ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, March 12 -- The University of New Mexico posted the following news: * * * A UNM researcher's mission to help AI make sense * When misinformation spreads faster than a hurricane, who is responsible for teaching the public to recognize it? Jegason Diviant is a Ph.D. student at The University of New Mexico's College of Population Health. He joined the program in 2020 as the COVID-19 pandemic began. He began as a Ph.D. student trying to understand the difference bet more PR

ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, March 12 -- Albuquerque Public Schools issued the following news on March 11, 2026: * * * Albuquerque High Hosts Aerial Drone Championship Local Teams Soar to Victory at Albuquerque High's Aerial Drone Competition * The Albuquerque High School STEAM Club hosted its third annual Aerial Drone Competition on March 7 in the AHS Commons. The Hawks, a JROTC Drone Team from Volcano Vista High School won the Teamwork Championship along with a team from Mescalero High Schoo more PR

ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, March 12 -- The University of New Mexico posted the following news: * * * Bringing hundreds of New Mexico Spanish archives online * In the basement level of Zimmerman library, voices of 20th-century New Mexicans echo through the halls. Community elders and leaders often speaking Spanish unique to the region share stories and wisdom on tape. Center for Southwest Research (CSWR) archivist Samuel Sisneros and Center for Regional Studies fellow Maria Feliza Monta-James more PR

WASHINGTON, March 13 -- The Government Accountability Office has issued a decision denying a protest filed by Southwest Range Services LLC, a joint venture based in Las Cruces, New Mexico. The protest challenged the U.S. Army's award of a mission test support services contract to TRAX International Corp, Las Vegas, Nevada. The contract, valued at approximately $780 million, provides mission support for Army test centers in Alaska, Arizona and Panama. Southwest Range argued that the Army failed  more ST

WASHINGTON, March 12 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Heinrich Leads Legislation to Refund Working Families for Trump's Unlawful Tariffs * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) led 7 Senate Democrats to introduce the Tariff Refunds for Working Families Act, legislation that will create a tax rebate program for individuals and families who have paid increased prices for groceries and everyday essentials due to President Trump's unlaw more PR

WASHINGTON, March 11 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Heinrich on Senate Floor: President Trump is dumbing down our history and cheapening our National Parks. But he will not take our history from us. * WASHINGTON -Today, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, led his colleagues in delivering remarks on the Senate floor in condemning and drawing attention to the Trump admi more PR

WASHINGTON, March 12 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Heinrich, Lujan, Leger Fernandez Secure HHS Senior Official to Visit Gallup Indian Medical Center, Witness Trump-Caused Delays & Reduction of Patient Care * WASHINGTON -Today, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.), a member of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, and U.S. Representative Teresa Leger Fernandez (D-N.M.) announced that Mark Cruz, a Tribal  more PR

WASHINGTON, March 11 -- Sen. John Hickenlooper, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * Hickenlooper, Bennet, Hurd Urge Evaluation of UMUT Law Enforcement Capacity * WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Senators John Hickenlooper and Michael Bennet and U.S. Representative Jeff Hurd urged the Department of the Interior (DOI) Assistant Secretary of Indian Affairs, William Kirkland, to evaluate the law enforcement capacity needed to keep Tribal members and the community safe on the Ute Mountai more PR

WASHINGTON, March 12 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Senate Democrats Sound Off on Trump Administration Erasing History on Public Lands * Link to floor speeches here Link to Heinrich's speech here WASHINGTON -Yesterday, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, led his colleagues on the Senate floor, criticizing the Trump administration for its efforts to erase hi more PR

WASHINGTON, March 13 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, ranking member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, issued the following news release on March 12, 2026: * * * ICYMI: Senate Democrats Sound Off on Trump Administration Erasing History on Public Lands Yesterday, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, led his colleagues on the Senate floor, criticizing the Trump administration for its efforts to more PR

WASHINGTON, March 12 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan Introduces Legislative Package to Hold ICE and CBP Accountable, Increase Transparency, and Make Communities Safer * Legislative Efforts Follow Major DHS Scandals, Killings of American Citizens U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) introduced the Homeland Security Improvement Act, DHS Hiring Review Act, and the Location Updates for Custody and Transparency Enforcement Act (LOCATE) Act. The  more PR

WASHINGTON, March 12 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan Presses Bureau of Reclamation to Fully Fund and Complete the Navajo-Gallup Water Supply Project * Bureau of Reclamation Commits to Review Hold Up in Funding Following Lujan Questioning Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.), a member of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, questioned Scott Cameron, Acting Commissioner at Bureau of Reclamation, regarding fully funding more PR

WASHINGTON, March 12 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan Statement on Viewing Unredacted Epstein Files at DOJ * U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) issued the following statement after visiting the Department of Justice (DOJ) to view the unredacted Epstein files:  "Today made one thing very clear: horrific and disturbing acts occurred on the Zorro Ranch property near Stanley, New Mexico, and more investigations must be conducted to deliver th more PR

