WASHINGTON, April 17 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * As Trump Pushes Toward Recession, Heinrich & Lujan Demand Answers on Cuts to New Mexico Manufacturing Center WASHINGTON -- U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich and Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) are demanding answers on the Administration's decision to cancel funding for ten National Institute of Standards and Technology Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) Centers across the country, including in  more

WASHINGTON, April 18 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Indian Affairs has announced the repatriation of human remains and associated funerary objects to the Pueblo of Nambe, New Mexico. This action, in accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), follows the Bureau's completion of an inventory of these items, establishing cultural affiliation with the Pueblo of Nambe. The items in question include the remains of at least 11 indiv  more

WASHINGTON, April 18 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service has released the following public communication dated Jan. 21, 2025, from the Center for Biological Diversity, Tucson, Arizona: * * * To: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Public Comments Processing Attn: FWS-R2-ES-2024-0143 MS: PRB/3W 5275 Leesburg Pike Falls Church, VA 22041-3803 RE: Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Threatened Species Status With Section 4(d) Rule for Pecos Pupfish and Desi  more

WASHINGTON, April 17 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan Addresses Industry Leaders and Innovators at Energy, Technology & Environmental Business Association's Forum Santa Fe, N.M. - Today, U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) delivered remarks at the Energy, Technology & Environmental Business Association's New Mexico Federal Business Opportunities Forum to highlight federal investments in energy, innovation, and sustainability, as well as the s  more

WASHINGTON, April 17 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan Convenes Roundtable Discussion on Tariffs with Business Leaders and Tours Veterans Integration Center Albuquerque, N.M. - Today, U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.), a member of the Senate Committee on Finance, held a roundtable discussion with business leaders and workers on President Trump's reckless tariffs and its impacts on the New Mexico economy at the Albuquerque Hispano Chamber of   more

WASHINGTON, April 17 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan Introduces Resolution to Highlight National Public Health Week Amid Drastic Cuts to Public Health Agencies Washington D.C. - U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) introduced a resolution highlighting National Public Health Week, celebrated this year from April 7 th - April 13 th. This resolution is meant to raise awareness about the importance of public health amid the firing of nearly 25% o  more

WASHINGTON, April 17 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan, Leger Fernandez Lead New Mexico Delegation in Reintroduction of Legislation to Permanently Protect Chaco Canyon New Mexico Delegation Moves to Protect Sacred Site for Years and Generations to Come Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senators Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) and Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), and U.S. Representatives Teresa Leger Fernandez (D-N.M.), Melanie Stansbury (D-N.M.), and Gabe Vasq  more

WASHINGTON, April 17 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan: Trump Administration is Withholding Nearly $24 Million in Funding for Head Start in New Mexico While Shuttering Centers Nationwide and Forcing Devastating Closures New Data Shows a Steep Decline in Head Start Funding Going Out the Door So Far This Year Trump Administration Hollows Out Offices Running the Program and Eyes Eliminating It Outright Santa Fe, N.M. - Today, U.S. Senator Ben  more

WASHINGTON, April 17 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * READOUT: Heinrich Announces GOSAFE Legislation to Save Lives, Protect Communities from Gun Violence PHOTOS WASHINGTON - Yesterday, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) convened a press conference with New Mexicans to Prevent Gun Violence, Everytown, community leaders, and students to announce the introduction of his Gas-Operated Semi-Automatic Firearms Exclusion (GOSAFE) Act, commonsense le  more

WASHINGTON, April 17 -- Rep. Gabriel Vasquez, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Gabe Vasquez Draws Hundreds to Las Cruces and Silver City Town Halls, Reaffirms Commitment to Listening to New Mexicans SILVER CITY, NM - On Tuesday, April 15 and Wednesday, April 16, U.S. Representative Gabe Vasquez (NM-02) hosted in-person Town Halls in Las Cruces and Silver City, welcoming hundreds of attendees who raised many of the key issues facing New Mexico during the conversation  more

WASHINGTON, April 18 (TNSFR) -- The Field Museum in Chicago, Illinois, has issued a notice regarding the intended repatriation of 64 cultural items, as part of its responsibilities under the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA). These cultural items, which include bowls, jars, mugs, ladles, and a fossilized wood arrow point, were removed in 1897 from the site of Homolovi II in Navajo County, Arizona, during an archaeological expedition led by George A. Dorsey. The it  more