SANTA FE, New Mexico, Oct. 6 [Category: Political] -- Santa Fe Institute posted the following news release: * * * In search of the optimal toolkit * Every human society faces a common challenge: To develop the best possible mix of tools that can help them solve problems. But tools, ranging from simple hunting and cooking implements to technology to ways to transport goods and people, require time and resources to develop, says SFI External Professor Marcus Hamilton, an anthropologist at the University of Texas at San Antonio, and small-sca more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 6 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan Statement on President Trump's Fourth Government Shutdown * There Were ZERO Government Shutdowns During the Previous Administration, Senate Democratic Majority Trump on 9/30/25 : "We can do things during the shutdown that are irreversible and bad for them like cutting vast numbers of people out. Cutting things they like, cutting programs they like. We can do things medically and other ways including benefits. We can cut large numbers of  more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 6 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan Statement on Trump Administration Announcement to Kill New Mexico Jobs, Jack Up Prices * Trump, Vought cause shutdown, use it as pretext to enact their extreme agenda & inflict pain on the American people President Trump yesterday : "A lot of good can come down from shutdowns. We can get rid of a lot of things that we didn't want." Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) issued the following statement on announcements ma more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 6 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan: President Trump is Using His Shutdown to Inflict Maximum Pain on New Mexico and Terminate Energy Projects That Lower Costs for Families * "We can get rid of a lot of things that we didn't want." - President Trump on Government Shutdowns Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) issued the following statement on the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announcing it would terminate funding for 10 energy projects in New Mexico:  more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 6 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * REPUBLICAN SHUTDOWN DAY 3: From Premium Hikes to Utilities, President Trump's Shutdown is Making Life More Expensive * NEW THIS MORNING FROM KFF : 8 in 10 Americans Say Congress Should Extend the Enhanced ACA Tax Credits Set to Expire Next Year, Including 6 in 10 Republicans Trump Admin Cancels Energy Projects As " Most Americans Report Higher Electricity, Gas Bills Compared to a Year Ago" Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M more PR

ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, Oct. 7 -- The University of New Mexico issued the following news: * * * UNM's Jingjing Wang honored with 2025 NM EPSCoR Mentor Award Jingjing Wang, associate professor of economics and associate director of the Water Resources Program at The University of New Mexico, has been named a recipient of the 2025 NM EPSCoR Mentor Award. Wang was nominated by her own students for her excellence in academic guidance, student support and leadership. The New Mexico Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (NM EPSCo more PR

SANTA FE, New Mexico, Oct. 7 -- WildEarth Guardians issued the following news release: * * * Don't Look Down: ExxonMobil Sponsors Balloon Fiesta to Distract From Toxic Waste in the World's Biggest Oilfield Activists crash Balloon Fiesta with satire and spectacle, exposing ExxonMobil's toxic legacy in New Mexico's Permian Basin * ALBUQUERQUE, N.M.--As balloons rise over the ExxonMobil Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta, advocates warn that ExxonMobil's title sponsorship is nothing more than a glossy distraction from its toxic legacy i more PR