Democratic governors are expected to meet Wednesday evening with President Joe Biden. The meeting comes about a week after President Biden debated GOP nominee and former president Donald Trump in a performance that raised concerns, USA TODAY reported. Some governors will attend the session with the president in person, others virtually. The White House confirmed […]
ROSWELL, N.M. (KRQE) – Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham held a news conference Wednesday night outlining the current conditions facing fire crews battling fires near Ruidoso. The South Fork Fire has burned 16,335 acres and destroyed more than 1,400 structures making it one of the most devastating fires in New Mexico history. There have also been […]
Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham drew scorn from southeast New Mexico Republicans after she signed a series of bills increasing regulations on firearms at the outset of the 2024 Legislative Session. House Bill 129 imposed a seven-day waiting period for those looking to buy guns in New Mexico, while Senate Bill 5 banned firearms from polling […]
Mar. 4—ALBUQUERQUE — Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham said she is leaning toward calling a special legislative session to address two public safety issues that did not reach her desk during the recently completed annual meeting of the state Legislature. During a news conference Monday at an Albuquerque high school where she signed four public safety […]
Feb. 26—Before Mayor Alan Webber issued a proclamation calling for the removal of three controversial monuments in Santa Fe in summer 2020 amid a nationwide reckoning on racial justice, he turned to Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham for advice. “She advised me not to try to solve the problem,” Webber said in a deposition earlier this […]
Feb. 22—Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham will spend the next few days in Washington, D.C., to attend the winter meeting of the National Governors Association, her office said Thursday. The trip marks the governor’s first out-of-state business travel of 2024. The association’s winter meeting, which includes a plenary session with U.S. Supreme Court Justices Sonia Sotomayor […]
Dec. 30—There’s a stew of stories cooking almost every day in New Mexico. And in late December, we usually recount them in year-end inventories under the headings of the Biggest, or Most Important, or Holy Smoke, That Was Huuuuge. Fine. Everyone loves a list. But for me, there’s no contest for the most unforgettable mental […]