SANTA FE, New Mexico, Jan. 7 -- New Mexico Attorney General Raul Torrez issued the following news release on Jan. 6, 2025: Silver City, NM -- Today, New Mexico Attorney General Raul Torrez filed an emergency motion for a temporary restraining order to prevent Western New Mexico University (WNMU) from disbursing a $1,909,788 severance payment to departing President Dr. Joseph Shepard. In seeking to prevent a gross misuse of funds appropriated to support the education of Western's student populat  more

MARIETTA, Georgia, Jan. 6 -- The U.S. Air Force Special Operations Command issued the following news: Maj. Gen. Justin Hoffman, Deputy Commander of Air Force Special Operations Command, attended a delivery milestone on Dec 13, 2024 in Marietta, Georgia for the command's final MC-130J Commando II. The fly-away ceremony commemorated the final stage of Lockheed Martin's aircraft production for the MC-130J program and last handover to the Air Force. "For decades, Lockheed Martin has consistently   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 7 -- The Department of Housing and Urban Development issued the following news release: * * * Original text here: Biden-Harris Administration Delivers $12 Billion in Long-Term Assistance to Communities Impacted by Disasters Funds will support recovery from Lahaina Wildfire, Hurricane Helene, Hurricane Milton, and other 2023 & 2024 disasters WASHINGTON \- Today, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announced the allocation of nearly $12 billion in C  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 7 (TNSFR) -- The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has partially revoked land withdrawals for the Avalon Reservoir Carlsbad Project in New Mexico. The Bureau of Reclamation (BOR), which manages the project, determined that 335.25 acres of the withdrawn land are no longer needed. This action opens the land for potential appropriation under public land laws. The BLM will manage the land sale process, and any lands not sold will be returned to BLM administration. The land will be o  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 6 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) issued the following statement on the certification of the results of the 2024 presidential election: "As I have done throughout my time in Congress, I fulfilled my constitutional duty and voted to certify the results of the presidential election. I will always defend our democratic values, support the certification of free and fair elections, and uphold the wil  more

ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, Jan. 7 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of New Mexico issued the following news release: A Zuni man has been charged with second degree murder in Indian Country. The indictment alleges that on or about December 1, 2024, Glendon Laate, a member of the Zuni Pueblo, allegedly killed John Doe with malice aforethought by shooting him with a homemade firearm. Laate will remain in custody pending trial, which has not been scheduled. If convicted, Laate fac  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 6 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) issued the following statement to recognize the fourth anniversary of the insurrection at the United States Capitol on January 6, 2021: "Four years ago today, our democracy was pushed to the brink by rioters who violently forced their way into the U.S. Capitol to try and stop the certification of a free and fair election. Instigated and directed by President Trump, the  more

ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, Jan. 7 -- The U.S. Department of Energy Sandia National Laboratories issued the following news release: Sandia National Laboratories is collaborating with other research institutions to head off a potential future energy crisis that could be driven in part by artificial intelligence. "We face an unprecedented microelectronics energy efficiency challenge," Sandia's Jeffrey Nelson said. "Computing alone is projected to consume a significant portion of the total planetary  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 7 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture issued the following news release: USDA Celebrates President Biden's Sattitla Highlands Monument Designation Jan. 7, 2025 Today, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack praised President Biden's designation of a new national monument Sattitla Highlands National Monument in Northern California. The designation protects Tribal ancestral homelands, historic and scientific treasures, rare flora and fauna, and underground aquifers at the headwaters  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 7 (TNSfact) -- The White House issued the following fact sheet on Jan. 6, 2025: * * * President Biden Protects Atlantic and Pacific Coasts from Offshore Oil and Gas Drilling - President Biden has now conserved over 670 million acres of America's lands and waters, more than any other president in history Today President Biden will take action to protect the entire U.S. East coast, the eastern Gulf of Mexico, the Pacific off the coasts of Washington, Oregon, and California, an  more