SANTA FE – A bill to cap how much New Mexicans with diabetes spend on life-saving insulin received bipartisan and overwhelming support from the state House of Representatives on Friday and now goes to the state Senate. Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham issued the following...
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Counter-terrorism bill backed by governor passes House
Measure strengthens investigatory powers of law enforcement SANTA FE – A public safety bill to better combat and punish acts of terrorism, cyberterrorism and making a terroristic threat passed the New Mexico House of Representatives on Friday with a bipartisan vote of...
Extreme-risk protection order legislation wins final approval
SANTA FE – Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham on Thursday night issued the following statement after Senate Bill 5, providing law enforcement officers with another proven-effective tool to proactively address the scourge of gun violence in communities all across New Mexico,...
Gov. statement on Senate Bill 115
SANTA FE – Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham on Wednesday issued the following statement after Senate Bill 115, a measure that would have created a well-regulated legal recreational cannabis industry in New Mexico, was tabled in the Senate Judiciary Committee: “Legalized...
Governor’s Kiki Saavedra Senior Dignity Fund passes House
SANTA FE – The New Mexico state House on Wednesday approved House Bill 225, another priority of Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham, with a unanimous vote in favor of the legislation. House Bill 225 would establish the Kiki Saavedra Senior Dignity Fund, delivering an...
Pension reform advances with bipartisan support
SANTA FE – Direly needed pension reform legislation passed the New Mexico State Senate on Wednesday on a bipartisan 25-15 vote. Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham issued the following statement: “We have made promises to New Mexico’s current and future retirees, and these...
Opportunity Scholarship advances in Senate
SANTA FE – Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham on Wednesday issued the following statement after her proposal to ensure tuition-free higher education in New Mexico, the Opportunity Scholarship, was approved on a 5-2 vote by the Senate Education Committee: “Our proposal to...
Governor appoints Jared Kallunki to 5th Judicial District Court
SANTA FE – Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham announced Wednesday that she has named Jared Garner Kallunki of Roswell to the 5th Judicial District Court, Division VIII, in Roswell. Kallunki has been a trial attorney with the Law Office of the Public Defender of New Mexico...
Gov. health care access bill clears House
House Bill 100 is part of governor’s legislative package that will lower drug costs, increase access to high-quality health care SANTA FE – Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham on Tuesday issued the following statement after House Bill 100, increasing access to and...
Gov. statement on House passage of public safety legislation
SANTA FE – Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham on Monday issued the following statement after House Bill 6, a bipartisan package of legislation intended to address and improve public safety in communities all across New Mexico, advanced through the full House on a bipartisan...