SANTA FE – Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham on Friday issued the following statement following the on-campus shooting death of a Washington Middle School student in Albuquerque: “I am horrified and heartbroken by today’s events in Albuquerque. My thoughts go out to the...
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Governor launches wage supplement program to support chile crop
SANTA FE – Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham on Thursday announced the state of New Mexico will commit $5 million to pilot a wage supplement program for the chile industry amid concerns about a labor shortage that could impact the 2021 production of the state’s signature...
Governor issues statement on U.S. Senate passage of massive infrastructure bill
SANTA FE – Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham on Tuesday issued the following statement on the Senate passage of a $1 trillion infrastructure package, which will deliver funding for public works projects nationwide as well as, among myriad other investments, fund essential...
Governor announces new Cabinet secretary
SANTA FE – Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham on Tuesday announced a new member of the state Cabinet: Barbara J. Vigil, recently retired senior justice of the New Mexico Supreme Court and long-time advocate for juvenile justice reform, as secretary of the Children, Youth and...
New Mexico elected officials send open letter encouraging private sector vaccination policies
‘We need to finish the job. And we need your help.’ SANTA FE – Senior and local New Mexico elected officials sent an open letter to state business leaders and commercial associations on Friday encouraging vaccination policies for employees and patrons that can help...
Governor issues executive clemency to 19 individuals
SANTA FE – Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham on Friday issued another series of pardons, invoking her power of executive clemency for 19 individuals convicted of crimes in New Mexico, the majority of whom had been found guilty of a non-violent offense. This latest instance...
Gov. Lujan Grisham issues statement on Biden clean cars announcement
SANTA FE – Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham on Thursday issued the following statement in response to news of the Biden Administration’s strategy to tighten pollution rules and move the United States toward zero-emission vehicles as a means of combating the...
Governor to implement vaccination policy for state government employees
Lujan Grisham urges other government agencies, private sector to follow suit SANTA FE – In light of the continued spread of COVID-19 and enhanced viral risk driven by vaccine hesitancy and resistance, Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham on Thursday signed an executive order...
Two new secretaries appointed
SANTA FE – Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham on Thursday announced two new members of the state Cabinet: Jason Bowie, deputy chief of the Rio Rancho Police Department, as secretary of the Department of Public Safety; and Kurt A. Steinhaus, educator, education administrator...
Gov. statement on reports of law enforcement action at home, business of state Rep. Stapleton
SANTA FE – Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham on Wednesday issued the following statement following media reports about allegations into a member of the state House of Representatives: “I am deeply, deeply troubled by the reports this morning about a law enforcement...