CROWNPOINT, New Mexico, Jan. 28 -- Navajo Technical University issued the following new: * * * Advancing Higher Education Opportunities Through Navajo Technical University By Ty Jones CROWNPOINT, N.M. -- The Navajo Technical University (NTU) Student Senate is helping raise awareness about the importance of expanding higher education opportunities for students across the Navajo Nation. Part of this effort includes highlighting Legislation No. 0169-25, which proposes $30 million to be equally  more PR

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, Ohio, Jan. 28 -- Air Force Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * AFIT Class 26M Visits Birthplace of Nuclear Technology The Air Force Institute of Technology's Class 26M recently traveled to New Mexico for a week-long educational tour of the birthplace of nuclear technology. The visit provided students with valuable context for understanding the significance of their work and insight into how the United States maintains its nuclear stockpile. The trip more PR

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Jan. 28 -- The U.S. Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center issued the following news: * * * Air Force advances statewide PFAS cleanup across New Mexico At Cannon Air Force Base near Clovis, New Mexico, the Department of the Air Force has treated more than 125 million gallons of PFAS impacted water. To put that in perspective, the average railroad tank car can hold up to 34,500 gallons. It would take 3,623 such tank cars in a train 41 miles long to mo more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 26 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Heinrich, Lujan Demand Answers Over Trump Administration's Plan to End Student Loan Repayment Program * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) joined 15 Senate Democrats to send a letter demanding answers from U.S. Department of Education Secretary Linda McMahon on the Trump Administration's proposal to eliminate student loan repayment options for millio more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 27 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Heinrich, Lujan Demand Answers Over Trump Administration's Plan to End Student Loan Repayment Program * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) joined 15 Senate Democrats to send a letter demanding answers from U.S. Department of Education Secretary Linda McMahon on the Trump Administration's proposal to eliminate student loan repayment options for millions more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 27 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * In Los Alamos and Taos, Senator Lujan Discusses Health Care, Highlights Funding Secured for Workforce Development, and Meets With Local Officials * Los Alamos, N.M. - This week, U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) held a series of events across Northern New Mexico to discuss Republican cuts to health care, highlight federal funding secured for local communities, and meet with local leaders. "R more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 27 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan Delivers Nearly $982 Million for Vital New Mexico Projects in Senate-Passed Appropriations Bills * Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) announced nearly $982 million in federal funding secured for New Mexico in the Fiscal Year 2026 (FY26) Energy and Water Development; Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies; and Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies appropr more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 27 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan Statement Commemorating Martin Luther King Jr. Day * Senator Lujan Delivers Remarks at the Grant Chapel A.M.E. Church Martin Luther King Jr. Breakfast Albuquerque, N.M. - Today, U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) issued the following statement commemorating Martin Luther King Jr. Day: "Equal justice under the law, the sacred right to vote, and the power of ordinary people standing up more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 27 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan Statement on Opposing DHS Funding Without Oversight and Transparency * Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) issued the following statement: "Kristi Noem and Donald Trump's ICE is out of control and terrorizing our communities. With multiple deadly shootings of American citizens by federal agents in Minnesota and no accountability, I will not support an appropriations bi more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 27 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan Statement on Senate Republicans Voting to Block Consideration of War Powers Resolution * Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) issued the following statement after Senate Republicans voted to block consideration of a bipartisan War Powers Resolution that earned bipartisan support last week : "Just last week, the Senate voted with bipartisan support to advance a war power more PR

SOCORRO, New Mexico, Jan. 28 -- New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology issued the following news: * * * New Mexico Tech, the State's STEM Research Institution, Lays Out FY27 Legislative Priorities By Katie E. Ismael New Mexico Tech will take center stage at the 2026 New Mexico Legislative Session on Thursday, January 29, as it seeks to advance its top, STEM-focused priorities. The institution is advocating for critical funding to enhance student success, drive applied research and fu more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 27 -- Rep. Gabriel Vasquez, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Gabe Vasquez Cracks Down on Greedy Landlords to Make Housing More Affordable for New Mexicans * WASHINGTON, D.C. - On January 27, 2026, U.S. Representative Gabe Vasquez (NM-02) co-sponsored two bills to address New Mexico's housing affordability crisis by cracking down on greedy, corporate landlords to ensure hardworking New Mexicans have a fair shot at homeownership. "Owning or renting more PR

ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, Jan. 27 -- The University of New Mexico posted the following news: * * * UNM graduate student examines film industry's impact on New Mexico communities * For many viewers around the world, New Mexico is synonymous with television crime dramas and desert backdrops. For University of New Mexico graduate student Gabriela Guajardo, that narrow image leaves out the people, histories and lived realities of the place she calls home. Guajardo, a graduate student in UNM's C more PR

ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, Jan. 27 -- The University of New Mexico posted the following news: * * * UNM mathematicians join National Advocacy effort at MathSciOnTheHill * Faculty, researchers and students from The University of New Mexico's Department of Mathematics and Statistics represented New Mexico at MathSciOnTheHill, a national advocacy event focused on federal support for the mathematical sciences, held Jan. 8 on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. UNM Assistant Professor Anna Nelson (m more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 27 -- Rep. Gabriel Vasquez, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Vasquez Presses USPS to Reverse Harmful Postmark Policy Change, Protect Seniors & Rural New Mexicans as Tax Season Starts * WASHINGTON, D.C. - On January 27, 2026 -one day into the 2025 tax filing season - U.S. Representative Gabe Vasquez (NM-02) sent a letter to Postmaster General David P. Steiner raising serious concerns about a recent U.S. Postal Service policy change that could unfairly pe more PR