Michelle Lujan-Grisham in 2021 Governor's State of the State speeches


On Business & Economy: Boost state spending to local businesses

We will fix and improve on the Small Business Recovery Act, unlocking more than $200 million in direct relief for small businesses, and 200 million more specifically for business rent relief. We will remake our state procurement code to boost minority- and Native- and women-owned businesses, and to ensure more New Mexico dollars are spent with New Mexican-owned companies. We will continue to invest in the state job-creation programs that work.
Source: 2021 State of the State Address to New Mexico legislature Jan 26, 2021

On Education: Enact an equity-first budget for public education

We will enact an equity-first budget for public education, ensuring money reaches students and schools in proportion to the socioeconomic needs of community. We will tackle reforms in special education. We will move forward with a constitutional amendment to invest in early childhood education and well-being. Together we will deliver to New Mexico voters the opportunity to make a generational investment in New Mexico children.
Source: 2021 State of the State Address to New Mexico legislature Jan 26, 2021

On Education: Supports tuition-free two-year higher education

We will deploy funding to realize free higher education for all New Mexicans. We were able to reach almost 5,000 New Mexico students with the Opportunity Scholarship in the fall 2020 semester alone, fully covering their tuition and fees at two-year institutions. If the Legislature will commit the full $22 million in funding I've requested for this program this year, 30,000 more New Mexicans will have access to the two-year higher education they need without worrying about tuition and fees.
Source: 2021 State of the State Address to New Mexico legislature Jan 26, 2021

On Energy & Oil: New Mexico to have nation's largest single wind complex

In two years, we've doubled our new renewable resources over the two years before that. New Mexico will be home to the largest single wind complex in the nation, and I expect we will soon rank in the top 5 in the country for per-capita wind energy production. We're driving down energy costs for you and reducing emissions. Property values are rising and, for the second straight year, more people are moving to New Mexico than moving out.
Source: 2021 State of the State Address to New Mexico legislature Jan 26, 2021

On Environment: State recovered over $1 million from corporate polluters

Last year, we gave $75,000 to the state Office of Natural Resources Trustee, which was underfunded and indeed forgotten about for many, many years. In return, that small state office has already recovered more than a million dollars from corporations responsible for harming New Mexico communities and our environment, a 15-fold return on investment. And, with the help of tribal partners, those dollars will be going straight into communities that have suffered from contamination and pollution.
Source: 2021 State of the State Address to New Mexico legislature Jan 26, 2021

On Health Care: Mental health care is health care, we must meet those needs

The pandemic has underscored that our behavioral health system demands robust reform. CYFD this year created the nation's first text-only abuse and neglect hotline for children, providing them an outlet that research has shown they may be more comfortable using. My budget calls for a 800% increase in funding for suicide prevention services and programs, for both youth and adults. Mental health care is health care, and New Mexico must and will meet those needs, no matter the circumstances.
Source: 2021 State of the State Address to New Mexico legislature Jan 26, 2021

On Technology: $200 million for high-speed internet is urgently needed

The pandemic has reminded us that New Mexico cannot wait any longer to invest in reliable high-speed internet for all in our state. I call on the Legislature to commit at least half of their capital outlay allocations to new broadband investments, some $200 million. This is the most urgently needed infrastructure investment we can make as a state. And we must make it. Together we must put in place this essential building block and avow our unequivocal faith in New Mexico's economic future.
Source: 2021 State of the State Address to New Mexico legislature Jan 26, 2021

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