Press Releases

By Shelby Perea, Albuquerque Journal, October 24th, 2019 ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — About 70,840 children are enrolled in after-school programs in the state and 90,659 are waiting for a place. May Sagbakken, executive director of New Mexico Out-of-School Time Network,...

By Sylvia Ulloa, New Mexico In Depth October 21, 2019 Lt. Gov. Howie Morales was running late to an interview at the IHOP in Las Cruces.  His job these days puts him on the road a lot, but he still likes to drop his kids off at school in Silver City....

Opinion Editorial by Lt. Governor Howie Morales - October 1, 2019 Progress on improving public education in New Mexico is off to a strong start thanks to the collaborative work of Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham and the Democratic-led Legislature. The Governor’s bold...

By MIKE COOK - Las Cruces Bulletin, September 13, 2019 New Mexico Lt. Gov. Howie Morales visited with students, staff and volunteers at Hillrise Elementary School Tuesday, Aug. 28, as he came to see first-hand the school’s award-winning after-school program. The...

SANTA FE -- New Mexico Lt. Gov. Howie Morales on Monday condemned last month’s tasing of a 15-year-old special education student from Española Valley High School. The student allegedly had failed to comply with a police search. Lapel camera footage recently obtained...

(Santa Fe, NM) - Today, Alamogordo Police Department Officer Andrew J. Dominguez was honored at the New Mexico Department of Public Safety's (DPS) Law Enforcement Memorial where his name was unveiled on a black marble memorial wall.    "It is my great honor to join...

(Washington, DC) – New Mexico Lieutenant Governor Howie Morales today spoke during a panel discussion in Washington, DC with education leaders from across the United States about the crisis hitting the teacher profession, its negative effects on classrooms, and how to...

By Xchelzin Peña, Deming Headlight. Lt. Gov. kicks off state tour of schools in Deming. (Deming, NM) – New Mexico Lieutenant Governor Howie Morales visited Deming High School on Thursday to tour its facilities and hold a round-table discussion with educators, students...

(Santa Fe, NM) - Lt. Governor Howie Morales addressed the annual meeting of CONAHEC, 180 higher education institutions working toward more integration of colleges and universities in the North American region, on April 2nd.  The conference took place on the...

(Santa Fe, NM) – Lieutenant Governor Howie Morales praised Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham for signing into law Senate Bill 22 earlier this month, establishing a new Cabinet-level state department that will lead a unified expansion and transformation of early...