PRESS RELEASES

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

SANTA FE – Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham on Wednesday issued the following statement after House Bill 83, creating the Early Childhood Trust Fund, a monumental investment in the health, education and well-being of New Mexico’s youngest children, passed the House floor...

SANTA FE – Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham on Monday issued the following statement after the New Mexico Senate unanimously confirmed Alisha Tafoya Lucero as secretary of the New Mexico Corrections Department: “Secretary Tafoya Lucero has proven herself to be exactly the...

SANTA FE – Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham on Monday signed Senate Bill 4, an essential bipartisan measure that delivers $8 million to ensure an accurate New Mexico count in the 2020 Census, which is essential for securing federal funds over the next decade. This...