WASHINGTON, May 13 -- Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release: * * * Blackburn, Lujan Introduce Bill to Ensure U.S. Remains the World Leader in Quantum WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senators Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) and Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) introduced the Quantum Leadership in Emerging Applications and Policy (LEAP) Act which will ensure the United States remains the world leader in quantum by establishing a legislative commission to tackle the issues facing  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, May 14 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Western Regional Information Office issued the following report on May 13, 2025, entitled "Consumer Price Index, West Region - April 2025": * * * Area prices were up 0.5 percent over the past month, up 2.1 percent from a year ago * * * The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) in the West Region advanced 0.5 percent in April, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported t  more

WASHINGTON, May 13 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: * * * Contracts for May 13, 2025 NAVY IAP World Services Inc., Cape Canaveral, Florida, is awarded a $58,152,355 indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity base operations support contract for services at Naval Support Activity Souda Bay, Crete, Greece. Work will be performed at Souda Bay, Greece, and will be completed by June 2034. The maximum dollar value, including the base period and eight option periods, is $5  more

WASHINGTON, May 13 -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R46736) on May 12, 2025, entitled "Stepping In - The FCC's Authority to Preempt State Laws Under the Communications Act:" (Continued from Part 2 of 3) * * * Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) Similar to its approach to internet access itself, the FCC has taken a hands-off approach to regulating internet enabled communications - most notably VoIP, which enables users to make voice calls using the inter  more

WASHINGTON, May 12 -- The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission issued the following news release: * * * Landry's Seafood House to Pay $90,000 in EEOC National Origin Harassment Lawsuit Settlement Resolves Federal Suit Charging Iranian Employee Was Harassed and Subjected to Retaliation at Work DENVER - National restaurant chain Landry's Seafood House will pay $90,000 and provide other equitable relief to settle a national origin harassment and retaliation lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal E  more

WASHINGTON, May 13 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan Leads Colleagues in Calling on Trump Administration to Crack Down on U.S. Firearms Flowing to Latin American Drug Cartels Administration's Designation of 8 Cartels as Foreign Terrorist Organizations Unlocks New Tools to Crack Down on Southbound Arms Trafficking Over 200,000 American Firearms Flow into Mexico Every Year, Fueling Gang Violence and Drug and Human Trafficking Washington, D.C  more

WASHINGTON, May 13 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan Statement on Congressional Republicans Pushing Largest Medicaid Cut In History, Kicking Millions Off SNAP and Nutrition Programs Nonpartisan CBO Analysis Shows All Savings from Republican Bill Come from Benefit Cuts, Terminating Health Coverage, and Payment Cuts for Doctors, Hospitals, Nursing Homes, and Home Care Providers House Committees Meeting This Week to Advance Tax Scam, Gut Medica  more

WASHINGTON, May 13 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan Statement on Procedural Vote to Advance the GENIUS Act Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) issued the following statement regarding the failed procedural vote to advance the Guiding and Establishing National Innovation for U.S. Stablecoins (GENIUS) Act: "Stablecoins are positioned to play a key and innovative role in our financial system. As digital assets continue to ev  more

WASHINGTON, May 13 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan Statement on Republican Resolution to Strip Internet Access from Millions of Students and Educators Lujan Joined Press Conference Ahead of Senate Republicans' Vote, Highlighted Impact on New Mexico Students Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the Telecommunications and Media Subcommittee, issued the following statement on Senate Republicans' vot  more

WASHINGTON, May 13 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan, Markey Urge FCC to Operate Transparently with Paramount-SkyDance Merger Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the Commerce, Science, and Transportation Telecommunications and Media Subcommittee, and U.S. Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), a member of the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, wrote to Federal Communications Commis  more

SANTA FE, New Mexico, May 14 -- The New Mexico Department of Health issued the following news on May 13, 2025: * * * Over 25,000 New Mexicans get MMR shots SANTA FE - Between Feb. 1 and May 12, 27,123 New Mexicans have received the measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccine - roughly twice the number of residents who got the shot during the same time last year. "The MMR vaccine remains the best tool against the measles virus, and the ever-growing number of New Mexicans getting it speaks to the  more

SANTA FE, New Mexico, May 13 -- The New Mexico Department of Tourism issued the following news release: * * * New Mexico selected as finalist for 2025 World Travel Awards SANTA FE, NM - New Mexico was selected as one of six finalists for "North America's Leading Regional Destination" for the prestigious 2025 World Travel Awards. The World Travel Awards, recognized globally as the ultimate hallmark of excellence in the travel, tourism, and hospitality industries, celebrate the destinations a  more

WASHINGTON, May 13 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * On Same Day Senate Republicans Strip Internet Access from Students and Educators, President Trump Attempts to Illegally End Bipartisan Law to Connect Seniors, Veterans, and Rural Communities Trump's NTIA Nominee Testified: "I commit to implementing NTIA's statutory requirements, including with respect to the Digital Equity Act" New Mexico Was Expected to Receive $14.3 Million in Grants, Covers 9  more

WASHINGTON, May 13 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release: * * * U.S. Attorneys for Southwestern Border Districts Charge More than 1400 Illegal Aliens with Immigration-Related Crimes During the Second week in May as part of Operation Take Back America Since the inauguration of President Trump, the Department of Justice is playing a critical role in Operation Take back America, a nationwide initiative to repel the invasion of illegal immigration, achieve total elim  more

WASHINGTON, May 14 (TNSFR) -- The Virginia Museum of Fine Arts in Richmond, Virginia, has announced its intention to repatriate a sacred basket that is integral to traditional Native American religious practices. The basket, made from grasses, sedge root, bracken root, and redbud, was crafted in the late 19th century. It was purchased from Arthur W. Erickson in Santa Fe, New Mexico, in 1994 by Robert and Nancy Nooter and was subsequently donated to the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts in March 2016  more