WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 -- The America First Policy Institute issued the following statement on Feb. 12, 2026: * * * AFPI Applauds Bipartisan Vote to Protect New Mexico Energy The America First Policy Institute (AFPI) New Mexico Chapter released the following statement after state legislators voted to strike down the Clear Horizons Act - a proposal that would have imposed costly emissions mandates and driven up energy prices for New Mexico families: "We are glad to see a clear, bipartisan reject more PR

ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, Feb. 12 -- Albuquerque Public Schools issued the following news on Feb. 10, 2026: * * * Meet the 2026 Selfless Seniors APS Education Foundation recognizes students who uplift their communities without seeking praise. * Seventeen Albuquerque Public Schools high school students, united by a profound dedication to service, have been named Selfless Seniors by the APS Education Foundation. These students routinely go out of their way to uplift others, pouring their tim more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * At Senate Commerce Hearing, Lujan Underscores Need for Transparency and Communication Following Airspace Closures in Texas and New Mexico * Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.), a member of the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, underscored the need for clear communication and answers following recent airspace closures in Texas and New Mexico during  more PR

ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, Feb. 12 -- The University of New Mexico posted the following news: * * * CNM Biotech program provides direct pipeline to UNM * The Biotechnology program at Central New Mexico Community College has been around for more than 20 years. It's a cohort-based three-semester program that begins in the fall and finishes at the end of the summer semester. In this program, students gain many real-world lab skills that are necessary to work in any type of molecular biology lab more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 -- Rep. Veronica Escobar, D-Texas, issued the following news release: * * * Escobar, Vasquez, Heinrich, Lujan Demand Classified Briefing on Air Space Closure * Congresswoman Veronica Escobar (TX-16), Congressman Gabe Vasquez (NM-02), Senator Martin Heinrich (D-NM), and Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-NM) sent a letter to the Secretaries of the Departments of Transportation, Defense, and Homeland Security demanding a classified briefing on the closure of air space in and around E more PR

BETHESDA, Maryland, Feb. 13 [Category: BizAerospace] -- Lockheed Martin posted the following news release: * * * Extended Range GMLRS Achieves First M270A2 Launch and Completes AW System Qualification Tests DALLAS - Lockheed Martin (NYSE:LMT) conducted a successful 112-km flight test of its Extended Range GMLRS (ER GMLRS) at White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico. For the first time, an M270A2 launcher fired the Alternative Warhead (AW) rocket variant validating the system's precision, launche more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Heinrich, Lujan, Leger Fernandez Statement on FEMA Announcement Regarding Hermit's Peak Claims Office Leadership * Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) and U.S. Representative Teresa Leger Fernandez (D-N.M.) issued the following joint statement on the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) announcement regarding Hermit's Peak Claims Office le more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan Speaks Directly with FAA Administrator, Calls for Classified Briefing Over Airspace Closure * Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.), a member of the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee with jurisdiction over the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), issued the following statement after speaking with FAA Administrator Bryan Bedford over airspace closures more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan, Blackburn Reintroduce Legislation to Strengthen Weather Forecasting * Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senators Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) and Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.), Co-Chairs of the Senate National Labs Caucus, reintroduced the bipartisan Advanced Weather Model Computing Development Act to authorize a collaborative research partnership between the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administ more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan, Heinrich, Leger Fernandez Statement on FEMA Announcement Regarding Hermit's Peak Claims Office Leadership * Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) and Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and U.S. Representative Teresa Leger Fernandez (D-N.M.) issued the following joint statement on the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) announcement regarding Hermit's Peak Claims Office lead more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan, Merkley Introduce Legislation to Stop Grocery Price Gouging and Lower Costs for Americans * Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senators Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the Senate Agriculture Committee's Subcommittee on Food and Nutrition, and Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) introduced the Stop Price Gouging in Grocery Stores Act of 2026, legislation that bans corporations from leveraging new  more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan, Scott Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Develop, Demonstrate, and Deploy Technologies to Accelerate Nuclear Waste Cleanup * Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senators Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) and Tim Scott (R-S.C.) introduced the Combining Laboratory Expertise to Accelerate Novel Solutions for Minimizing Accumulated Radioactive Toxins (CLEAN SMART) Act, legislation that would build on the su more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 11 [Category: Environment] -- Earthworks issued the following news release: * * * New Mexico Senate Vote Leaves New Mexicans Without a Plan to Cut Climate Pollution * SANTA FE, N.M. - Today, the New Mexico Senate failed to pass the Clear Horizons Act, SB 18, leaving the state without a long-term plan to reduce climate pollution and manage the rising costs already hitting New Mexico families. The Clear Horizons Act would have required New Mexico to drive real emissions redu more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * New Mexico's congressional delegates demand answers on El Paso airspace closure * New Mexico's congressional delegates are demanding answers after a sudden closure of airspace over El Paso and a nearby area of southeastern New Mexico disrupted flights early Wednesday morning amid a dispute between the Pentagon and the Federal Aviation Administration. The FAA announced late Tuesday it was clo more PR

ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, Feb. 12 -- The University of New Mexico posted the following news: * * * NMiF looks at the state's budget balancing act * This week, New Mexico in Focus zeroes in on the state's budget as lawmakers work to finalize the massive spending plan. Senate Finance Chair George Munoz, a Gallup Democrat, talks to host Nash Jones about several contentious line items, including copays for universal childcare and billions set aside for public and higher education. Then, politic more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 -- Rep. Gabriel Vasquez, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Gabe Vasquez Introduces Solution to Protect New Mexicans from Crushing Medical Debt * WASHINGTON, D.C. - On February 12, 2026, U.S. Representative Gabe Vasquez (NM-02) re-introduced his Patient Debt Relief Act (link is external), a commonsense solution to help protect the one in 11 New Mexican adults (link is external) who are burdened by medical debt after a health emergency. Over 20 m more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 11 -- Rep. Gabriel Vasquez, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Vasquez Votes to Protect American Citizens' Voting Rights from Government Overreach * WASHINGTON, D.C. - On February 11, 2026, U.S. Representative Gabe Vasquez (NM-02) released this statement following his vote to protect American citizens' voting rights: "Let's be clear about what this is -an attempt to disenfranchise eligible American voters and prevent them from casting a ballot. It' more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Senate Dems probe DOE using carbon capture funds to prop up coal * Top Senate Democrats are investigating the Department of Energy's plan to prop up aging coal plants with millions of dollars Congress originally set aside to advance carbon capture technologies and improve energy resiliency and environmental protection in rural areas. Senate Appropriations ranking member Patty Murray (D-Wash. more PR

SANTA FE, New Mexico, Feb. 12 [Category: Political] -- Santa Fe Institute posted the following news release: * * * SFI Press launches "The Economy as an Evolving Complex System IV" * Think of the economy as a giant web where every person, company, and country is linked. When something big happens -a pandemic, the rise of artificial intelligence, or a climate-driven disaster -it doesn't just hit one strand. The shock ripples across the entire web, creating effects in real time that are hard  more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 11 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * The Energy Department Is Failing to Meet Oversight Requirements, Congress' Watchdog Says * The Department of Energy's Office of Clean Energy Demonstrations has lost the staff required to properly oversee about $27 billion in funded energy projects, according to a new assessment from the Government Accountability Office The failure to meet those congressionally-mandated requirements stems fro more PR

ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, Feb. 12 -- The University of New Mexico posted the following news: * * * Turning discovery into impact: UNM research at work for New Mexico * At The University of New Mexico, research is not an abstract pursuit confined to laboratories-it is a public good that strengthens communities, grows the economy, improves health, and prepares the next generation of New Mexico's workforce. Guided by the Office of the Vice President for Research (OVPR), UNM's research enterpri more PR

ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, Feb. 12 -- The University of New Mexico posted the following news: * * * UNM research explores how the brain responds to goals and rewards * Understanding how the brain processes rewards and goals may help researchers better understand motivation, decision-making and mental health disorders such as depression. In the latest episode of The University of New Mexico's award-winning podcast, It's (Probably) Not Rocket Science, host Cameron Goeldner talks with professor J more PR