Tag: Michelle Lujan Grisham

New Mexico Approves Another Round of $500 Rebates for Taxpayers

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…


New Mexico Announces Tuition-Free Education in Public Colleges

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…


New Mexico National Guard Members Filling in as Substitute Teachers

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…


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

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…