MONROVIA, California, March 3 -- AeroVironment issued the following news release: * * * AV Partners with City of Albuquerque and State of New Mexico in Defense Manufacturing Expansion AeroVironment, Inc. ("AV") (NASDAQ: AVAV), a global leader in advanced defense and aerospace solutions, today announced plans to invest more than $30 million to significantly expand its manufacturing operations in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Supported by an initial $5 million from the State of New Mexico and $1 m more PR

SANTA FE, New Mexico, March 7 -- WildEarth Guardians posted the following news release on March 5, 2026: * * * New Colorado Bill Protects Beavers to Reduce Wildfire, Drought Risks The bill is especially important as historically low snowpack heightens drought and wildfire danger across Colorado * DENVER-- Conservation groups joined state lawmakers Representative Lindsay, Representative Velasco, Senator Kipp and Senator Cutter today to introduce House Bill 26-1323, a first-of-its-kind measur more PR

WASHINGTON, March 6 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee posted the following news release: * * * Gabe Vasquez Puts Rural Health Care at the Forefront with SOTU Guest * Last week, Gabe Vasquez put a spotlight on House Republicans' devastating attacks on rural health care by inviting Aaron Vega, a physician assistant from Carlsbad Family Health Center in New Mexico, as his guest to the State of the Union. Vega is at the front lines of the health care crisis after Republicans v more PR

WASHINGTON, March 5 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Heinrich and Whitehouse Joint Statement on Permitting Reform * WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, and U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.), Ranking Member of the Environment and Public Works Committee (EPW), issued the following statement on permitting reform: "After discussions with our col more PR

WASHINGTON, March 6 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Heinrich Statement on Trump Firing Kristi Noem * WASHINGTON -U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) released the following statement in response to President Trump firing Kristi Noem as Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security: "Kristi Noem should never have been nominated or confirmed as Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security. And I've been calling for her to resign or be f more PR

WASHINGTON, March 5 -- Rep. Teresa Leger Fernandez, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Leger Fernandez Statement on House Blockage of Iran War Powers Resolution * Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Congresswoman Teresa Leger Fernandez (NM-03) released the following statement after the House voted against the Iran War Powers Resolution (H.Con.Res. 38), which would have reasserted Congress' constitutional authority to decide whether the United States should go to war. The Congr more PR

WASHINGTON, March 6 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan Introduces Legislative Package to Hold ICE and CBP Accountable, Increase Transparency, and Make Communities Safer * Legislative Efforts Follow Major DHS Scandals, Killings of American Citizens Washington, D.C. -U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) introduced the Homeland Security Improvement Act, DHS Hiring Review Act, and the Location Updates for Custody and Transparency Enforcement Act  more PR

WASHINGTON, March 6 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan Votes Against President Trump's Illegal War Against Iran * Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) issued the following statement after voting for a bipartisan War Powers Resolution that blocks the use of the U.S. Armed Forces from engaging in hostilities against Iran unless authorized by Congress: "With no accountability and in defiance of the American people, President T more PR

WASHINGTON, March 6 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan, Fischer Urge FCC to Preserve Critical Broadband Service That Boosts Rural and Tribal Broadband, Promotes Military Readiness, and Supports American Manufacturing * Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senators Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the Senate Commerce Committee's Subcommittee on Telecommunications and Media, and Deb Fischer (R-Neb.), Chair of the Subcommittee on Telecommunica more PR

LAS CRUCES, New Mexico, March 6 -- New Mexico State University issued the following news release: * * * NM Supreme Court justice, NMSU graduate to share lessons in leadership * Since 2008, Briana Zamora, a New Mexico State University graduate, has dedicated her career to public service as a member of the judiciary. A New Mexico Supreme Court justice since 2022, Zamora will return to campus as the March speaker for the 1888 Leadership Series. The free event will be held from 4 to 5 p.m. Tuesd more PR

ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, March 6 -- The University of New Mexico posted the following news: * * * NMiF talks with ABQ City Council, BernCo leaders about goals * This week on New Mexico in Focus, Host Nash Jones sits down for a conversation with the new leaders of the Albuquerque area's two legislative bodies: Albuquerque City Council President Klarissa Pena and Bernalillo County Commission Chair Adriann Barboa. Nash asks how the governing bodies might work together on overlapping key issue more PR

LAS CRUCES, New Mexico, March 6 -- New Mexico State University issued the following news release: * * * NMSU Library to host exhibit opening highlighting Japanese American farming family * A new exhibit at New Mexico State University brings to light the story of a Japanese American farming family whose work helped shape the agricultural and social landscape of southern New Mexico, underscoring the university's commitment to preserving underrepresented histories and advancing community-engage more PR

LAS CRUCES, New Mexico, March 6 -- New Mexico State University issued the following news release: * * * NMSU social justice symposium to bring together scholars, students, community * For more than two decades, the J. Paul Taylor Social Justice Symposium at New Mexico State University has been bringing together scholars and experts with community members and students to address critical social issues. During the 21st annual event April 7-8 at Corbett Center Student Union, the symposium will  more PR

WASHINGTON, March 6 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Ranking Members Heinrich and Merkley Demand Answers from Trump Administration on Efforts to Erase History on Public Lands * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, and Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), Ranking Member of the U.S. Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies, sent a letter t more PR

WASHINGTON, March 7 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, ranking member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Ranking Members Heinrich and Merkley Demand Answers from Trump Administration on Efforts to Erase History on Public Lands Heinrich, Merkley, colleagues to Burgum: Removing or sanitizing exhibits that depict the realities of our past sets a dangerous precedent by signaling that history can simply be erased or altered when those more PR

ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, March 7 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of New Mexico posted the following news release on March 6, 2026: * * * Romanian National to be Sentenced for Participation in Fraud Scheme A Romanian national who participated in a large-scale fraud scheme, which used fake business websites to steal more than $1.8 million from consumers across the country, will be sentenced on March 11, 2026, at 10:00 AM in Las Cruces for the crime of conspiracy to commit wi more PR

ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, March 6 -- The University of New Mexico posted the following news: * * * Rooted in place: Architects share design for new Humanities & Social Sciences Complex * When the design team for The University of New Mexico's new Humanities & Social Sciences Complex (HSSC) wanted to understand Pueblo Revival style, they didn't just study examples like UNM's Zimmerman Library. They got in a car to see "what Pueblo Revival might mean and where it came from." Architects from S more PR

WASHINGTON, March 7 -- Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-Rhode Island, ranking member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, issued the following joint statement on March 6, 2026, with Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, ranking member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee: * * * Whitehouse and Heinrich Joint Statement on Permitting Reform Today, U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.), Ranking Member of the Environment and Public Works Committee (EPW), and U.S. Senato more PR

WASHINGTON, March 6 -- Rep. Gabriel Vasquez, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * WATCH: Vasquez Stands Up to Protect New Mexico's Tribal Gaming Industry and Sovereignty * WASHINGTON, D.C. - On March 4, 2026, U.S. Representative Gabe Vasquez (NM-02) pushed to protect New Mexico's Tribal gaming industry by calling for all types of bets on sports to be treated as sports betting. Congressman Vasquez proposed an amendment to the Farm Bill to ban prediction market companies from more PR