ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, June 16 -- The U.S. Department of Energy Sandia National Laboratories issued the following news release: * * * B61-13 first production unit completed ahead of schedule * The first production unit of the B61-13 gravity bomb has been completed about a year ahead of schedule, marking a major milestone for Sandia National Laboratories and the broader U.S. nuclear security enterprise.  Two technologists at Sandia National Laboratories place the final screws in a B61-13   more

WASHINGTON, June 16 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Lujan Joins MSNBC to Defend Senator Padilla, Call Out GOP Silence and Demand Accountability * Santa Fe, N.M. -- U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.), a member of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus, joined MSNBC's Ali Vitali to speak out forcefully in defense of his colleague and friend, Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), after the Senator was forcibly removed by federal agents at a press conf  more

WASHINGTON, June 16 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan Slams Latest Republican Effort to Gut SNAP * Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Food and Nutrition, Specialty Crops, Organics, and Research, issued the following statement on Senate Republicans' updated proposal to cut $211 billion from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP): "Senate Republicans have unveiled yet an  more

WASHINGTON, June 16 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan, Dingell Announce Legislation to Strengthen Home and Community-Based Services * Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) and U.S. Representative Debbie Dingell (D-Mich.) announced the introduction of the Home and Community-Based Services (HCBS) Relief Act, legislation to provide dedicated Medicaid funds for home and community-based services (HCBS) for older adults, chi  more

WASHINGTON, June 16 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan, Warnock, Blunt Rochester Lead Senate Push Slamming Secretary Kennedy for Decision to Gut Nation's Vaccine Advisory Committee and Replace Them With Vaccine Skeptics * Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senators Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.), Raphael Warnock (D-Ga.), and Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.) led a group of 19 Senate colleagues in condemning U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) S  more

WASHINGTON, June 16 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * N.M. Delegation Demands Trump Administration Restore Digital Equity Grants That Help New Mexicans Connect to the Internet * Passed by Congress, the Digital Equity Act Provides Funding to Help Connect Americans in Tribal, Rural, and Urban Communities to the Internet; Trump Administration is Blocking Over $8 Million in Funding Appropriated by Congress to Expand Broadband Access and Digital Resou  more

WASHINGTON, June 16 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * On Senate Floor, Lujan Condemns Forcible Removal and Manhandling of Senator Padilla * WATCH Senator Lujan's Floor Speech here. Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) took to the Senate floor to deliver remarks condemning the forcible removal of U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) by federal agents at a press conference held by Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem.   more

WASHINGTON, June 16 -- Rep. Gabriel Vasquez, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Gabe Vasquez Blasts Backroom Senate Deal to Steal 3.3 Million Acres of Public Lands * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Representative Gabe Vasquez (NM-02) issued a strong condemnation of a last-minute provision added to the Senate reconciliation proposal that would authorize the sale of up to 3.3 million acres of public lands across the American West. "As an avid outdoorsman, conservation  more

WASHINGTON, June 16 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, has sent a letter to the U.S. Department of Commerce expressing deep concern that imposing broad tariffs on pharmaceuticals will drastically increase healthcare costs for Americans. The senator warns these measures could particularly affect prescription drug affordability. Sen. Lujan stressed the importance of bolstering domestic manufacturing and strengthening supply chains. However, he argued that "broad and sweeping tariffs are too blu  more

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, June 17 -- The National School Boards Association issued the following news release on June 16, 2025: * * * Ten School Districts Selected for $50,000 Grants to Improve Indoor Air Quality School Districts in California, Georgia, Illinois, Massachusetts, Missouri, Montana, New Mexico, New York, Oregon, and Virginia Announced as Winners Alexandria, Va. -- On June 16, the National School Boards Association (NSBA) and Go Green Initiative (GGI) announced the first ten school   more

ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, June 17 -- The University of New Mexico issued the following news: * * * AERE 2025 Summer Conference highlights research work of environmental and resource economists By Steve Carr The Association of Environmental and Resource Economists (AERE) recently held its annual summer conference in New Mexico to showcase and discuss the latest research findings, contributing to the knowledge and advancement in environmental and resource economics. Held at Tamaya Resort in B  more

SANTA FE, New Mexico, June 16 [Category: Political] -- Santa Fe Institute posted the following news release: * * * Updating cultural transmission models to reflect the modern day * Traditional models of how culture spreads were designed to describe early civilizations, typically focused on hunter-gatherers and almost always on pre-industrial societies. Today, a myriad of factors -- from the internet to our highly diverse societies to astonishing levels of inequality -- shape the way cultura  more