WASHINGTON, Oct. 9 -- In response to a federal agency request for information, the following public comment letter was submitted electronically to the regulations.gov site. October 5, 2026 The Honorable Brooke Rollins Secretary. Department of Agriculture RE: Support for the 2001 Roadless Area Conservation Rule Dear Secretary Rollins: The undersigned New Mexico businesses, serving communities throughout the Greater Gila region, oppose the rescission of the 2001 Roadless Area Conservation Rule and urge you to keep it in place. Protecting t more ST

WASHINGTON, Oct. 9 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * At New Mexico Pinon Coffee, Lujan Hears Directly About Impact of Tariffs on New Mexico Small Businesses and Consumers * Albuquerque, N.M. - This week, U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) visited New Mexico Pinon Coffee in Albuquerque to tour the company's roastery and hear directly from staff about how tariffs are impacting the local business, increasing operating costs, and raising prices for consumers. During the visit, Senator Lujan toured t more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 10 -- Democracy Forward, an organization that says it advances democracy and social progress through litigation, policy and public education and regulatory engagement, issued the following news release: * * * New Lawsuit Challenges Administration's Unlawful Militarization of Public Lands Along Southern Border Administration Turned More Than 100,000 Acres of New Mexico Public Land Into a Military Zone, Cutting Communities Off From Land Used for Recreation, Humanitarian Work, and Essential Services October 8, 2026 Albuquerqu more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 9 -- In response to a federal agency request for information, the following public comment letter was submitted electronically to the regulations.gov site. 1 PO Drawer 5619 Santa Fe, New Mexico 87502 MICHELLE LUJAN GRISHAM GOVERNOR HOWIE MORALES LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR ELIZABETH GROGINSKY CABINET SECRETARY DR. JOANNIE SUINA ASSISTANT SECRETARY for Native American Early Education and Care ARIANA QUINONES-MIRANDA DEPUTY CABINET SECRETARY for Operations KENDAL CHAVEZ DEPUTY CABINET SECRETARY for Policy and Programs  more ST

SOCORRO, New Mexico, Oct. 10 -- New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology issued the following news: * * * New Mexico Tech Astronomers Team Up with NASA to Create a Network of Space Defenders Against City-Killer Asteroids Oct 9, 2026 An asteroid stretching up to 90 meters in size, or nearly 300 feet, hurtles through space at roughly 38,000 miles per hour. Its trajectory suggests a direct collision with Earth. Depending on crucial variables - such as mass, composition, and angle of impact - the object could punch a hole in the planet's s more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 8 (TNSida) -- Rep. Gabriel Vasquez, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Vasquez Leads Effort with State and Local Officials to Push for Federal Coordination in Response to Recent Flooding * WASHINGTON, D.C. - On October 8, U.S. Representative Gabe Vasquez (NM-02) led a delegation of federal, state, and local leaders in a letter to federal agencies urging them to tour the damage and provide all available resources to those affected by the recent flooding across southern New Mexico. The letter asks th more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 10 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Marshals Service issued the following news release: * * * U.S. Marshals-led Operation Triple Beam-Prolific Results in 237 Arrests Subtitle Operation Focused on Violent Fugitives, Unlawful Gun Possession, & Narcotics in Las Cruces, NM and the immediate surrounding areas This is a place holder for subtitle. October 02, 2026 Las Cruces, NM - An intensive 5-week-long joint federal, state and local operation led by the United States Marshals Service District of New Mexico, focused on viole more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 9 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * What They're Saying: Heinrich's Bipartisan Permitting Reform Deal Will Deliver Cheaper Energy, More Jobs, Responsible Growth * Labor, energy producers, and nonprofits voice strong support for Bipartisan American Affordability and Jobs Act WASHINGTON - Since four Senators from across the political spectrum introduced their Bipartisan American Affordability and Jobs Act last week, a broad coalition of labor leaders, energy producers, and nonpro more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 10 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, ranking member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, issued the following news release: * * * October 9, 2026 What They're Saying: Heinrich's Bipartisan Permitting Reform Deal Will Deliver Cheaper Energy, More Jobs, Responsible Growth Labor, energy producers, and nonprofits voice strong support for Bipartisan American Affordability and Jobs Act - WASHINGTON - Since four Senators from across the political spectrum introduced their Bipartisan American Affordability  more PR