>> WELCOME TO SPECIAL COVERAGE OF THE 2023 STATE OF THE STATE ADDRESS ON NMPBS. I'M GENE GRANT.

GOVERNOR LUJAN GRISHAM IS RETURNING TO HOUSE CHAMMERS FOR THE ADDRESS THIS YEAR. THE SPEECH COMES AFTER

YESTERDAY'S ANNOUNCEMENT FROM ALBUQUERQUE POLICE THAT THE SUSPECT BEHIND A STRING OF SHOOTERS HAS BEEN ARRESTED.

SOLOMON PENA IS ACCUSED AS THE MASTER MIND. WE'LL SEE IF THE GOVERNOR ADDRESSES THAT TODAY.

FOR NOW, THE GOVERNOR HAS ENTERED. SHE'S AT THE PODIUM READY TO DELIVER THE SPEECH.

LET'S GO LIVE INSIDE THE CAPITAL AT SANTA FE. >>GOV. LUJAN GRISHAM:GOOD AFTERNOON.

I ASKED IF YOU WERE READY. DIDN'T I? I'M SORRY. THANK YOU MR. LIEUTENANT

GOVERNOR, MR. SPEAKER, MADAM SENATE PRO TEM, DISTINGUISHED SENATORS AND REPRESENTATIVES. IT IS A PRIVILEGE TO BE WITH YOU

TODAY. I ALSO WANT TO RECOGNIZE UNITED STATES SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR DEB HAALAND, A PROUD DAUGHTER OF

[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ] . NEW MEXICO AND AN OUTSTANDING STEWARD OF OUR NATION'S PUBLIC

LANDS AND NATURAL BEAUTY, AS WELL AS CONGRESSWOMAN TERESA LEGER FERNANDEZ, CONGRESSWOMAN MELANIE

[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ] STANSBURY, AND ALL OF THE SOVEREIGN LEADERS HERE TODAY. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR JOINING

US. I'D LIKE TO THANK MY ADORABLE BROTHER AND HIS GUEST. AND MY ADORABLE HUSBAND, THE

FIRST MAN MANUEL CORDOA. YOU SHOULD ALL TAKE A SEAT. YOU'RE WELCOME. IT IS A PLEASURE TO BE AMONG SO

MANY DEDICATED PUBLIC OFFICIALS, DEVOTED COMMUNITY LEADERS, AND GOOD FRIENDS. AND IT IS AN HONOR TO ADDRESS MY

FELLOW NEW MEXICANS. JUST OVER FOUR YEARS AGO, I BEGAN MY GOVERNORSHIP WITH A SIMPLE IDEA.

THAT WE HAD THE POWER TO DECIDE WHAT WE WOULD BECOME. THAT OUR PAST DIDN'T HAVE TO DICTATE OUR FUTURE.

THAT WITH HARD WORK AND BIG DREAMS AND GOOD FAITH, WE COULD BUILD OUR STATE TOGETHER, AND REACH FOR A NEW MEXICO THAT

WOULD ALLOW US TO ACHIEVE OUR GOD-GIVEN POTENTIAL. THAT WE COULD HAVE PROSPEROUS ASPIRATIONS, AND TURN THEM INTO

A PROSPEROUS REALITY. OVER THE COURSE OF THESE LAST FOUR YEARS, THAT VISION OF NEW MEXICO, A LAND OF OPPORTUNITY

WHERE ANYTHING IS POSSIBLE, HAS BEEN OUR NORTH STAR. SETTING OUT TO MAKE THAT VISION REAL HAS MEANT ADDRESSING

INJUSTICES AND INEQUITIES—IN OUR ECONOMY AND OUR EDUCATION SYSTEM IN PUBLIC SAFETY AND PUBLIC HEALTH IN THE SUSTAINABILITY OF

OUR ENVIRONMENT AND THE OPPORTUNITIES IN OUR FUTURE. WE DID THIS BY STEPPING BEYOND OLD FIGHTS AND RISING ABOVE

PREDICTABLE CONFLICTS THAT HAD DEFINED OUR STATE FOR DECADES, AND BY LOOKING FOR NEW AND CREATIVE WAYS TO ACHIEVE OUR

SHARED GOALS. WE ENGAGED WITH EACH OTHER NOT AS ADVERSARIES BUT AS ALLIES, AND RECOGNIZED THE COMMON SPIRIT

THAT BURNS BRIGHTLY WITHIN US ALL. OVER THE LAST FOUR YEARS, WE HAVE MADE ONCE-UNIMAGINABLE

STRIDES—AND TODAY, NEW MEXICO IS ON STRONGER FOOTING THAN EVER. [ Applause ]. I WANT TO REMIND US WHERE WE

ARE. LET ME TELL YOU WHERE WE ARE. IN NEW MEXICO TODAY, WE HAVE A MORE ROBUST ECONOMY THAN WE HAVE

SEEN IN DECADES. IN FOUR YEARS, WE'VE MADE GOVERNMENT-OFFERED HEALTHCARE MORE AFFORDABLE AND EDUCATION

MORE ACCESSIBLE THAN ANY OTHER STATE. [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ] WE'RE BUILDING A SMARTER AND

MORE EFFECTIVE PUBLIC SAFETY APPROACH THAT REVERSES PRIOR ADMINISTRATIONS' YEARS OF NEGLECT AND UNDER FUNDING.

AND OUR FOCUS ON CLEAN ENERGY, SUSTAINABILITY AND PROTECTING OUR ENVIRONMENT IS A MODEL FOR THE ENTIRE NATION.

THAT IS THE MIRACLE OF NEW MEXICO. [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ] THAT IS THE MAGIC OF NEW

MEXICO—MANIFESTED AND MADE REAL NOT ONLY BY THE PEOPLE IN THIS ROOM BUT BY TENS OF THOUSANDS OF NEW MEXICANS ACROSS THE LAND OF

ENCHANTMENT WHO STOOD UP AND SPOKE OUT WHO LIFTED THEIR SIGHTS AND STIFFENED THEIR SPINES WHO BELIEVED IN SOMETHING

BETTER AND SET OUT TO MAKE IT REAL. THE STATE OF OUR STATE TODAY IS AN EXTRAORDINARY ACCOMPLISHMENT

BY NEW MEXICANS, FOR NEW MEXICANS. WE SHOULD ALL BE PROUD OF THE WORK WE HAVE DONE AND THE

IMPACTS OF OUR EFFORTS. [ Applause ] I WANT TO RECOGNIZE AND TO THANK EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU—FROM

LEGISLATORS AND STAFF TO THE SOVEREIGN NATIONS, COMMUNITY LEADERS AND RESIDENTS WHO HAVE MADE ALL OF OUR SUCCESSES

POSSIBLE. OUR ACHIEVEMENTS BELONG TO US ALL. TODAY IS A GREAT DAY TO BE A NEW

MEXICAN. BUT THE TRUTH IS, THE STATE OF OUR STATE ISN'T JUST ABOUT TODAY.

