SANTA FE – Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham on Friday signed House Bill 11 into law, delivering $200 million in grants to support New Mexico businesses to ease the hiring or rehiring of employees. “New Mexico will continue to get meaningful financial assistance out the...
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Gov. Lujan Grisham signs Senate Bill 10, a victory for reproductive rights
SANTA FE – Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham on Friday signed Senate Bill 10 into law, repealing a 1969 state statute that criminalized abortion. “A woman has the right to make decisions about her own body,” said Gov. Lujan Grisham. “Anyone who seeks to violate bodily...
Gov. Lujan Grisham issues statement on sudden death of Las Cruces superintendent Trujillo
SANTA FE – Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham on Friday issued the following statement upon learning of the sudden death of Las Cruces Public Schools superintendent Karen Trujillo, who served as secretary of the Public Education Department in 2019 and worked for more than...
Gov. orders flags to half-staff for late Rep. Gloria Vaughn
SANTA FE — Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham announced she would order state flags lowered half-staff in honor of long-serving former state Rep. Gloria Vaughn of Alamogordo, whose recent death was announced Thursday on the floor of the state House. Flags are ordered to...
Department of Health county map update Feb. 24: More counties reach Yellow, Green Levels
Only 4 counties at highest-risk Red Level, down from 14 two weeks past SANTA FE – The New Mexico Department of Health on Wednesday announced the updated statewide COVID-19 map for the two-week period beginning Feb. 24, with 19 New Mexico counties at the Yellow Level...
N.M. modifies Red-Yellow-Green system, permitting more day-to-day activities
Turquoise Level will include minimal health restrictions SANTA FE – The state of New Mexico’s Red-Yellow-Green framework for aligning county-level requirements and guidelines with local virus risk has been modified to permit more day-to-day and commercial activities,...
Gov. cheers legislative passage of House Bill 11
SANTA FE – Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham on Friday applauded the legislative passage of House Bill 11, a priority for economic relief that will now head to her desk for signature. Sponsored by Speaker Brian Egolf and Rep. Christine Chandler, HB 11 provides $200 million...
Long-sought permanent funding for early childhood programs takes important step forward
SANTA FE – A transformational long-term investment in New Mexico’s youngest children won House passage today, moving the state one step closer to providing permanent and sustainable funds for early childhood programs. Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham and Cabinet...
Gov. statement after White House meeting on federal COVID-19 relief
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham on Friday issued the following statement following a bipartisan meeting of governors and mayors with President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris in the Oval Office, where they discussed the president’s COVID-19...
Rio Arriba County commissioner appointed
SANTA FE – Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham on Friday appointed Christine A. Bustos to fill a vacant seat on the Rio Arriba County Commission, previously occupied by state Sen. Leo Jaramillo. Bustos, a lifelong resident of Espanola, is an independent insurance agent with...