May 20, 2022 | Press Releases
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham on Friday met with federal lands and emergency response officials in Washington, D.C. to discuss national forest management in New Mexico and advocate for additional federal assistance as multiple wildfi...
May 20, 2022 | 2022 Wildfires , Press Releases
SANTA FE – Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham on Friday issued the below statement following the U.S. Forest Service announcing the initiation of a 90-day pause on prescribed fire operations on National Forest System lands:
May 18, 2022 | Press Releases
SANTA FE— Gov. Lujan Grisham announced on Wednesday that $200 million in household relief is on its way to over 550,000 New Mexico taxpayers. Taxpayers who receive funds through direct deposit are scheduled to receive at least $250 in relief in the n...
May 18, 2022 | 2022 Wildfires , Press Releases
SANTA FE – Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham spoke with President Biden on Tuesday to discuss the wildfires that have burned hundreds of thousands of acres across the state, resulted in the evacuation of tens of thousands, and destroyed hundreds of hom...
May 16, 2022 | 2022 Wildfires , Press Releases
ALBUQUERQUE – At the request of Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham, President Biden has authorized federal disaster aid for the State of New Mexico, making Disaster Unemployment Assistance (DUA) available to New Mexicans whose employment or self-employm...
May 16, 2022 | Press Releases
SANTA FE – Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham announced on Monday the appointment of David Dye as secretary of the Department of Homeland Security and Emergency Management (DHSEM).
May 13, 2022 | 2022 Wildfires , Press Releases
SANTA FE – Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham on Friday sent a letter to President Joe Biden requesting additional federal assistance under the disaster declaration signed by the president earlier this month in response to widespread wildfire activity acros...
May 12, 2022 | 2022 Wildfires , Press Releases
SANTA FE – As wildfires continue to displace thousands of New Mexicans, the state has worked with local and national partners to coordinate six sites in northern New Mexico communities that will provide hot meals to all. This joint effort is in coord...
May 6, 2022 | Press Releases
SANTA FE – Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham announced Friday that she has selected Brigidier General Miguel Aguilar as the next Adjutant General of New Mexico.
May 4, 2022 | 2022 Wildfires , Press Releases
SANTA FE – Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham on Wednesday submitted a request to President Joe Biden and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) for a Presidential Disaster Declaration for New Mexico as a result of widespread wildfire activity acros...