IT'S ABOUT TOMORROW. IT'S ABOUT WHAT WE'RE CREATING FOR THE FUTURE—FOR THE NEXT LEGISLATIVE SESSION, THE NEXT

YEAR, THE NEXT DECADE, AND FOR GENERATIONS OF NEW MEXICANS WHO WILL LIVE IN THE WORLD WE CONSTRUCT.

AND I'M TELLING YOU RIGHT NOW. WE HAVE MORE TO DO. [ Applause ] WE HAVE MORE TO DO IN ORDER TO

STAND UP FOR OUR KIDS AND OUR PARENTS, OUR FRIENDS AND OUR NEIGHBORS, BY DEVELOPING THE TOOLS AND THE RESOURCES THAT CAN

HELP THEM CONTINUE TO MOVE FORWARD. WE HAVE MORE TO DO IN ORDER TO PROTECT OUR LAND AND OUR

INSTITUTIONS, AND TO MAKE NEW MEXICO THE BEST PLACE IN THE WORLD TO LIVE, TO GROW, TO RAISE A FAMILY OR BUILD A BUSINESS.

WE HAVE MORE TO DO IN ORDER TO DELIVER FOR NEW MEXICANS WHO WANT NOTHING MORE THAN TO REALIZE THEIR OWN VISION OF A

BETTER, BRIGHTER STATE—A STATE WHERE THERE IS NO LIMIT TO WHAT THEY CAN ACHIEVE. THAT'S WHY I AM LAYING OUT

PRIORITIES THAT WILL DOUBLE DOWN ON THE PROGRESS WE HAVE MADE THAT WILL PROVIDE MORE HELP TO OUR COMMUNITIES, AND THAT WILL

UNLEASH THE SPIRIT OF OPPORTUNITY AND INNOVATION THAT IS OUR STATE'S GREATEST ASSET. LET'S BEGIN WITH THE ECONOMIC

WELL-BEING OF OUR STATE. OVER THE LAST FOUR YEARS, WE HAVE TRANSFORMED OUR ECONOMY. WE HAVE UNLEASHED THE POTENTIAL

OF OUR ENTREPRENEURS AND OUR JOB CREATORS AND ENHANCED THE POWER OF THE WORKING PEOPLE WHO DRIVE THEM FORWARD.

WE CREATED 30,000 NEW JOBS IN THE LAST YEAR ALONE, [ Applause ] I'M PROUD OF THAT WORK.

YOU HAVE A LOT TO DO WITH THAT ACCOMPLISHMENT. UNEMPLOYMENT IS AT A 14-YEAR LOW, WE JUST SAW A RECORD $7

BILLION IN ANNUAL VISITOR SPENDING AND WE'VE ENACTED $400 MILLION IN PERMANENT TAX CUTS. [ Applause ]

OUR MESSAGE IS CLEAR, NEW MEXICO IS MOVING FORWARD. NOW, WE ARE INVESTING FURTHER IN A DYNAMIC, GROWING ECONOMY.

IN MY BUDGET PRIORITIES, I AM ASKING FOR $1 BILLION IN ECONOMIC RELIEF—INCLUDING REBATES OF $750 TO EACH

INDIVIDUAL TAXPAYER OR $1,500 TO COUPLES FILING JOINTLY—TO HELP MORE NEW MEXICANS AFFORD THE THINGS THEY NEED RIGHT NOW.

[ Applause ] I AM PROPOSING A TAX REFORM PACKAGE INTENDED TO SUPPORT NEW MEXICO'S WORKING FAMILIES AND

BUSINESSES—CUTTING OUR GROSS RECEIPTS TAX RATE AGAIN TO HELP CONSUMERS SAVE MONEY IMPLEMENTING COMMON SENSE

ANTI-PYRAMIDING MEASURES TO MAKE GOODS AND SERVICES MORE AFFORDABLE AND DELIVERING PERSONAL INCOME TAX CUTS FOR

MIDDLE CLASS NEW MEXICANS BY MAKING OUR SYSTEM MORE PROGRESSIVE—SO THAT EVERY TAXPAYER GETS A FAIR SHOT AND A

FAIR SHAKE. EVERYBODY SHOULD BE ASKED TO PAY THEIR SHARE, BUT NOBODY SHOULD FACE A BURDEN THEY CANNOT

AFFORD. OR LIMIT INVESTMENT OR POTENTIAL. [ Applause ]

THAT SAME PRINCIPLE APPLIES AT A TIME WHEN NEW MEXICANS ACROSS THE STATE ARE WORKING HARD TO RENT OR PURCHASE HOMES THAT ARE

TOO OFTEN OUT OF REACH. WHETHER WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THE OVER 2,000 NEW MEXICANS WHO ARE CURRENTLY HOMELESS, OR THE MANY

MORE WHO ARE AT RISK OF BEING HOMELESS OR RENTERS WHO ARE STRUGGLING TO KEEP THEIR HEADS ABOVE WATER OR INDIVIDUALS WHO

HAVE SPENT YEARS SAVING TO BECOME HOMEOWNERS AND SEE RISING HOME COSTS OUTSTRIPPING THEIR DREAMS—MY ADMINISTRATION IS

TAKING ACTION. I AM REQUESTING OVER $100 MILLION FOR HOUSING PROGRAMS, [ Applause ]

INCLUDING MOBILE HOMELESSNESS RESPONSE TEAMS THAT SERVE UNHOUSED RESIDENTS EVICTION PROTECTION THAT KEEPS FAMILIES

IN PLACE DOWN PAYMENT ASSISTANCE THAT HELPS PEOPLE START A NEW CHAPTER AND BEGIN TO BUILD EQUITY AND INVESTMENTS IN THE

MORTGAGE FINANCE AUTHORITY, WHICH ARE MATCHED EXPONENTIALLY BY FEDERAL FUNDING. WE NEED THOUSANDS MORE HOMES -

SO LET'S BUILD THEM. [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ] THE BENEFITS OF THESE PROGRAMS ARE REAL AND CONCRETE.

