ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, Sept. 11 -- The University of New Mexico issued the following news: * * * 4th annual New Mexico Economics Research Day highlights projects impacting state By Steve Carr The 4th annual New Mexico Economics Research Day, hosted by the University of New Mexico Department of Economics, was held recently featuring five research projects that have a direct impact on New Mexico. UNM's annual Economics Research Day provides researchers an opportunity to report and discuss t  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 10 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Congressional Hispanic Caucus Senators Condemn Outrageous Supreme Court Decision to Allow Racial Profiling, Call it an Attack on Hardworking American Families * Washington, D.C. - The Senate Congressional Hispanic Caucus members, U.S. Senators Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.), Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.), Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), and Ruben Gallego (D-Ariz.), condemned the U.S. Supreme Court's decisio  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 10 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Democratic Senators Release Framework for Market Structure Legislation * Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) and Democratic Senators released a framework for market structure legislation. The group of Senators include Senators Ruben Gallego (D-AZ), Mark Warner (D-VA), Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), Cory Booker (D-NJ), Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV), John Hickenlooper (D-CO)  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 10 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration published a notice regarding a petition filed by Hermeus Corp., Atlanta, Georgia. The company requests an exemption to perform developmental flight tests using the Hermeus Quarterhorse Mk 2.1 unmanned aircraft system. These tests are planned for restricted airspaces at Edwards Air Force Base, California, the White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico, and the Mojave Air and Space Port, California. T  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 10 -- 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 d  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 10 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan, Finance Committee Democrats Call on Chairman Crapo to Hold Hearing on Personal Data Risk, Customer Service Chaos at Social Security * Lujan and Committee Democrats to Crapo: "We have a responsibility to ensure SSA protects Americans' data and provides quality customer service to the over 72 million Americans who rely on these benefits." Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 10 -- 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,   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 10 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * N.M. Delegation Calls for Completion of Tribal Water Settlements * WASHINGTON -- U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and U.S. Representative Teresa Leger Fernandez (D-N.M.) led colleagues in a bipartisan, bicameral letter to Leader John Thune, Speaker Mike Johnson, and additional chairs and ranking members of the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives calling for the completion of current o  more

SANTA FE, New Mexico, Sept. 10 [Category: Political] -- Santa Fe Institute posted the following news release: * * * SFI Researchers contribute to two NSF-funded national institutes on AI * In July, the National Science Foundation announced a $100 million investment in AI research, spread over six Research Institutes. Three SFI researchers will participate as leaders and collaborators in two of these groups. # Developing science for safe AI assistants in mental health In the U.S., more t  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, Sept. 11 -- The University of Phoenix issued the following news release: * * * Community College Transfer Pathway University of Phoenix announces agreement with Southeast New Mexico College Academic agreement supports pathway for students from community college to higher degrees at the University * University of Phoenix announces a new academic agreement with Southeast New Mexico College (SENMC) that supports building pathways from community college courses to higher degr  more

SANTA FE, New Mexico, Sept. 11 -- WildEarth Guardians issued the following news release: * * * Forest Service announces phased clean up of 40 year old hazardous mining site in Gila National Forest The mill site sits on public land just a few miles north of the Gila Wilderness boundary * MOGOLLON, N.M. -- After years of advocacy from local community members and WildEarth Guardians, the Forest Service has announced they will begin a phased clean up in the fall of this year of the Challenge Ve  more