DALLAS, Texas, Sept. 5 (TNSLrpt) -- County Employment and Wages in New Mexico First Quarter 2026 - A report from U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics Southwest Region - Sept. 4, 2026 * * * New Mexico employment decreased 0.4 percent over the year to 867,400 in March 2026, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. (See table 1.) Employment declined 0.8 percent in Bernalillo County and rose 0.9 percent in Dona Ana County from March 2025 to March 2026, as measured by the Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW) pr more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 4 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Heinrich Releases Fact Sheet Highlighting How Clean Energy is Keeping the Lights on During Extreme Heat * WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, released a new fact sheet detailing how clean energy and energy storage resources have lessened the likelihood of power outages this summer and strengthened the reliability of the nation's electric grid. Th more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 5 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, ranking member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, issued the following fact sheet on Sept. 4, 2026: * * * Heinrich Releases Fact Sheet Highlighting How Clean Energy is Keeping the Lights on During Extreme Heat Today, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, released a new fact sheet detailing how clean energy and energy storage resources have lessened the likelihood of power outages this summer more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 4 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Heinrich, N.M. Delegation Press VA Secretary to Ensure New Mexico Veterans Are Not Harmed by Agency Reorganization * WASHINGTON -U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and members of the N.M. Congressional Delegation, including U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.), and U.S. Representatives Teresa Leger Fernandez (D-N.M.), Melanie Stansbury (D-N.M.), and Gabe Vasquez (D-N.M.), sent a letter pressing U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Secre more PR

SILVER CITY, New Mexico, Sept. 4 -- Western New Mexico University posted the following news release: * * * International Chinese Student Embarks on New Journey Via WNMU Mustang Golf * Fresh off a 12-hour transpacific flight and a two-day acclimation stop in Arizona, freshman student-athlete Zhixian ("David") Piao officially arrived at Western New Mexico University to join the Mustang men's golf program. Accompanying him on this career-defining journey were his father, Hong Gen Piao, and his mother, Xian Yu Li, who traveled alongside him fro more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 5 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release on Sept. 4, 2026: * * * Lujan, N.M. Delegation Call on DOJ Inspector General to Expand Investigation into DEA Fentanyl Practices in New Mexico NEW MEXICO - Today, U.S. Senators Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) and Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), and U.S. Representatives Teresa Leger Fernandez (D-N.M.), Melanie Stansbury (D-N.M.), and Gabe Vasquez (D-N.M.) called on the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) Office of Inspector General (OIG) to expand its recently announced  more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 5 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * N.M. Delegation Presses VA Secretary to Ensure New Mexico Veterans Are Not Harmed by Agency Reorganization U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and members of the N.M. Congressional Delegation, including U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.), and U.S. Representatives Teresa Leger Fernandez (D-N.M.), Melanie Stansbury (D-N.M.), and Gabe Vasquez (D-N.M.), sent a letter pressing U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Secretary Doug Collins to ensu more PR

ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, Sept. 3 -- The University of New Mexico posted the following news: * * * NMiF looks at turmoil at Office of African American Affairs * This week on New Mexico in Focus (NMIF), Santa Fe New Mexican reporter Lily Alexander helps viewers understand her reporting on longstanding turnover and allegations of workplace hostility at the state Office of African American Affairs -including under the leadership of Executive Director Gene Grant, the former host of NMiF. Alexander interviews two former staffers from the office  more PR

LAS CRUCES, New Mexico, Sept. 4 -- New Mexico State University issued the following news release: * * * NMSU Alumni Pond enters next phase of restoration with fish stocking * New Mexico State University's Alumni Pond has entered the next phase of its ecological recovery, with the pond now stocked with bluegill, fathead minnows and channel catfish. The stocking marks an important step in the continued restoration of the pond's aquatic ecosystem. As the fish acclimate to their new environment and the ecosystem continues to recover, universi more PR

REDWOOD SHORES, California, Sept. 5 -- Oracle, a developer of hardware and software products, issued the following news release: * * * Communities that Inspire Our Work for Families and Professionals in Southern New Mexico Partnerships introduce new educational centers, expand academic and professional field opportunities, and improve access to daily essentials By Colleen Cassity, Global Head, Oracle Social Impact For more than 30 years, Oracle philanthropy has worked alongside local organizations to expand opportunity and strengthen commu more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 4 -- Rep. Gabriel Vasquez, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Gabe Vasquez Calls for Total Ban on ICE Usage of Electric Gloves * WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Representative Gabe Vasquez (NM-02) sent a letter to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) demanding the immediate cancellation of their wasteful $16.7 million contract to equip ICE agents with electric shock gloves and the total ban of abusive devices across all immigration enforcement and detention operations. "This Administration's mass de more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 4 -- Rep. Gabriel Vasquez, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Gabe Vasquez to Introduce BEEF Act to Protect American Ranchers and Lower Beef Prices * WASHINGTON, D.C. - On September 4, 2026, U.S. Representative Gabe Vasquez (NM-02) announced that he will introduce 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 beef produc more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 5 (TNSletter) -- Rep. Gabriel Vasquez, D-New Mexico, and David Kustoff, R-Tennessee, issued the following letter to the Attorney General Todd Blanche: * * * Here is the text of the letter: September 3, 2026 The Honorable Todd Blanche Attorney General Department of Justice 950 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20530 Dear Attorney General Blanche: We respectfully urge the Department of Justice (DOJ) to release funding for the Regional Information Sharing Systems (RISS) Program without further delay. This funding i more PR

ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, Sept. 3 -- The University of New Mexico posted the following news: * * * Search begins for next director of UNM's employee assistance program * The University of New Mexico is launching a search for the next director of the employee assistance program known as Counseling, Assistance and Referral Services (CARS). Aria Ponciroli Aria Ponciroli, who was appointed director of CARS in 2022, is retiring at the end of the year. She has served in the fields of clinical social work, behavioral health and employee assistanc more PR

ESPANOLA, New Mexico, Sept. 4 -- The Northern New Mexico College issued the following news: * * * Two NNMC Engineering Programs earn re-accreditation from ABET * Northern New Mexico College (NNMC) is pleased to announce that our bachelor's programs in Electromechanical Engineering Technology and Information Engineering Technology have been re-accredited by the Engineering Technology Accreditation Commission (ETAC) of ABET. a nonprofit, ISO 9001-certified quality assurance organization. Through the accreditation of academic programs, recogni more PR

ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, Sept. 4 -- The University of New Mexico posted the following news: * * * UNM Art professor featured in prestigious National Gallery of Art exhibit * The National Gallery of Art, in Washington, D.C, is currently featuring photography by Subhankar Banerjee, professor of art and founder and director of The University of New Mexico's Center for Environmental Arts & Humanities, in the Beneath the Surface: Mining and American Photography exhibit. Professor of Art and Ecology Subhankar Banerjee The exhibit features 150  more PR

SANTA FE, New Mexico, Sept. 5 -- WildEarth Guardians issued the following news release on Sept. 4, 2026: * * * Trump Issues Executive Order in Effort to Strip Protections from Mexican Gray Wolves Executive order recommends removing Endangered Species Act protections for gray wolves and Mexican gray wolves - WASHINGTON, D.C. - President Trump today signed an executive order directing the Secretary of the Interior to consider removing Endangered Species Act protections for gray wolves and Mexican gray wolves, as well as provide recommendatio more PR