By Kevin Hendricks Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham delivered her seventh State of the State address last week in Santa Fe. In it, she laid out 2025 legislative priorities that include public safety, affordable housing, child welfare, health care, economic development and more. “Working with the legislature over the past six years, we’ve achieved so much […]
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State Rep. Cullen Focused on Education, Tax Reform and Healthcare in Sandoval County
Editor’s note: This is a series profiling our local state legislators, their priorities and issues impacting our Sandoval County throughout the 60-day Legislative Session. Read more online. By Jesse Jones State Rep. Catherine Cullen, a freshman Republican legislator from Rio Rancho, narrowly won the vacant District 57 seat, defeating Democrat Michelle Sandoval by 133 votes. […]
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Heinrich Says He’s Staying Put in the Senate, Decided Against Run for Governor
By Nicole Maxwell U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich announced Friday morning that he decided against running for governor of New Mexico, opting to remain in the U.S. Senate. Heinrich was considering a run for governor after the Nov. 5 general election last year, when he won his third term in the Senate. “After careful consideration and […]
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Sandoval County legislators discuss their 2025 legislative agendas
Editor’s note: This is a series profiling our local state legislators, their priorities and issues impacting our Sandoval County throughout the 60-day Legislative Session. Read more online. By Jesse Jones State Rep. Kathleen Cates, a Rio Rancho Democrat, is fresh off her reelection for District 44 and just began her second term. She said she […]
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Crime, Child Welfare, Behavioral Health among Lujan Grisham’s Legislative Priorities
By Susan Morée Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham signaled in her State of the State speech on Tuesday that she intends to pick up the fight over public safety that led to a stalemate in the special session this summer. Lujan Grisham highlighted several legislative priorities, from improving oversight for the New Mexico Child, Youth and […]
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WATCH: Gov. Lujan Grisham’s 2025 State of the State Address
Courtesy of New Mexico PBS, the video of Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham’s State of the State address to the New Mexico Legislature is below. The governor gives the speech to a joint session of the Legislature, along with many guests of legislators and dignitaries, on the first day of each legislative session.