INVESTMENTS LIKE THESE SUPPORT PEOPLE LIKE CHERYLE ANDERSON, FROM GALLUP. GROWING UP, CHERYLE'S FAMILY WAS

ALWAYS MOVING, AND HER MOTHER DREAMED OF HAVING A “FOREVER” HOME. SHORTLY AFTER CHERYLE TURNED 18,

HER MOM PASSED AWAY—BUT NOT BEFORE SHE MADE CHERYLE PROMISE THAT SHE WOULD ONE DAY PURCHASE A HOME OF HER OWN.

TODAY, WITH THE HELP OF NEW MEXICO'S DOWN PAYMENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAM, CHERYLE HAS MADE THAT DREAM A REALITY AND KEPT HER

PROMISE TO HER MOM. NOW CHERYLE AND HER OWN YOUNG CHILDREN HAVE A PLACE TO CALL THEIR FOREVER HOME.

LET'S MAKE THAT AVAILABLE THERE FOR EVERYONE. HOUSING IS CRITICALLY IMPORTANT, BUT SO, TOO, IS THE

INFRASTRUCTURE THAT BRINGS JOBS AND OPPORTUNITY TO THE PEOPLE OF OUR STATE. THAT'S WHY I'M ALSO CALLING FOR

$128 MILLION IN WATER INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENTS, $146 MILLION IN STATEWIDE BROADBAND EXPANSION, AND UPDATES

TO THE NEW MEXICO FILM TAX CREDIT SO WE CAN ATTRACT EVEN MORE BUSINESSES TO COMMUNITIES IN EVERY CORNER OF OUR STATE AND

REDOUBLE OUR INVESTMENTS IN CRITICAL WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT AND JOB TRAINING PROGRAMS. NEW MEXICANS ARE THE BEST

WORKERS IN THE COUNTRY—AND WE [ Applause ] ARE CREATING THE CONDITIONS THAT BRING THEM LIFELONG CAREERS.

OF COURSE, IN ORDER TO FILL NEW JOBS, WE HAVE TO HELP OUR STUDENTS DEVELOP THE IN-DEMAND SKILLS THEY NEED AND THAT MEANS

PROVIDING A GOOD EDUCATION AT EVERY AGE. THAT HAS BEEN MY PRIORITY SINCE THE FIRST DAY OF MY

ADMINISTRATION, WHICH IS WHY, OVER THE LAST FOUR YEARS, WE HAVE SUPERCHARGED OUR EDUCATION SYSTEM, DESIGNING AND DELIVERING

CRADLE-TO-CAREER SUPPORT THAT GIVES NEW MEXICANS THE TOOLS THEY NEED TO THRIVE. OUR INVESTMENTS IN CHILDCARE AND

EARLY EDUCATION ARE BRINGING QUALITY PRE-K TO 4- AND FOUR-YEAR-OLDS ACROSS THE STATE. OUR COMMITMENT TO MAKING

EDUCATION ACCESSIBLE AND AFFORDABLE IS LIFTING FAMILIES OUT OF POVERTY FOR THE FIRST TIME IN DECADES AND PUTTING THEM

ON THE PATH TO SUCCESS. [ Applause ] AFTER YEARS OF BEING CHRONICALLY UNDERVALUED AND CRIMINALLY

UNDERPAID, PUBLIC SCHOOL TEACHERS IN NEW MEXICO NOW EARN THE HIGHEST SALARIES IN THE SOUTHWEST.

[ Applause ] THE OPPORTUNITY SCHOLARSHIP IS PROVIDING FREE HIGHER EDUCATION FOR NEW MEXICANS OF EVERY AGE,

EVERY BACKGROUND AND EVERY WALK OF LIFE, SO THAT EVERY PERSON IN OUR STATE HAS A CHANCE TO ACHIEVE THEIR FULL POTENTIAL.

SINCE WE CREATED TUITION- FREE COLLEGE, NEW MEXICO COLLEGE ENROLLMENT HAS INCREASED FOR THE FIRST TIME IN OVER A DECADE, AND

THE NUMBER OF FIRST-TIME, FULL-TIME STUDENTS HAS GROWN BY NEARLY 10 PERCENT—THE SECOND- [ Applause ]

HIGHEST COLLEGE ENROLLMENT GAIN OF ANY STATE IN THE COUNTRY. [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ] IN SOME CASES, GRANDPARENTS,

PARENTS AND THEIR KIDS ARE ALL GOING TO COLLEGE AT THE SAME TIME GENERATING NEW POSSIBILITIES AND A NEW SENSE OF

PROMISE FOR WHAT WE CAN ACHIEVE TOGETHER. OUR CRADLE-TO-CAREER APPROACH HAS BEEN LIFE-CHANGING.

WILL SCHWETTMANN IS A VETERAN OF THE U.S. MARINES WHO SERVED IN OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM, AND THE FATHER OF A BEAUTIFUL TWO-

YEAR-OLD DAUGHTER, CHARLIE, WHO WILL BE TURNING THREE IN JUST A COUPLE OF WEEKS. HE AND HIS WIFE NEEDED ACCESS TO

HIGH-QUALITY CHILDCARE DURING THE HOURS WHEN THEY WERE BOTH AT WORK, AND THEY WERE ACCEPTED INTO A DAYCARE CENTER NEARBY—BUT

THE TUITION WAS ALMOST AS HIGH AS THEIR MORTGAGE, AND WILL WAS WORRIED THAT THE COST WOULD BE IMPOSSIBLE TO AFFORD.

