SANTA FE – Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham on Monday issued the following statement after her proposal to ensure tuition-free higher education in New Mexico, the Opportunity Scholarship, was approved on a bipartisan vote by the House Education Committee: “I’m glad to see...
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Revamped Opportunity Scholarship proposal set to move forward
SANTA FE – Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham on Monday announced an improved proposal for tuition-free college, the New Mexico Opportunity Scholarship, incorporating the thoughtful and inspired feedback of legislators, educators and students alike. Sponsored by Rep. Tomás...
Extreme-risk protection order legislation clears Senate
SANTA FE – Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham on Friday 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, passed...
Gov. statement on Senate confirmation of Sec. Hotrum-Lopez
SANTA FE – Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham on Friday issued the following statement after the New Mexico Senate unanimously confirmed Katrina Hotrum-Lopez as secretary of the New Mexico Aging and Long-Term Services Department: “Secretary Hotrum-Lopez’s leadership at the...
Governor’s Early Childhood Trust Fund approved unanimously by Senate
SANTA FE – Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham on Wednesday issued the following statement after Senate Bill 3, creating the Early Childhood Trust Fund, a $320 million investment in the health, education and well-being of New Mexico’s youngest children, passed the Senate...
Gov.-backed bill to cut prescription drug costs wins unanimous Senate approval
SANTA FE – Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham on Tuesday issued the following statement after Senate Bill 1, authorizing the state’s pursuit of the importation of lower-cost wholesale prescription drugs from Canada, passed the Senate unanimously: “Too many New Mexico...
Gov. statement on unanimous Senate confirmation of Sec. Groginsky
SANTA FE – Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham on Friday afternoon issued the following statement after the New Mexico Senate unanimously confirmed Elizabeth Groginsky’s appointment as the state’s first-ever secretary of the new Early Childhood Education and Care Department:...
Governor, legislators introduce legislation to cap insulin costs
SANTA FE – Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham, Rep. Micaela Cadena and Sen. Daniel Ivey-Soto announced on Wednesday the introduction of House Bill 292, a proposal that will cap insulin costs. As referenced in the governor’s State of the State address at the outset of this...
Governor issues statement on Supreme Court decision regarding application of the Energy Transition Act
SANTA FE – Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham on Wednesday issued the following statement in the wake of the New Mexico Supreme Court’s decision in Egolf v. NMPRC regarding the application of the Energy Transition Act by the Public Regulation Commission: “Today’s unambigious...
Governor, Environment Secretary issue statement on disastrous federal rollbacks of Clean Water Act protections
SANTA FE – Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham and New Mexico Environment Department Secretary James Kenney released the following statements on Thursday decrying President Trump’s brazen and disastrous decision to roll back Clean Water Act protections nationwide, including...