ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, Feb. 4 -- Bernalillo County issued the following news release on Feb. 3, 2025: Bernalillo County's five elected commissioners will today present what they've collectively determined to be the county's most needed capital outlay projects of 2025 at a news conference that will be streamed live here at the New Mexico State Capitol rotunda. Capital outlay money funds long-term investments in projects such as buildings, infrastructure, and equipment. The news conference at   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 3 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan Introduces Bipartisan Bill to Protect Consumers in the Online Ticket Marketplace Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) and Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.), members of the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, & Transportation, reintroduced the Mitigating Automated Internet Networks for (MAIN) Event Ticketing Act, legislation that would and better protect consumers in the o  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 3 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan: Trump Tariffs Will Hit New Mexico Families, Increase Everyday Prices Reporting Shows Tariffs Could Lead to Cost Increase for Gas, Groceries Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.), a member of the Senate Committee on Finance, issued the following statement on President Trump's announcement to impose 25% tariffs on Mexico and Canada and 10% tariffs on China: "From t  more

SANTA FE, New Mexico, Feb. 4 -- New Mexico Attorney General Raul Torrez issued the following news release on Feb. 3, 2025: Today, Attorney General Raul Torrez, joined by cosponsors - Senate Finance Chair George Munoz and Speaker of the House Javier Martinez - introduced a transformative higher education reform package, including a proposed constitutional amendment and enabling legislation, to increase transparency and accountability, and reinforce the essential fiduciary responsibilities of uni  more

ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, Feb. 4 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of New Mexico issued the following news release: Two individuals are facing federal human trafficking charges for allegedly forcing two minor girls, ages 14 and 15, into prostitution. The indictment alleges that from December 29, 2024, to January 3, 2025, Roderick Bill Norseweather, 25, and Tajahnae Johnson, 21, knowingly recruited two minors for commercial sex acts, using force, threats, fraud, and coercion.   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 4 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, ranking member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, issued the following news release on Feb. 3, 2025: U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, and U.S. Senator Tim Kaine (D-Va.) unveiled legislation to terminate the national energy emergency President Donald Trump declared to benefit Big Oil. The legislation is privileged, meaning that the Republican Sen  more