WITH THE HELP OF OUR CHILD CARE ASSISTANCE PROGRAM'S EXPANDED INCOME ELIGIBILITY AND WAIVED PARENT COPAYS, WILL WAS ABLE TO

GET MOST OF COST TAKEN CARE OF AND A FEW MONTHS LATER, CHARLIE WAS ACCEPTED INTO A NEW STATE-RUN DAYCARE IN SANTA FE

THAT HAD A TOP-NOTCH STAFF AND FOLLOWED HIS WORK SCHEDULE. THROUGH OUR PROGRAMS, WILL HAS BEEN ABLE TO STOP LIVING

PAYCHECK-TO-PAYCHECK TO START SAVING FOR CHARLIE'S FUTURE AND TO GIVE HIS DAUGHTER THE BEST POSSIBLE ENVIRONMENT TO HELP HER

LEARN AND GROW. [ Applause ] I AM PROUD OF WHAT WE HAVE ACCOMPLISHED OVER THE LAST FOUR

YEARS, BUT TODAY, I AM ANNOUNCING THAT WE WILL DO EVEN MORE STARTING FROM THE BEGINNING, SO TO SPEAK, WITH

UNIVERSAL CHILD CARE. [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ] AS OUR HIGHLY SUCCESSFUL EARLY CHILDHOOD TRUST FUND GROWS—AND

WITH OUR NEW NATION-LEADING CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHT TO EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION,WE WILL PROVIDE CHILD CARE AND EARLY

EDUCATION FOR EACH AND EVERY ONE OF OUR FAMILIES BY INVESTING MORE THAN HALF A BILLION DOLLARS IN TARGETED FUNDING.

[ Applause ] TIME IN OUR K-12 CLASSROOMS AND PROVIDE THE RESOURCES OUR TEACHERS AND ADMINISTRATORS

REQUIRE. RIGHT NOW, TOO MANY KIDS ARE FORCED TO LEARN ON AN EMPTY STOMACH, WHICH IS WHY I'M

CALLING FOR HEALTHY, UNIVERSAL AND FREE MEALS FOR EVERY STUDENT IN NEW MEXICO [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]

ALONG WITH AN ADDITIONAL $20 MILLION INVESTMENT IN SCHOOL KITCHENS SO THEY CAN OFFER THE FRESH AND NUTRITIOUS FOODS OUR

KIDS NEED TO THRIVE. WE'RE CALLING THE PROGRAM KIDS' KITCHENS AND WHEREVER KIDS ARE, THERE OUGHT TO BE A KITCHEN

WORKING TO KEEP THEM HEALTHY, STRONG, AND READY TO LEARN. WITH THIS PROGRAM, NEW MEXICO IS LITERALLY PROVIDING FOOD FOR

THOUGHT. [ Applause ] I'M ALSO PROPOSING THAT WE REVAMP SPECIAL EDUCATION WITH

EXTENDED LEARNING TIME, DATA-DRIVEN SERVICES AND EXTRA SUPPORT FOR SPECIAL ED TEACHERS BECAUSE EVERY STUDENT DESERVES A

WORLD-CLASS EDUCATION. [ Applause ] I THINK WE NEED TO DO MORE IN ORDER TO SHOW OUR APPRECIATION

FOR THE AMAZING PEOPLE WHO WORK IN OUR SCHOOLS. I AM PROPOSING THAT NEW MEXICO COVER ALL HEALTHCARE PREMIUMS

FOR SCHOOL PERSONNEL [ Applause ] AND THAT WE GIVE THEM AN ADDITIONAL FOUR PERCENT RAISE.

WE OUGHT TO BE THE HIGHEST PAID EDUCAORS IN THE UNITED STATES. OUR PUBLIC SCHOOL STAFF SHOULD BE ABLE TO FOCUS ON OUR KIDS'

LEARNING WITHOUT WORRYING ABOUT THEIR SALARIES BEING DRAINED BY HEALTHCARE COSTS. THESE INVESTMENTS CHANGE THE WAY

NEW MEXICANS THRIVE AND SUCCEED. WE CAN BE THE FIRST IN THE EDUCATION SYSTEM TO PROVIDE THAT CRADLE TO CAREER SYSTEM.

IN ALL THESE WAYS, WE ARE MAKING OUR EDUCATION SYSTEM SMARTER, MORE EFFECTIVE, MORE COMPREHENSIVE, AND MORE FAIR TO

SUPPORT EVERY STUDENT, EVERY DAY, IN EVERY CLASSROOM ACROSS THE STATE. THAT VISION NOT ONLY IS

ACHIEVABLE BUT HAVE AN OBLIGATION TO MAKE IT SO FOR THE FAMILY AND FOLKS DEDICATING THEIR LIFE TO PUBLIC EDUCATION.

LET'S GET THAT DONE, I HOPE, THIS LEGISLATIVE SESSION. NOW, AS MANY OF YOU KNOW, MY DAD WAS A DENTIST, ONE OF THE FIRST

DENTISTS TO BRING PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICES TO MANY PARTS OF NEW MEXICO THAT HAD NO HEALTHCARE SERVICES AT ALL.

GROWING UP, I SAW FIRSTHAND HOW MANY COMMUNITIES STRUGGLED TO ACCESS THE CARE THEY NEEDED. THAT'S WHY WE'VE SPENT THE LAST

FOUR YEARS INVESTING IN RURAL AND UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES. [ Applause ] WE CREATED A HEALTH CARE

AFFORDABILITY FUND THAT SAVES NEW MEXICANS MONEY. CAN MADE YOUR PREMIUMS THE LOWEST IN THE COUNTRY.

[ Applause ]. WE INCREASED MEDICAID REIMBURSEMENT RATES, CAPPED MONTHLY INSULIN COPAYMENTS, AND

ARE REBUILDING OUR BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SYSTEM AFTER NEARLY A DECADE OF NEGLECT AND ELIMINATED COPAYS FOR BEHAVIORAL HEALTH

SERVICES. [ Applause ] HERE'S WHAT I PROPOSE TO BUILD ON THAT PROGRESS:

WE INVEST 200 MILLION TO ESTABLISH A RURAL HEALTH CARE DELIVERY FUND. [ Applause ] FOR SO MANY

PARTNERS IN THE EASTERN AND SOUTHERN PART OF THE STATE WORKING TO CREATE HEDGEINAL HEALTH CARE AUTHORITY THAT DO

LARGELY BEHAVIORAL HEALTH, THIS IS A GAME-CHANGER FOR THE LOCAL INVESTMENTS. FROM PLACES TO CARLSBAD AND

CLOVIS AND DEMING AND SILVER CITY. WE MANDATE TRANSPARENCY IN DRUG PRICING.

