Over 1,000 job applicants processed Thursday ALBUQUERQUE – The office of Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham announced Thursday that 1,100 job applicants were interviewed on the second day of the New Mexico state government rapid hire event, both in person at Tingley Coliseum...
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State government rapid hire sees phenomenal turnout on day one
Over 1,200 job applicants processed Wednesday ALBUQUERQUE – The office of Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham announced Wednesday that more than 1,200 job applicants attended and were processed on day one of the New Mexico state government rapid hire event at Tingley...
Gov. Lujan Grisham, education cabinet secretaries to hold town hall on education
SANTA FE – Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham announced on Wednesday that she will be holding a community town hall on education in New Mexico ahead of the 2020 legislative session. The governor will be joined by Early Childhood Education and Care Secretary Elizabeth...
Gov. Lujan Grisham, legislative leaders petition Supreme Court for emergency review of energy law
SANTA FE – Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham, Navajo Nation President Jonathan Nez and legislative sponsors of the 2019 Energy Transition Act on Monday afternoon petitioned the New Mexico Supreme Court for an emergency review, asking the Court to direct the Public...
Gov. Lujan Grisham issues statement on Trump Administration’s punitive cuts to food benefits
More than 37,000 New Mexicans at risk of losing SNAP assistance SANTA FE – Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham on Wednesday condemned the Trump Administration’s move to limit participation in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, formerly known as food stamps. The...
Governor backs balanced pension reform proposal
Bill will incorporate retiree concerns into task force recommendations SANTA FE – Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham on Tuesday endorsed an essential and equitable public employee pension reform proposal that accommodates the concerns of current and future state of New...
Governor announces ‘rapid hire’ event
Initiative aimed at filling hundreds of vacant state jobs SANTA FE – Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham today announced a four-day Rapid-Hire Event to be held this month in Albuquerque aimed at fast-tracking hiring for hundreds of vacant state jobs all over New Mexico. Every...
Gov. Lujan Grisham applauds SIC vote to increase investments in New Mexico businesses
SANTA FE – Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham issued the following statement on Tuesday after the New Mexico State Investment Council, chaired by the governor, voted to deliver more than $200 million in new investments into New Mexico businesses. “By targeting strategic...
Homeland Security secretary resigns
SANTA FE – New Mexico Department of Homeland Security and Emergency Management Secretary Jackie Lindsey informed Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham this morning that she was resigning, effective immediately. In her statement to the governor, Secretary Lindsey said, “After...
Joint statement: N.M. governor, congressional delegation, House speaker and attorney general meet to discuss action against violent crime, domestic terrorism
SANTA FE – Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham, U.S. Rep. Ben Ray Luján, U.S. Rep. Deb Haaland, U.S. Rep. Xochitl Torres Small, New Mexico Speaker of the House Brian Egolf and Attorney General Hector Balderas met in Santa Fe on Monday to advance ongoing discussions between...