LAS CRUCES, New Mexico, Nov. 18 -- New Mexico State University issued the following news release: * * * Civil engineering talent shines at NMSU's Hult Prize Pitch Competition * Writer: Alejandro Najera-Acosta, 575-646-2025, a_najera@nmsu.edu New Mexico State University students presented innovative, impact-driven ideas at the 2025 Hult Prize Pitch Competition, held on October 30 at the Corbett Center Student Union. Among the standout participants was a civil engineering team that earned s  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 17 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Heinrich Bill to Block Illicit Vapes & Tobacco Products Becomes Law * WASHINGTON U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), a member of the U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee, announced that his Ensuring the Necessary Destruction of (END) Illicit Chinese Tobacco Act was signed into law. The provision grants the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) clear authority to destroy adulterated, misbr  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 18 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Heinrich, Kelly Introduce Anti-Cash Grab Act to Repeal 'Arctic Frost' Provision * The Anti-Cash Grab Act repeals last-minute provision allowing Republican senators to collect $500,000 per lawfully subpoenaed phone record WASHINGTON U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on the Legislative Branch, and U.S. Senator Mark Kelly (D-Ari  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 18 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Heinrich, Lujan Demand Answers on Unlawful Head Start Funding Delays Worsened by Trump's Shutdown * Earlier This Year, GAO Found That Trump Administration Illegally Withheld Head Start Funds Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.), one of only two Head Start Alumni to Serve in the U.S. Senate, sent a letter to Health and Human Services (HHS) Secre  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 18 [Category: Environment] -- The Sierra Club posted the following news release: * * * Lawsuit Challenges FERC Approval of Southwest Power Pool's Fast-Track Energy Plan * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Filing a lawsuit today in the D.C. Circuit, the Sierra Club challenged the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) approval for the Southwest Power Pool (SPP) to fast-track the interconnection of mostly fossil-fueled generation to the power grid. SPP spans 14 states, stretching from L  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 18 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan, Curtis, Kim Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Develop and Deploy Innovative Wildfire Prevention Technologies * Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) and John Curtis (R-Utah) introduced the Fire Innovation Unit Act, bipartisan legislation that establishes a deployment and demonstration pilot program for new and innovative wildfire prevention, detection, communication, r  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 18 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan, Daines Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Ensure Wildfire Prevention is Conducted by Trained, Local Experts * Bipartisan Legislation Also Included as One of Lujan's Four Amendments to the Fix Our Forests Act Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.), a member of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, alongside U.S. Senator Steve Daines (R-Mont.), introduced  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 18 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan, Fischer, Lummis Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Waive Local Cost Share for Fires Started by the Federal Government * Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senators Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.), Deb Fischer (R-Neb.), and Cynthis Lummis (R-Wyo.) announced the introduction of the bipartisan Responsible Wildland Fire Recovery Act, legislation to boost federal wildfire recovery efforts. The legislation  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 18 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan, Heinrich Applaud Senate Passage of Epstein Files Transparency Act * WASHINGTON U.S. Senators Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) and Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) applauded unanimous passage of the Epstein Files Transparency Act, legislation led by Lujan and cosponsored by Heinrich, to release the Epstein files and ensure full transparency for the American people, accountability for those involved with Eps  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 18 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan, Warnock, Merkley Lead Colleagues in Demanding Answers on Unlawful Head Start Funding Delays Worsened by Shutdown * Earlier This Year, GAO Found That Trump Administration Illegally Withheld Head Start Funds Lujan and Warnock are the Only two Head Start Alumni to Serve in the U.S. Senate Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.), Reverend Raphael Warnock (D-Ga.), and Jeff   more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 18 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * N.M. Delegation Demands HHS Take Immediate Action as Funding Interruptions Threaten Head Start Programs * Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.), one of only two Head Start graduates to serve in the Senate, and Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), along with U.S. Representatives Teresa Leger Fernandez (D-N.M.), Melanie Stansbury (D-N.M.), and Gabe Vasquez (D-N.M.), sent a letter to Departm  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 18 -- Rep. Teresa Leger Fernandez, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Leger Fernandez Introduces the No Payola Act to Repeal Outrageous Senate Self-Payout Scheme * Washington, D.C. - Today, Congresswoman Teresa Leger Fernandez (D-NM) introduced the No Payola Act alongside 37 co-sponsors in the House, legislation to repeal a provision slipped into the government funding package that would send millions of taxpayer dollars directly into the personal ba  more