Abortion has remained legal in New Mexico because Lujan Grisham signed legislation two years ago repealing a 1969 statute that made it a crime in most cases.

Source: https://www.abqjournal.com/2564522/legislative-preview-how-democrats-say-they-will-reinforce-abortion-rights-in-new-mexico.html

“As a former chair of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus, I know how important it is for elected leaders to reflect the communities they serve,” Lujan Grisham said in a statement.

Source: https://www.onnradio.com/2023/10/23/three-former-hispanic-caucus-members-launch-bold-america-super-pac/

Before that, Lujan Grisham issues an executive order shielding abortion providers and those traveling to New Mexico to get an abortion from arrest warrants and other legal repercussions.

Source: https://www.abqjournal.com/2579404/senate-approves-bill-blocking-local-anti-abortion-ordinances-after-emotional-debate.html

But Lujan Grisham said Thursday such proposals could lead to a confrontational relationship between the two government offices, while also making it harder for CYFD to hire new social workers.

Source: https://www.abqjournal.com/2573927/governor-orders-changes-to-dysfunctional-state-child-welfare-agency.html

Democratic Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham said she will be introducing anti-hazing and abuse legislation next year.

Source: https://www.minnpost.com/other-nonprofit-media/2023/10/its-hazing-season-on-college-campuses-state-safeguards-are-uneven/

Democratic Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham wasted no time adding her signature after the New Mexico House voted 35-28 in favor of the bill following a lengthy debate.

Source: https://fortune.com/2023/03/18/new-mexico-says-no-to-storing-spent-nuclear-fuel-as-biden-touts-nuclear-energy/

During the subsequent public inauguration ceremony, Lujan Grisham cited a recent drop in the state’s unemployment rate – it was at 4.1% in November – and an increase in the state’s minimum wage that she signed after taking office in 2019.

Source: https://www.abqjournal.com/2561436/lujan-grisham-starts-second-term-as-governor-says-its-time-to-get-back-to-work.html

He said that ruling takes away the ability to take into account arguments about a compelling government interest, like the gun violence that Lujan Grisham said prompted her order.

Source: https://ktar.com/story/5537827/legal-fight-expected-after-new-mexico-governor-suspends-the-right-to-carry-guns-in-public/

In announcing the order, Lujan Grisham acknowledged it would face immediate challenges over constitutional rights.

Source: https://abcnews.go.com/US/new-mexico-governor-reacts-backlash-gun-order/story?id=103154988

“I refuse to be resigned to the status quo,” Lujan Grisham said on late Wednesday.

Source: https://www.mangalorean.com/us-judge-blocks-order-halting-right-to-carry-guns-in-albuquerque/

“I think this could be the most important work we do in the next couple of years,” Lujan Grisham said while signing the order Tuesday, adding some staffers in the Governor’s Office have searched for years for affordable housing in Santa Fe.

Source: https://www.abqjournal.com/2601214/homeless-surge-new-mexico-affordable-housing-tough-to-find.html

John Block (R) responded to Grisham’s order by calling for the governor’s impeachment on X: “Impeach and remove Lujan Grisham.

Source: https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2023/09/10/lawsuit-filed-national-association-for-gun-rights-sues-over-nm-governors-concealed-carry-ban/

Levinson told The Associated Press Friday over the phone that Lujan Grisham would draw a court fight, saying the governor was ''bumping up against the Second Amendment, no doubt about it."

Source: https://www.startribune.com/group-sues-after-new-mexico-governor-suspends-right-to-carry-guns-in-albuquerque-in-public/600303319/

New Mexico’s other representatives and senators are also banned from Russia, as are Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham and former Rep. Yvette Herrell, R-N.

Source: https://www.abqjournal.com/2603482/stansbury-votes-no-on-debt-deal.html

Pictured: Lujan Grisham, then a member of the U.S. House of Representatives, speaks at a news conference on June 13, 2018, in Washington.

Source: https://www.dailysignal.com/2023/09/14/new-mexico-governors-insanely-unconstitutional-gun-edict-slapped-court/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=new-mexico-governors-insanely-unconstitutional-gun-edict-slapped-court

Shar Soce, Navajo, from Gallup, takes a selfie with Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham during a reception at the Roundhouse in Santa Fe on Sunday.

Source: https://www.abqjournal.com/2561436/lujan-grisham-starts-second-term-as-governor-says-its-time-to-get-back-to-work.html

Washington’s Jay Inslee was also in Sydney and New Mexico’s Lujan Grisham is soon to follow.

Source: https://www.smh.com.au/politics/nsw/minnesota-governor-surprised-at-australia-s-slow-pace-on-cannabis-legalisation-20231116-p5ekf3.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed

"We know that guns are far too often making their way into the wrong hands, including juveniles and convicted felons," Governor Lujan Grisham said in the release.

Source: https://kiowacountypress.net/content/bipartisan-new-mexico-bill-would-make-firearm-straw-purchases-state-felony

We’re clear about our choices,” Lujan Grisham said at a news conference alongside eight female state legislators who sponsored abortion-access legislation.

Source: https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/wireStory/new-mexico-governor-signs-bill-shield-abortion-providers-98393819