WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, ranking member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, issued the following news release: * * * September 26, 2026 Heinrich Statement Commemorating National Public Lands Day WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, released the following statement on National Public Lands Day: "Our public lands are part of our shared identity - they are a physical manifestation of our Jeff more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 29 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * September 28, 2026 Lujan Calls on Senate Leadership to Establish Bipartisan Select Committee on AI Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) urged Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) and Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) to establish a bipartisan Senate Select Committee on Artificial Intelligence (AI) to ensure that Congress can meet the unprecedented pace, scale, and rapidly advancing challenges associated with AI. " more PR

LAS CRUCES, New Mexico, Sept. 28 -- New Mexico State University issued the following news release: * * * NMSU researcher: Do not eat mushrooms growing on campus, around Las Cruces * Mushrooms are sprouting across Las Cruces and New Mexico State University, thanks in large part to recent rains and warm temperatures. While the flourishing fungi may look like harmless mushrooms you might buy at a grocery story, but they're anything but, says one NMSU researcher, who is warning humans and animals alike not to pick or eat them. The mushrooms ar more PR

LAS CRUCES, New Mexico, Sept. 28 -- New Mexico State University issued the following news release: * * * NMSU's Hunt Center opens applications for 2027 FIRE Venture Fellows program * WRITER: Alejandro Najera-Acosta, a_najera@nmsu.edu SOURCE: Carlos Murguia, cmurguia@nmsu.edu The Hunt Center for Entrepreneurship at New Mexico State University's Arrowhead Center is now accepting applications for the 2027 cohort of the Fourth Industrial Revolution Economy Venture Fellows program, a competitive fellowship that prepares university students more PR

LAS CRUCES, New Mexico, Sept. 28 -- New Mexico State University issued the following news release: * * * OPINION: GO Bond 3 for higher ed offers a transformative step forward for NMSU and our state * By Valerio C. Ferme President, New Mexico State University New Mexico voters have many important decisions to make this fall, with key statewide races, funding questions, and constitutional amendments on the Nov. 3 ballot. One measure that we hope our citizens will support is general obligation bond question 3, which would provide roughly $3 more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 28 -- Rep. Gabriel Vasquez, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Reps. Vasquez, Nunn Introduce Bipartisan BEEF Act to Protect American Ranchers and Lower Beef Prices * WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Representative Gabe Vasquez (NM-02) and U.S. Representative Zach Nunn (IA-03) introduced the BEEF (Banning External Entry of Foreign Beef) Act, legislation to stop the Administration's latest expansion of foreign beef imports and advance a long-term strategy to rebuild the American cattle herd, strengthen domestic be more PR

SILVER CITY, New Mexico, Sept. 28 -- Western New Mexico University posted the following news release: * * * Working Smarter Instead of Harder: WNMU Peer Tutors Boost Student GPAs * The Center for Student Success at Western New Mexico University is expanding its academic support model. Located on the second floor of the J. Cloyd Miller Library, the center offers drop-in peer assistance, 24/7 digital tutoring, and targeted skill-building events designed to help students start strong and stay strong. Student Services Coordinator Kimberly Wood more PR