Transparency law provides for immediate public disclosure of claims settlements SANTA FE – Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham has signed Senate Bill 64, a bipartisan measure that provides for immediate public release of settlement agreements in damage claims against state...
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Gov. Lujan Grisham signs collective bargaining changes
SANTA FE – Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham on Thursday signed a bill that makes changes to New Mexico’s collective bargaining law to better protect state, county and local government workers. House Bill 364 updates New Mexico’s Public Employee Bargaining Act, providing a...
Governor signs priority public health bills into law
Focusing on reducing prescription drug prices, creating more affordable health insurance options and raising the age to purchase e-cigarettes and other tobacco products from 18 to 21 SANTA FE – Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham on Wednesday signed into law four significant...
Gov. Lujan Grisham signs bills expanding renewable energy, updating green infrastructure in New Mexico
SANTA FE – Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham on Tuesday signed a group of bills that will expand New Mexico’s capacity for solar energy and help modernize the state’s electric grid, advancing her administration’s work in the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions, economic...
Gov. Lujan Grisham signs House Bill 10, ends student co-pays for reduced-fee lunches
SANTA FE – Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham on Monday signed House Bill 10, which eliminates student co-pays for reduced price school breakfast and lunch. This bill, which passed both chambers of the Legislature with unanimous support, complements the Governor’s Childhood...
Gov. Lujan Grisham signs retirement security measure into law
SANTA FE – Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham has signed bipartisan and urgently needed legislation that puts New Mexico’s pension system on a path to solvency while also providing retirees the opportunity for larger cost-of-living allowances in the future. Senate Bill 72...
John Salazar named secretary of Information Technology
SANTA FE – John Salazar on Friday was named the secretary of the New Mexico Department of Information and Technology. He will begin work Monday, March 2. With more than 25 years of experience in the information technology and management field, Salazar is a longtime...
Gov. Lujan Grisham makes judicial appointments
SANTA FE – Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham on Thursday filled two vacancies in the 13th Judicial District: Christopher G. Perez will fill the Division VII vacancy created by the retirement of Judge John F. Davis; James Andrew Noel will fill the Division V vacancy created...
Gov. orders flags to half staff Monday in honor of late N.M. National Guard specialist
SANTA FE – Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham has ordered all U.S. and state flags to fly at half staff on Monday, March 2, in honor of SPC Walter Lewark, the Mountainair, N.M., soldier who died serving his country in Djibouti. SPC Lewark, 26, died Feb. 13 at Camp Lemonnier...
Gov. statement on passing of Bill Fulginiti
SANTA FE – Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham on Wednesday afternoon issued the following statement upon the death of William “Bill” Fulginiti, the longtime executive director of the New Mexico Municipal League: “Bill Fulginiti was an advocate for people and communities all...