SANTA FE, New Mexico, Dec. 10 -- The New Mexico Department of Economic Development issued the following news release on Dec. 9, 2024: * * * Budget priorities focus on bi-partisan initiatives: technology, outdoor rec, food security * * * Secretary-Designate Rob Black said on Monday that the New Mexico Economic Development Department (EDD) is asking lawmakers to support proven initiatives that diversify New Mexico's economy and offer high-paying jobs and a more skilled workforce. Black is set more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 10 -- Rep. Mark Green, R-Tennessee, chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee, issued the following news release on Dec. 9, 2024: Last week, the House Homeland Security Subcommittee on Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Protection, led by Chairman Andrew Garbarino (R-NY), held a hearing with private sector witnesses to examine how the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency's (CISA) "Secure-By-Design" initiative has influenced the cybersecurity posture of busines more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 9 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior issued the following news release: An official website of the United States government Here's how you know Official websites use .gov A .gov website belongs to an official government organization in the United States. Secure .gov websites use HTTPS A lock ( Lock Locked padlock ) or https:// means you've safely connected to the .gov website. Share sensitive information only on official, secure websi more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 10 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Indian Affairs issued the following news release on Dec. 9, 2024: The Department of the Interior and the Department of Justice today published new guidelines and best practices to improve media coverage on the crisis of missing or murdered Indigenous peoples (MMIP) and human trafficking (HT). The release comes as the Biden-Harris administration hosts the 2024 White House Tribal Nations Summit, which provides an opportunity f more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 10 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Indian Affairs issued the following news release on Dec. 9, 2024: Secretary Deb Haaland today applauded the 400 co-stewardship agreements signed by the Biden-Harris administration with Tribes, Alaska Native Corporations and consortiums in remarks at the 2024 White House Tribal Nations Summit. The annual event, re-initiated by President Biden, provides an opportunity for Administration and Tribal leaders from the 574 federall more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 6 -- NASA issued the following news release: With a look back at 2024, NASA is celebrating its many innovative and inspiring accomplishments this year including for the first time, landing new science and technology on the Moon with an American company, pushing the boundaries of exploration by launching a new mission to study Jupiter's icy moon Europa; maintaining 24 years of continuous human exploration off the Earth aboard the International Space Station, and unveiling the fi more PR

ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, Dec. 10 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Energy Sandia National Laboratories issued the following news release: Not since the early 1990s, when the World Wide Web was introduced, has Sandia National Laboratories seen as many new Cooperative Research and Development Agreements as it did in fiscal year 2024. Sandia entered into 72 new CRADAs, the second-highest number in history, in the fiscal year that ended Sept. 30. In the early 2000s, Sandia executed about half tha more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 9 -- Rep. Melanie Stansbury, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Melanie Stansbury (NM-01) held a press call today to discuss her plans for the next Congress and a new bill, the National Resilience and Recovery Fund Act (Polluters Pay Act), which would establish a new trust fund in the tax code called the "National Resilience and Recovery Fund" with funds from taxes levied on corporate polluters. "The National Resilience and Recovery Fund Act will c more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 9 -- Rep. Melanie Stansbury, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: Representative Melanie Stansbury (NM-01), welcomes the endorsement from Rep. Vicente Gonzalez (TX-34) for Ranking Member on the U.S. House Committee on Natural Resources: "Congresswoman Stansbury has been a devoted public servant for New Mexico's residents, first in the state legislature and now working for the people of NM-01. Since coming to Congress, she has championed water issues and introduced  more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 9 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior issued the following news release: Secretary Deb Haaland today applauded the 400 co-stewardship agreements signed by the Biden-Harris administration with Tribes, Alaska Native Corporations and consortiums in remarks at the 2024 White House Tribal Nations Summit. The annual event, re-initiated by President Biden, provides an opportunity for Administration and Tribal leaders from the 574 federally recognized Tribes to discuss ways the fede more PR

HOUSTON, Texas, Dec. 10 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Texas issued the following news release: * * * Arrests result from Joint Task Force Alpha investigation and joint operation in U.S. and Guatemala * * * An international enforcement operation has resulted in the arrest of five Guatemalan human smugglers linked to the Dec. 9, 2021, mass casualty event in Chiapas, Mexico, where a semi-trailer truck containing at least 160 migrants -- many of whom were Guatem more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 10 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service issued the following news release: * * * This tiny mammal is only found in southern New Mexico * * * After reviewing the best available scientific and commercial information, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has determined that the Penasco least chipmunk meets the definition of endangered under the Endangered Species Act. To support the recovery of this subspecies, the Service is also designating 4,38 more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 10 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service issued the following news release on Dec. 9, 2024: Albuquerque, N.M. -- Today, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is announcing a notice of the not warranted finding on the petition to list the Rio Grande cutthroat trout. After completing a thorough review and consulting with scientists, state agencies, species experts and others, the Service concluded that the Rio Grande cutthroat trout is not in danger o more PR