MICHELLE LUJAN GRISHAM

Lines will be getting longer for free breakfast and lunch at New Mexico public schools.

New Mexico is setting aside $100 million for conservation projects in the state. It is also building its first wildlife highway overpass for creatures large and small.

Federal regulators have announced that a final report and decision on a temporary nuclear waste storage facility in New Mexico will be delayed.

Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham announced that New Mexico plans to hold abusive and neglectful caretakers accountable after several individuals have died while under care.

New Mexico's governor has signed legislation that calls for banning the storage of spent nuclear fuel in New Mexico, unless the state provides its consent first.

New Mexico legislators are racing against a deadline to advance proposals to safeguard abortion access, deliver tax relief and limit access to guns.

A coalition of advocates dedicated to stemming the tide of violence and missing persons cases in Indian Country is demanding more transparency from New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham.

New Mexico's governor signed an abortion-rights bill Thursday that overrides local ordinances aimed at limiting access to abortion procedures and medications. The new law also aims to ensure access to gender affirming healthcare related to distress over gender identity that doesn’t match a person’s assigned sex. New Mexico has one of the country’s most liberal abortion access laws, but two counties and three cities in eastern New Mexico have recently adopted abortion restrictions that reflect deep-seated opposition to offering the procedure.

The New Mexico legislature approved a bill to prohibit local city and county governments from blocking access to abortion. The measure will likely head to Democratic Gov. Grisham.

Democratic New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham extended the state's COVID-19 health emergency for the final time Friday, letting it expire at the end of March.

New Mexico's governor has stepped into the fight over how federal land managers are eradicating wild cows in the Gila Wilderness.

Twenty Democratic governors led by Gov. Gavin Newsom are launching a network intended to strengthen access to abortion. Governors' offices are working with abortion advocacy groups.

Democratic governors in 20 states are launching a network intended to strengthen abortion access in the wake of the U.S. Supreme Court nixing a woman’s constitutional right to end a pregnancy.

Democratic New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham signed into law a bill allowing the use of zero-interest loans for wildfire and flood recovery initiatives.

A New Mexico House panel has endorsed a $1 billion increase in fund spending to boost rural health care networks, public salaries, and no-pay day care and college.

The New Mexico Senate has approved a bill described as a landmark conservation measure. The bill would create recurring funding for water and land projects.

The New Mexico Senate approved a proposed ban on the local disposal of spent nuclear fuel, unless the state provides its consent first.

The U.S. abortion debate is shifting to funding as states take control of policymaking.

New Mexico Public Regulation Commissioner Patrick O'Connell voluntarily recused himself from decisions on a major energy merger over past conflicts of interest.

New Mexico has lost its third public education secretary in the last four years. Kurt Steinhaus said he wanted to retire to focus on family and his health.

The U.S. government is offering more money to find a solution for storing or disposing of spent nuclear fuel from the nation's commercial nuclear power plants.

New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham vowed to work with both Democratic and Republican lawmakers to fight crime in the state as homicide rates continue to rise in Albuquerque.

A detention hearing has been scheduled for a felon and failed political candidate suspected of orchestrating a series of drive-by shootings at the homes of four elected Democrat officials in New Mexico.

Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham is calling for new gun control laws and greater accountability for firearm manufacturers while denouncing recent drive-by shootings against politicians in Albuquerque and what she called a national scourge of violence.

The New Mexico Supreme Court is considering a legal challenge to a congressional map that divvies up a politically conservative region of the state.

State officials have released a draft permit that includes tougher provisions for the U.S. government to meet if it wants to continue dumping radioactive waste from decades of nuclear research and bomb-making in the New Mexico desert.

Many decisions by New Mexico’s most powerful regulatory panel have had direct economic and environmental consequences for one corner of the state, and yet not one candidate nominated to fill the Public Regulation Commission is from northwestern New Mexico.

