WASHINGTON, Nov. 7 -- The America First Policy Institute issued the following statement on Nov. 6, 2025: * * * Government Shutdown Puts Critical Lab Work at Risk Today, the America First Policy Institute (AFPI) issued the following statement from Ted Ellis, Campaign Director for Power America and Deputy Director for Energy & Environment, on the impact of the government shutdown on NNSA operations in New Mexico: "Because of the ongoing shutdown, NNSA field-office employees at America's storie  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Nov. 7 -- Chevron, an energy company, issued the following news release: * * * People who power the US energy advantage Thanks to thousands of U.S.-based employees, Chevron boosted its U.S. production by nearly 20% last year. * Curt Colburn doesn't mind starting each workday at 3:30 a.m. He feels a sense of purpose in the work he does in the Permian Basin, a major oil- and gas-producing region that spans West Texas and southeast New Mexico. "We believe in what we're doing,  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 5 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Heinrich, Leger Fernandez, Vasquez Urge Trump Administration to Reverse Firings & Furloughs of Workers Responsible for Maternal, Rural, & Family Health Care Services in New Mexico * WASHINGTON U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), U.S. Representative Teresa Leger Fernandez (D-N.M.), and U.S. Representative Gabe Vasquez (D-N.M.) sent a letter to U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HH  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 6 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan Statement on New Mexico Health Care Authority's New Calculator Exposing Skyrocketing Health Care Costs if Republicans Fail to Act * Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) issued the following statement after the New Mexico Health Care Authority released a new tool that allows New Mexicans to calculate an estimate of how much health premiums would increase if Congressional Re  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 6 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan Statement on Trump Administration Only Partially Funding SNAP Despite Having Legal Authority and Funds to Fully Fund Program * Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the Senate Agriculture Committee's Subcommittee on Food and Nutrition, Specialty Crops, Organics, and Research, issued the following statement after the Trump administration announced it would  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 31 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, ranking member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, posted the following news release: * * * N.M. Delegation Condemns Trump Administration's Move to Begin Reversing Protections for Chaco Canyon U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.), and U.S. Representatives Teresa Leger Fernandez (D-N.M.), Melanie Stansbury (  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 6 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * New Mexico Delegation Urges Interior Secretary Burgum to Reverse Course, Protect Chaco Canyon * WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.), and U.S. Representatives Teresa Leger Fernandez (D-N.M.), Melanie Stansbury (D-N.M.), a member of the U.S. House Natural Resources   more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 6 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * New Mexico Delegation Urges Interior Secretary Burgum to Reverse Course, Protect Chaco Canyon * WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.), and U.S. Representatives Teresa Leger Fernandez (D-N.M.), Melanie Stansbury (D-N.M.), a member of the U.S. House Natural Resources Co  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 7 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, ranking member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, issued the following news release on Nov. 6, 2025: * * * New Mexico Delegation Urges Interior Secretary Burgum to Reverse Course, Protect Chaco Canyon Today, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.), and U.S. Representatives Teresa Leger Fernandez (D-N.M.), Mela  more

LAS CRUCES, New Mexico, Nov. 6 -- New Mexico State University issued the following news release: * * * NMSU professor's NSF research aims to make decentralized financial network transactions safer * We've all heard of Wi-Fi. It's everywhere from the library to the airport, restaurants and more. But less well-known is DeFi, decentralized financial networks. A National Science Foundation grant is funding research at New Mexico State University to make these decentralized essential networks mor  more

ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, Nov. 6 -- The University of New Mexico posted the following news: * * * Office of Compliance, Ethics and Equal Opportunity launches campus climate survey * The University of New Mexico Office of Compliance, Ethics and Equal Opportunity (CEEO) released recently a student campus climate survey designed to improve campus safety and strengthen prevention efforts surrounding sexual harassment, relationship violence and other forms of sexual misconduct. The survey, condu  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 6 -- The American Public Transportation Association issued the following news release on Nov. 5, 2025: * * * On Election Night, Voters Fast-Tracked $11.8 Billion for Public Transportation In 2025, voters approved pro-public transit measures 16 out of 19 times at the ballot * On Tuesday, November 4, voters in Colorado, Michigan, North Carolina, New Mexico, and Washington supported measures that boost funding for public transit improvements, expansions, operations, and suppor  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 6 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Lujan Sets the Record Straight on the Republican Government Shutdown and Trump Administration Dismantling of Independent Agencies * Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.), member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, set the record straight on the Republican government shutdown and questioned three nominees to key transportation boards about thei  more