PRESS RELEASES

SANTA FE – Today, Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham formally requested a Major Disaster Declaration from President Joseph R. Biden Jr. in response to the devastating South Fork Fire and Salt Fire, which began on June 17, 2024. The request highlights the urgent need...

SANTA FE – Today, Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham declared a state of emergency in Lincoln County and the Mescalero Apache Reservation and deployed additional National Guard to the area in response to the devastating South Fork Fire and Salt Fires. These wildfires,...

SANTA FE – Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham’s cabinet secretaries will host community events in Clovis and Portales on July 8-9 to help residents navigate and procure available state and federal resources. “We want New Mexicans to know that their state...

SANTA FE – Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham has issued a statement regarding the ongoing South Fork Fire and mandatory evacuations in Ruidoso: “My administration is in close contact with state, tribal and federal officials about the status of these...

SANTA FE – New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham this week was elected chair of the Western Governors’ Association (WGA) at its annual meeting in Olympic Valley, Calif., and she pledged to focus on the region’s housing challenges as her primary...

SANTA FE – Today, the Supreme Court unanimously rejected an effort to restrict access to the abortion pill mifepristone. Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham, a member of the Reproductive Freedom Alliance, a nonpartisan coalition of 23 Governors committed to protecting...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, President Biden announced new measures to secure our Southern border, barring migrants who cross unlawfully from receiving asylum. Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham issued the following statement: “As a border state governor and former...

SANTA FE – Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham announced on Monday the appointment of Brad Keeler as an Eleventh Judicial District Court Judge. Keeler’s appointment fills the seat left vacant due to the retirement of the Honorable Judge Louis E. DePauli, Jr. Since...

SANTA FE – Members of the New Mexico State Police and a senior advisor with the Office of the Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham were honored during the Excellence in Law Enforcement Awards hosted by the U.S. Attorney Office for the District of New Mexico on...

Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham will travel to New York City and Washington, D.C. for official events this week. On Wednesday, the governor is invited to participate in a panel discussion on “Sustainable Investments for a Clean Energy Future” with Earth...