ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, Aug. 13 -- Albuquerque Public Schools issued the following news on Aug. 12, 2025: * * * State of the District set for Aug. 26 APS leaders will talk about progress and vision at event. * The leaders of Albuquerque Public Schools will talk about momentum, commitment and steady progress toward reaching its goals at the second annual State of the District event, scheduled for Aug. 26 at 8:30 a.m. at the Berna Facio Professional Development Center. Hosted by the Board o more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 11 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * ENR Ranking Member Heinrich Releases Data on Trump Administration Actions that Hike Up Energy Costs * WASHINGTON -- Today, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Ranking Member on the U.S. Energy and Natural Resources Committee, released fact sheets that outline how the Trump Administration's actions and his "Big Bad Bill" raises utility costs for cash-strapped American families. Since his i more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 12 -- La Familia Medical Center dba La Familia Health, Santa Fe, New Mexico, submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) expressing strong discontent regarding a recent Federal Register Notice. The notice, released on July 14, 2025, clarifies the interpretation of "Federal Public Benefits" under the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act (PRWORA) and has raised significant concerns among community health ad more ST

WASHINGTON, Aug. 12 -- Rep. Teresa Leger Fernandez, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Leger Fernandez, Bonamici, Hayes Lead Letter to Protect Immigrant Access to Head Start * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Representatives Teresa Leger Fernandez (D-NM), Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR), and Jahana Hayes (D-CT) led 34 Members of Congress in calling for the Department of Health and Human Services to protect immigrant access to Head Start. The Representatives sent the letter after the Departme more PR

ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, Aug. 13 -- The Los Alamos Study Group issued the following news release on Aug. 12, 2025: * * * Los Alamos Lab to build new power line through culturally-significant recreation area to power nuclear bomb factory, computers NNSA says it needs more reliable, redundant power sources for new national security missions; secret agreement made with tribes, agencies Previously: Gigantic Department of Energy program to make plutonium warhead cores ("pits") has overshot its bu more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 12 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan Joins Senate Democrats in Requesting Report on Looming Health Insurance Impacts Following Republican Cuts to Medicaid and Premium Tax Credits * Santa Fe, N.M. - U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) joined Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY), U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.), Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.), Mark Warner (D-Va.), and a group of Senate Democrats in re more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 12 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan Secures Over $12 Million for New Mexico Projects in Committee-Passed Appropriations Bill * Total Investments for FY26 is $300,585,000 Investments Include Workforce Development, Health Care, and Education Santa Fe, N.M. - U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) announced over $12 million in federal funding secured for New Mexico through the Appropriations Committee's bipartisan passage of F more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 12 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan Statement on Major Public Broadcasting Shutdown Announcement Following GOP Funding Cuts * Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the Commerce Subcommittee on Telecommunications and Media, issued the following statement in response to the announcement from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) that it will begin shutting down operations after Congr more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 12 -- Rep. Gabriel Vasquez, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Vasquez Proposes Solution to Address Housing Affordability Crisis and Keep NM Families in their Homes * WASHINGTON, D.C. - On August 12, 2025, U.S. Representative Gabe Vasquez (NM-02) worked to address the housing affordability crisis by introducing his Keep Mobile Homes Affordable Act. The bill would put investors who purchase over 2,500 mobile homes or pads under review to ensure they a more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 12 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * This Week: Lujan Holds Events Across Northern and Central New Mexico * Lujan Visits Taos, Santa Fe, Espanola, Albuquerque, and Santa Ana Pueblo Holds Town Hall, Listens to Constituent Concerns, and Highlights Work on Behalf of New Mexicans New Mexico - U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) concluded a series of events across New Mexico this week, holding a town hall in Taos and meeting with he more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 12 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following In Focus white paper (No. IF13083) on Aug. 11, 2025, by agricultural policy specialists Lisa S. Benson and Christine Whitt: * * * Unauthorized Farmworkers in the United States In June 2025, some news stations reported that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents had conducted immigration raids of farms and meat processing plants in California, Nebraska, New York, and New Mexico, removing workers t more PR