SANTA FE – Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham today hailed the passage of Senate Bill 6 sponsored by Sen. Pete Campos. The Hermits Peak-Calf Canyon Fire Recovery Funds bill establishes a $100 million loan fund administered by the Department of Finance and Administration that...
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Governor lauds Senate passage of bipartisan legislation to establish the Land of Enchantment Legacy Fund
SANTA FE – Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham on Tuesday lauded the Senate passage of Senate Bill 9, a measure to establish the Land of Enchantment Legacy Fund. This landmark legislation would create the state’s first-ever dedicated source of recurring funding for...
Governor announces legislation to unify purchasing and regulation to leverage affordable health care through Health Care Authority
SANTA FE – Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham on Tuesday announced the introduction of legislation that renames the Human Services Department as the Health Care Authority Department with the purpose of establishing a single, unified department responsible for health care...
Governor orders flags to half-staff in mourning for J. Paul Taylor
Flags to be at half-staff February 13-15 SANTA FE – Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham on Monday ordered all flags in the state of New Mexico to half-staff from February 13 to 15 in honor of former state Rep. J. Paul Taylor, who passed away on Sunday. Taylor was born in...
Gov. Lujan Grisham issues statement on passing of J. Paul Taylor
Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham on Sunday issued a statement following the passing of long-time New Mexico legislator and cultural advocate J. Paul Taylor: “You would be hard-pressed to find an individual as passionate about the people, culture and communities of New...
Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham introduces historic tax reform
Bill would lower Gross Receipts Tax rate, end ‘pyramiding’ from professional services SANTA FE — Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham unveiled bipartisan legislation Thursday that would lower the state’s Gross Receipts Tax rate an additional quarter-percent to 4.625 percent...
Gov. Lujan Grisham to be appointed to Council of Governors by President Biden
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Office of President Joe Biden announced on Thursday his intent to appoint Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham to his Council of Governors, a bipartisan group of 10 governors focused on improving national and state responses to security threats. Gov....
Gov. Lujan Grisham announces legislation to continue growth of state film jobs and workforce training
State seeks to future-proof industry by increasing cap and doubling rural uplift SANTA FE – Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham on Wednesday announced the introduction of legislation that will update the state’s film and media industry incentives program, continuing to foster...
Governor lauds passage of legislation banning the sale of assault weapons through first committee
SANTA FE – Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham on Tuesday lauded the passage of House Bill 101, the Assault Weapons Regulation Act, prohibiting the sale of assault weapons in New Mexico, from the House Consumer and Public Affairs. The bill is sponsored by Rep. Andrea Romero....
Governor Lujan Grisham announces new secretary of Indian Affairs Department
SANTA FE – Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham on Friday announced the appointment of James R. Mountain of the Pueblo de San Ildefonso as the secretary of the New Mexico Indian Affairs Department. "Governor Mountain has an impressive history as a leader in his own community...