SANTA FE – The Office of Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham announced on Thursday that Daniel Schlegel will serve as the governor’s chief of staff. Interim Chief of Staff Courtney Kerster will return to her role as senior advisor to the governor and director of federal...
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Governor appoints Second Judicial District Attorney
SANTA FE – Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham on Tuesday announced the appointment of Albuquerque litigator and former prosecutor Sam Bregman as Second Judicial District Attorney. Bregman will begin in the position immediately. He will fill a vacancy created by former Second...
Governor appoints Ninth Judicial District Attorney
SANTA FE – Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham on Friday announced the appointment of Quentin Ray as Ninth Judicial District Attorney. The district includes Curry and Roosevelt counties. Ray will begin in the position on Dec. 31, 2022. He will fill a vacancy created when the...
Governor appoints three to Public Regulation Commission, signs executive order creating Tribal Advisory Council
SANTA FE – Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham on Friday announced the appointment of Gabriel Aguilera, Brian Moore and Patrick O’Connell to the New Mexico Public Regulation Commission (PRC). They will begin in their roles at the PRC on Jan. 1, 2023. “These appointees are...
Governor appoints Patrick M. Allen as Department of Health cabinet secretary
SANTA FE – Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham on Friday announced the appointment of Patrick M. Allen as cabinet secretary of the Department of Health. Allen will assume leadership of the department Jan. 3, 2023. “Patrick is a regulator and public health professional with a...
Gov. Lujan Grisham, Attorney General Balderas, Environment Secretary Kenney and Trustee Hart Stebbins announce settlement with final contractors in Gold King Mine Litigation
SANTA FE — Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham, New Mexico Attorney General Hector Balderas, Environment Secretary James Kenney, and Natural Resources Trustee Maggie Hart Stebbins on Thursday announced a $5 million final settlement with Environmental Restoration, LLC and...
Governor announces Casa Connection housing grant awards
Nearly $11 million in funds awarded for transitional housing SANTA FE – Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham on Wednesday announced $10.6 million in awards from the Casa Connection Grant Program to organizations across New Mexico to provide transitional housing for vulnerable...
State unemployment reaches lowest rate since June 2008 under Gov. Lujan Grisham
SANTA FE – Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham and the state Department of Workforce Solutions announced on Friday that New Mexico’s unemployment rate has decreased to 4.1%, the lowest the rate since June 2008. The governor released the following statement: "Our sustained...
Governor announces investment in high-quality tutoring for New Mexico students at no cost to families
Comprehensive, multi-lingual support will target math, reading, and science SANTA FE – Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham and the Public Education Department on Thursday announced a new state investment for the targeted expansion of free high-quality tutoring for math,...
Governor appoints Wayne Propst as Department of Finance and Administration secretary
SANTA FE – Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham on Tuesday announced the appointment of Wayne Propst as secretary of the Department of Finance and Administration (DFA). Propst will assume leadership of the department at the start of January following Secretary Deborah Romero’s...