PRESS RELEASES

Public assistance projects now funded at 100% for Cerro Pelado Fire SANTA FE – Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham releases the following statement after President Joe Biden amended the New Mexico Disaster Declaration: “I am grateful to President Biden for recognizing the...

SANTA FE – Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham appointed current Department of Tourism Secretary Jen Paul Schroer to lead the Aging and Long-Term Services Department. "Secretary Schroer has been a valuable member of my cabinet," said Gov. Lujan Grisham. "She has a long...

New Mexicans can save 8% or more on purchases SANTA FE – Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham is encouraging New Mexicans to take advantage of the upcoming Back-to-School Tax-Free Weekend, which could save shoppers 8 percent or more on purchases. “I want the focus for New...

$80 million in funding available for rural providers SANTA FE – Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham announced today that providers may apply for the $80 million from the Rural Health Care Delivery Fund created earlier this year as part of the governor’s commitment to...

Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham traveled to Arizona today for a family vacation. She is expected to return on Saturday, August 5.   Lt. Gov. Howie Morales will assume the role of the governor during her time out of state. Contact The Office of Governor Michelle Lujan...

SANTA FE - Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham announced today that Secretary of Aging and Long-Term Services (ALTSD) Katrina Hotrum-Lopez will retire after more than two decades in public service. “I want to thank Secretary Hotrum-Lopez for her work on behalf of New...

As part of the historic expansion of early childhood education services announced last week at the White House, the state is collaborating with four tribal governments to support and expand pre-K programs. Part of the $98 million in funding will help create an...

SANTA FE – Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham issued a statement following the conclusion of the U.S. Forest Service investigation that found the 2022 Cerro Pelado Fire was caused by a mismanaged federal prescribed burn: “I am – again – outraged over the U.S. Forest...

PITTSBURG, Kansas – Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham will lead a New Mexico delegation to Kansas to observe and evaluate a nationally renowned reading and literacy center this week. The delegation will meet with educational leaders at Pittsburg State University’s Center of...

Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham on Wednesday ordered all flags in the state of New Mexico to half-staff from July 20 to July 24 in mourning for Alamogordo Police Officer Anthony Ferguson, who was shot in the line of duty and died on July 16, 2023. Officer Ferguson served...