WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham announced today that the state will receive more than $675 million in federal funding to expand broadband access in New Mexico. "It is no accident that this funding made up the largest percentage of the federal...
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Governor to travel to Colorado for Western Governors’ Association annual meeting
BOULDER, Colo. - Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham on Sunday will travel to Boulder, Colorado for the annual meeting of the Western Governors’ Association. The governor will meet with other Western governors on shared priorities and is set to moderate a panel on Monday...
Gov. Lujan Grisham releases statement ahead of one-year anniversary of the Dobbs’ decision
SANTA FE – Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham released the following statement marking one year since the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade: “The decision by the United States Supreme Court to overturn a long-standing precedent that protected the...
Gov. Lujan Grisham appoints Stephen Ochoa to Twelfth Judicial District Court
SANTA FE – Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham on Friday announced the appointment of Stephen Ochoa to fill a vacancy on the Twelfth Judicial District Court. Ochoa, 37, managed the public defender’s office in Ruidoso since 2017. Before his time in Ruidoso, he was the...
Governor Lujan Grisham names 11 people to Veterans Advisory Council
SANTA FE – Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham today signed an executive order creating the Governor’s Veterans Advisory Council. The 11-member council is attached to the Department of Veterans’ Services and will support the needs of veterans in New Mexico, review existing...
Governor Lujan Grisham issues statement on Juneteenth
SANTA FE – Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham on Monday issued the following statement in observance of Juneteenth, the national, federal holiday commemorating the date in 1865 when federal orders were read by Union Gen. Gordon Granger in Galveston, Texas informing...
New Mexico sees highest job numbers in history
New Mexico’s economy delivered exceptionally strong job growth in May and, along with falling unemployment levels, the state is now seeing the highest number of jobs in its history. New Mexico added 20,900 jobs over the year in May 2023, according to Department of...
Gov. Lujan Grisham priority legislation effective today
SANTA FE – Multiple laws championed by Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham and passed by the Legislature went into effect today, the default date set 90 days following the end of the session. “Each and every one of these laws – many of which saw broad, bipartisan support –...
Gov. Lujan Grisham issues statement on Supreme Court decision in Indian Child Welfare Act Case
SANTA FE – Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham on Thursday issued a statement in response to the United States Supreme Court's decision in the Brackeen v. Haaland case: “Throughout history, the child welfare system harmed Native children and their families by disregarding and...
Emergency funding approved for Farmington in wake of May mass shooting
SANTA FE – The Lujan Grisham administration issued an executive order yesterday approving emergency funding for the city of Farmington in the wake of a mass shooting that left three New Mexicans dead last month and six injured. The funding will assist the city in...