[ Applause ] WE EXPAND MEDICAID ASSISTED TREATMENT. SO WE'RE TACKLING THE REALLY

DIFFERENT TO SERVE CHRONICALLY HOMELESS AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE POPULATION WHO HAVE BEEN BLOCKED OUT OF THE KIND OF LIFE-CHANGING

SERVICES THAT ARE FRANKLY CRITICAL TO EACH AND EVERY ONE OF US IN THE ROOM. [ Applause ]

WE OPEN ADDITIONAL SCHOOL-BASED HEALTH CENTERS FOR 25,000 MORE STUDENTS. [ Applause ]

WE INVEST $10 MILLION IN FULL-SERVICE REPRODUCTIVE HEALTHCARE CENTER IN SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO.

[ Applause ] LET'S CODIFY ABORTION RIGHTS IN STATE STATUTE TO MAKE IT THE LAW OF THE LAND THROUGHOUT THE

STATE. [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ] AND MAKE IT CLEAR YOUR BODY AND HEALTH CARE CHOICES ARE YOUR

OWN. [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ] AND WE WILL CREATE THE NEW MEXICO HEALTH CARE AUTHORITY AN

INNOVATIVE INITIATIVE THAT PUTS ALL OUR HEALTHCARE SERVICES UNDER ONE ROOF AND BRINGS US A STEP CLOSER TO UNIVERSAL HEALTH

CARE IN NEW MEXICO. [ Applause ] RIGHT NOW, NEW MEXICO IS THE ONLY STATE WHERE MORE THAN HALF

THE POPULATION IS ON MEDICAID, INCLUDING 80% OF CHILDREN. EXPANDING MEDICAID COVERAGE OFFERS US A CHANCE TO

REVOLUTIONIZE CARE AND BECOME A UNIVERSAL HEALTHCARE STATE. AND THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT WE INTEND TO DO, BUILDING A

HEALTHIER, LONGER LIVING, MORE PROSPEROUS NEW MEXICO WHERE WE CAN LIVE FOR OUR DREAMS AND DECREASE THE FEAR AND HARDSHIP

OF UNTREATED CHRONIC CONDITIONS IN THE PROCESS. [ Applause ] I WANT TO MAKE CLEAR: ACHIEVING

THAT DISTINCTION ISN'T ONLY AN EXCITING OPPORTUNITY. IT'S ALSO A MORAL OBLIGATION. IF WE BELIEVE IN EQUALITY, LIKE

WE SAY WE DO IF WE BELIEVE IN JUSTICE, LIKE WE SAY WE DO WE OUGHT TO MAKE SURE THAT EVERY NEW MEXICAN OF EVERY BACKGROUND

AND CIRCUMSTANCE CAN ACCESS HIGH-QUALITY CARE. WE OUGHT TO BE USING EVERY TOOL AT OUR DISPOSAL, INCLUDING THE

BILLIONS OF DOLLARS THAT COME FROM THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, TO PROVIDE BETTER BENEFITS AND CARE FOR EVERY SINGLE NEW MEXICAN.

LET'S DECLARE, RIGHT NOW, TODAY, THAT THAT IS WHERE WE ARE HEADED, AND THAT WE WILL GET THERE, TOGETHER.

[ Applause ] ALL OF THESE INVESTMENTS AND EFFORTS ARE FOR NAUGHT IF NEW MEXICANS ARE NOT SAFE IN THEIR

HOMES, COMMUNITIES AND BUSINESSES. YOU AND YOUR FAMILY CAN'T THRIVE WHEN YOU'RE WORRIED ABOUT THE

SAFETY OF YOUR CHILD IN SCHOOL, YOUR SPOUSE AT WORK, YOUR OWN SAFETY AS YOU FILL UP AT THE GAS STATION.

IT'S NOT LOST ON ANYONE IN THIS ROOM THAT TO GET INTO THIS ROOM, YOU HAVE TO GO THROUGH A METAL DETECTOR.

THERE ARE ELECTED OFFICIALS IN THIS ROOM TODAY WHOSE HOMES AND FAMILIES WERE SHOT AT IN DESPICABLE ACTS OF POLITICAL

VIOLENCE AND I WANT TO THANK THE LAW ENFORCEMENT COMMUNITY, INCLUDING ALBUQUERQUE POLICE CHIEF HAROLD MEDINA, BERNALILLO

COUNTY SHERIFF JOHN ALLEN AND STATE POLICE WHO ARE HERE TODAY, FOR WORKING QUICKLY AND TIRELESSLY TO APPREHEND EVERY

SINGLE SUSPECT IN THESE HEINOUS ATTACKS. [ Applause ] I AM PROUD OF THE STRIDES WE

HAVE MADE IN PARTNERSHIP WITH LAW ENFORCEMENT OVER THE LAST FOUR YEARS WE HAVE SUPPORTED LAW ENFORCEMENT FROM DAY ONE TO

GET 1,000 ADDITIONAL OFFICERS INTO NEW MEXICO COMMUNITIES AND MAKE OUR STATE A SAFER PLACE TO LIVE.

THOSE EFFORTS ARE BEARING FRUIT, AND I AM PROUD TO SAY THAT THE NEW MEXICO LAW ENFORCEMENT ACADEMY TRAINED MORE THAN 400

OFFICERS LAST YEAR, THE MOST IN RECENT MEMORY. WE ARE ALSO PREPARING TO TRAIN THE LARGEST CLASS OF CADETS IN

HISTORY, A 44% INCREASE OVER THE PREVIOUS CLASS. THIS IS WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE WHEN WE PROVIDE LAW ENFORCEMENT WITH

THE TOOLS THEY NEED TO GET THE JOB DONE. [ Applause ] THESE ARE NECESSARY STEPS

FORWARD BUT EVERYONE HERE KNOWS WE HAVE TO DO MORE, BECAUSE LIVES AND LIVELIHOODS ARE AT STAKE.

DURING THE NEXT 60 DAYS, WE WILL REDOUBLE OUR EFFORTS, FIGHTING TOOTH AND NAIL TO KEEP OUR COMMUNITIES SAFE AND SECURE.

TO THE LAWMAKERS IN THIS ROOM: THIS ISN'T ME ASKING YOU. THIS IS ME, ON BEHALF OF THE PEOPLE OF NEW MEXICO,

CHALLENGING YOU TO DO MUCH, MUCH MORE TO EASE THE BURDEN OF CRIME BEING PLACED ON FAR TOO MANY OF US.

EVERY SINGLE DAY IN EVERY SINGLE CORNER OF THE STATE. WE WILL NOT RELENT FROM OUR COMMITMENT TO ESTABLISH A

“REBUTTABLE PRESUMPTION” TO MAKE SURE THAT HIGH- RISK VIOLENT OFFENDERS STAY BEHIND BARS BEFORE TRIAL.