Many decisions by New Mexico’s most powerful regulatory panel have had direct economic and environmental consequences for one corner of the state, and yet not one candidate nominated to fill the Public Regulation Commission is from northwestern New Mexico. Critics are concerned about the lack of representation as Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham prepares to pick a new commission as part of an overhaul that takes New Mexico voters out of the equation. A constitutional amendment approved in 2020 turns the commission from a five-member elected body to a three-person appointed panel charged with overseeing electrical utilities and other industries.

A record 12 women will take their seats as their states' highest-ranking elected officials when the nation's governors are sworn in this winter.

Democrats held onto a string of competitive governors’ seats in the midterm elections after making the case to voters that Republican challengers posed a threat to abortion rights and democracy in their states.

Republicans inched closer to a narrow House majority while control of the Senate hinges on tight Arizona, Nevada and Georgia races.

Democratic New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham won re-election on Tuesday, defeating will defeat GOP candidate and local news weatherman Mark Ronchetti.

New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham is emphatically denying allegations that her campaign was given a preview of debate questions during her 2018 run for office.

President Joe Biden’s travel itinerary for his last big campaign swing before the midterm elections reveals his defensive stance in the campaign’s closing days.

Republicans are pumping resources into a law-and-order campaign for governor in New Mexico by a local television celebrity, and a visit by President Joe Biden this week is geared toward shoring up support for an incumbent Democrat.

Former President Barack Obama released a one-minute endorsement video commending New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham's accomplishments while in office.

President Joe Biden is set to travel to New Mexico next week just days before the Nov. 8 midterm elections.

Manuel and Marcy Silva combed through the charred rubble that used to be their home, searching for any salvageable bits in the wake of the largest wildfire in New Mexico history.

New Mexico's governor has voided four pre-statehood proclamations that targeted Native Americans during what was a tumultuous time across the western frontier.

New Mexico’s governor on Monday voided four pre-statehood proclamations that targeted Native Americans during what was a tumultuous time across the western frontier as federal soldiers tried to defeat Navajos, Apaches and others. Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham described the 19th century proclamations by former territorial governors as offensive, saying rescinding the proclamations would help to heal old wounds and strengthen bonds with Native American communities. “The government of New Mexico has not always respected the importance and sovereignty of our Native American citizens, and our history is sadly stained with cruel mistreatment of Native Americans,” Lujan Grisham wrote in an executive order issued on Indigenous Peoples Day.

The lights are out at a coal-fired power plant in northwestern New Mexico that has provided electricity to millions of people across the southwestern U.S. for nearly a half-century.

A GOP governor nominee is proposing a referendum on abortion in New Mexico. He is advocating for a limit on late-term abortions with exceptions for rape, incest and risk to mother.

New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham (D) pledged $10 million for a clinic ahead of a potential increase in abortion seekers from states that restrict access.

New Mexico's governor has signed a new executive order that pledges $10 million to build a clinic that would provide abortions and other pregnancy care.

Authorities have identified the fourth victim in a series of killings of Muslim men in Albuquerque, New Mexico, as the deaths sent ripples of fear through Islamic communities nationwide.

The annual weather pattern known as the monsoon has brought a parade of storms to cities across the U.S. Southwest.

New Mexico politicians joined with film stars to celebrate the legacy of the “Breaking Bad” TV series by installing statues Friday of mythical methamphetamine cookers Walter White and Jesse Pinkman at a convention center in Albuquerque.

The state’s governor, Michelle Lujan Grisham, talks about likely battles with neighboring states over abortion access. The Supreme Court, she said, has “teed up” conflicts.

Heavy rain has pummeled the burned area of the Hermits Peak/Calf Canyon Fire, which has devastated the state for more than three months.

Federal investigators say evidence indicates that a helicopter that crashed in New Mexico after helping fight a wildfire over the weekend descended at a fast rate.

New Mexico’s governor says direct spending by production companies on films, TV series and other media has never been higher in the state, topping $855 million in fiscal year 2022.

