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Governor wants public access to police disciplinary records

By MORGAN LEE - Associated Press

Santa Fe County election workers sort absentee ballots in Santa Fe, N.M., on Friday, June 5, 2020, four days after the close of the primary election. Republican election observers are expressing frustration at the delays. The final count will determine the GOP nominee in New Mexico's 3rd Congressional District, and the delays hold implications for the administration of the general election in November. (AP Photo/Morgan Lee)

New Mexico governor wants voting reform, police body cameras

By MORGAN LEE - Associated Press

FILE - In this Jan. 21, 2020, file photo New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham gives her State of the State address during the opening of the New Mexico legislative session in the House chambers at the state Capitol in Santa Fe, N.M. In the presidential primary, Joe Biden is likely to receive a warm welcome among most Democrats in New Mexico, where Grisham has pledged to help Biden connect with racial- and ethnic-minority voters. (AP Photo/Craig Fritz, File)

New Mexico governor seeks to sustain state spending, raises

By MORGAN LEE - Associated Press

New Mexico governor to appoint racial justice czar

By CEDAR ATTANASIO - Associated Press

A New Mexico state police officer screens cars for compliance with an emergency lockdown order that bans nonessential visitors and limits vehicle passengers to two people as they enter Gallup, N.M., Thursday, May 7, 2020. New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham renewed the lockdown order amid concerns about the rapid transmission of COVID-19 in the area. Gallup and surrounding McKinley County are one of the worst rural hot spots for coronavirus infections in the U.S. (AP Photo/Morgan Lee)

Interpreters help deaf residents stay informed about virus

By ROBERT NOTT - Associated Press

Lawsuit targets fines as New Mexico virus cases near 6,500

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In this April 15, 2020, file photo, New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham puts on her face mask when not speaking during an update on the COVID-19 outbreak in the state during a news conference in the state Capitol in Santa Fe, N.M. (Eddie Moore/The Albuquerque Journal via AP, Pool, File)

Latina New Mexico governor calls VP speculation ‘flattering’

By MORGAN LEE - Associated Press

New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham smiles after taking the oath of office Tuesday, Jan. 1, 2019, at the Capitol during a private swearing in ceremony in Santa Fe, N.M. (Luis Sánchez Saturno/Santa Fe New Mexican via AP)

Michelle Lujan Grisham, New Mexico governor: Joe Biden VP speculation ‘flattering’

By Morgan Lee - Associated Press

In this May 7, 2020, photo, an electronic highway message board in Rio Rancho, New Mexico, encourages people to wear masks during the coronavirus public health emergency. (AP Photo/Susan Montoya Bryan)

Governor: New Mexico is short on virus-tracing personnel

By MORGAN LEE - Associated Press

New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham gives an update on the COVID-19 outbreak in the state during a news conference in the state Capitol in Santa Fe, N.M., Wednesday, April 15, 2020. (Eddie Moore/The Albuquerque Journal via AP, Pool)

New Mexico blocks roads into Gallup as virus cases surge

By MORGAN LEE - Associated Press

Empty lanes of the 110 Arroyo Seco Parkway that leads to downtown Los Angeles is seen during the coronavirus outbreak, Sunday, April 26, 2020, in Los Angeles, Calif. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)

The Latest: China reports 1 new virus case, no deaths

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Plaintiffs say education-funding lawsuit still necessary

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New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham puts on her face mask when not speaking during an update on the COVID-19 outbreak in the state during a news conference in the state Capitol in Santa Fe, N.M., Wednesday, April 15, 2020. (Eddie Moore/The Albuquerque Journal via AP, Pool)

New Mexico likely to extend public health orders into May

By MORGAN LEE - Associated Press

New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham puts on her face mask when not speaking during an update on the COVID-19 outbreak in the state during a news conference in the state Capitol in Santa Fe, N.M., Wednesday, April 15, 2020. (Eddie Moore/The Albuquerque Journal via AP, Pool)

New Mexico governor defends lockdown

By RUSSELL CONTRERAS - Associated Press

FILE - In this Nov. 27, 2018, file photo, New Mexico Supreme Court Chief Justice Judith Nakamura helps to certify election results and order recounts in a handful of state House races in Santa Fe, N.M. New Mexico's Supreme Court is considering competing proposals to increase reliance on absentee balloting by mail in efforts to safeguarding public health and voting rights in the state's June 2 primary. Oral arguments and a possible ruling were scheduled Tuesday, April 14, 2020. (AP Photo/Morgan Lee, File)

New Mexico to join pilot US effort on contact tracing

By MORGAN LEE - Associated Press

New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham, talks at the Randall Davey Audubon Center on the outskirts of Santa Fe, N.M. on Thursday, Nov. 14, 2019. Grisham signed a shared stewardship pact with the U.S. Forest Service, aimed at a closer state-federal relationship when it comes to improving forest health and risk management related to wildfires and drought.(AP Photo/Morgan Lee)

Michelle Lujan Grisham, New Mexico governor, expands gatherings ban to churches on Easter eve

By Paul Davenport - Associated Press

Closed stores are shown at a central plaza and shopping district amid a public health order that has closed down most retail stores and suspended dine-in restaurant service in Santa Fe, N.M., Friday, March 27, 2020. New Mexico Cabinet Secretary for Tourism Jen Schroer says the state's tourism industry will continue to suffer amid COVID-19 restrictions and vowed the state will do what it can to help hotels, tourist spots, and businesses recover once restrictions are lifted. (AP Photo/Morgan Lee)

New Mexico GOP pushes back on COVID-19 business restrictions

By MORGAN LEE and RUSSELL CONTRERAS - Associated Press

New Mexico governor adds church services to gatherings ban

By PAUL DAVENPORT - Associated Press

In this Wednesday, March 11, 2020, photo New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham, right, announces a public health emergency in response to the state's first positive tests for COVID-19, at a news conference in Santa Fe, N.M., also attended by Human Services Secretary David Scrase, left. Her administration has banned many gatherings of 100 or more people at spaces such as auditoriums and stadiums as a precaution against the spread of coronavirus. (AP Photo/Morgan Lee)

Governor: Man in 40s becomes 5th virus death in New Mexico

By MORGAN LEE and SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN - Associated Press

New Mexico governor signs budget amid coronavirus worries

By MORGAN LEE - Associated Press