WASHINGTON, March 26 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Heinrich, Lujan Join Push to Stop Department of Education's Weaponization of Civil Rights Investigations * Senators demand Education Department drop politicized investigations as tool of partisan agenda, expose dismantling of protections for students Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) joined U.S. Senator Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) and 13 o more PR

WASHINGTON, March 26 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Heinrich, Sheehy Reintroduce Legislation to Scale Up Locally Led Big Game Migration Initiatives * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, and U.S. Senator Tim Sheehy (R-Mont.) reintroduced the Habitat Connectivity on Working Lands Act, legislation to help the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) scale up po more PR

OAKLAND, California, March 26 -- As You Sow Foundation posted the following news release: * * * Jury Verdicts Against Meta Validate Longstanding Investor Concerns on Child Safety, Trafficking, and Platform Harm * MEDIA CONTACT: Ryon Harms, rharms@asyousow.org, (310) 730-9407 EL CERRITO, CA -March 26, 2026 - Two landmark jury verdicts this week against Meta Platforms, Inc. have confirmed what shareholder advocates and impacted users have warned for nearly a decade: the company's failure to  more PR

WASHINGTON, March 26 -- Rep. Teresa Leger Fernandez, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Leger Fernandez Opposes Blank Check for ICE; Reiterates Pay for TSA, Coast Guard, FEMA Bill Must Be Passed * Washington, D.C. -Congresswoman Teresa Leger Fernandez released the following statement after voting against H. Res. 1128 and opposing efforts to tie funding for critical homeland security agencies to unchecked authority for Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE): "I suppor more PR

WASHINGTON, March 26 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan Votes Against Confirmation of Senator Markwayne Mullin for Secretary of Homeland Security * Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) issued the following statement after voting against the confirmation of Senator Markwayne Mullin to serve as Secretary of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS): "New Mexicans deserve steady, responsible leadership at the Department o more PR

WASHINGTON, March 26 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan, Heinrich Applaud Senate Passage of Resolution Celebrating the Leadership and Legacy of Native Women * Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.), a member of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, and U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) released the following statements after the U.S. Senate unanimously passed their bipartisan resolution recognizing the leadership, resilie more PR

WASHINGTON, March 26 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan, Kim Introduce Legislation to Support Student Success through Early Childhood Education * Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.), one of only two Head Start graduates to serve in the Senate, and Andy Kim (D-N.J.) introduced the Creating Early Childhood Leaders Act, legislation to bolster early childhood education training for school admin and leaders and help them lay the more PR

SOCORRO, New Mexico, March 27 -- New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology issued the following news: * * * New Mexico Tech Hosts Stellar Meeting, Advancing Knowledge of the Cosmos New Mexico Tech hosted space-pioneering astronomers and physicists from across the globe last week to discuss scientific and technical developments at the Center for High Angular Resolution Astronomy (CHARA) Array at Georgia State University and New Mexico Tech's Magdalena Ridge Optical Interferometer (MROI) in more PR

LAS CRUCES, New Mexico, March 26 -- New Mexico State University issued the following news release: * * * NMSU Arrowhead Center ranked among New Mexico's largest economic development agencies * The Arrowhead Center at New Mexico State University has been ranked seventh among New Mexico's largest economic development agencies by Albuquerque Business First. The ranking appeared in the publication's Feb. 13, 2026, issue and is based on each organization's 2026 operating budget. This list is a  more PR

LAS CRUCES, New Mexico, March 26 -- New Mexico State University issued the following news release: * * * NMSU astronomy student's research on coronal holes improves space weather forecasting * Fast solar winds originating from the sun can have direct impacts on Earth - disrupting systems like GPS, aviation, electrical grids and satellite and radio communications. A new paper by New Mexico State University astronomy graduate student Khagendra Katuwal examines the connection between coronal ho more PR

WASHINGTON, March 26 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Ranking Member Heinrich Offers Solutions to Energy Affordability Crisis Worsening Under Trump Administration * WASHINGTON - During a U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee hearing to examine the state of the power grid, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), the Committee's Ranking Member, delivered opening remarks, explaining the steps that can be taken to lower energy costs for  more PR

