SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH – Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham on Friday was named as a member of the National Governors Association Executive Committee. “I am honored to join this dynamic group of governors,” said Gov. Lujan Grisham. “We have a unique opportunity to show the...
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Gov. makes appointment to New Mexico Educational Retirement Board
SANTA FE – Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham on Friday appointed a new member to the New Mexico Educational Retirement Board. The governor appointed Steven M. Gluckstern. The position had been vacant since 2015. Former board member Bradley Day, appointed in 2011, asked not...
Gov. makes appointments to New Mexico Mortgage Finance Authority
SANTA FE – Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham on Friday appointed new members to the New Mexico Mortgage Finance Authority. The governor appointed Rosalyn Nguyen Chafey, Derek Valdo and Rebecca Wurzburger. The governor also re-appointed Angel Reyes, whom she made chairman....
Gov. makes appointments to New Mexico Finance Authority
SANTA FE – Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham on Friday appointed new members to the New Mexico Finance Authority. The governor appointed Katherine Miller, Leslie Nathanson Juris, David Martinez, Martin Suazo and Andrew Burke. The governor appointed Miller as chairwoman....
Gov. establishes fitness and wellness initiative for state employees
SANTA FE – Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham on Thursday signed an executive order providing for the establishment of fitness and wellness programs for state employees, a means of incentivizing healthy lifestyle practices and a genuine work-life balance for the more than...
Gov. orders flags to half staff in honor of Roswell firefighter
SANTA FE -- Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham on Wednesday ordered state flags to half staff Friday, July 26, in honor of the memory of Jeff Stroble, 46, the Roswell firefighter who died Sunday, July 21. Stroble, a 17-year veteran of the department, sustained injuries in...
Public Education Secretary removed
SANTA FE – Secretary Karen Trujillo was removed Monday from her role at the Public Education Department. The Lujan Grisham administration has begun a nationwide search. Deputy Public Education Secretary Kara Bobroff will serve as interim secretary. “I want to thank...
Gov. Lujan Grisham issues statement after funeral of Ernestine Romero
SANTA FE – Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham on Saturday attended the funeral of Ernestine Romero, also known as Ernestine Saucedo, the Public Education Department employee and popular local vocalist who was tragically killed July 11 outside the Jerry Apodaca Building in...
Gov. Lujan Grisham appoints new Interstate Stream Commission members
SANTA FE – Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham on Friday appointed seven new members to the Interstate Stream Commission and re-appointed an eighth. “Our water is our most precious natural resource,” Gov. Lujan Grisham said. “These individuals are tasked with upholding the...
Gov. Lujan Grisham appoints Pinto to late grandfather’s Senate seat
SANTA FE – Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham on Thursday appointed Shannon Pinto to the Senate seat left vacant after the May death of her grandfather, the Navajo Code Talker and New Mexico icon, Sen. John Pinto. Sen. Pinto will serve the remainder of her grandfather’s term...