WASHINGTON, April 16 -- The America First Policy Institute issued the following excerpts of a commentary on April 15, 2026, by Vincent Torres, executive director of the New Mexico state chapter, and Hispanic Engagement Director Alfonso Aguilar, to the Albuquerque Journal: * * * Working Families Tax Cuts Are Helping Restore the American Dream For generations, the American Dream meant something simple: if you worked hard, played by the rules, and invested in your family, you could get ahead. Th more PR

WASHINGTON, April 15 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management issued the following news release: * * * BLM seeks input for August 2026 sale of oil and gas leases in New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas * SANTA FE, N.M. - The Bureau of Land Management today opened a 30-day public comment period to receive public input on plans to include 32 oil and gas parcels totaling 21,181 acres in New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas in an August 2026 sale. The comment period ends May 15, 20 more PR

WASHINGTON, April 16 -- The Food and Water Watch posted the following news release on April 15, 2026: * * * Environmental Orgs File Protest Against Green Chile Pipeline in Southern New Mexico ALBUQUERQUE -- Earlier this week, the Sierra Club Rio Grande Chapter, Center for Biological Diversity, and Food & Water Watch filed a protest with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) challenging the Transwestern Pipeline Company's attempt to fast-track the proposed Green Chile Pipeline. The  more PR

WASHINGTON, April 14 -- Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Missouri, issued the following news release: * * * Hawley, Durbin, New Mexico Attorney General Demand Action to Protect Children Online * WASHINGTON -Today, U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.), Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), and New Mexico Attorney General Raul Torrez stood alongside child safety advocates to demand that Congress take decisive action to protect America's children online by passing critical bipartisan legislation, including Hawl more PR

WASHINGTON, April 15 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Heinrich Announces Quiana Salazar-King as State Director * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) announced Quiana Salazar-King, Esq. is serving as his new State Director. "I'm pleased to welcome Quiana Salazar-King as our new State Director," said Heinrich. "From working at the New Mexico State Legislature to the New Mexico Immigrant Law Center, Quiana has dedicated her career  more PR

WASHINGTON, April 15 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Heinrich Demands Answers from Secretary Wright on Whether DOE Adequately Prepared for Strait of Hormuz Closure Ahead of Iran War * WASHINGTON -Yesterday, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, sent a letter to U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Secretary Chris Wright demanding answers on whether the Department sufficiently more PR

WASHINGTON, April 16 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, ranking member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, issued the following news release on April 15, 2026: * * * Heinrich Demands Answers from Secretary Wright on Whether DOE Adequately Prepared for Strait of Hormuz Closure Ahead of Iran War Yesterday, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, sent a letter to U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Secreta more PR

WASHINGTON, April 15 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Heinrich Takes to Senate Floor to Object Legislation that Erases History of Farm Labor Movement, Silences Survivors of Cesar Chavez's Violence * WASHINGTON -Yesterday, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, took to the Senate floor to deliver remarks applauding the bravery of the women -including Dolores Huerta, Ana Mur more PR

WASHINGTON, April 16 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, ranking member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, issued the following news release on April 15, 2026: * * * Heinrich Takes to Senate Floor to Object Legislation that Erases History of Farm Labor Movement, Silences Survivors of Cesar Chavez's Violence Heinrich: "Many, like Dolores Huerta, feared that speaking up would enable those who have always opposed the farmworkers movement to erase it, along with Cesar Chavez more PR

WASHINGTON, April 15 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Heinrich: Trump & Senate Republicans "Own Affordability Crisis" After Repeatedly Blocking War Powers Resolution on Iran * WASHINGTON -U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) released the following statement condemning Senate Republicans for repeatedly blocking a War Powers Resolution he cosponsored, which would direct President Trump to end military operations in Iran if not explicitly authoriz more PR

WASHINGTON, April 15 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan to Introduce Resolution Highlighting National Public Health Week * Santa Fe, N.M. - U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) announced that he plans to introduce a resolution highlighting National Public Health Week, celebrated this year from April 6th - April 12th. This resolution is meant to raise awareness about the importance of public health amid continued attacks by the Trump administrat more PR

WASHINGTON, April 15 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan, Heinrich, Leger Fernandez Call on Forest Service Opposing Carson National Forest Uranium Drilling Proposal and Demanding Full Environmental Review to Protect Chama Watershed * New Mexico - Today, U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.), a member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee  more PR

