Press Releases
Lt. Governor Morales to Hold Office Hours, In-Person & Virtual, During 2023 Legislative Session to Connect with Residents
(Santa Fe, NM) - New Mexico Lieutenant Governor Howie Morales today announced he will hold office hours with New Mexico residents in-person at his Santa Fe office, and virtually for those who prefer it, during the 2023 meeting of the State Legislature over the next 60...
New Mexico is Ready for Historic Advances
By Lt. Governor Howie Morales , January 7th 2023 New Mexico has a rare opportunity to make lasting and historic progress on difficult problems during the 2023 meeting of the Legislature. Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham has expressed her strong support for having the state...
Lt. Governor Helps Rescue Silver City Man in I-25 Rollover
August 6, 2022, Silvery City Daily News, by Jordan Archunde Around 7:15 Friday evening, Lt. Gov. Howie Morales was on his way from Doña Ana County to Las Vegas for a speech at New Mexico Highlands University when he witnessed a large rental truck toppling over on I-25...
Continuing Support for Afterschool & Summer Learning is Key for NM Students
By New Mexico Lt. Governor, Howie Morales & May Sagbakken, Executive Director, The New Mexico Out-of-School Time Network (NMOST) June 28, 2022 Afterschool and summer learning programs are vital supports to communities across New Mexico, and we must ensure...
The Legislative Session of 2022 Was a Big Success for Families, Educators, Students & Communities
(Feb. 17, 2022) The 2022 legislative session was a huge success. I am extremely proud of the New Mexico Legislature for its consequential accomplishments to improve the lives of the residents of our state during its 30-day meeting that ended at noon today. Historic...
Opinion Editorial: Social Studies Standards Tell the Whole Story
Social studies standards tell the whole story by Howie Morales, November 6th, 2021 Our state is on the verge of a long-overdue update to our schools’ social studies standards, and it has some New Mexicans needlessly worried. The proposed new standards are posted on...
Lt. Governor Howie Morales’ Statement on Verdict in Derek Chauvin Case
(Santa Fe, NM) - – New Mexico Lt. Governor Howie Morales issued the following statement on Tuesday upon a Minnesota jury issuing a guilty verdict on all three counts against former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin: "The verdict in Minnesota shows that the...
Lt. Governor Howie Morales Praises the 2021 Legislature’s Accomplishments for People of New Mexico
Over the weekend the New Mexico Legislature completed a 60-day session, and I am extremely proud of its accomplishments for the people of our state. Meeting during an extraordinary and ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, we didn’t know if it would be possible to start or...
Lt. Governor Morales Marks the One Year Anniversary of COVID-19 in New Mexico
Today as we reflect on this one-year anniversary of the first COVID-19 case discovered in our state, I want to say thank you to all New Mexicans for the enormous personal sacrifices they have made. After more than 3,800 deaths and nearly 200,000 infections of...
Flags Ordered to Half-Staff in Mourning for Officer Jarrott
SANTA FE – All flags are at half-staff in the state of New Mexico, beginning Friday, in mourning for New Mexico State Police Officer Darian Jarrott, who was killed in the line of duty on Interstate 10 on February 4, per an executive order of Gov. Michelle Lujan...
Governor - Michelle Lujan Grisham
The Office of Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham is located on the 4th floor of the New Mexico State Capitol in Room 400.
Address:
490 Old Santa Fe Trail Room 400
Santa Fe, NM 87501
Phone: (505) 476-2200