ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, June 6 -- Albuquerque Public Schools issued the following news on June 5, 2025: * * * APS Superintendent, Principal Honored by Hispano Chamber of Commerce Dr. Blakey and Principal Ortiz recognized for leadership and commitment to students. * The Albuquerque Hispano Chamber of Commerce recognized Superintendent Gabriella Duran-Blakey and East San Jose Elementary School Principal Eder Ortiz on Thursday for their leadership and commitment to students. The Chamber name more PR

WASHINGTON, June 5 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Customs and Border Protection issued the following news release: * * * DHS issues new waivers to expedite new border wall construction in Arizona and New Mexico * WASHINGTON -- Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem has issued three new waivers for border wall construction, ensuring expeditious construction of approximately 36 miles of new border wall in Arizona and New Mexico. This is in addition to the waiver tha more PR

DALLAS, Texas, June 5 -- The Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas, a district bank in the Federal Home Loan Bank System, issued the following news release: * * * Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas and Homewise Award $25K to Santa Fe, New Mexico, Woman to Buy First Home * Ivon Moncada, seen here with two of her children, received a $25,000 grant through FHLB Dallas member Homewise to help her buy a home in Santa Fe, New Mexico. SANTA FE, NEW MEXICO, June 2, 2025--The saying "Things happen when they more PR

DALLAS, Texas, June 5 -- The Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas, a district bank in the Federal Home Loan Bank System, issued the following news release: * * * Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas and Wells Fargo Celebrate Grand Opening of Affordable Apartments * With scissors in hand and smiles all around, representatives from FHLB Dallas, Wells Fargo and CC Housing joined community leaders in Rio Rancho, New Mexico, to celebrate the grand opening of Felician Villa Apartments I and II, an afforda more PR

WASHINGTON, June 5 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Heinrich, Lujan Introduce Legislation to Combat Obesity Epidemic * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) introduced the Treat and Reduce Obesity Act to combat the obesity crisis in the United States by providing regular screenings. The bill would also prevent diseases associated with obesity through expanded coverage of new health care specialists and ch more PR

WASHINGTON, June 5 -- 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 5 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan, Fischer Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Secure America's Satellite Systems * Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Telecommunications and Media, and U.S. Senator Deb Fischer (R-Neb.), Chair of the Subcommittee on Telecommunications and Media, introduced the bipartisan Secure Space Act of 2025 to protect America's satellite systems more PR

WASHINGTON, June 5 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan, Heinrich Join Bipartisan Legislation to Combat Obesity Epidemic * Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) and Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) joined a bipartisan group of Senators in reintroducing the Treat and Reduce Obesity Act (TROA) to combat the obesity crisis in the United States by providing regular screenings. The bill would also prevent diseases associated with obesity th more PR

WASHINGTON, June 5 -- 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 5 -- 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 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * NEWS: Lujan Responds to Latest CBO Estimates Showing 16 Million People Will Become Uninsured from Republican Health Agenda * Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.), a member of the Senate Committee on Finance, issued the following statement on a new analysis from the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) showing 16 million people will lose coverage from the Republican reconciliation p more PR

LAS CRUCES, New Mexico, June 6 -- New Mexico State University issued the following news release: * * * NMSU's ag research is an economic driver for New Mexico Associate Dean and Director of the New Mexico Agricultural Experiment Station * In the midst of the Civil War, when 11 states seceded from the Union and hundreds of thousands of soldiers and civilians were killed, the land-grant university system was established by the Morrill Land Grant College Act of 1862. The act set aside federal  more PR

SANTA FE, New Mexico, June 6 -- The New Mexico Republican Party issued the following statement on June 4, 2025, by Chairwoman Amy Barela: * * * President Trump Restricts Travel to the U.S. "As Chairwoman of the Republican Party of New Mexico, I fully support President Trump's proclamation to restrict the entry of foreign nationals from countries that cannot or will not meet the United States' security and vetting standards. This is a commonsense, decisive move to protect American citizens - more PR

WASHINGTON, June 5 -- Rep. Melanie Stansbury, D-New Mexico, ranking member of the House Oversight and Government Reform Subcommittee on Delivering on Government Efficiency, issued the following news release: * * * Ranking Member Stansbury's Opening Remarks at DOGE Republicans' Hearing Ruthlessly Attacking Non-Profits and Threatening Americans' Basic Rights Washington, D.C. (June 4, 2025)--Below is an opening statement from Rep. Melanie Stansbury, Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Deliveri more PR

WASHINGTON, June 5 -- Rep. Gabriel Vasquez, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Gabe Vasquez Demands Restoration of Mail Service to Mule Creek * WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Representative Gabe Vasquez (NM-02) called on Acting Postmaster Doug Tulino for the restoration of timely and reliable mail services to Mule Creek, New Mexico where residents have been without consistent postal service for nearly a year. "For far too long, Mule Creek residents have been forced to liv more PR

WASHINGTON, June 5 -- Rep. Melanie Stansbury, D-New Mexico, issued the following floor remarks on June 3, 2025 (In this document, the reference to Mr. Speaker refers to the presiding officer of the House at the time of the speech): * * * Mr. Speaker, Elon Musk has left the building. Yet, unfortunately, his legacy of chaos and corruption lives on. The zombie of DOGE lurches on here in the House with the delivery of a $9.4 billion rescission package to make those cuts permanent, a fiscal year 20 more PR

WASHINGTON, June 5 [Category: Political] -- The Independent Women's Forum posted issued the following news release: * * * Report "Identity Crisis: The Disjointed Reality in New Mexico" * SANTA FE, NM - Today, Independent Women unveils a groundbreaking report, " Identity Crisis: The Disjointed Reality in New Mexico." The report is part of the organization's multi-faceted state sunlight project designed to highlight how New Mexico policies clash with public opinion and are actively undermining more PR

WASHINGTON, June 6 (TNSFR) -- A notice from the U.S. Department of the Interior National Park Service issued under the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act, outlines the intended repatriation of a significant cultural item. The Fine Arts Center at Colorado College, Colorado Springs, CO, plans to return a sacred object and object of cultural patrimony to an affiliated Indian Tribe. The item in question is a hide painting, identified as "God the Father," which originated from t more PR

SANTA FE, New Mexico, June 5 -- WildEarth Guardians issued the following news release on June 4, 2025: * * * Wildlife groups' legal challenge: Feds hanging imperiled Sonoran desert tortoise out to dry The Sonoran desert tortoise is being seriously impacted by the climate crisis and habitat damage from livestock grazing. * TUCSON, Ariz.--Today, wildlife advocates challenged the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) in federal court for denying Endangered Species Act (ESA) protections for  more PR