[ Applause ] WE'LL TACKLE ORGANIZED CRIME AND THE CRIMINALS WHO FUND IT THROUGH RETAIL AND COMMERCIAL

THEFT, SMASHING THE SYNDICATES THAT ARE TERRORIZING OUR BUSINESS COMMUNITY. [ Applause ]

AND WE WILL CONTINUE TO EXPAND OUR POLICE FORCE TO MAKE SURE OUR LAW ENFORCEMENT HAS THE PERSONNEL, TRAINING AND TOOLS TO

SERVE OUR NEIGHBORHOODS EFFECTIVELY, AND I AM CALLING FOR AN ADDITIONAL $100 MILLION INVESTMENT IN THE LAW

ENFORCEMENT RECRUITMENT FUND TO CONTINUE SUPPORTING THE HIRING AND TRAINING OF 1,000 LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS ACROSS THE

STATE. [ Applause ] THIS FIGHT ALSO REQUIRES THAT WE STEP UP WHAT WE'RE DOING TO

ADDRESS THE SICKENING SCOURGE OF GUN VIOLENCE THAT HAS INFECTED OUR NATION. OVER 1,000 GUNS ARE STOLEN EVERY

YEAR IN ALBUQUERQUE ALONE. WE ALL KNOW THAT WE CANNOT KEEP OUR PEOPLE SAFE IF WEAPONS OF WAR CONTINUE TO FLOOD OUR

NEIGHBORHOODS. THAT IS WHY I AM CALLING FOR A BAN ON ASSAULT WEAPONS. [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]

I AM CALLING FOR AN END TO THE STATE LOOPHOLE ON STRAW PURCHASES OF GUNS, BECAUSE PEOPLE WITH A HISTORY OF

VIOLENCE SHOULD NOT BE ABLE TO EXPLOIT THE SYSTEM TO GET A FIREARM. [ Applause ]

I AM CALLING FOR SAFE STORAGE REFORMS THAT IMPOSE PENALTIES ON ANYONE WHO FAILS TO SECURE AN UNATTENDED FIREARM AND LEAVES IT

ACCESSIBLE TO AN UNSUPERVISED MINOR. WHICH HAS HAPPENED RIGHT HERE IN THIS STATE.

AND IT SHOULD NEVER HAPPEN AGAIN. AND I AM CALLING FOR LEGISLATION THAT WOULD ALLOW VICTIMS OF GUN

VIOLENCE TO BRING CIVIL SUITS AGAINST FIREARM MANUFACTURERS. [ Applause ] IF WE ARE BOLD AND CLEAR IN OUR

KNOWLEDGE THAT NOW IS THE TIME TO DO THE RIGHT THING, WE CAN SAVE LIVES AND PROTECT FUTURES. I AM DETERMINED TO SUCCEED, AND

I WILL NOT LET UP UNTIL NEW MEXICO IS THE SAFEST STATE IN

AND ABOUT WHAT REALLY DOES THIS. THERE ISN'T A SINGLE PERSON IN THIS ROOM WHO SHOULD LET UP FOR ONE MINUTE IN THESE DEBATES AND

EFFORTS UNTIL NEW MEXICO IS THE STATE IN THE NATION. [ Applause ] THESE EFFORTS KEEP EVERYONE

SAFE, INCLUDING THE FIRST RESPONDERS WHO PUT THEIR LIVES ON THE LINE EVERY DAY TO PROTECT AND SERVE.

AND FRANKLY, WE'VE SEEN TOO MANY LOST LIVES AND TOO MANY FALLEN HEROES. I'D LIKE TO RECOGNIZE ANITA

BEERS, WHO IS WITH US TODAY. EVERYONE, I'D LIKE TO MEET ANITA. [ Applause ]

ANITA'S HUSBAND, BERNALILLO COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT LIEUTENANT FRED BEERS, LOST HIS LIFE IN A HELICOPTER ACCIDENT

ALONGSIDE THREE ALONGSIDE THREE OTHERS UNDERSHERIFF LARRY KOREN, DEPUTY MICHAEL LEVINSON, AND BERNALILLO

COUNTY FIRE DEPARTMENT LIEUTENANT MATTHEW KING WHILE ASSISTING WITH FIREFIGHTING EFFORTS IN SAN MIGUEL COUNTY.

THERE ARE NO WORDS I CAN OFFER TO EASE YOUR LOSS OR YOUR PAIN, BUT I WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT YOU AND YOUR HUSBAND ARE IN OUR

HEARTS AND OUR PRAYERS. AND I AM PROUD TO SAY THAT OUR BUDGET CONTAINS $500,000 FOR THE LIEUTENANT FRED BEERS HONOR

GUARD MEMORIAL FUND TO HELP NEW MEXICO'S DEPARTMENTS PURCHASE CLOTHING, FLAGS AND OTHER HONOR GUARD SUPPLIES SO THAT OUR

FALLEN HEROES CAN BE BURIED WITH DIGNITY AND RESPECT. [ Applause ] I ALSO RECOGNIZE THAT POLICE

OFFICERS ARE NOT THE ONLY PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICIALS WHO ARE ASKED TO RISK THEIR LIVES FOR TO RISK THEIR LIVES FOR OTHERS

WHICH IS WHY WE'LL BE ESTABLISHING PARITY IN SURVIVOR BENEFITS FOR FIRST RESPONDERS, INCLUDING BY CREATING A STATE

FUND FOR THE FAMILIES OF FIREFIGHTERS KILLED IN THE LINE OF DUTY. [ Applause ]

WE HAVE A SACRED OBLIGATION TO HEROES LIKE FRED WHO PUT THEMSELVES IN HARM'S WAY AND TO THE LOVED ONES WHO CAN ONLY HOPE

FOR THEIR SAFE RETURN. I WANT TO SAY TO ALL OUR FIRST RESPONDERS AND THEIR FAMILIES WE ARE PROFOUNDLY GRATEFUL FOR YOUR

SERVICE, AND WE WILL ALWAYS STAND BY YOUR SIDE. THE DANGER TO OUR FIRST RESPONDERS AND THE COMMUNITIES

THEY SERVE WAS BROUGHT INTO SHARP FOCUS RECENTLY BY THE WILDFIRES THAT RAGED IN OUR STATE.

