Gov. statement on Fourth of July
SANTA FE – Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham on Sunday issued the following statement as New Mexico celebrates Independence Day:
Governor meets with local, state fire officials to celebrate new funding for NM firefighters
SANTA FE – Surrounded by Santa Fe County Fire personnel, leaders from the State Fire Marshal’s Office and the Department of Homeland Security and Emergency Management, Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham on Friday morning hosted a “signing ceremony” for Sena...
State announces return-to-work support payments
SANTA FE – New Mexico state officials on Friday announced a support program that will provide supplemental payments for New Mexicans receiving unemployment benefits who return to work in coming weeks, with some workers receiving up to $1,000, as a me...
Health secretary returning to UNM
SANTA FE – Dr. Tracie Collins, who has served as New Mexico health secretary for eight months, will return to academic life at the end of July.
N.M. dramatically expands Child Care Assistance
SANTA FE – Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham on Thursday announced the state of New Mexico will dramatically expand its Child Care Assistance Program, doubling eligibility for families from 200 percent of the federal poverty level to as much as 400 percent...
Virgin Galactic announces flight window for first fully crewed spaceflight
SANTA FE – The future of space tourism is scheduled to take flight in Southern New Mexico on Sunday, July 11, when the New Mexico Tourism Department teams up with Virgin Galactic for Virgin Galactic’s first fully crewed spaceflight, Virgin Galactic a...
Gov. Lujan Grisham, Western governors, join President Biden to discuss local and federal wildfire preparedness and response
SANTA FE – Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham on Wednesday, along with a bipartisan group of Western U.S. governors, joined President Joe Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris and members of the Biden Administration to take part in a virtual briefing and disc...
N.M. to lift pandemic restrictions Thursday
SANTA FE – Having met Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham’s goal of 60 percent of eligible residents completing their COVID-19 vaccination series, the state of New Mexico on Thursday will enjoy the removal of remaining pandemic occupancy restrictions on comm...
Gov. Lujan Grisham announces completion of expansion at essential state nursing home in Las Vegas
LAS VEGAS, N.M. – Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham on Tuesday announced the completed expansion of a state nursing home here that specializes in providing psychiatric care to older New Mexicans.
Gov. Lujan Grisham dedicates new veterans cemetery
ANGEL FIRE – Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham on Monday made her first official visit to the Angel Fire Veterans Cemetery, touring the new state facility for veterans and their families. After a soft “opening” last summer during the pandemic, the cemetery...