WASHINGTON, July 18 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan, Colleagues Introduce Legislation to Restore and Modernize National Labs * Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) introduced the Restore and Modernize Our National Labs Act of 2025, legislation that would invest in maintenance projects and infrastructure improvements at America's National Labs. Specifically, the legislation would authorize funding for deferred mainte  more

NEW YORK, July 18 -- The United Nations posted the following news release: * * * Secretary-General Announces Members of Independent Scientific Panel on Effects of Nuclear War * NEW YORK, 18 July (United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs) -- On 17 July, United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres announced the appointment of an independent scientific panel of experts tasked with examining the physical effects and societal consequences of a nuclear war on a local, regional and plane  more

SANTA FE, New Mexico, July 18 -- The New Mexico Department of Tourism issued the following news release: * * * Tourism Department awards $3.8 million through cooperative marketing grant program * SANTA FE - The New Mexico Tourism Department (NMTD) is awarding $3.8 million in grant funding to 45 entities through the Cooperative Marketing Grant Program for fiscal year 2026. NMTD will again be instituting a 2-to-1 funding match for FY26, meaning the financial commitment from NMTD is double wh  more