Category: Michelle Lujan Grisham

New Mexico Approves Another Round of $500 Rebates for Taxpayers

April 18, 2023
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Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham approved sending New Mexicans rebate checks by the start of this summer when signing a tax bill last week. The governor confirmed the cash assistance payments in a Twitter post on Friday. “Our state today is in a fantastic financial position, and it’s important to me that New Mexico’s families are sharing…

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New Mexico Announces Tuition-Free Education in Public Colleges

April 6, 2022
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New Mexico has passed a law that allows public university students to receive education without any tuition fees starting from July 1. Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham, a Democrat, signed the New Mexico Opportunity Scholarship Act on March 4 allocating millions of dollars in state funding toward free college education. Reportedly the most wide-reaching free-of-cost college…

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New Mexico National Guard Members Filling in as Substitute Teachers

January 26, 2022
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New Mexico National Guard members this week started volunteering as substitute teachers amid teacher shortages in the state. Fifty Guard personnel have received teaching licenses, a spokeswoman for the New Mexico Public Education Department told The Epoch Times in an email. They were among the 108 who applied for substitute teacher applications after New Mexico…

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New Mexico Senator Leaves Democrat Party, Cites Governor’s ‘Unconstitutional Acts’

December 7, 2021
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A state senator in New Mexico has left the Democrat Party, upset over actions by Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham. State Sen. Jacob Candelaria made the announcement Monday, as a special legislative session started. He said he feels the U.S. political system is flawed because it has brought about just two parties that demand loyalty and leave “no room…

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