SANTA FE – Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham on Sunday issued the following statement upon learning of the death of Albuquerque community leader Adán Carriaga: “I am deeply saddened to learn of the death of beloved Burqueño Adán Carriaga. While I count myself as one of the...
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Updated Red-Yellow-Green-Turquoise criteria now in effect, statewide COVID-19 map updated
SANTA FE – The New Mexico Department of Health on Friday announced the updated statewide COVID-19 map, with updated key health metrics used to assign risk levels to counties under the Red-Yellow-Green COVID-19 framework now in effect. The updates to the criteria,...
Gov. Lujan Grisham statement on President Biden’s joint address to Congress
SANTA FE — Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham on Wednesday issued the following statement after President Joe Biden issued his first address to a Joint Session of Congress: “President Biden’s American Families Plan prioritizes all the right things for both our country and...
New Mexico to loosen Red-Yellow-Green criteria, sets vaccination goal for removal of restrictions
Changes come amid nation-leading vaccine distribution effort; New Mexico approaching victory over the worst of the pandemic SANTA FE – State officials announced on Wednesday that New Mexico will loosen the key health metrics used to assign risk levels to counties...
Gov. Lujan Grisham issues statement on verdict in Derek Chauvin case
SANTA FE – Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham on Tuesday afternoon issued the following statement upon a Minnesota jury issuing a guilty verdict on all three counts against former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin: “New Mexico has grieved alongside the rest of the...
Workforce secretary to step down
SANTA FE – After more than a year of managing an unprecedented deluge of unemployment claims brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic and overseeing the disbursement of more than $3.5 billion in funds to displaced workers throughout the state, New Mexico Workforce...
Gov. Lujan Grisham legalizes adult-use cannabis
SANTA FE – Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham on Monday formally enacted adult-use cannabis legalization in the state of New Mexico, signing into law an historic measure approved by the state Legislature after the governor called them into a special session for that purpose...
Governor enacts state budget
SANTA FE – Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham on Friday morning signed the New Mexico state budget for Fiscal Year 2022, a $7.4 billion package overwhelmingly approved by the state Legislature that sustains and enhances key state investments in public education, early...
Gov. Lujan Grisham authorizes measure strengthening guardian oversight to protect vulnerable adults
SANTA FE – Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham on Thursday signed into law extensive guardianship reform legislation, creating much-needed oversight of legal guardians and conservators that control medical, financial, residential and other major life decisions of more than...
Governor signs measure boosting N.M.’s environmental regulation authority
SANTA FE – Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham on Thursday signed Senate Bill 8, allowing the state and Albuquerque/Bernalillo County to adopt environmental regulations more stringent than those at the federal level. “This legislation allows the state to make sure our...