local Communities, and Holds RECA Outreach Event * Las Cruces, N.M. - This week, U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) held a series of events where he met with local leaders, engaged with local community members, and highlighted federal funding he secured to support health care, strengthen broadband  more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 24 [Category: Biology] -- The Center for Biological Diversity posted the following news release: * * * Trump Administration Allows New Mexico Ranchers to Kill Endangered Mexican Wolf * ALBUQUERQUE, N.M.- A newly revealed U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service document allows Catron County ranchers to kill any one endangered Mexican gray wolf who happens to be in the area of two grazing allotments near Quemado, New Mexico. The permit doesn't identify which wolf the ranchers can shoot more PR

ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, Feb. 24 -- The University of New Mexico posted the following news: * * * UNM School of Law hosts Dennis Chavez Lectureship on Law and Civil Rights * The University of New Mexico School of Law hosts the U.S. Senator Dennis Chavez Endowed Lectureship on Law and Civil Rights on Wednesday, March 4, featuring constitutional law scholar Stephen I. Vladeck. The event begins with refreshments at 5 p.m., followed by the lecture at 5:30 p.m. in the UNM School of Law Forum. T more PR