Improvements to 38 miles of U.S. 180 will have significant safety, economic benefits HURLEY – Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham on Thursday was joined by city and county leaders in announcing $25 million in state funding for the expansion and improvement of US 180 from...
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New Mexico’s nationally leading oil and gas emissions rule becomes law
Rule will eliminate hundreds of millions of pounds of emissions annually SANTA FE — A nationally leading rule over the oil and gas industry that will cut harmful air emissions by 260 million pounds is now state law – a fulfillment of one of Gov. Michelle Lujan...
Gov. Lujan Grisham announces Las Cruces as location for new media academy satellite campus
Arrowhead Center location will offer bilingual crew training and fast-track students into film, TV, media jobs LAS CRUCES - Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham announced on Tuesday that the first satellite campus for New Mexico’s Next Generation Media Academy will be...
Gov. Lujan Grisham breaks ground on new state-of-the-art residences at State Veterans’ Home
Governor secured $60 million in funding for project; Replaces main building built in 1936 TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES – Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham joined New Mexico veterans on Tuesday to break ground on new residences at the New Mexico State Veterans’ Home in Truth or...
Governor secures additional housing assistance for New Mexicans affected by wildfires
SANTA FE – Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham on Tuesday announced that the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has granted New Mexico’s request for Direct Temporary Housing Assistance, initiating a process that will make housing assistance available to eligible New...
New Mexico ranks fourth in nation in job growth; state unemployment lower than prior to start of pandemic
Employment up by over 45,000 jobs SANTA FE – Gov. Lujan Grisham issued the following statement on Friday following the release of monthly employment numbers from the state Department of Workforce Solutions, which show that New Mexico’s employment growth year over year...
Gov. Lujan Grisham reiterates state request to President Biden for authorization of additional federal assistance for wildfire disaster response
Governor requests inclusion of flooding impacts, extension of declaration duration at 100% federal cost coverage SANTA FE – Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham on Friday requested that President Joe Biden direct the Federal Emergency Management Agency to include flooding...
Governor announces $10 million infrastructure investment in Albuquerque Rail Trail
ALBUQUERQUE – Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham on Wednesday announced a $10 million state infrastructure investment in the Albuquerque Rail Trail, an urban redevelopment project launched by the City of Albuquerque to build a 7-mile loop of multi-use trails connecting...
Flags ordered to half-staff in mourning for Bernalillo County first responders
SANTA FE – Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham on Monday ordered all flags in the state of New Mexico to half-staff in mourning for four Bernalillo County first responders killed in a Bernalillo County Sheriff’s Office helicopter crash on Saturday. Undersheriff Larry Koren,...
Governor issues statement on tragic deaths of four in crash of BCSO helicopter
SANTA FE – Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham on Sunday issued a statement after a Bernalillo County Sheriff’s Office helicopter crashed yesterday while on duty in San Miguel County: “I am heartbroken by the tragic loss of four New Mexicans while in the line of duty. These...