THESE DEVASTATING FIRES IMPACTED MORE THAN 30,000 PEOPLE IN SAN MIGUEL AND MORA COUNTIES DIRECTLY, AND THOUSANDS OF

OTHERS INDIRECTLY—DESTROYING LIVES AND LIVELIHOODS, HOMES AND LIVESTOCK, SECURITY AND STABILITY AND OUR RESPONDERS'

BRAVERY WAS MATCHED ONLY BY THE INCREDIBLE HEROISM AND RESILIENCY OF OUR RESIDENTS. AND THOSE THAT STOOD UP TO

SUPPORT THOSE RESIDENTS. NEW MEXICO HAS ALREADY LED BY MAKING SURE THIS HORRIFIC EVENT DOES NOT OCCUR IN OTHER STATES,

AND MY ADMINISTRATION IS COMMITTED TO USING OUR FULL STRENGTH TO MAKE NEW MEXICANS WHOLE.

WE WILL BE DELIVERING $100 MILLION FOR COMMUNITIES AFFECTED BY THE HERMIT'S PEAK/CALF CANYON FIRE

[ Applause ] TO BEGIN REBUILDING THEIR INFRASTRUCTURE WITHOUT WAITING FOR THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT'S

INVESTMENTS TO BE DISTRIBUTED WE'VE GOT OUR STRONG FEDERAL DELEGATION. BUT MAKE NO MISTAKE, WE WILL NOT

REST UNTIL THE FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY—FEMA—DOES RIGHT BY US, AND WE WILL NOT STOP UNTIL THERE IS A PROGRAM IN

PLACE TO ADMINISTER THE $2.5 BILLION FUND FOR VICTIMS AND THEIR FAMILIES THAT CONGRESS APPROVED AND THAT OUR RESIDENTS

AND THEIR FAMILIES DESERVE. LET'S MAKE SURE WE'RE TAKING CARE OF THEM NOW. IF FEMA WANTS TO FIGHT THE STATE

OF NEW MEXICO, BRING IT. [ Applause ] WE KNOW THAT THESE FIRES WERE INTENSIFIED BY EXTREME WEATHER

BROUGHT ON BY CLIMATE CHANGE, AND SINCE THE BEGINNING OF MY ADMINISTRATION, WE HAVE TAKEN THAT THREAT SERIOUSLY EMBRACING

SCIENCE IN ORDER TO MITIGATE CLIMATE CHANGE'S DEVASTATING IMPACT, PROTECT OUR ENVIRONMENT AND RAMP UP CLEAN ENERGY

PRODUCTION. THROUGH OUR 30X30 INITIATIVE, WE ARE GUARDING NEW MEXICO'S NATURAL RESOURCES, INCREASING

ACCESS FOR OUTDOOR RECREATION AND BUILDING CLIMATE CHANGE RESILIENCE. WE'VE MORE THAN DOUBLED OUR WIND

ENERGY CAPACITY AND AUTHORIZED COMMUNITY SOLAR COMMUNITY SOLAR PROJECTS CREATING EXCITING CLEAN ENERGY

OPPORTUNITIES AND JOBS THAT ARE POWERING OUR STATE. [ Applause ] IN THE DAYS TO COME, WE WILL

REDOUBLE OUR COMMITMENT BY LAUNCHING A $75 MILLION LAND OF ENCHANTMENT LEGACY FUND TO CREATE SUSTAINED FUNDING FOR

STATE PROGRAMS THAT PROTECT OUR ENVIRONMENT, COMBAT ISSUES LIKE DROUGHT AND WATER SCARCITY, AND ADDRESS THE ROOTS OF CLIMATE

CHANGE. [ Applause ] THIS FUND WILL BOLSTER INITIATIVES LIKE THE RIVER

STEWARDSHIP PROGRAM, WHICH SAFEGUARDS OUR WATERWAYS SO NEW MEXICANS CAN CONTINUE TO HUNT, FISH AND ACCESS CLEAN WATER

OFFERING ECONOMIC BENEFITS FOR THIS GENERATION AND THOSE TO FOLLOW WHILE STRENGTHENING OUR FRAGILE ECOSYSTEMS.

IT WILL SUPPORT WORK LIKE THE HEALTHY SOILS PROGRAM, WHICH PROMOTES RESILIENT FARMING, RANCHING AND OTHER AGRICULTURAL

MANAGEMENT SO THAT THE FRUITS OF OUR LAND CAN CONTINUE TO FEED OUR PEOPLE. IT WILL PROVIDE RESOURCES TO

ENDEAVORS LIKE THE OUTDOOR EQUITY FUND, WHICH ALLOWS YOUNG PEOPLE FROM EVERY BACKGROUND AND COMMUNITY TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF

THE GREAT OUTDOORS. ALREADY, THE FUND HAS SUPPORTED 130 ORGANIZATIONS THAT ARE INTRODUCING 37,000 YOUNG PEOPLE

TO TRANSFORMATIONAL RECREATIONAL EXPERIENCES, AND HAS BECOME A MODEL FOR OTHER STATES AND FOR THE NATION.

[ Applause ] EVERY NEW MEXICAN SHOULD BE ABLE TO ENJOY AND BENEFIT FROM THE UNMATCHED NATURAL RESOURCES OUR

STATE HAS TO OFFER NOT JUST NOW, BUT ALWAYS. WE WILL ALSO TAKE ANOTHER STEP IN OUR SUSTAINABILITY EFFORTS BY

CODIFYING OUR ZERO-EMISSIONS GOAL IN STATE STATUTE. [ Applause ] BECAUSE THERE SHOULD BE NO

QUESTION THAT NEW MEXICO IS COMMITTED TO A CLEANER, HEALTHIER FUTURE. IN THE COMING MONTHS AND YEARS,

WE INTEND TO DESIGN AND IMPLEMENT A RANGE OF PROJECTS AND INITIATIVES TO ACHIEVE THAT OBJECTIVE.

[ Applause ] WE WILL TAKE ON THIS CHALLENGE THE SAME WAY WE HAVE APPROACHED ALL OTHERS WITH CREATIVITY, WITH

TENACITY, AND WITH THE BOLD AND INNOVATIVE SPIRIT THAT HAS ALWAYS DRIVEN US FORWARD. IN ALL THESE AREAS, IN ALL THESE

WAYS, NEW MEXICO IS ON THE MOVE. IN OUR ECONOMY AND OUR EDUCATION, NEW MEXICO IS ON THE MOVE.

