ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, Oct. 14 -- The University of New Mexico issued the following news: * * * Clarence Cruz leaves a lasting Native pottery legacy at UNM By Megan Borders If you've ever taken a traditional Native American pottery class at The University of New Mexico or gone hiking to gather natural earthen resources for making traditional Native pottery, chances are you've met Clarence Cruz. Cruz is Tewa from Ohkay Owingeh, formerly known as San Juan Pueblo. He is an associate profess more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 13 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan Applauds Senate Passage of Bill to Streamline Land Port of Entry Permits * Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) applauded the Senate passage of his InternationalBridge and Port of Entry Modernization Act. This legislation, passed in this year's National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), will expedite the presidential permitting process for all international bridges more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 13 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan Statement on Senate Passage of the National Defense Authorization Act * Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) issued the following statement on the Senate passage of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA): "This year's NDAA reflects a bipartisan commitment to ensuring our Armed Forces, national security, and broader national defense remain strong and ready to meet more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 13 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan Statement on Trump Administration Using Shutdown As Cover to Conduct Mass Firings * Trump, Vought cause shutdown, use it to fire hard-working federal employees and inflict maximum pain on the American people President Trump: "We can do things during the shutdown that are irreversible and bad for them like cutting vast numbers of people out. Cutting things they like, cutting programs they more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 13 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan: President Trump is Using His Shutdown to Inflict Maximum Pain on New Mexico and Terminate Energy Projects That Lower Costs for Families * "We can get rid of a lot of things that we didn't want." - President Trump on Government Shutdowns Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) issued the following statement on the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announcing it would termina more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 13 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * REPUBLICAN SHUTDOWN DAY 3: From Premium Hikes to Utilities, President Trump's Shutdown is Making Life More Expensive * NEW THIS MORNING FROM KFF : 8 in 10 Americans Say Congress Should Extend the Enhanced ACA Tax Credits Set to Expire Next Year, Including 6 in 10 Republicans Trump Admin Cancels Energy Projects As " Most Americans Report Higher Electricity, Gas Bills Compared to a Year Ago" W more PR

ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, Oct. 14 -- The University of New Mexico issued the following news: * * * Africana Studies asks community to share their stories By Anna Padilla The Africana Studies Department is making an online space where stories of New Mexicans can be told. Department Chair Kirsten Buick, Ph.D., was inspired to create the Tell Us Your Stories tab on their website when she came across research a former University of New Mexico student had done on a local homesteader. "Africana S more PR

ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, Oct. 14 (TNSjou) -- The University of New Mexico posted the following news: * * * Columbia University anthropologist to deliver annual Journal of Anthropological Research Distinguished Lecture By Simon Roybal Severin Fowles, a leading anthropologist at Columbia University, will deliver the 2025 Journal of Anthropological Research (JAR) Distinguished Lecture. The annual event will feature an engaging talk by a leading expert examining colonialism in the American West more PR

ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, Oct. 14 -- The University of New Mexico issued the following news: * * * UNM awarded Department of Education grant for new special education teachers By Bridgette Wagner Jones The University of New Mexico College of Education & Human Sciences (COEHS) has received a major award from the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP) to launch the E3 Program -- Effective Evidence-based Education, a comprehensive initiative designed to prepar more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 13 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * VIDEO: Lujan on MSNBC -- Trump's Shutdown is Hurting Americans * Watch Senator Lujan's full interview HERE. Washington, D.C. -- Today, U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) joined MSNBC's Chris Jansing to discuss the current state of President Trump's shutdown and the urgent need for Congressional Republicans to reopen the government and protect Americans'health care. On day eight of the Trump more PR