The Latest Breaking News from Lujan Grisham

The sheriff in New Mexico’s largest metro area has vowed not to enforce an emergency order by the governor to temporarily suspend the right to carry firearms in public in and around the city of Albuquerque

The ban will last for 30 days and will apply to Albuquerque and the surrounding Bernalillo County

Order was signed after it was found that guns are the state’s leading cause of death among children and teens

Prosecutors in New Mexico’s largest metro area are taking over all cases involving retail theft in efforts to enforce new state sanctions against coordinated retail crime

A landmark court ruling in 2018 determined New Mexico wasn’t meeting its responsibilities when it came to providing an adequate education to Native American students and many others, but tribal leaders say change has been slow

Nationally, state governors issued 53 executive orders from June 19-July 2. New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham (D) led the field with 34, followed by Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs (D) with three. Governors in 35 states issued the fewest orders with zero.

Program at San Juan College School of Energy would certify “clean” fossil fuels.

Lawsuit argues the state is not equally upholding environmental protections enshrined in its constitution.

New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham (D) issued one executive order from May 8-14. As of May 14, Lujan Grisham has issued 58 executive orders in 2023 — four more than she did at this point a year ago. The order is: