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The office of Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham has released an online tool the public can use to track how Biden administration dollars are being spent across the state. Its launch coincides with President Joe Biden securing his party’s nomination as the governor campaigns for his reelection.
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Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham signed 69 bills Wednesday. Among them was one bill that would fund 16 pilot programs within multiple state agencies. But not everything was approved.
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Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham signed the state budget Wednesday which included $200,000 to address the ongoing crisis of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Relatives. But advocates are saying it’s not enough.
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Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham Monday signed four bills lawmakers passed as part of her public safety priority for this year’s legislative session. While she called the new laws a “giant leap” in the right direction, she said she’s still considering calling a special legislative session to urge lawmakers to send a few more to her desk.
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In a news conference following the close of the 2024 New Mexico legislative session, Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham expressed frustration and disappointment that more of the approximately 25 public safety-related bills she backed did not pass. She said a special session focused on getting more of these tough-on-crime bills through is “not off the table.”
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A package that has numerous climate tax credits including one for electric vehicles and charging stations passed the Senate Monday.
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Bills to regulate access to firearms are moving somewhat quickly through this short 30-day legislative session. They’re part of an overall public safety agenda by Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham.
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In a statement Monday evening, Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham said she was “dismayed” that a Senate committee didn’t pass a bill that would keep more New Mexicans accused of crimes behind bars before being given a fair trial. Similar proposals have been shot down several years in a row now over concerns that it’s not a lawful or effective way to reduce violent crime in the state.
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Michelle Lujan Grisham gave a press conference along with parents, children, educators and officials eager to talk about the effectiveness of structured literacy, a technique teachers and schools have increasingly been using in New Mexico and nationwide in recent years.
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Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham had to pause during her State of the State Address three separate times Tuesday afternoon, Jan. 16, as vocal environmental and pro-Palestinian protesters were ushered out of the chamber.