WASHINGTON, March 12 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan Votes Against President Trump's Illegal War Against Iran * Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) issued the following statement after voting for a bipartisan War Powers Resolution that blocks the use of the U.S. Armed Forces from engaging in hostilities against Iran unless authorized by Congress: "With no accountability and in defiance of the American people, President  more PR

WASHINGTON, March 12 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan, Fischer Urge FCC to Preserve Critical Broadband Service That Boosts Rural and Tribal Broadband, Promotes Military Readiness, and Supports American Manufacturing * Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senators Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the Senate Commerce Committee's Subcommittee on Telecommunications and Media, and Deb Fischer (R-Neb.), Chair of the Subcommittee on Telecommunic more PR

WASHINGTON, March 12 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan, Merkley, Murkowski, Durbin Push for Audit of DOJ's Practices in Redacting Epstein Files Law Prohibited Redactions Based on Reputational Harm or Political Sensitivity  Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senators Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.), Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska), and Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) called for an independent audit and report to Congress about the Department of Just more PR

PORTALES, New Mexico, March 12 -- Eastern New Mexico University issued the following news on March 10, 2026: * * * N.M. Supreme Court to Re-enact Case at ENMU for Rule of Law Civic Education Program In a rare opportunity to witness the judicial branch in action, the New Mexico Supreme Court will travel to the Eastern New Mexico University (ENMU) University Theatre Center on Wednesday, April 1, 2026. As part of the Court's "Rule of Law" civics education initiative, the Justices will hear oral more PR

WASHINGTON, March 12 [Category: Biology] -- The Center for Biological Diversity posted the following news release: * * * New Mexico Oil Group Makes Third Bid to Discharge Toxic Fracking Wastewater into Rivers, Crops * SANTA FE, N.M. -A fossil fuel industry trade group is pressing New Mexico regulators for the third time to allow the release of toxic oil and gas wastewater into the state's rivers and onto pastures and irrigated crops. "This latest attempt by the oil industry to offload its  more PR

LAS CRUCES, New Mexico, March 12 -- New Mexico State University issued the following news release: * * * NMSU Employee Council to host "Invest in You within NMSU" professional development event * New Mexico State University faculty and staff will have an opportunity to explore educational pathways, professional development programs and career advancement resources during the upcoming "Invest in You within NMSU" event later this month. Hosted by the NMSU Employee Council in partnership with more PR

LAS CRUCES, New Mexico, March 12 -- New Mexico State University issued the following news release: * * * NMSU named Gilman Program 25th anniversary top-producing institution * Established in 2001, the U.S. Department of State's Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship Program has provided merit-based scholarships to college students to study or intern abroad, and New Mexico State University has been recognized as a top-producing institution. NMSU was selected in the medium colleges and more PR

LAS CRUCES, New Mexico, March 12 -- New Mexico State University issued the following news release: * * * NMSU named to Princeton Review's Best Online Graduate Programs for 2026 * New Mexico State University has been named to The Princeton Review's Best Online Graduate Programs for 2026 for both its Doctor of Education and Master of Science in Nursing programs, earning national recognition for excellence in online graduate education. The annual list highlights programs that combine academic more PR

LAS CRUCES, New Mexico, March 12 -- New Mexico State University issued the following news release: * * * NMSU Nepalese Student Association to host 17th international conference March 21 * When researchers collaborate across disciplines, it allows them to use new tools, consider new perspectives and see how their work fits into a bigger picture. The New Mexico State University Nepalese Student Association (NeSA) will host their 17th annual international conference embracing international and  more PR

WASHINGTON, March 12 -- Rep. Gabriel Vasquez, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Gabe Vasquez Pushes to Ban Public Officials From Insider Trading on Prediction Markets * WASHINGTON, D.C. - On March 12, 2026, U.S. Representative Gabe Vasquez (NM-02) continued his push to hold Washington accountable and cosponsored a bill to ban public officials from insider trading on prediction markets. The Public Integrity in Financial Prediction Markets Act addresses flagrant corru more PR

SANTA FE, New Mexico, March 12 [Category: Political] -- Santa Fe Institute posted the following news release: * * * Arguing for a complex adaptive power grid * The grid is in crisis. A century-old system for generating, distributing, and regulating electricity cannot cope with coinciding pressures including electrification, decarbonization, enormous demand from data centers, and grid technology updates like digitalization and artificial intelligence. Even the supply chain is faltering. "I more PR

WASHINGTON, March 12 -- Rep. Melanie Stansbury, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Stansbury, Warren, Blumenthal Press Big Tech CEOs on Trump Settlements to Now-Dissolved Library Fund * ABC, Meta, X, Paramount potentially sent up to $63 million in settlements to Trump Library fund that has since been dissolved U.S. Representative Melanie Stansbury (NM-01), along with U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), pressed ABC, Meta, X, and Par more PR