WASHINGTON, Sept. 8 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee posted the following news release: * * * "Heartbreaking": Vasquez Stands with Rural Hospitals Impacted by GOP Medicaid Cuts * Congressman Gabe Vasquez spent the August District Work Period listening directly to New Mexicans about the issues most concerning them. At the top of the list: Republicans' Big, Ugly Law that rips away health care from nearly 40,000 people in New Mexico's Second Congressional District and puts r  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 8 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Heinrich, Lujan Call Out Trump Administration's Wrongful Targeting of DACA Recipients * WASHINGTON -- U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) joined 39 Senate Democrats to press U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem on the Trump Administration's wrongful targeting of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) recipients in its cruel mass de  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 8 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan To Secretary Kennedy: It's Clear You're Not Listening To Qualified Experts * Washington, D.C. - Today, during a Senate Finance Committee hearing, U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) pressed U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. on ignoring well-established science and endangering the health of the American people. Prior to the Finance Committ  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 8 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan, Bennet, Crapo, Hickenlooper, Risch Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Invest in America's Forests and Watersheds * Washington, D.C. -- U.S. Senators Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.), Michael Bennet (D-Colo.), Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), John Hickenlooper (D-Colo.), and James Risch (R-Idaho) introduced the Headwaters Protection Act to invest in America's forests and watersheds by expanding two key U.S. Forest S  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 8 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan: Trump Administration Continues to Illegally Withhold $410+ Billion Owed to Communities in New Mexico and Across the Country * Tracker shows updated tally of federal funds Trump has unlawfully cancelled or frozen--hurting families across the country Billions of dollars in funding that's held up is set to expire at month's end unless action is taken--including for K-12 schools, farmers, a  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 8 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * N.M. Delegation Welcomes Over $21 Million to Improve New Mexico's Airports * WASHINGTON -- U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.), and U.S. Representatives Teresa Leger Fernandez (D-N.M.), Melanie Stansbury (D-N.M.), and Gabe Vasquez (D-N.M.) are welcoming $21,239,759 from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for upgrades at airports across New Mexico. These gra  more

LAS CRUCES, New Mexico, Sept. 9 -- New Mexico State University issued the following news release: * * * NMSU's Arrowhead Center launches Navigator program in Santa Fe New Mexico State University's Arrowhead Center and the City of Santa Fe office of Economic Development have launched the Santa Fe Small Business Navigator program, one of New Mexico's most comprehensive networks of service resources for small business development. The program is funded by the City of Santa Fe and powered by Arr  more

ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, Sept. 9 -- The University of New Mexico issued the following news: * * * NSF awards UNM-led team $4M to design photonic quantum computer By Carly Bowling A quantum research project led by The University of New Mexico in collaboration with national labs and universities around the country was awarded a $4 million grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the National Quantum Virtual Laboratory (NQVL) program to continue research into the design and future  more

ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, Sept. 8 -- The U.S. Department of Energy Sandia National Laboratories issued the following news release: * * * Protecting the grid with artificial intelligence * ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. -- The electric grid powers everything from traffic lights to pharmacy fridges. However, it regularly faces threats from severe storms and advanced attackers. Sandia National Laboratories cybersecurity expert Adrian Chavez, left, and computer scientist Logan Blakely work to integrate a si  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 9 -- Pueblo of Isleta (New Mexico) Gov. Eugen Jiron submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Transportation urging the agency to address long-standing inequities in Tribal transportation funding. The governor's input focuses on the upcoming surface transportation reauthorization bill, highlighting the disproportionate lack of resources available to Tribal Nations for maintaining and improving critical road infrastructure. The governor underscored the federal   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 8 -- Rep. Gabriel Vasquez, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Vasquez Introduces Bill to Help Protect New Mexicans from Natural Disasters, Establish Resiliency Office * WASHINGTON, D.C. - On September 8, 2025, U.S. Representative Gabe Vasquez (NM-02) introduced the bipartisan Championing Local Efforts to Advance Resilience (CLEAR) Act, a bill to help communities better prepare for and recover from extreme weather and natural disasters. The CLEAR A  more

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, Sept. 8 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Taft, a law firm, issued the following news: * * * Taft Welcomes 33 New Associates * Taft is pleased to welcome 33 new associates to the firm. The lawyers will be located in the Albuquerque, New Mexico; Chicago, Illinois; Cincinnati, Cleveland, Columbus, and Dayton, Ohio; Colorado Springs, Denver, Colorado; Detroit, Michigan.; Indianapolis, Indiana; Minneapolis, Minnesota; West Palm Beach, Florida; and Phoenix, Arizona offices of Ta  more

ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, Sept. 9 -- The University of New Mexico issued the following news: * * * University librarian creates a Zotero tutorial for research By Sara Velasquez The UNM University Libraries has launched a comprehensive Zotero tutorial to support UNM students and faculty with their research. The tutorial, created by Associate Professor Todd Quinn, provides a comprehensive guide on how to use Zotero and integrate the platform into a research workflow. Zotero is a free, open-so  more

ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, Sept. 9 -- The University of New Mexico issued the following news: * * * Environmental Health & Safety rolls out Culture of Safety survey Every day, thousands of us work in labs, classrooms, offices, and facilities across UNM. Everyone deserves to go home healthy and uninjured at the end of each workday. Last year, preventable workplace injuries changed lives across our campus. Occupational safety concerns weren't raised. Near-misses in labs, shops and facilities wen  more

ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, Sept. 9 -- The University of New Mexico issued the following news: * * * UNM Digital Accessibility Committee works to support compliance with new Title II ADA rule By Sarah Carsrud Digital accessibility is no new practice for The University of New Mexico, and now a federal ruling is bringing positive change to public universities nationwide. On April 24, 2024, the Department of Justice (DOJ) published a new rule on digital accessibility under Title II of the America  more