The U.S. Supreme Court's landmark abortion ruling overturning Roe v. Wade is prompting efforts in liberal states to protect providers and patients who have traveled for a legal procedure.

State legislatures will be in the spotlight as a result of the U.S. Supreme Court ruling giving the power to regulate abortion to the states.

Biden will meet with Democratic governors including New York's Kathy Hochul and California's Gavin Newsom to discuss abortion access.

U.S. Forest Service employees made multiple miscalculations, used inaccurate models and underestimated how dry conditions were, causing a planned burn to reduce the threat of wildfires to turn into the largest blaze in New Mexico's recorded history.

New Mexico’s Democratic governor wants the Biden administration to delay planned or expanded efforts to transport migrants to her state if pandemic-related restrictions on asylum seekers are lifted.

"We will be here for you in response and recovery for as long as it takes," the president said.

The winner of Tuesday's Republican contest will take on incumbent Democratic Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham in the November general election.

In New Mexico, five Republicans compete to take on Democratic Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham. The 2nd Congressional District is also a notable contest.

The state has some of the strictest public health mandates in the country. Five Republicans head into Tuesday's primary election hoping to take on Democratic Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham in November.

Here are the races to watch in the seven states holding primaries Tuesday.

Primary elections in seven states Tuesday will set the stage for U.S. House and Senate battles this fall that will play into control of Congress.

President Joe Biden is set to travel to New Mexico to hear from state and federal officials as the largest wildfire in state history continues to burn outside Santa Fe.

Two fires that merged to create the largest wildfire in New Mexico history have both been traced to planned burns set by U.S. forest managers.

The head of the U.S. Forest Service is suspending planned burning operations to clear out brush and small trees at all national forests while his agency conducts a 90-day review of protocols and practices.

The largest wildfire has charred more than 468 square miles over the last 42 days, and evacuation orders remain in place for some villages.

New Mexico's governor said Tuesday that given the ferocity and swift movements of a record-setting wildfire burning in the northeastern part of the state, the damage will be significant with estimates of burned homes and other structures likely to range between 1,000 and 1,500. Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham stressed that was only a rough estimate but likely not an exaggeration, saying it's clear to state and federal officials that there are many victims who have lost their homes and have had their businesses affected. “And their families are suffering,” the governor said during a news conference with Federal Emergency Management Agency Administrator Deanne Criswell and top state officials.

Major energy producing states from Alaska to Pennsylvania are reaping a windfall from soaring oil and natural gas prices, stoked by the war in Ukraine and the U.S.-led ban on Russian oil imports.

Government budgets are booming in New Mexico: Teacher salaries are up, residents can go to an in-state college tuition-free, moms will get medical care for a year after childbirth, and criminal justice initiatives are being funded to reduce urban violence. New Mexico is the No. 2 crude oil producer among U.S. states and the top recipient of U.S. disbursements for fossil fuel production on federal land. State governments in the nation’s top regions for producing oil, natural gas and coal have by far the highest per-capita reliance on fossil fuels — led by Wyoming, North Dakota, Alaska and New Mexico.

New Mexico’s governor is asking for additional federal assistance to respond to wildfires burning across the state’s north, including one that is the second-largest in the state’s history and that officials estimate has destroyed hundreds of homes.

The biggest wildfire in the U.S. burning in New Mexico east of Santa Fe is spreading north toward mountain resort towns near Taos.

Firefighters have slowed the advance of the largest wildfire in the U.S. in New Mexico as heavy winds relented.

A series of wildfires burning throughout New Mexico has forced thousands of residents to evacuate and destroyed scores of homes.

New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham signed the request in hopes of freeing up financial assistance for recovery efforts.

New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham is asking President Joe Biden to declare a disaster as firefighters scramble to clear brush, build fire lines and spray water to keep the largest blaze burning in the U.S. from destroying more homes.

Strong winds on Sunday could worsen already severe conditions.

