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Ranking Member Heinrich Condemns Trump Administration Unlawfully Taking $135.2 Million Away from New Mexico, $7.56 Billion from Across the Country
WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee released the following statement in response to the news that the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is killing 223...

UP.Partners Launches UP.Abundance, a New Investment Strategy Backed by New Mexico’s $66B Sovereign Wealth Fund
Albuquerque, NM, Oct. 01, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- UP.Partners, a global investment firm advancing the future of mobility and human progress, announced the launch of UP.Abundance, a venture fund dedicated to driving innovation at the intersection...

Governor Lujan Grisham’s statement on the federal government shutdown
SANTA FE – Republicans in Washington are refusing to negotiate a budget deal that will protect Americans’ health care so — once again — New Mexicans are forced to endure a government shutdown on President Trump’s watch. Let’s be clear what’s at...

Patient-Led NM Launches Statewide Summits and Video Campaign to Spotlight New Mexico’s Healthcare Crisis
Santa Fe, NM, Sept. 30, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Patient-Led NM today announced the launch of a series of Healthcare Summits across New Mexico alongside a new patient video campaign designed to elevate the voices of those directly affected by the...

Governor convenes special legislative session to address federal funding cuts and budget crisis
SANTA FE — Today, Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham issued a proclamation convening a special session of the New Mexico State Legislature on Oct. 1 to address the significant challenges of federal funding cuts resulting from the Trump...

Attorney General Bonta Opposes Trump Administration’s Proposed Rule to Restrict Length of International Student Visas
OAKLAND – California Attorney General Rob Bonta yesterday led a coalition of 16 attorneys general in opposing the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) proposal to limit international students to a fixed four-year visa period and restrict...

Governor announces $1 billion fusion research and manufacturing campus in New Mexico – Pacific Fusion project will create hundreds of jobs
ALBUQUERQUE — New Mexico Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham today announced that Pacific Fusion, a commercial fusion energy company, has selected New Mexico as the site for its first Research and Manufacturing Campus. The $1 billion facility at Mesa...

The International Remote Viewing Association Returns to It’s Roots in New Mexico on October 2-5
IRVA Conference 2025: Rigorous Scientific Inquiry, Applied state of the art remote viewing, Psychic Spying, Spoon Bending, White Sands, desert stargazing CLOUDCROFT, NEW MEXICO, CT, UNITED STATES, September 25, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- The...

Governor Newsom announces deployment of California resources to the East Coast ahead of multiple Atlantic storms
California is sending five California Urban Search and Rescue experts including two members from California Urban Search and Rescue Task Force 5 (CA-TF5) Orange County Fire Department, one member from CA-TF6 Riverside City Fire Department, and two...

New Mexico methane rules slash emissions by half compared to Texas – Reductions generate $152M for New Mexico
SANTA FE – New Mexico Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham on Monday announced new satellite data showing New Mexico’s methane rules cut oil and gas facility emissions in the Permian Basin by half compared to neighboring Texas. The findings, released...

Heinrich, N.M. Delegation Demand Trump Administration Omit New Mexico from Roadless Rule Rescission
Lawmakers to Rollins: “We are concerned that rolling back this rule would hurt our state’s economy, diminish its wildlife, and endanger its residents” WASHINGTON — U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Energy...

Starlink Business Installation and IT Network Support Services Extended in New Mexico by ProSat Networks
ProSat Networks 1-844-799-0258 offers Starlink installation, IT network design, Starlink pooled data plans, onsite & remote IT managed services in New Mexico. ALBUQUERQUE, NM, UNITED STATES, September 22, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- ProSat...

U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of New Mexico Weekly Immigration and Border Crimes Report
ALBUQUERQUE – Today, the United States Attorney’s Office for the District of New Mexico announced its immigration enforcement statistics for this week. These cases are prosecuted in partnership with the El Paso Sector of the U.S. Border Patrol,...

Sotheby’s Concierge Auctions: Record Price Achieved for Santa Fe, New Mexico Compound in 43 Days at Hong Kong Auction
Estate pending sale at auction as highest sale in Santa Fe since 2023 in cooperation with The Lyon Group of Sotheby’s International Realty – Santa Fe Brokerage NEW YORK, NY, UNITED STATES, September 19, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Sotheby’s...

Governor announces judicial appoint of Eileen P. Riordan
SANTA FE – Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham today announced the appointment of Eileen Patricia Riordan as judge of the Fifth Judicial District Court. The appointment takes effect October 11, filling the vacancy created by the resignation of the...

Press Release: State Ethics Commission Seeks Court Ruling to Enforce New Mexico Privacy Law

New Mexico is first state in nation to offer universal child care
SANTA FE — Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham and the New Mexico Early Childhood Education and Care Department announced a historic milestone on Monday: New Mexico will become the first state in the nation to guarantee no-cost universal child care...

Washington joins state and local governments opposing EPA’s unsupported attempt to deny that greenhouse gases endanger public health
Washington, along with a coalition of other states and local governments, is opposing the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) proposal to undo its landmark 2009 finding that greenhouse gas emissions endanger public health and welfare by...

Press Release: Ethics Commission Seeks Court Ruling to Uphold New Mexico Privacy Law

Governor mourns the death of film icon Robert Redford
SANTA FE – Today, New Mexico Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham issued the following statement in reaction to the death of legendary actor Robert Redford: I join all New Mexicans in mourning the loss of Robert Redford, whose deep connection to our...