Michelle Lujan-Grisham in 2020 Governor's State of the State speeches


On Crime: Dangerous, repeat offenders have got to be in jail

Let's all agree that the days of hardened, violent, repeat offenders not doing any real time, getting unwarranted second and third and fourth chances because our system is too broken to hold people accountable . those days must end and they must end now. New Mexicans are sick and tired of seeing predators circle in and out of custody, never facing the full force of the law. I am too. Dangerous, repeat offenders have got to be in jail.
Source: 2020 New Mexico State of the State address Jan 21, 2020

On Drugs: Cannabis is the next frontier of economic expansion

Recreational cannabis can be the next frontier of our economic expansion. We can get in on the ground floor or we can try to play catch up--I know which one I prefer. And I know which one New Mexicans prefer: 75 percent of New Mexico supports the legalization of adult-use cannabis, including strong support in rural areas.
Source: 2020 New Mexico State of the State address Jan 21, 2020

On Education: Pay teachers more; hire more teachers: education a priority

It would be inaccurate to say we chose education as our top priority. Transforming our public education ecosystem is no less than a moral mandate. We've got to pay educators more and we've got to hire more educators. In our first two years, we will have provided a 10 percent across-the-board raise for our educators--as compared to only 6% total over the eight years before that. Once again: Education was not a priority then. It is now.
Source: 2020 New Mexico State of the State address Jan 21, 2020

On Education: Make tuition-free higher education a reality

New Mexico was the first to guarantee higher education for all. Now, we as a state have fallen behind. We can round out our world-class cradle-to-career educational philosophy with a comprehensive embrace of universal higher education: The Opportunity Scholarship. We have the power to make tuition-free higher education a reality, benefiting an astounding 55,000 New Mexico students this fall. Students want it; parents want it; let's give them the opportunity.
Source: 2020 New Mexico State of the State address Jan 21, 2020

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