PRESS RELEASES

SANTA FE – Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham on Saturday signed House Bill 141 to increase salaries for New Mexico judges. “I am pleased to be able to assist the Legislature in making this a reality,” said Gov. Lujan Grisham. “Through this bill, we...

SANTA FE – Today, Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham signed HB 171 into law, a bill that updates high school graduation requirements in New Mexico for the first time in over a decade. “High school should be about preparing students for the real world while...

SANTA FE – Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham issued the following statement after the U.S. Senate failed to pass the bipartisan National Security Supplemental: “Republicans’ sick loyalty to one individual once again has dire consequences for the American...

SANTA FE – Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham appointed Brig. Gen. Jamison Herrera as Cabinet Secretary of the New Mexico Department of Veterans’ Services (DVS). Herrera has served as the Acting Secretary of the department since September of last year, while...

SANTA FE – Today, the New Mexico Senate unanimously confirmed Josett Monette as the Cabinet Secretary for the New Mexico Indian Affairs Department. “Secretary Monette's extensive background in serving indigenous people uniquely positions her to address the...

SANTA FE – Today, the New Mexico Senate confirmed Jen Paul Schroer as the Cabinet Secretary for the New Mexico Aging & Long-Term Services Department with a vote of 29-1. “As former Secretary for the Aging and Long-Term Services Department, I can tell...

SANTA FE – Today, the New Mexico Senate confirmed Teresa Casados as the Cabinet Secretary for the New Mexico Children, Youth, and Families Department with a vote of (32-8). “This is an agency and a system that needs a leader who can get things done,”...

SANTA FE – Today, the Reproductive Freedom Alliance filed an amicus curiae brief with the Supreme Court in the case of Food and Drug Administration, et al., v. Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine, arguing that, if the Court allows a recent Fifth Circuit decision...

SANTA FE – Gov. Michelle Lujan unveiled a water action plan at the State Capitol Tuesday with the goal of ensuring New Mexicans will have access to clean water for the next five decades. As one of the driest states in the west, New Mexico is no stranger to...

SANTA FE – Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham issued a statement following the Senate Health and Public Affairs Committee’s vote to table SB 122. “I am dismayed that our Legislature has once again refused to undertake an honest, robust debate on the state...