ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, Jan. 8 -- Albuquerque Public Schools issued the following news on Jan. 7, 2026: * * * APS Board Welcomes Four Newly Elected Members, Elects New President Betzen, Martinez, Bowman and Jackson sworn in, Tome-Warito elected board president. * The Albuquerque Public Schools Board of Education elected a new president and swore in four board members on Wednesday night. Board member Ronalda Tome-Warito, who was elected to the District 2 seat two years ago, will serve as t more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 8 -- The Attorneys General from the states of Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Oregon, Rhode Island, Vermont, Washington, Wisconsin, and the District of Columbia have submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) and the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) opposing several proposed rules that they argue threaten the fundamental purpo more ST

ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, Jan. 8 -- Albuquerque Public Schools issued the following news on Jan. 6, 2026: * * * Five APS Schools Adopt Clear Backpack Policy to Enhance Campus Safety District provides free backpacks to students at those schools, touts layered security strategy. * Five Albuquerque Public Schools campuses launched a new clear backpack policy Tuesday as part of a broader, multilayered approach to enhance school safety and security across the district. The initiative, which bega more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 8 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Heinrich Cosponsors Venezuela War Powers Resolution * WASHINGTON U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) cosponsored a War Powers Resolution to block the use of the U.S. Armed Forces to engage in hostilities within or against Venezuela unless authorized by Congress. The resolution is led by U.S. Senators Tim Kaine (D-Va.), Rand Paul (R-Ky.), Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), and Adam Schiff (D-Calif.). T more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 8 [Category: Biology] (TNSrpt) -- The Center for Biological Diversity posted the following news release: * * * Lawsuit Challenges Failure to Protect Imperiled Southwest Turtle * The Center for Biological Diversity sued the Trump administration today for denying Endangered Species Act protections to the Rio Grande cooter. These shy freshwater turtles have a fragmented range across the Pecos, Rio Grande and Rio Bravo river basins in New Mexico, Texas and northeastern Mexico.  more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 8 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan Statement on 5th Anniversary of January 6 Attack on U.S. Capitol * Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) issued the following statement on the 5 th anniversary of the January 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol: "Today marks five years since the January 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol, one of the darkest days in our nation's history. Having just been sworn in to the U.S. Senate, I  more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 8 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan Statement on Trump Administration's Military Attack on Venezuela * Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) issued the following statement on the Trump Administration's military action in Venezuela: "Maduro was an oppressive, authoritarian ruler who devastated Venezuela and destabilized the greater region. Further plunging the southern hemisphere into chaos with no clear pat more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 8 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan Votes to Block Trump Administration From Plunging the U.S. Into Another Endless War * Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) issued the following statement after voting to advance a bipartisan War Powers Resolution that blocks the use of the U.S. Armed Forces to engage in hostilities within or against Venezuela unless authorized by Congress: "President Trump's actions in V more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 8 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan, Cantwell, Young, Colleagues Introduce Bipartisan National Quantum Initiative Reauthorization Act * Federal investment vital to ramp up U.S. quantum developmentkey to U.S. national security and global economic competitiveness Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senators Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.), Member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.), Ra more PR

SANTA FE, New Mexico, Jan. 8 [Category: Political] -- Santa Fe Institute posted the following news release: * * * More efficient computing through stochastic thermodynamics * The human brain is astonishingly efficient. It runs on about 20 watts, roughly the power required to keep a dim bulb lit. Over the last three decades, computer scientists in a field called neuromorphic computing have sought ways to replicate that energy efficiency in computing devices modeled on how networks of synapse more PR

ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, Jan. 9 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of New Mexico posted the following news release on Jan. 7, 2026: * * * Union Treasurer Charged with Wire Fraud and Embezzlement of Labor Organization Funds A former treasurer of a New Mexico labor organization is facing federal charges for allegedly abusing his position of trust within a union to misuse union funds and conceal that conduct through false financial reporting. According to court records, from 20 more PR

ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, Jan. 8 -- The University of New Mexico posted the following news: * * * UNM is increasing community access to music education * UNM's Music Prep School and String Lab School are community outreach initiatives created by the Department of Music to provide local community members access to affordable educational music classes taught by globally recognized educators. These programs have been serving the Albuquerque community for over 30 years, with the purpose of incr more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 8 -- Rep. Gabriel Vasquez, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Vasquez Champions Bipartisan Border Security Bills to Bolster CBP Cargo Screening and Law Enforcement Coordination * WASHINGTON, D.C. - On January 7, 2026, U.S. Representative Gabe Vasquez (NM-02) cosponsored H.R.1294 (link is external), the BEST Facilitation Act, and H.R.285 (link is external), the Advanced Border Coordination Act of 2025 two bipartisan, commonsense solutions to enhance U.S. C more PR