State Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham (nm)
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Recent News About State Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham (nm)
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New Mexico GOP official: Peer education program for prisoners gives them 'a better education than our kids'
A new project and initiative for the New Mexico Corrections Department is under fire from a local Republican Party official.
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Lujan Grisham's focus 'to keep our kids safe and keep our kids learning' as New Mexico school mask mandate extended, testing options expanded
As the number of new COVID-19 cases decreases statewide, Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham said her administration is focused on ensuring schools can remain open safely.
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'Grateful' Lujan Grisham hosts healthcare access roundtable
A roundtable discussion New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham hosted on Sept. 7 with healthcare providers and elected officials underscored Grisham’s goal of exploring how to invest in healthcare.
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Kokinadis: Albuquerque's Backstreet Grill closes its doors after long fight against 'small business killer' mandates
After a long fight against he safety mandates put in place by Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham during the pandemic, Backstreet Grill, a restaurant in Albuquerque, has announced that it will be closing its doors.
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Most New Mexico healthcare and corrections workers have complied with vaccine mandate, but some 'willing to quit my job over this'
All hospital workers, long-term care employees, and those who work at a correctional facility were required to receive at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine by Aug.t 27 per a mandate issued by Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham (D-NM) earlier this month.
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Lujan Grisham: Business restrictions 'extra last' resort, placing faith in mask, vaccine mandates
As indoor mask requirements return, New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham told KOB Wednesday business restrictions would be placed only as a last resort.
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'It's Economics 101': Texas study offers cautionary tale for small business in wake of New Mexico's paid sick leave mandate
As many New Mexico businesses struggle to survive and recover from the economic effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, “paid sick leave” ordinances have been hampering many businesses' ability to recover.
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Poll: Less than half of New Mexicans approve of Lujan Grisham's job performance
Less than half of New Mexican participants in a recent poll approve of Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham’s job performance, but it was still slightly more than the number who disapprove.
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GOP lawmakers ask Lujan Grisham to hold special session, stop being 'soft on criminals'
Republican lawmakers in New Mexico are demanding that Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham call a special session of the legislature to deal with what they see as her split personality on the state’s crime rate.
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Lujan Grisham, other New Mexico leaders urge businesses to mandate COVID-19 vaccination for employees, patrons because 'the pandemic is not over'
In response to the delta variant of COVID-19, New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham—along with a coalition of elected officials on varying levels of government from around the state—released an open letter urging business owners to “help forestall another unnecessary surge.”
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Lujan Grisham aims to 'set that tone,' as next legislative session will focus on crime
New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham has tackling the state’s rising crime rate at the top of her agenda for the upcoming legislative session.
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'StopMLG' founder calls for Lujan Grisham to 'do the same' as Cuomo did: resign over sexual harassment allegations
A New Mexico-based group whose stated goal is to get Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham out of office now is calling for her to symbolically fall on her sword as New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo did earlier this week - and for the same reasons.
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Lujan Grisham makes 3rd cabinet secretary change in 2 weeks; former state Supreme Court justice accepts 'huge responsibility' as new CYFD secretary
Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham has recently appointed former New Mexico Supreme Court Justice Barbara Vigil as the new secretary of the Child, Youth, and Families Department (CYFD), according to a KRQE report.
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Lujan Grisham: Jump in New Mexico COVID-19 cases caused by Delta variant puts 'tough decisions' on table
Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham (D-NM) said the state of New Mexico could be forced to shut down once again after a recent uptick in positive COVID-19 diagnoses, including a thousand new cases just over the weekend.
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New Mexico governor mandates all state employees get vaccinated or submit to frequent testing asserting 'this isn’t a debate'
Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham's latest executive order issuing a mandate that all state employees get fully vaccinated or be subjected to Covid-19 testing every two weeks has drawn ire from her Republican counterparts who believe the order is trampling on the rights of public workers.
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Grisham & New Mexico gubernatorial candidate Block condemn Williams Stapleton following allegations of illegal activities: 'This is very disturbing behavior'
New Mexican politicians recently responded to news that majority leader Rep. Sheryl Williams Stapleton (D-Bernalillo) was being investigated for racketeering, money laundering, and illegal payments, according to a report by the Pinon Post.
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Grisham encourages other states to adopt New Green Deal clean car standards amid criticism of it as 'gas tax on the poor'
New Mexico’s governor, Lujan Grisham, spoke at the 2021 Virtual State Environmental Protection meeting for the Environmental Council of the States (ECOS) about the Green New Deal that her state has adopted, stating her wishes that other states embrace it too.
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Thomson urges restraint from fireworks 'during this horrendously hot and dry summer'
State Rep. Liz Thomson (D-Albuquerque) recently advised her constituents to refrain from the use of fireworks in light of the present drought in New Mexico.
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State is 'investing in New Mexico children, students with need' through $15 million Family Income Index
Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham recently announced that the Family Income Index will increase funding for schools and children in high-poverty areas of the state in an effort to counteract the negative impacts of poverty on academic performance.
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Grisham supports prohibition of fireworks sales due to drought conditions
New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham recently issued an executive order recommending that counties and cities consider prohibiting retail fireworks sales in the state until drought conditions improve, according to a press release from the governor's office.