WASHINGTON, Sept. 23 -- The Government Accountability Office has denied a reconsideration request by Oready LLC, a small business of Las Vegas, Nevada, concerning its earlier dismissal of three protests challenging the terms of U.S. Department of the Interior solicitations for therapy services in New Mexico. Oready had asked GAO to reconsider its June 8 decision dismissing the protests as untimely. The company argued that emails it sent to the contracting officers containing copies of the protests filed with GAO should also have been treated a more ST

WASHINGTON, Sept. 23 -- The Government Accountability Project issued the following news release: * * * September 22, 2026 Inspector General Substantiates Whistleblower Disclosures WASHINGTON--Two nuclear whistleblowers, Jacqueline Downard and Stephen Christopher, received favorable findings from the Department of Energy's Office of Inspector General (DOE OIG) after disclosing a federal contractor's lack of compliance with proper preservation, management, and storage of sensitive nuclear records in DOE's "Waste Isolation Pilot Program" in  more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 23 -- The U.S. Government Publishing Office issued the following news release: * * * New Mexico Supreme Court Law Library Named the Best in the Nation WASHINGTON -The U.S. Government Publishing Office (GPO) has named the New Mexico Supreme Court Law Library in Santa Fe, New Mexico, the 2026 Federal Depository Library of the Year. The library was selected for its exceptional commitment to providing free public access to Government information, preserving its collection, and serving communities throughout New Mexico. "The Ne more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 22 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Heinrich Demands Trump Admin Immediately Halt Construction of Trump's 250-Foot Arch * WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, led his Senate colleagues in sending a letter to Department of the Interior (DOI) Secretary Doug Burgum demanding that the Trump administration stop work on President Trump's commemorative arch on federal property, which feder more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 22 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Heinrich Joins Bipartisan Congressional Push to Stop Proposed Yosemite Land Transfer to Trump Donor * WASHINGTON -This week, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, joined a bipartisan group of 153 lawmakers in urging the Department of the Interior (DOI) to abandon a proposed transfer of federally managed public land within Yosemite National Park that would facilitate p more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 23 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, ranking member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, issued the following news release: * * * September 22, 2026 Heinrich Joins Bipartisan Congressional Push to Stop Proposed Yosemite Land Transfer to Trump Donor WASHINGTON -- This week, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, joined a bipartisan group of 153 lawmakers in urging the Department of the Interior (DOI) to abandon a proposed transfe more PR

ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, Sept. 21 -- The University of New Mexico posted the following news: * * * Honors College invites alumni to Homecoming celebration * As part of The University of New Mexico's Homecoming week, scheduled for Oct. 18-24, the Honors College hosts its annual open house on Wednesday, Oct. 21, from 5:30-8 p.m. in the courtyard of the Hodgin Hall Alumni Center. Anyone who graduates from UNM and completes six credit hours within the college or honors program is considered an Honors College alumni. The event will feature rec more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 23 -- In response to a federal agency request for information, the following public comment letter was submitted electronically to the regulations.gov site. September 21, 2026 Dr. Mehmet Oz Administrator Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services 7500 Security Boulevard Baltimore, MD 21244 RE: CMS-2452-P - Medicaid Program; Amending the Indirect Hold Harmless Threshold of Health Care-Related Taxes - Comments on the Calculation of the Final Indirect Hold Harmless Threshold as Applied to New Mexico Nursing Facilities  more ST

ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, Sept. 22 -- The University of New Mexico School of Law posted the following news release: * * * New Mexico Law Review and Tribal Law Journal to Host Symposium on the Future of Health Care in New Mexico * The New Mexico Law Review and Tribal Law Journal will host the 2026 Symposium, "The Collapse of Care: Addressing Rural Healthcare Access, Federal Funding, and the Future of New Mexico Care," on Friday, October 30, at the University of New Mexico School of Law. Attorneys, health care professionals, students, and memb more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 23 -- Protect Our Care issued the following news: * * * STATEMENT: Trump Administration Lies to New Mexicans After Gutting Rural Health Care September 22, 2026 Washington, D.C. -- The Trump administration recently announced misleading "rural health investments" in New Mexico, conveniently leaving out any mention of the catastrophic health care cuts Donald Trump and Republicans made that have ravaged New Mexico's health care system and left rural communities in the dust. Last year, Donald Trump and Republicans rammed throug more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 22 -- Rep. Gabriel Vasquez, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Gabe Vasquez Demands Answers Over Reported Delays to Critical New World Screwworm Facility * WASHINGTON, D.C. - On September 22, 2026, U.S. Representative Gabe Vasquez (NM-02) led nine of his House colleagues in demanding answers from U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins following reports that USDA delayed construction of a critical New World Screwworm (NWS) containment facility in order to pursue a proposal from a po more PR

FARMINGTON, New Mexico, Sept. 22 -- San Juan College issued the following news: * * * Hozho - Past Threads, Future Woven September 22, 2026 The Native American Center and School of Arts & Humanities have been awarded a $40,000 grant through Evergreen State College's Supporting Indigenous Arts Mastery (SIAM) Foundation $40,000 Grant Awarded to Support Navajo Rug Weaving Fund were given to develop Hozho - Past Threads, Future Woven, a nine-month Navajo rug weaving apprenticeship to preserve traditional weaving knowledge. The project begin more PR

ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, Sept. 22 -- The University of New Mexico School of Law posted the following news release: * * * The Justice Pamela Burgy Minzner Award in Professionalism and Legal Ethics and the Salazar Prize for Outstanding Academic Achievement Awarded to Third-Year Students * The School of Law is proud to announce two outstanding student achievements. Andrew Kessel has been awarded the 2026 Justice Pamela Burgy Minzner Award, and Sonya Radetsky has received the 2026 Salazar Prize for Outstanding Academic Achievement. The Justice more PR

ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, Sept. 22 -- The Central New Mexico Community College posted the following news: * * * Three CNM Electric Vehicle Graduates Land In-Demand Technician Roles with Toyota * In just four months, Alexis Amancio, Adam Hewitt, and Gael Juarez went from interns to full-time service technicians at the Larry H. Miller Toyota dealership https://www.cnm.edu/news/three-cnm-electric-vehicle-graduates-land-in-demand-technician-roles-with-toyota https://www.cnm.edu/news/three-cnm-electric-vehicle-graduates-land-in-demand-technician more PR

ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, Sept. 22 -- The University of New Mexico posted the following news: * * * UNM's BBER presents the 28th Annual New Mexico Data Users Conference * Registration is now open for the 28th Annual New Mexico Data Users Conference on Wednesday, Nov. 18 hosted by The Data Bank at The University of New Mexico's Bureau of Business and Economic Research (BBER). Join BBER for a day of learning, sharing and networking around data. The conference will cover both local New Mexico data and U.S. Census Bureau data. The Data Users Co more PR

ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, Sept. 22 -- The University of New Mexico posted the following news: * * * UNM's nursing program climbs nationally in latest U.S. News & World Report rankings * The University of New Mexico College of Nursing (CON) moved up significantly in this year's U.S. News & World Report 2027 Best Colleges national rankings. The latest rankings list the CON's Bachelor of Science Nursing (BSN) program No. 56 in the country, a jump from No. 118 last year. The growth comes in the College of Nursing comes as New Mexico's healthcare more PR