IN OUR PUBLIC HEALTH AND PUBLIC SAFETY, NEW MEXICO IS ON THE MOVE. IN OUR APPROACH TO ENERGY AND

THE ENVIRONMENT, NEW MEXICO IS ON THE MOVE, NOT RUSHING TO CATCH UP, BUT READY TO LEAD THE WAY.

[ Applause ] WE ARE MOVING TOWARDS A HORIZON OF LIMITLESS OPPORTUNITY, OF EXTRAORDINARY PROSPECTS, OF

INDESCRIBABLE BEAUTY AND UNRIVALED PROSPERITY. OF COURSE, I HAVE NO ILLUSIONS THAT OUR PATH WILL BE STRAIGHT

OR SIMPLE. THERE WILL BE CHALLENGES TO FACE AND OBSTACLES TO OVERCOME. BUT I ALSO HAVE NO DOUBT THAT,

IF WE MEET THIS MOMENT AND SEIZE THIS MOMENTUM, WE CAN CREATE THE NEW MEXICO WE KNOW—AND HAVE PROVEN IS POSSIBLE.

AND STAYING THE COURSE IS THE RIGHT WORK FOR SINGLE NEW MEXICAN FAMILY. [ Applause ]

WE CAN BUILD AN ECONOMY AND AN EDUCATION SYSTEM THAT WORKS FOR EVERYONE. WE CAN DESIGN A COMMUNITY OF

CARE THAT PROTECTS OUR HEALTH AND WELL-BEING. WE CAN DELIVER A PLACE OF SAFETY AND SECURITY, OF NATURAL BEAUTY

AND ABUNDANCE. A LEGACY OF POSSIBILITY FOR ALL NEW MEXICANS. ULTIMATELY, THAT'S WHAT THIS

WORK IS ABOUT. THAT'S WHO THIS WORK IS FOR. IT'S FOR THE MOM IN ALBUQUERQUE WHO KNOWS HER CHILD CAN SUCCEED

IF THEY CAN GET A LITTLE EXTRA ATTENTION AND A LITTLE EXTRA TIME. IT'S FOR THE SMALL BUSINESS

OWNER IN ARTESIA WHO SEES GREAT THINGS AHEAD IF THEY CAN GET A LITTLE SUPPORT, A LITTLE MOMENTUM, TO PUSH THEM FORWARD.

IT'S FOR YOUNG PEOPLE, LIKE MY GRANDKIDS AND YOURS, WHO WILL LOOK OUT AT OUR HORIZONS AND PICTURE THEIR OWN EXCITING

FUTURE RIGHT HERE IN NEW MEXICO. IT'S FOR THE NEW ARRIVALS WHO ENVISION THE LAND OF ENCHANTMENT AS A LAND OF BOUNDLESS

POSSIBILITY, A PLACE TO BUILD A LIFE FOR THEMSELVES AND THEIR FAMILIES. IT'S FOR NEW MEXICANS WHO CARRY

THIS LAND DEEP IN THEIR THIS LAND DEEP IN THEIR BONES WHO ARE DRIVEN BY ITS HISTORY AND ANIMATED BY ITS POTENTIAL

AND FILLED WITH LOVE FOR WHAT IT CAN AND SHOULD BE. LIKE ALL OF US, THESE NEW MEXICANS AREN'T JUST THINKING

ABOUT TODAY. THEY'RE THINKING ABOUT TOMORROW. AND TO ALL OF THEM, TO YOU, I WANT TO SAY THIS: TOMORROW, WHEN

THE SUN RISES OVER THE LAND OF ENCHANTMENT, IT WILL RISE OVER A PLACE WHERE EACH NEW DAY IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR PROGRESS, FOR

GREATNESS, FOR BIG DREAMS TO BE MADE REAL. A PLACE OF WIDE-OPEN SPACES WHERE THE SITUATION YOU COME

FROM DOESN'T DICTATE HOW FAR YOU CAN GO. WHERE YOUR DIGNITY IS INHERENT, AND YOUR DESTINY IS NOT

PREORDAINED. A PLACE WHERE ANYTHING IS POSSIBLE SO LONG AS WE ARE WILLING TO DREAM IT, AND DESIGN

IT, AND WORK FOR IT AND DELIVER IT. TOMORROW, THE SUN WILL RISE OVER THIS LAND OF ENCHANTMENT, AND

FROM SILVER CITY TO SANTA ROSA, FROM LAS CRUCES TO SANTA FE, ALL OF US ACROSS THIS STATE WILL RISE TO MEET IT TOGETHER, READY

TO TAKE THE NEXT STEPS IN THE JOURNEY WE HAVE BEGUN. THANK YOU, AND GOD BLESS NEW MEXICO.

[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ] >> THAT IS GOVERNOR LUJAN GRISHAM WRAPPING UP HER 2023 STATE OF THE STATE ADDRESS

INSIDE INSIDE THE ROUNDHOUSE. I'M GENE GRANT HOST OF NEW MEXICO IN FOCUS.

WE'LL COVER THIS ON FRIDAY. SHE COVERED GUN SAFETY, SHE DID DROSS THE SHOOTINGS OF LAWMAKERS HOUSES.

AND TALKED ABOUT ENERGY SAFETY. WE DIDN'T HEAR THIS MUCH ABOUT HYDROGEN. OTHER IDEAS INCLUDED

SCHOOL-BASED HEALTH CENTERS. FOR OVER 25,000 STUDENTS. $10 MILLION IN REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH CENTERS.

AND WE HAVE IT BACK AGAIN FOR THE GOVERNOR, GUN LOCK UP SAFETY IS A BIG ONE. FRIDAY NIGHT, BE SURE TO WATCH

US ON NMPBS. WE'VE BEEN COVERING ALL OF THIS WITH WONDERFUL GUEST AND REACTION TO THIS.

WE WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU AS WELL. THANK YOU FOR WATCHING THE STATE OF THE STATE ON NMPBS.

DON'T FORGET TO WATCH FOR THE REACTION AND THE LOOK INSIDE THE FIRST FEW DAYS OF THE SESSION ON NEW MEXICO IN FOCUS.

THAT'S ON CHANNEL 5.1 AND STREAMING ON THE NMPBS VIDEO APP. I'M GENE GRANT, WE'LL SEE YOU

FRIDAY NIGHT.