LAS CRUCES, New Mexico, Nov. 25 -- New Mexico State University issued the following news release: * * * 33 years strong: NM AMP prepares future STEM leaders * Since its inception 33 years ago, the New Mexico Alliance for Minority Participation has operated with the goal of increasing the number of students who earn science, technology, engineering and mathematics degrees. Twenty-five conferences later, the program remains strong. NM AMP hosted its annual Student Research Conference in late more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 25 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Lujan Unveils Legislation to Reverse Devastating SNAP Cuts, Restore Food Security for Millions of Americans * Bicameral legislation earned the backing of all Senate Democrats, nearly 1,500 national, state, and community-based organizations Washington, D.C. - ICYMI: This week, U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the Senate Agriculture Committee's Subcommittee on Food a more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 25 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan, Blackburn Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Fast-Track Telecommunications and Broadband Expansion Across America * Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) and Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) introduced the bipartisan Broadband and Telecommunications RAIL Act that would streamline the process to deploy telecommunications and broadband equipment in public and railroad rights-of-way. R more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 25 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan, Escobar Introduce Bicameral Legislation to Address Deadly Hate Crimes by Closing Dangerous Loophole * Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) introduced the Disarm Hate Act, legislation aimed at addressing hate-motivated gun violence in communities across the United States. The bill would protect vulnerable communities by closing a dangerous gap in federal law, prohi more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 25 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan, Heinrich, Leger Fernandez Introduce Legislation to Fulfill Taos Pueblo Water Rights Settlement * Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.), a member of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), along with U.S. Representative Teresa Leger Fernandez (D-N.M.), introduced the Taos Pueblo Indian Water Rights Settlement Amendments Act, legislation that prov more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 25 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan, Klobuchar Colleagues Press USDA on Unnecessary SNAP Reapplications * Letter asserts that plan is duplicative of existing programs rules, increases red tape and will unnecessarily inhibit access to benefits WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Ben Ray Lujan (D-NM), Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Food and Nutrition, Specialty Crops, Organics, and Research, and Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Ranking  more PR

LAS CRUCES, New Mexico, Nov. 25 -- New Mexico State University issued the following news release: * * * NMSU hosts LEADING symposium for future agricultural leaders * New Mexico State University welcomed a group of students from three universities for a three-day visit earlier this month aimed at showcasing the Las Cruces campus and preparing future agricultural leaders. The visit was part of a federally funded program called "Leading and Enhancing Agricultural Development in the Next Gene more PR

LAS CRUCES, New Mexico, Nov. 25 -- New Mexico State University issued the following news release: * * * NMSU researcher co-leads national study showing AI prompts passive learning * A new national study co-authored by New Mexico State University researcher Jin Ho Yun finds that students who rely on artificial intelligence systems such as ChatGPT or Gemini may develop more superficial and passive learning habits compared to those who conduct traditional online research. The study, published more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 25 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * PHOTOS: Heinrich, Lujan Host Press Conference with Pueblo Leaders on Next Steps to Permanently Protect Chaco Canyon * WASHINGTON Today, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee and co-founder of the U.S. Senate Stewardship Caucus, U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.), a member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, and more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 25 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture Farm Service Agency issued the following news release: * * * Trump Administration Appoints Zach Riley to Serve as State Executive Director for USDA's Farm Service Agency in New Mexico * WASHINGTON, Nov 25, 2025The Trump Administration recently appointed Zach Riley as the new State Executive Director (SED) for the USDA Farm Service Agency (FSA) in New Mexico. "When America's farming communities prosper, the entire nation thrives. Thi more PR

ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, Nov. 26 -- The University of New Mexico School of Law issued the following news release: * * * The 2025 Scholarship Donor and Recipient Luncheon The 2025 Scholarship Donor and Recipient Luncheon is an annual celebration that brings together donors and student scholarship recipients to celebrate the inspirational and transformative power of academic scholarships. This year, the luncheon took place on November 14, 2025, in the School of Law Forum. Rufina Hernandez-Prew more PR