New office will advocate for educational rights of students SANTA FE — Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham on Monday signed into law a measure establishing an office within the Developmental Disabilities Council to advocate for the educational rights of students seeking...
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Governor enacts Family Income Index
Priority bill, using innovative strategy for education funds, directs tens of millions to school communities where poverty is most significant SANTA FE — Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham on Monday signed legislation establishing the Family Income Index, an innovative...
Gov. Lujan Grisham visits elementary school as N.M. districts fast approach full re-entry
SANTA FE – Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham on Monday visited Aspen Elementary School in Los Alamos as more students, educators and school staff prepare to safely re-enter the classroom this week as part of New Mexico’s return to full in-person learning. “I was glad to...
Gov. Lujan Grisham issues statement on historic legislative passage of legalized adult-use cannabis
SANTA FE – Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham on Wednesday issued the following statement on the breakthrough in the New Mexico Legislature that will make New Mexico the next U.S. state to legalize adult-use cannabis and comprehensively address past low-level convictions:...
Gov. Lujan Grisham signs measure eliminating fees for juvenile crimes
SANTA FE – Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham on Tuesday signed into law a measure that removes from criminal statute certain fines and fees relating to offenses committed by youth, aligning with the juvenile justice reform efforts of the Children, Youth and Families...
Gov. Lujan Grisham announces special session March 30
Economic opportunity, job creation on the focused agenda SANTA FE – Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham on Friday announced she will call the New Mexico Legislature into a special session on Tuesday, March 30, to take up a pair of economic and job creation items that were...
Department of Health county map update March 24: More counties advance to Turquoise, Green
SANTA FE – The New Mexico Department of Health on Wednesday announced the updated statewide COVID-19 map for the two-week period beginning March 24, with 13 New Mexico counties at the Turquoise Level and 10 at the Green Level, at which there are fewer restrictions on...
Gov. Lujan Grisham to call special session to get cannabis done
SANTA FE – Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham will call the New Mexico Legislature into special session roughly Wednesday, March 31, to finish the work of legalizing adult-use cannabis. “Legalized adult-use cannabis is one of the best moves we can make in our work to build a...
Gov. Lujan Grisham statement on HJR1
SANTA FE – Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham on Thursday issued the following statement upon the historic Senate passage of House Joint Resolution 1, which if approved by New Mexico voters will amend the state constitution to deliver permanent and sustainable funds for...
Gov. signs bipartisan measure to improve forest management, help N.M. avoid catastrophic fires
SANTA FE – Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham on Thursday signed into law House Bill 57, an important environmental measure that will help the state improve forest management amid a changing climate through prescribed burns, which will contribute to lessening the risk of...