# Press Releases 1. Home 2. In the News ## Lt. Governor Helps Rescue Silver City Man in I-25 Rollover by Office of the Lt. Governor | Aug 7, 2022 | Press Release August 6, 2022, Silvery City Daily News, by Jordan Archunde Around 7:15 Friday evening, Lt. Gov. Howie Morales was on his way from Doña Ana County to Las Vegas for a speech at New Mexico Highlands University when he witnessed a large rental truck toppling over on I-25... read more ## Continuing Support for Afterschool & Summer Learning is Key for NM Students by Office of the Lt. Governor | Jul 14, 2022 | Press Release By New Mexico Lt. Governor, Howie Morales & May Sagbakken, Executive Director, The New Mexico Out-of-School Time Network (NMOST)  June 28, 2022 Afterschool and summer learning programs are vital supports to communities across New Mexico, and we must ensure... read more The Legislative Session of 2022 Was a Big Success for Families, Educators, Students & Communities ## The Legislative Session of 2022 Was a Big Success for Families, Educators, Students & Communities by Office of the Lt. Governor | Feb 25, 2022 | Press Release (Feb. 17, 2022) The 2022 legislative session was a huge success. I am extremely proud of the New Mexico Legislature for its consequential accomplishments to improve the lives of the residents of our state during its 30-day meeting that ended at noon today. Historic... read more ## Opinion Editorial: Social Studies Standards Tell the Whole Story by Office of the Lt. Governor | Nov 10, 2021 | Press Release Social studies standards tell the whole story by Howie Morales, November 6th, 2021 Our state is on the verge of a long-overdue update to our schools’ social studies standards, and it has some New Mexicans needlessly worried. The proposed new standards are posted on... read more ## Lt. Governor Howie Morales’ Statement on Verdict in Derek Chauvin Case by Office of the Lt. Governor | Apr 20, 2021 | Press Release (Santa Fe, NM) - – New Mexico Lt. Governor Howie Morales issued the following statement on Tuesday upon a Minnesota jury issuing a guilty verdict on all three counts against former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin: "The verdict in Minnesota shows that the... read more Lt. Governor Howie Morales Praises the 2021 Legislature’s Accomplishments for People of New Mexico ## Lt. Governor Howie Morales Praises the 2021 Legislature’s Accomplishments for People of New Mexico by Office of the Lt. Governor | Mar 22, 2021 | Press Release Over the weekend the New Mexico Legislature completed a 60-day session, and I am extremely proud of its accomplishments for the people of our state.  Meeting during an extraordinary and ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, we didn’t know if it would be possible to start or... read more ## Lt. Governor Morales Marks the One Year Anniversary of COVID-19 in New Mexico by Office of the Lt. Governor | Mar 11, 2021 | Press Release Today as we reflect on this one-year anniversary of the first COVID-19 case discovered in our state, I want to say thank you to all New Mexicans for the enormous personal sacrifices they have made.  After more than 3,800 deaths and nearly 200,000 infections of... read more Flags Ordered to Half-Staff in Mourning for Officer Jarrott ## Flags Ordered to Half-Staff in Mourning for Officer Jarrott by Office of the Lt. Governor | Feb 5, 2021 | Press Release SANTA FE – All flags are at half-staff in the state of New Mexico, beginning Friday, in mourning for New Mexico State Police Officer Darian Jarrott, who was killed in the line of duty on Interstate 10 on February 4, per an executive order of Gov. Michelle Lujan... read more Opinion Editorial: COVID-19 Proved 2020 Was Truly the Year of the Nurse ## Opinion Editorial: COVID-19 Proved 2020 Was Truly the Year of the Nurse by Office of the Lt. Governor | Jan 4, 2021 | Press Release By Howie Morales, Lt. Governor of New Mexico. December 25, 2020 When the World Health Organization named 2020 as the International Year of the Nurse, it had no inkling of how true that would become. The designation was meant to honor the 200th anniversary of the birth... read more ## Lt. Governor Howie Morales Says Educators Should Get the Imminent COVID-19 Vaccine First with Healthcare Workers to Re-Open Schools by Office of the Lt. Governor | Dec 3, 2020 | Press Release Lt. Governor Howie Morales Says Educators Should Get the Imminent COVID-19 Vaccine First with Healthcare Workers to Re-Open Schools (Santa Fe, NM) – New Mexico Lieutenant Governor Howie Morales today called for the state’s educators to be among the first group - with... read more « Older Entries Next Entries » Search Search #### Recent Posts * Lt. Governor Howie Morales Led Successful State Visit to Pentagon to Find Solution for Hazardous PFAS & Dairy Farmers, Communities Surrounding Cannon AFB * Lt. Governor Morales Interviewed on NMPBS REPORT FROM SANTA FE * Lt. Governor Howie Morales Praises Accomplishments of 2026 Meeting of The New Mexico Legislature, Citing Affordability, Universal Child Care, Health Care & Infrastructure Investments * Opinion: Funding Universal Childcare in Legislative Session Will Move New Mexico Up * Lt. 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