WASHINGTON, July 21 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Heinrich, Lujan Demand Answers on Trump Admin Re-Adding Medical Debt onto Credit Reports * Washington, D.C. -- U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) joined Senator Reverend Raphael Warnock (D-Ga.), Banking Committee Ranking Member Elizabeth Warren (D- Mass.), Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) and 24 other Senators in pushing the Trum more PR

WASHINGTON, July 21 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Lujan Pens Joint Op-Ed on 80th Anniversary of the Trinity Test and Extension and Expansion of RECA * Washington, D.C. - In Case You Missed It : U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) and Tina Cordova, co-founder of the Tularosa Basin Downwinders Consortium, published an opinion piece in the Albuquerque Journal reflecting on the 80 th anniversary of the Trinity Test and highlighting decades-l more PR

LAS CRUCES, New Mexico, July 22 -- New Mexico State University issued the following news release: * * * Initiative helps NMSU prepare NM workforce for national security As a member of the Plutonium Workforce Development Initiative, or PWDI, New Mexico State University is teaching and training students in several disciplines to create a robust workforce pipeline for one of the state's national labs. As part of the New Mexico Consortium's PWDI effort, NMSU is one of 10 higher education institu more PR

WASHINGTON, July 21 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan Presses Nominee for Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs on Commitment to Fund and Complete the Navajo-Gallup Water Supply Project * Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.), a member of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, questioned Mr. William Kirkland during a nomination hearing to be Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs within the Department of the Interior. Speci more PR

WASHINGTON, July 21 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan Statement Ahead of 80th Anniversary of Trinity Test * Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) issued the following statement ahead of the 80 th anniversary of the Trinity Test: "Tomorrow marks 80 years since the Trinity Test -- eight decades of pain, loss, and injustice for the victims still living with the fallout of nuclear testing and uranium mining. "For over  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 21 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan, Colleagues Introduce Legislation to Restore and Modernize National Labs * Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) introduced the Restore and Modernize Our National Labs Act of 2025, legislation that would invest in maintenance projects and infrastructure improvements at America's National Labs. Specifically, the legislation would authorize funding for deferred mainte more PR

WASHINGTON, July 21 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan: GOP Vote to Rip Away Public Broadcasting Funds Endangers Rural and Tribal Communities * 1500+ Local Public Radio and TV Stations At Risk of Losing Funding WATCH : Lujan Offers Motion to Recissions Package to Protect AMBER & Emergency Alerts WATCH : Lujan Sounds Alarm on Dangerous GOP Plan to Gut Public Broadcasting WATCH : Lujan Joins Democratic Leadership Press Conference on Cuts P more PR

ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, July 22 -- The University of New Mexico issued the following news: * * * New Mexico's Quantum Moonshot advances as a semifinalist in the NSF Regional Innovation Engines Program The National Science Foundation (NSF) announced New Mexico's Quantum Moonshot project, led by Elevate Quantum, as one of 29 semifinalists advancing to the next round of the Regional Innovation Engines program - a groundbreaking federal initiative set to invest up to $160 million over 10 years i more PR

LAS CRUCES, New Mexico, July 22 -- New Mexico State University issued the following news release: * * * NMSU Extension provides resources on pest affecting livestock, pets New Mexico State University Cooperative Extension Service officials are collaborating with the New Mexico Livestock Board and New Mexico Department of Agriculture to monitor the possible return of a pest that is harmful to animals and have resources to help agricultural producers and the community understand the situation.  more PR

ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, July 22 -- The University of New Mexico issued the following news: * * * New course model introduces students to interdisciplinary research By Anna Padilla A new course model has proven successful in providing research experience to college freshman and sophomores. The Resilience Solutions Incubator (RSI) aims to encourage scientific inquiry and community impact. Originally developed by The University of New Mexico Accelerating Resilience Innovations in Drylands (A more PR