WASHINGTON, March 27 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, ranking member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, issued the following news release on March 26, 2026: * * * Ranking Member Heinrich Offers Solutions to Energy Affordability Crisis Worsening Under Trump Administration During a U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee hearing to examine the state of the power grid, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), the Committee's Ranking Member, delivered opening rem more PR

WASHINGTON, March 26 -- Rep. Gabriel Vasquez, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Gabe Vasquez Leads Effort to Improve Housing Affordability for Tribal Communities * WASHINGTON, D.C. - On March 26, 2026, U.S. Representative Gabe Vasquez (NM-02) continued his fight for affordable housing and Tribal sovereignty by supporting the bipartisan Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination (NAHASDA) Modernization Act which renews and makes important updates to th more PR

WASHINGTON, March 26 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Senate Republicans Block Legislation to Pay TSA for 9th Time * Senate Republicans have now blocked TSA pay 9 times & blocked bills to fund TSA, FEMA, CISA, & Coast Guard 12 times in total Washington, D.C. - Senate Republicans have now blocked pay for TSA workers 9 times and blocked bills to fund TSA, Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency  more PR

ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, March 26 -- The University of New Mexico posted the following news: * * * UNM community engagement leader highlights collaboration, impact across New Mexico * For many universities, research is often confined to labs, classrooms or academic journals. At The University of New Mexico, community engagement is redefining that model by bringing research directly into communities across the state. Tim Castillo, director of UNM's Office of Community Engagement and a profe more PR

ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, March 26 -- The University of New Mexico posted the following news: * * * UNM School of Law professor recognized at the Roundhouse for her historic first moment Warigia Bowman  Warigia Bowman, a University of New Mexico School of Law professor and affiliated faculty member in the Africana Studies department, was recently recognized as part of African American Day at the Legislature, in observance of Black History Month. Rep. Pamelya Herndon, from New Mexico's House more PR

ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, March 26 -- The University of New Mexico posted the following news: * * * UNM students to speak on Muhammad Ali Center panel * Four University of New Mexico students will speak on a virtual panel hosted in collaboration between UNM Political Science and the Muhammad Ali Center in Louisville, Ky. on Monday, March 30. The event, titled " Outside the Ropes, What College Students Can Learn from Studying Muhammad Ali," stems from work that was done in Professor Lawrence more PR

WASHINGTON, March 26 -- Rep. Gabriel Vasquez, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Vasquez Announces Major Milestone: $5 Million Returned to New Mexican Taxpayers Through Casework This Congress * WASHINGTON, D.C. - On March 26, 2025, U.S. Representative Gabe Vasquez (NM-02) announced that his office had successfully returned over $5 million to constituents in New Mexico's 2nd Congressional District this Congress through casework services. Rep. Vasquez's casework team helps  more PR

WASHINGTON, March 26 -- Rep. Gabriel Vasquez, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Vasquez Condemns USPS Decision to Pass Cost Increases Caused by Iran War Onto Americans * WASHINGTON, D.C. - On March 26, 2025, U.S. Representative Gabe Vasquez (NM-02) sent a letter to Postmaster General David Steiner rejecting the United States Postal Service's (USPS) proposal to impose a temporary "fuel surcharge" on consumers, passing the cost of the Administration's reckless war in Iran  more PR

WASHINGTON, March 26 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * VIDEO: Lujan Takes to Senate Floor to Fight Back Against Trump's Voter Suppression Bill * WATCH Senator Lujan's Floor Speech HERE Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) took to the Senate floor to speak out against President Trump and Republicans' anti-voter SAVE Act. Senator Lujan highlighted the legislation's harmful impact on New Mexicans and Americans across the co more PR

SANTA FE, New Mexico, March 26 [Category: Political] -- Santa Fe Institute posted the following news release: * * * Working group asks, what's the benefit of a brain? * The brain runs on about 15 to 20 watts, less than most light bulbs, but has still managed to evolve a voracious appetite for energy. In humans it accounts for only about one-fiftieth of weight but consumes about 20% of our daily energy. "That is an off-the-charts fitness cost," says SFI Professor David Wolpert. "Nothing else more PR