ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, Sept. 15 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of New Mexico posted the following news release: * * * Carlsbad Man Faces Federal Drug Trafficking Charges A previously convicted felon is facing new federal charges after allegedly engaging in drug trafficking during their supervised release. According to court documents, on September 3, 2025, agents from the Pecos Valley Drug Task Force executed a search warrant at the residence of Jason Cunningham, 46, i  more

ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, Sept. 16 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of New Mexico posted the following news release: * * * Carlsbad Man Sentenced for Illegal Firearms and Methamphetamine Distribution A Carlsbad man was sentenced to 211 months in prison after police chase and crash leads to the discovery of methamphetamine and firearms. There is no parole in the federal system. According to court documents, on June 5, 2022, a Carlsbad Police officer attempted a traffic stop  more

ARLINGTON, Virginia, Sept. 19 [Category: Construction] -- Associated General Contractors of America posted the following news release: * * * Construction Jobs Increase In 28 States And D.C. Between August 2024 And August 2025, While 19 States Add Construction Jobs In Latest Month * Fri, 09/19/2025 - 12:33 Texas and New Mexico Have Highest 12-Month Gains, While California and Nevada Have the Worst Yearly Declines; Florida and Mississippi Top Monthly Gainers; Nevada Has the Worst Number and   more

DALLAS, Texas, Sept. 19 -- The Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas, a district bank in the Federal Home Loan Bank System, issued the following news release: * * * Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas and Homewise Award $30K to Nonprofit that Helps Entrepreneurs Start Food Service Businesses * FHLB Dallas and Homewise awarded $30,000 in Partnership Grant Program funding to Street Food Institute at a ceremonial check presentation in Albuquerque, New Mexico. ALBUQUERQUE, NEW MEXICO, September 19, 2025  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 19 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Heinrich Statement on Trump's Government Shutdown * WASHINGTON -- U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, released the following statement after Republicans forced a vote today on a partisan funding bill that pushes America closer to a government shutdown and fails to address the health care and inflation crisis they have created. Heinrich and  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 18 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Heinrich, N.M. Delegation Stand with Pueblo Governors to Demand Congress and the Trump Administration Protect Chaco Canyon * At a press conference in front of the U.S. Capitol, the N.M. Delegation and Pueblo leaders invited Secretary of Interior Burgum to visit Cacho Canyon before deciding its fate Video of the full press conference here WASHINGTON - At a press conference in front of the   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 19 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan Presses Commerce Committee Chairman to Hold FCC Oversight Hearing Over Shared Concerns of Chairman Carr's Weaponization of the Agency * Calls for Hearing Following Chairman Cruz's Comments Calling FCC Threats Dangerous Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the Senate Commerce Committee's Subcommittee on Telecommunications and Media, called on t  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 19 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan Statement on Political Weaponization of the FCC * Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the Telecommunications and Media Subcommittee, issued the following statement: "President Trump and FCC Chair Carr made it clear: fall in line or be silenced. And it's not just late-night TV. This administration is silencing free speech, targeting universities and   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 19 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan Statement on Vote to Keep the Government Open, Address Looming Health Care Affordability Crisis * Trump : "Don't even bother dealing with them" Vought : "The appropriations process has to be less bipartisan" Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) issued the following statement after Senate Republicans voted against Congressional Democrats' proposal to keep the governme  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 19 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan, Grassley Reintroduce Bipartisan Legislation Expanding Access to Medical Services for Older Americans in Underserved Areas * Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) and Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) reintroduced bipartisan legislation bolstering pharmacists' ability to serve older Americans in communities that lack easy access to doctors or where pharmacists can provide certain   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 19 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan, Hickenlooper, Cornyn, Wicker, Strong, Whitesides, Fong Reintroduce Bill to Boost Spaceports * Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senators Ben Ray Lujan, John Hickenlooper, John Cornyn, and Roger Wicker and U.S. Representatives Dale Strong, George Whitesides, and Vince Fong reintroduced the bipartisan, bicameral Spaceport Project Opportunities for Resilient Transportation (SPACEPORT) Act, whi  more

SANTA FE, New Mexico, Sept. 19 -- WildEarth Guardians posted the following news release on Sept. 18, 2025: * * * Mexican Wolf Genetic Diversity Declines for Fourth Straight Year 30 Wildlife Organizations Urge Reforms to Curb Losses, Restore Genes * SILVER CITY, N.M.-- Thirty conservation organizations today urged wildlife agencies to take science-based actions to protect Mexican gray wolves after a new analysis showed that the endangered species' genetic diversity declined for the fourth ye  more

SANTA FE, New Mexico, Sept. 19 [Category: Political] -- Santa Fe Institute posted the following news release: * * * Research News Brief: Could humans and AI become a new kind of evolutionary individual? * In a recent op-ed in PNAS, SFI External Professor Michael Hochberg and co-author Paul Rainey explore whether deepening interdependence between humans and AI could lead to a new form of evolutionary individuality. They suggest that if AI systems become deeply embedded in human life -- str  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 19 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Lujan, Senator Markey, Leader Schumer, Ranking Member Cantwell Lead Colleagues in Decrying FCC Censorship of Jimmy Kimmel * Washington, D.C. - Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Telecommunications and Media, Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), member of the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), an  more

ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, Sept. 20 -- The University of New Mexico issued the following news: * * * Taking care of health care workers: Security and workplace violence prevention at UNM Hospital Attacks on health care workers continue to be a problem faced by hospital systems across the nation. To better ensure the safety of employees and providers, The University of New Mexico Hospital has implemented the Workplace Violence Program, a proactive approach to reducing incidents, enhancing respon  more

TUCSON, Arizona, Sept. 20 -- The University of Arizona's Health Sciences issued the following news release: * * * U of A and UNM win joint $43.6M NIH award to help turn clinical research into practical medicine The CTSA grant, the largest infrastructure and training award from the NIH, supports the translation of research discoveries into improved patient care. * The University of Arizona and the University of New Mexico received a seven-year, $43.6 million federal grant to fund a broad ran  more

ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, Sept. 20 -- The University of New Mexico issued the following news: * * * UNM Libraries launches AI & pedagogy fall program for social sciences By Sara Velasquez The University of New Mexico's College of University Libraries and Learning Services (CULLS) announces the AI & Pedagogy Fall Program, a virtual initiative designed to support social science educators in thoughtfully exploring the role of artificial intelligence in higher education. This six-week cohort-ba  more