PRESS RELEASES

SANTA FE – Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham on Monday announced the new secretary of the New Mexico Public Education Department, Ryan Stewart. Surrounded by the education agency’s deputy secretaries, a diverse cohort of deeply experienced New Mexico educators and...

SANTA FE – Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham on Friday announced Katrina Hotrum-Lopez would succeed Alice Liu McCoy as secretary of the state Aging and Long-Term Services Department upon McCoy’s hiring as executive director of the state Developmental Disabilities Planning...

SANTA FE – The Lujan Grisham administration is hosting the first Governor’s Cabinet in Your Community event Saturday, Aug. 10, in Albuquerque. High-level representatives from departments and agencies across state government, including the Governor’s Office, will be on...

ALBUQUERQUE – Speaking at an energy summit hosted by U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich in Albuquerque, Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham on Tuesday announced she will include measures to reform the Public Regulation Commission on the agenda for next year’s legislative session...

SANTA FE – Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham on Monday announced she would convene key legislators of both parties and public safety stakeholders within her administration to analyze and discuss proactive measures that will decrease the risk of domestic terrorist acts in...

SANTA FE – Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham on Monday ordered all state flags to half staff for a period of mourning in recognition of the senseless loss of life in El Paso, Texas, and in other U.S. cities over the weekend. “To our neighbors in El Paso: Know that all of...

SANTA FE – Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham on Wednesday announced the appointment of Marcus Montoya to the position of Eighth Judicial District Attorney. The district includes Taos, Colfax and Union Counties. Donald Gallegos announced last month that he was retiring...

SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH – Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham on Friday was named as a member of the National Governors Association Executive Committee. “I am honored to join this dynamic group of governors,” said Gov. Lujan Grisham. “We have a unique opportunity to show the...

SANTA FE – Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham on Friday appointed a new member to the New Mexico Educational Retirement Board. The governor appointed Steven M. Gluckstern. The position had been vacant since 2015. Former board member Bradley Day, appointed in 2011, asked not...

SANTA FE – Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham on Friday appointed new members to the New Mexico Mortgage Finance Authority. The governor appointed Rosalyn Nguyen Chafey, Derek Valdo and Rebecca Wurzburger. The governor also re-appointed Angel Reyes, whom she made chairman....