Winds and temperatures in New Mexico diminished Saturday but remained strong enough to still fan fires. Dozens of evacuation orders remained in place.

Winds and temperatures in New Mexico diminished Saturday but remained strong enough to still fan fires. Dozens of evacuation orders remained in place.

New Mexico faces a long and potentially devastating wildfire season, said Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham, as Southwestern wildfires cause destruction and force people from their homes.

Hundreds of structures were lost in a growing number of wind-driven blazes across drought-stricken New Mexico.

New Mexico 's governor says the state faces a long and potentially devastating wildfire season as Southwestern wildfires cause destruction and force people from their homes.

Independent federal investigators say there are significant issues related to fire training at the U.S. government’s nuclear waste repository in New Mexico.

New Mexico workplace safety regulators say they have issued the maximum possible fine against a film production company for firearms safety failures on the set where a cinematographer was fatally shot in October by actor and producer Alec Baldwin.

New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham is getting married, and Vice President Kamala Harris has been picked to officiate. Lujan Grisham, who is running for reelection, will be tying the knot with her fiancé Manny Cordova. The couple has been together about 10 years, and Cordova was at her side during an inaugural Mass in Santa Fe before her public swearing in ceremony on Jan. 1, 2019.

The McBride Fire had burned over 5,700 acres as of midday Thursday and was 0% contained.

The McBride Fire had burned over 5,700 acres as of midday Thursday and was 0% contained.

A spike in violence during the COVID-19 pandemic has Democrats eager to show they’re tough on crime ahead of this year’s midterm elections.

New Mexico is bringing sales of recreational marijuana to the doorstep of Texas as the movement toward broad legalization sweeps across more of the American West.

Governors and state lawmakers throughout the U.S. are floating proposals to send checks to help residents cope with soaring inflation at a time when state budgets are bursting with cash.

The investigation into this week’s fiery head-on crash in West Texas now focuses on the revelation that a 13-year-old was driving the pickup truck that struck a van, killing nine people, including six members of a college golf team and their coach.

Authorities are trying to determine why a pickup truck crossed into the opposite lane on a darkened, two-lane West Texas highway before colliding head-on with a van, killing nine people including six New Mexico college students and a golf coach.

Nine people died in a fiery, head-on collision in West Texas, including six students and a coach from a New Mexico university who were returning home from a golf tournament, authorities said. A pickup truck crossed the center line of a two-lane road in Andrews County, about 30 miles (50 kilometers) east of the New Mexico state line on Tuesday evening and crashed into a van carrying members of the University of the Southwest men's and women's golf teams, said Sgt. Steven Blanco of the Texas Department of Public Safety.

New Mexico is short 1,000 teachers, National Guard volunteers now serve as substitute teachers

New Mexico is short 1,000 teachers, National Guard volunteers now serve as substitute teachers

At least 80 members of the National Guard have volunteered to be substitute teachers after regular teachers have been sidelined due to COVID.

Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham announced a new initiative to help schools and child care facilities that are experiencing "extreme" staffing shortages. The plan also taps state employees.

Dec. 21—Pictures of Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham with other politicians or everyday people are a regular sight on social media. But here's the tall and the short of it: Some photos of the governor generate a bigger response than others. Such was the case over the weekend when the 4-foot-10 governor posed next to a New Mexico State Police officer who is a towering 7 feet tall. The picture of ...

Former President Donald Trump's Supreme Court pick Neil Gorsuch denied the application to block the Covid vaccine rules without comment.

Dec. 21—Pictures of Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham with other politicians or everyday people are a regular sight on social media. But here's the tall and the short of it: Some photos of the governor generate a bigger response than others. Such was the case over the weekend when the 4-foot-10 governor posed next to a New Mexico State Police officer who is a towering 7 feet tall. The picture of ...

Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham stopped short of calling for a ban on real guns on film and TV sets. She's planning to question Hollywood leaders on safety reforms.