LAS CRUCES, New Mexico, May 25 -- New Mexico State University issued the following news release: * * * 'A debt we owed': Memorial Tower holds the images and now the stories of fallen Aggie servicemen * At the heart of New Mexico State University's Las Cruces campus, a tower rises above the profiles of surrounding buildings, standing sentinel and solemn as throngs of chatting students pass by each day on their way to class. Once part of the university's Quesenberry Field, the tower was buil more PR

WASHINGTON, May 25 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Heinrich, Lujan Introduce Legislation to Improve New Mexicans' Access to Healthcare & Keep Rural Hospitals Open * U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) introduced the Rural Community Hospital Demonstration Reauthorization Act, bipartisan legislation to improve New Mexicans' access to healthcare and keep rural hospitals open by extending the Rural Community Hospital Dem more PR

WASHINGTON, May 25 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan Statement on Voting Against Steve Pearce to Serve as Director of the Bureau of Land Management * Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) issued the following statement after voting against the confirmation of Steve Pearce as the Director of the Bureau of Land Management (BLM): "At a time when Republicans are rushing to sell off our public lands, they cannot be trusted to le more PR

WASHINGTON, May 25 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan, Boozman Champion Greater Access to Radiology Services * Senators Seek Medicare Reimbursement Eligibility for Hospital Radiologist Assistant-Performed Medical Imaging W ASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Ben Ray Lujan (D-NM) and John Boozman (R-AR) introduced legislation to improve Medicare beneficiaries' access to medical imaging services and address the provider shortage that exists nationwide, more PR

WASHINGTON, May 25 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan, Cantwell, Colleagues Raise Major Alarms Over Foreign Government Influence in American News Media if FCC Greenlights Paramount-Warner Brothers Investment Deal * Paramount's financing scheme needs FCC approval so Saudi Arabia, UAE & Qatar can own significant stakes in its television stations Foreign governments hostile to a free press could exert extraordinary influence over CNN, CBS News, more PR

WASHINGTON, May 25 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan, Leger Fernandez, Hayes Reintroduce Legislation to Address Educator Shortages and Expand Federal Loan Forgiveness for Educators * Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.), U.S. Representative Teresa Leger Fernandez (D-N.M.), and U.S. Representative Jahana Hayes (D-Conn.) reintroduced the Loan Forgiveness for Educators Act, legislation that would expand and modernize the more PR

WASHINGTON, May 25 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan, Matsui Introduce Legislation to Expand Digital Opportunity, Inclusion, and Literacy * Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the Senate Commerce Committee's Subcommittee on Telecommunications and Media, and U.S. Representative Doris Matsui (D-Calif.) introduced the bicameral Digital Opportunity Foundation Act of 2026. This legislation would establi more PR

WASHINGTON, May 25 -- New Mexico Public Lands Commissioner Stephanie Garcia submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of the Interior regarding the Bureau of Land Management Direct Final Rule on oil and gas leasing fees, rentals, and royalties. The letter critiques BLM's approach to setting the minimum royalty rate for federal oil and gas leases, arguing that the current rule fails to maximize taxpayer value by applying a uniform 12.5% royalty rate across all federal lands without more ST

ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, May 25 -- The University of New Mexico posted the following news: * * * UNM initiative recognized with 2026 New Mexico Excellence in STEM Award * The James and Gail Ellis School of Business Leadership (previously Anderson School of Management) has been named a recipient of the 2026 New Mexico Excellence in STEM Award for its Rural Student Connectivity Project (RSCP), an initiative led by the school's Corporate and Community Engagement (CCE) office. The project suppor more PR