ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, March 28 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of New Mexico posted the following news release on March 27, 2026: * * * Albuquerque Man Sentenced for Drug Trafficking and Firearm Offenses An Albuquerque man was sentenced to 220 months in prison for his role in a drug trafficking organization that distributed large quantities of narcotics in Albuquerque. There is no parole in the federal system. According to court documents, beginning in August 2024, ag more PR

ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, March 28 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of New Mexico posted the following news release on March 27, 2026: * * * Border Patrol Agent Charged with Civil Rights Violation and Evidence Tampering A federal grand jury has indicted a U.S. Border Patrol agent for allegedly assaulting a handcuffed detainee and later concealing evidence to obstruct an investigation. According to court records, on May 22, 2023, Eduardo Prat, 40, allegedly strangled John Do more PR

WASHINGTON, March 27 -- The City of Las Cruces, New Mexico, submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of the Treasury regarding the Committee on Foreign Investment in the U.S. (CFIUS) Known Investor Program and potential reforms to simplify the foreign investment review process. The correspondence highlights concerns about how current procedures may hinder economic development efforts in the city while acknowledging the importance of national security protections. Las Cruces emph more ST

ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, March 27 -- The University of New Mexico posted the following news: * * * From Anderson to the Executive Suite: Michelle Coons' leadership journey * For Michelle Coons, leadership has never been about a single title -it has been about adaptability, relationships and understanding people. Michelle Coons Coons, executive director at WaFd Bank and previous N.M. regional president at WaFD, graduated from The University of New Mexico in 1983 with a dual major in finan more PR

WASHINGTON, March 27 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Heinrich Statement on DHS Appropriations * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), a member of the U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee, released the following statement after Senate Republicans agreed to Senate Democrats' demand to fund agencies within the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) that are not responsible for immigration enforcement -including the Transportation more PR

WASHINGTON, March 27 -- 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 27 -- The Interstate Natural Gas Association of America (INGAA) submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency regarding the agency's proposed approval of State Implementation Plans (SIPs) for eight states under the "Interstate Transport Plan Review for the 2015 Ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standards" (NAAQS). INGAA represents the interstate natural gas pipeline industry and emphasized the proposal's importance for addressing regulatory cert more ST

WASHINGTON, March 27 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan Statement on DHS Funding Bill * Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) issued the following statement on funding parts of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, implementing the Senate Democrats' plan to pay our TSA workers, Coast Guard, and more, while holding the line against funding for ICE and Border Patrol: "I'm glad that the hardworking men and women of TSA, FEM more PR

WASHINGTON, March 27 -- 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 27 -- 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

WASHINGTON, March 27 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan, Murkowski, Schatz Reintroduce Bipartisan Legislation to Expand and Modernize Native Housing Programs * Senators Push to Advance Housing Policy in NAHASDA's 30 TH Anniversary Year Washington, D.C. -U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.), a member of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska), Chairman of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, and U.S. S more PR

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, March 28 -- Michigan Medicine, the academic medical center of the University of Michigan, issued the following news release: * * * How to improve mental health safety on social media - not just for young people New court rulings and other news draw attention to the harmful design of multiple platforms; experts offer free research-based tools that can help anyone reduce harm * Juries in California and New Mexico recently found social media companies liable for opening yo more PR

WASHINGTON, March 27 -- The Midwest Ozone Group has submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency regarding the agency's Proposed Rule titled "Interstate Transport Plan Review for the 2015 Ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS)." MOG expressed support for the EPA's application of a 1 part per billion (ppb) modeled contribution threshold to conclude that ozone precursor emissions from eight states - including Alabama, Arizona, Kentucky, Minnesota, Mis more ST

ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, March 27 -- The University of New Mexico posted the following news: * * * NMiF looks at reckoning with forced sterilization in New Mexico * This week on New Mexico in Focus, KUNM's Jeanette DeDios sits down with three state senators who kickstarted an investigation into the state's long history of forced sterilization of Indigenous women and other women of color. Later, DeDios asks the table how difficult it is for Native women to find a doctor in their community,  more PR

LAS CRUCES, New Mexico, March 27 -- New Mexico State University issued the following news release: * * * NMSU public health professor to receive national health equity award * The Society for Public Health Education will bestow its 2026 Dorothy Nyswander Health Equity Award to Elizabeth England-Kennedy of New Mexico State University's Department of Public Health Sciences. England-Kennedy, an assistant professor who joined NMSU's College of Health, Education and Social Transformation in 202 more PR

WASHINGTON, March 27 -- The Power Generators Air Coalition (PGen) has submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency expressing support for the agency's proposed rule to approve state implementation plan (SIP) submissions addressing interstate transport obligations under the 2015 ozone national ambient air quality standards (NAAQS). PGen, a nonprofit coalition of electric generating companies and trade associations representing diverse energy sources including sol more ST

WASHINGTON, March 27 -- Prime Mover Institute, a public interest organization focused on advancing U.S. energy dominance, submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency regarding the Proposed Rule titled Interstate Transport Plan Review for the 2015 Ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS). The organization expressed support for EPA's proposal to approve good neighbor state implementation plans (SIPs) filed by Alabama, Arizona, Kentucky, Minnesota, Miss more ST

WASHINGTON, March 27 -- Rep. Gabriel Vasquez, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Vasquez Statement on Speaker Johnson Refusing to Vote on Funding Bill to End DHS Shutdown * WASHINGTON, D.C. - On March 27, 2025, U.S. Representative Gabe Vasquez (NM-02) released the following statement after Speaker Johnson refused to allow the House to vote on the bipartisan bill to restore funding to TSA and other critical agencies at DHS: "The Republican-controlled Senate unanimou more PR

WASHINGTON, March 27 -- 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

SYDNEY, Australia, March 27 -- The University of Technology Sydney issued the following commentary by Alena Radina, postdoctoral research fellow at the Centre for Media Transition: * * * At the intersection It has been a busy fortnight for anyone watching the intersection of media, tech, and regulation. In the US, three major cases have put intensified pressure on platform accountability: a Los Angeles jury found Meta and YouTube liable in a landmark social media addiction case centred on pla more PR

ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, March 27 -- The University of New Mexico posted the following news: * * * UNM study challenges "motherhood penalty," finding workplace advantages for moms * For decades, working mothers have been judged by a quiet assumption: that caregiving makes them less committed employees. In many workplaces, unconscious bias continues to shape how working parents-particularly mothers-are perceived. However, new research at The University of New Mexico suggests the opposite. T more PR