WASHINGTON, April 16 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * As Trump Pushes Toward Recession, Heinrich & Lujan Demand Answers on Cuts to New Mexico Manufacturing Center WASHINGTON -- U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich and Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) are demanding answers on the Administration's decision to cancel funding for ten National Institute of Standards and Technology Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) Centers across the country, including in more PR

WASHINGTON, April 17 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics issued the following report (No. USDL-25-0488) on April 16, 2025, entitled "State Job Openings and Labor Turnover - February 2025": * * * Job openings rates decreased in 4 states and increased in 1 state in February, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Over the month, hires rates decreased in 3 states and increased in 3 states. Total separations rates decreased in 7 states and increased i more PR

WASHINGTON, April 17 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA), has published a notice regarding the Pueblo of Santa Clara's updated Liquor Code, which amends the existing ordinance originally published in the Federal Register on August 18, 2017. The amendments, adopted by the Pueblo's Tribal Council on December 13, 2024, seek to further regulate the retail sale of alcohol within the Pueblo's lands, aiming to both facilitate economic development and address more PR

WASHINGTON, April 16 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has released the following public communication dated March 28, 2025, from Michael Millard, president and CSO of AWM Associates LLC, Albuquerque, New Mexico: * * * To: FMCSA Washington, D.C. Reference: FMCSA-2024-0317 * * * I appreciate Huntsman Transport's application for multiple exceptions from the FMCSR; however, per 49 CFR Part Sec.390.5T the "agents" are "employees" or "driver more ST

WASHINGTON, April 16 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: * * * Interagency Land Agreement Strengthens Military Border Mission On April 11, 2025, a national security presidential memorandum directed the Defense Department to accept jurisdiction of certain federal lands along the southern border from other agencies. "Our southern border is under attack from a variety of threats," President Donald J. Trump said in the memorandum. "The complexity of the current situatio more PR

WASHINGTON, April 16 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan Addresses Industry Leaders and Innovators at Energy, Technology & Environmental Business Association's Forum Santa Fe, N.M. - Today, U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) delivered remarks at the Energy, Technology & Environmental Business Association's New Mexico Federal Business Opportunities Forum to highlight federal investments in energy, innovation, and sustainability, as well as the s more PR

WASHINGTON, April 16 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan Convenes Roundtable Discussion on Tariffs with Business Leaders and Tours Veterans Integration Center Albuquerque, N.M. - Today, U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.), a member of the Senate Committee on Finance, held a roundtable discussion with business leaders and workers on President Trump's reckless tariffs and its impacts on the New Mexico economy at the Albuquerque Hispano Chamber of  more PR

WASHINGTON, April 16 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan Introduces Resolution to Highlight National Public Health Week Amid Drastic Cuts to Public Health Agencies Washington D.C. - U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) introduced a resolution highlighting National Public Health Week, celebrated this year from April 7 th - April 13 th. This resolution is meant to raise awareness about the importance of public health amid the firing of nearly 25% o more PR

WASHINGTON, April 16 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan, Leger Fernandez Lead New Mexico Delegation in Reintroduction of Legislation to Permanently Protect Chaco Canyon New Mexico Delegation Moves to Protect Sacred Site for Years and Generations to Come Washington, D.C. - 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 Vasq more PR

WASHINGTON, April 16 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan, Senate Democrats Release Report Highlighting DOGE's Deep Cuts to Veterans Benefits Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.), along with Senate Democrats, released the following report on how President Trump, Elon Musk and DOGE are gutting the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and undermining benefits for New Mexico veterans: The so-called Department of Government Efficie more PR

SANTA FE, New Mexico, April 17 -- The New Mexico Department of Economic Development issued the following news release on April 16, 2025: * * * Mesa Quantum Technologies is first recipient of state quantum grant SANTA FE -- The New Mexico Economic Development Department, through its Office of Strategy, Science & Technology, has awarded $100,000 in competitive non-dilutive grant funding to Mesa Quantum Systems, Inc. in the inaugural round of the Quantum Technologies Award Pilot Program. Launch more PR

WASHINGTON, April 16 -- Rep. Gabriel Vasquez, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Gabe Vasquez Issues Statement on Vehicle Accident Near Santa Teresa, New Mexico WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Representative Gabe Vasquez (NM-02) issued the following statement in response to reports that two service members were killed and one seriously injured in a vehicle accident near Santa Teresa, New Mexico. "I am deeply saddened by the tragic loss of two service members today ne more PR

WASHINGTON, April 16 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior issued the following news release: * * * Secretary Burgum Visits White Sands National Park Ahead of National Park Week Statement from Interior Press: Secretary Doug Burgum visited White Sands National Park in New Mexico today, home to the world's largest gypsum dunefield and one of America's most extraordinary landscapes. While touring White Sands National Park, Secretary Burgum observed the vital role paleontology plays in the par more PR

WASHINGTON, April 15 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior issued the following news release: * * * Secretary Doug Burgum Visits Southern Border in New Mexico Statement from Interior Press: Today, Secretary Burgum met with U.S. Border Patrol and Bureau of Land Management personnel at the Santa Teresa Station, in New Mexico, where the Department of the Interior is transferring federal land along the U.S.-Mexico border to the Department of the Army to advance President Donald J. Trump's dire more PR