New Mexico Governor's Office
Recent News About New Mexico Governor's Office
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NEW MEXICO OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR: Gov. Lujan Grisham fills Supreme Court vacancy
Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham has appointed Julie J. Vargas to the state Supreme Court, closing the vacancy left by the Honorable Justice Judith K. Nakamura, who retired.
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NEW MEXICO OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR: Gov. statement on N.M. surpassing 100,000 recorded cases of COVID-19
New Mexico on Wednesday became the 37th U.S. state to record 100,000 cases of COVID-19. It coincides with a record-shattering daily total of 40 additional COVID-19 deaths.
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NEW MEXICO OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR: Gov. Lujan Grisham signs $330 million relief package for New Mexicans
Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham on Wednesday signed into law a significant relief package for New Mexicans that will deliver grants to small New Mexico businesses, supplemental payments to the unemployed and other emergency food and housing relief.
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NEW MEXICO OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR: Governor appoints decorated educator, researcher, clinical scientist and doctor as new state secretary of health
Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham on Wednesday announced her appointment of Dr. Tracie C. Collins, dean of the College of Population Health at the University of New Mexico, as the new leader of the New Mexico Department of Health, bolstering the state’s public health and pandemic-response leadership.
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NEW MEXICO OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR: Hundreds of N.M. doctors, nurses, health care practitioners plead: ‘Help us protect you’
More than 350 doctors, nurses and health care practitioners and providers from all across New Mexico this week signed an open letter urging New Mexicans to double down on safe practices and personal caution to slow the spread of COVID-19 and protect the state’s health care and hospital resources.
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NEW MEXICO OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR: N.M. updates high-risk states under quarantine order
The state of New Mexico, pursuant to Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham’s executive order requiring quarantine for out-of-state visitors arriving from high-risk states, on Wednesday, Oct. 21, amended the list of states from which visitors and arriving residents must quarantine.
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NEW MEXICO OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR: New emergency public health order in effect
The state of New Mexico’s amended emergency public health order came into effect Friday after successive days of record-breaking daily COVID-19 infection rates.
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NEW MEXICO OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR: Governor seeks nominees for New Mexico Tech board of regents
The Office of Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham on Monday announced that it is soliciting applications for two positions on the board of regents for the New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology.
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NEW MEXICO OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR: Gov. announces nearly $10 million in rural infrastructure investments
The Lujan Grisham administration on Monday announced $9.75 million in essential infrastructure projects in rural communities all across New Mexico.
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NEW MEXICO OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR: Governor, fighting for every dollar for hard-working New Mexicans, testifies before Congress on state aid
New Mexico Office of the Governor issued the following announcement on Sept. 11. Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham on Thursday morning appeared before the U.S.
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NEW MEXICO OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR: Gov. Lujan Grisham, DFA announce $150M in grants to support New Mexico local governments
Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham and the Department of Finance and Administration on Tuesday announced $150 million in CARES Act grants to local governments across New Mexico to cover the cost of necessary expenditures incurred due to the public health emergency.
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NEW MEXICO OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR: Governor seeks nominees for regents boards
The Office of Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham on Wednesday announced she is soliciting applications for positions on the following boards of regents:
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NEW MEXICO OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR: All Together NM Fund announces additional $500K in food grants
A state COVID-19 relief fund launched at the outset of the pandemic in New Mexico this week contributed an additional $500,000 to food banks and pantries statewide.
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NEW MEXICO OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR: Lujan Grisham administration condemns federal rollbacks of methane regulations
Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency formally announced it has rescinded methane emissions regulations over the oil and gas industry.
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NEW MEXICO OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR: Governor announces Council for Racial Justice
Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham on Friday announced the membership of the Governor’s Council for Racial Justice, an advisory group tasked with counseling the administration and monitoring state institutions, holding them accountable for taking action to end systemic racism and ensure that all persons receive fair and equal treatment and opportunities.
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NEW MEXICO OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR: Breweries permitted ‘soft’ reopening
Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham on Thursday announced the state’s emergency public health order will be amended to permit a limited reopening for breweries this weekend followed by a broader reopening on Monday, June 15.
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NEW MEXICO OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR: State to further modify public health emergency order
Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham and state health officials on Wednesday announced New Mexico’s emergency public health order, set to expire May 15, will be extended through May 31 and modified to allow most retailers to operate at 25 percent of their maximum occupancy as determined by fire code.
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From Enchantment State News
New Mexico governor orders ‘slight reopening’ of businesses, churches
New Mexico’s governor issued a new public health order yesterday to allow all retailers and churches to reopen starting on Saturday, but everyone must wear face masks in public unless they are eating, drinking or exercising.
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Liquor store owners say Lujan Grisham's shut-down order gives grocery stories 'uncompetitive advantage'
Liquor store owners in the state are expressing feelings of unfairness after they were forced to close under Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham's extended stay-at-home order issued last month.