LAS CRUCES, New Mexico, June 5 -- New Mexico State University issued the following news release: * * * APO, NMSU researchers detect new laser reflector on moon with amazing precision Imagine measuring the distance from Earth to an object on the moon within a space equal to the thickness of a single penny. That's what a team from Apache Point Observatory (APO) and New Mexico State University's Department of Astronomy accomplished as part of a NASA project for the Lunar Laser Ranging Operation more PR

LAS CRUCES, New Mexico, June 5 -- New Mexico State University issued the following news release: * * * Engineering students launch American Nuclear Society chapter at NMSU When mechanical engineering student Olivia Belian received official word in November 2024 that the American Nuclear Society (ANS) had approved a new student chapter at New Mexico State University, the moment was nothing short of euphoric. "I was ecstatic," Belian said. "It felt like I had made a lasting impression on NMSU, more PR

WASHINGTON, June 4 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Heinrich, Lujan Statement on President Trump's 2026 Budget Request * Heinrich and Lujan: "Trump's budget is an attack on New Mexicans" WASHINGTON -- U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, and U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.), a member of the Senate Committee on Finance, released the following statement on President Trump's Fiscal Year 2026 (F more PR

WASHINGTON, June 3 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Heinrich, Rounds Urge Agriculture Secretary to Prepare for HPAI Outbreaks in Cattle * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Mike Rounds (R-S.D.) sent a letter to Secretary of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Brooke Rollins urging her to develop an emergency plan to vaccinate cattle against highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI). Since the most recent outbreak of H more PR

WASHINGTON, June 3 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Heinrich, Vasquez Aerial Firefighting Enhancement Act Heads to White House * WASHINGTON -- U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, and U.S. Representative Gabe Vasquez (D-N.M.), announced that their Aerial Firefighting Enhancement Act of 2025, legislation to strengthen the aerial wildfire suppression fleet and better combat the more PR

WASHINGTON, June 4 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan, Boozman Propose Tax Credit to Assist Blind Americans with Obtaining Access Technology * Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) and John Boozman (R-Ark.) introduced the bipartisan Access Technology Affordability Act to create a refundable tax credit to help blind Americans afford the technology and tools that can enhance their ability to perform daily, necessary functions.  more PR

WASHINGTON, June 4 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan, Heinrich Urge FEMA to Implement Reforms to Better Address Disasters in New Mexico, Western States * "FEMA was originally structured to respond to large-scale hurricanes and disasters on the East Coast, and its current - and outdated - model reflects that legacy." Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) and Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) urged the Federal Emergency Management Ag more PR

WASHINGTON, June 4 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan, Klobuchar Lead Senate Spotlight Forum on Devastating Impact of GOP SNAP Cuts * Spotlight Forum Follows CBO Analysis Warning That Millions of Food-Insecure Americans Will Face Higher Food Costs; Lawmakers, Experts Warn of National Hunger Crisis and State Budget Shortfalls Under GOP Proposal More photos available HERE. Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.), Rank more PR

WASHINGTON, June 4 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan, Whitehouse, Durbin, Blumenthal, Coons Question DOJ Decision to Shutter Specialized Unit for Cracking Down on Transnational Crime * The Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Forces program has helped arrest fentanyl traffickers, seize hundreds of tons of narcotics, and confiscate billions in dirty money Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.), more PR

WASHINGTON, June 5 -- The Securities and Exchange Commission issued the following litigation release (No. 1:25-cv-00516; D.N.M. filed June 2, 2025): * * * Securities and Exchange Commission v. New Line Capital, LLC, et al., Case No. 1:25-cv-00516 (D.N.M. filed June 2, 2025) On June 2, 2025, the Securities and Exchange Commission charged New Mexico investment advisory firm New Line Capital, LLC and its owner and managing member David A. Nagler for breaching their fiduciary duties and defraudin more PR

WASHINGTON, June 4 -- Rep. Gabriel Vasquez, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Vasquez Raises Concerns Over Lack of Information for Hunters and Outdoorsmen's Access to the Militarized Portion of the Border * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, during a House Armed Services Committee hearing, U.S. Representative Gabe Vasquez (NM-02) raised serious concerns about the growing militarization of the borderlands in New Mexico. In late April, the Administration transferred control of ap more PR

ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, June 5 -- The Los Alamos Study Group issued the following news release: * * * White House proposes largest warhead spending increase since Reagan Runaway U.S. warhead spending now vastly greater than in the Cold War * Last Friday, May 30, the White House released a Technical Supplement to its previous "skinny budget." That previous budget release was the subject of our May 2 press release ("Trump administration seeks huge increase in nuclear warhead spending, the more PR