WASHINGTON, April 15 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan, Leger Fernandez Demand Accountability at Meeting with New Hermit's Peak/Calf Canyon Claims Office Leadership * Santa Fe, N.M. - U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) and U.S. Representative Teresa Leger Fernandez (D-N.M.) issued the following statement after meeting with FEMA and Hermit's Peak/Calf Canyon Claims Office leadership: "As the sponsors of the Hermit's Peak/Calf Canyon Fire As more PR

WASHINGTON, April 15 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan, Warren, Escobar, Underwood Lead 32 Lawmakers in Pressing Homeland Security Watchdog to Investigate Detainee Locator System Failures * "Without a functional locator system, DHS is effectively creating 'disappearances' on U.S. soil, and we urge the DHS Office of Inspector General to investigate this matter" Santa Fe, N.M. - U.S. Senators Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) and Elizabeth Warren (D-Mas more PR

WASHINGTON, April 15 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * N.M. Delegation Statement on Trump Administration Reversing Pecos Watershed Protections * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee and Co-Chair of the U.S. Senate Stewardship Caucus, U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.), U.S. Representative Teresa Leger Fernandez (D-N.M.), U.S. Representative Melanie Stansbury (D more PR

WASHINGTON, April 15 -- Rep. Gabriel Vasquez, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Gabe Vasquez on Tax Day: My Office is Here to Help * WASHINGTON, D.C. - On April 15, 2026, U.S. Representative Gabe Vasquez (NM-02) reminded New Mexicans that his office is available to help them navigate the IRS during what is shaping up to be one of the most confusing tax seasons in recent years. "Tax Day is no one's favorite time of year, but I worry this filing season is going to  more PR

WASHINGTON, April 15 -- Rep. Summer Lee, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Summer Lee, Senator Martin Heinrich Introduce Bicameral Bill to Help Schools Reenvision & Build Vibrant Outdoor Learning Spaces * WASHINGTON, DC - APRIL 15, 2026 -Today, Congresswoman Summer L. Lee (PA-12) and Senator Martin Heinrich (D-NM), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee and a former outdoor educator, announced the introduction of the Revitalizing  more PR

WASHINGTON, April 15 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * This Week in New Mexico: Lujan Holds Events Celebrating Investments in Medical Research and Discussing Affordability * New Mexico - This week, U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) held a series of events in Los Lunas, Albuquerque, and Espanola where he met with local leaders, highlighted federal funding he secured for medical research, and discussed the affordability crisis that is impacting New more PR

ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, April 15 -- The University of New Mexico posted the following news: * * * UNM astronomers reveal always-changing multi-planet system * Astronomers at The University of New Mexico have published new research confirming three bodies orbiting the dynamic exoplanet system TOI-201. They include a super-earth (TOI-201 d), a warm Jupiter (TOI-201 b) and a brown dwarf (TOI-201 c). Ismael Mireles, a Ph.D. candidate in the UNM Department of Physics and Astronomy advised by Pro more PR

ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, April 15 -- The University of New Mexico posted the following news: * * * UNM's Generation Hope FamilyU program enhances campus support for parenting students * The University of New Mexico's commitment to supporting its students is unparalleled and fully backed by leadership, so much so that student success is written into the university's strategic plan, UNM 2040 Opportunity Defined. In keeping with this objective, a cross-campus interdisciplinary team of decisio more PR

ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, April 15 -- The University of New Mexico posted the following news: * * * What's Past is Prologue: UNM scholar launches international series to reframe how education understands the world * James P. Burns, Ph.D., associate professor of curriculum and instruction In a place like New Mexico, where history is not distant, but lived, questions about the past are never purely academic. They shape how communities understand identity, language, land, and the future. Fro more PR

SANTA FE, New Mexico, April 16 -- WildEarth Guardians issued the following news release: * * * Public Overwhelmingly Opposes Latest Fracking Waste Proposal Public outcry, legal challenges, and spill data converge against industry's latest push to reuse toxic oilfield waste * New Mexicans delivered a clear message to the New Mexico Water Quality Control Commission again: "Do not allow oil and gas waste into our water." After more than four hours of public testimony, an overwhelming majority more PR

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, April 15 (TNSjou) -- Yale University issued the following news: * * * This 210-million-year-old crocodile cousin was built for biting Researchers have identified a 210-million-year-old crocodile relative from New Mexico as a distinct species, Eosphorosuchus lacrimosa. By Jim Shelton On a fateful day 210 million years ago, two crocodile cousins about the size of jackals stood side-by-side amid the low ferns of a humid riverbank that would one day become northern New more PR