SANTA FE – Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham on Monday ordered all flags to half-staff in the state of New Mexico in mourning for Corporal Tom Frazier of the Artesia Police Department, who was killed Friday in an automobile collision. Frazier was involved in a collision...
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Gov. Lujan Grisham attends successful Virgin Galactic launch in Southern New Mexico
TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES – Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham on Saturday attended the successful Virgin Galactic launch that made New Mexico the third U.S. state to send humans to space, a culmination of a yearslong effort at Spaceport America and partnership between the...
Updated public health order in effect; New Mexico adopts CDC mask guidance for fully vaccinated individuals
SANTA FE – The New Mexico Department of Health on Friday announced the state’s adoption of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s updated guidance on facemasks for those who are fully vaccinated. An updated Department of Health public health order, effective...
Governor fills Seventh Judicial District Court vacancy
SANTA FE – Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham announced Thursday that she has named Roscoe Augustus Woods of Socorro to the Seventh Judicial District Court, Division II. He fills a vacancy created by the death of Chief Judge Matthew Reynolds in March. Woods has led his own...
Gov. Lujan Grisham statement on President Biden’s “America the Beautiful” initiative
SANTA FE — Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham on Thursday issued the following statement on the release of the Biden-Harris administration’s “America the Beautiful” initiative: “I commend the Biden-Harris administration for establishing a new vision to protect and preserve...
Department of Health county map update May 5: Nearly entire state in Turquoise
SANTA FE – The New Mexico Department of Health on Wednesday announced the updated statewide COVID-19 map for the two-week period beginning May 5, with 30 New Mexico counties at the Turquoise Level, at which there are the fewest restrictions on commercial and...
Gov. Lujan Grisham statement on death of Bobby Unser
SANTA FE – Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham on Monday issued the following statement upon the death of racing legend and noted New Mexican Bobby Unser: “I am saddened to learn of the passing of Albuquerque’s own Bobby Unser. A racing legend across the nation and throughout...
New Mexico applauds Intel’s $3.5 billion expansion in Rio Rancho
U.S. Hub For Chip Modernization Will Create 700 High-Paying Jobs RIO RANCHO, N.M. – Intel plans to invest $3.5 billion in its New Mexico operations and hire more than 700 new workers to create a domestic hub for advanced semiconductor manufacturing at its fabrication...
Gov. Lujan Grisham statement on the death of Adán Carriaga
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...
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,...