WASHINGTON, April 20 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Coalition of Local Leaders, Advocates, and Lawmakers Back Lujan Push to Protect the Chama Watershed and Surrounding Communities in Northern New Mexico * Lujan and N.M. Delegation to Introduce Legislation to Withdraw Chama Watershed from Mineral Development Washington, D.C. - As U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) leads the fight to protect communities in Northern New Mexico and the Chama Wate more PR

WASHINGTON, April 20 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Heinrich, Lujan, Leger Fernandez Call on Forest Service Opposing Carson National Forest Uranium Drilling Proposal and Demanding Full Environmental Review to Protect Chama Watershed * WASHINGTON - Earlier this month, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.), a member of the U.S. Senate Com more PR

WASHINGTON, April 21 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, ranking member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, issued the following news release on April 20, 2026: * * * Heinrich, Lujan, Leger Fernandez Call on Forest Service Opposing Carson National Forest Uranium Drilling Proposal and Demanding Full Environmental Review to Protect Chama Watershed Earlier this month, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resourc more PR

LAS CRUCES, New Mexico, April 20 -- New Mexico State University issued the following news release: * * * Investing in New Mexico's future through agricultural education * By Rolando A. Flores Galarza NMSU College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences As dean of New Mexico State University's College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences, I have witnessed how education transforms lives and entire communities. Nowhere is this more evident than in the field of a more PR

WASHINGTON, April 20 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan Introduces Legislative Package to Strengthen Accountability in Federal Law Enforcement * Amid Concerns of Weakened Hiring Standards and a Lack of Accountability, Package of Lujan Bills Will Restore Oversight Across Trump's DOJ Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) introduced a legislative package of three bills aimed to restore oversight, enforcement standards, and ensu more PR

WASHINGTON, April 20 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan Statement on Voting to Block Arms Sales to Israel * Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) issued the following statement after voting for two resolutions, introduced by Senator Bernie Sanders, blocking arms sales to Israel: "Equipping the Netanyahu government with hundreds of millions of dollars in additional weapons will only enable the destruction of communities, unde more PR

WASHINGTON, April 20 -- 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 20 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan, Cantwell, Colleagues Reintroduce Legislation to Restore FTC Authority to Return Billions to Consumers Ripped Off by Scams, Fraud & Unfair Practices * Consumers lost a record $15.9B to fraud and scams in 2025 For last 5 years, FTC has operated without "13(b)" authority-its strongest tool to secure redress for victims-& refunds dropped to $2B from $11B over prior 5 years Washington, D. more PR

WASHINGTON, April 20 -- 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-Mass more PR

LAS CRUCES, New Mexico, April 20 -- New Mexico State University issued the following news release: * * * NMSU Extension to host soil health workshop May 6 * New Mexico State University's Cooperative Extension Service will host a Biochar-Soil Health-RAWCS Field Workshop from 8 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 6, at the Leyendecker Plant Science Research Center, 7200 Plant Science Circle, in Las Cruces. The workshop will train participants to make biochar from waste wood and offer strategies  more PR

LAS CRUCES, New Mexico, April 20 -- New Mexico State University issued the following news release: * * * NMSU students showcase Hormona innovation at Hult Prize West Nationals * WRITER: Alejandro Najera-Acosta, a_najera@nmsu.edu SOURCE: Carlos Cuesta, carlosic@nmsu.edu A team of New Mexico State University students recently took the national stage at the 2026 Hult Prize West Nationals, hosted by the University of Arizona's W.A. Franke Honors College in Tucson, to present "Hormona", t more PR

LAS CRUCES, New Mexico, April 20 -- New Mexico State University issued the following news release: * * * Staff Spotlight: Eva Gabriella Flynn, College of Arts and Sciences * Eva Gabriella Flynn is the education and outreach coordinator at New Mexico State University's Art Museum. She graduated from NMSU in 2017 with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in studio arts and a Bachelor of Arts in foreign languages and received a Master of Fine arts from the University of Wisconsin in Madison. She returned to more PR

WASHINGTON, April 20 -- Rep. Gabriel Vasquez, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * WATCH: Rep. Vasquez Calls on Space and Missile Defense Officials to Prioritize New Mexico Military Installations to Meet the Needs of the Modern Battlefield * WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Representative Gabe Vasquez (NM-02) called on Lieutenant General Heath A. Collins, USAF Director of the Missile Defense Agency, to strengthen investment in key research, testing and development projects being don more PR