Press Releases
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...
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...
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...
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...
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....
Opinion Editorial: COVID-19 Proved 2020 Was Truly the Year of the Nurse
By Howie Morales, Lt. Governor of New Mexico. December 25, 2020 When the World Health Organization named 2020 as the International Year of the Nurse, it had no inkling of how true that would become. The designation was meant to honor the 200th anniversary of the birth...
Lt. Governor Howie Morales Says Educators Should Get the Imminent COVID-19 Vaccine First with Healthcare Workers to Re-Open Schools
Lt. Governor Howie Morales Says Educators Should Get the Imminent COVID-19 Vaccine First with Healthcare Workers to Re-Open Schools (Santa Fe, NM) – New Mexico Lieutenant Governor Howie Morales today called for the state’s educators...
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