# Press Releases 1. Home 2. In the News Lt. Governor Howie Morales Addresses CONAHEC Conference on Integration of US. Mexico & Canada Higher Education ## Lt. Governor Howie Morales Addresses CONAHEC Conference on Integration of US. Mexico & Canada Higher Education by Office of Lt. Governor | Apr 3, 2019 | Press Release (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... read more Lt. Gov. Morales Praises Grant Co. Leadership for State Early Education & Childcare Department ## Lt. Gov. Morales Praises Grant Co. Leadership for State Early Education & Childcare Department by Office of Lt. Governor | Mar 29, 2019 | Press Release (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... read more Lt. Governor Howie Morales’ Statement on Sen. Tom Udall’s Announcement ## Lt. Governor Howie Morales’ Statement on Sen. Tom Udall’s Announcement by Office of Lt. Governor | Mar 25, 2019 | Press Release (Santa Fe, NM) – “Tom Udall has been a champion for our nation’s clean air, water and public lands, and we are extremely grateful for his years of leadership and outstanding service.  No one has fought harder and more effectively for a national renewable... read more Lt. Gov. Howie Morales Addresses Trinity A-Bomb Test Site Downwinders ## Lt. Gov. Howie Morales Addresses Trinity A-Bomb Test Site Downwinders by Office of the Lt. Governor | Mar 23, 2019 | Press Release By Greg Byrd, El Defensor Chieftain. Lt. Governor Howie Morales is a long-time supporter of the Downwinders organization as he grew up in southern New Mexico. He gave an opening ceremony speech to families and supporters of Downwinders. “This event and the work done... read more Lt. Governor Howie Morales Applauds Passage of Early Childhood Learning Department ## Lt. Governor Howie Morales Applauds Passage of Early Childhood Learning Department by Office of Lt. Governor | Mar 8, 2019 | Press Release New Mexico Lt. Governor Howie Morales applauded passage in the Senate Monday of legislation to create a state early education department, sponsored by Senator Michael Padilla of Albuquerque. Morales has a long history of support for an early learning department,... read more Change at PED is Good News for Students and New Mexico ## Change at PED is Good News for Students and New Mexico by Office of Lt. Governor | Mar 5, 2019 | Press Release There is new leadership for our state’s classrooms, bringing winds of change that are long overdue.  The new Secretary of the Public Education Department, recently appointed by Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham, is Karen Trujillo -  a New Mexican with over a... read more New Mexico Lt. Governor Praises Gov. Lujan Grisham’s Leadership on Border Wall Opposition ## New Mexico Lt. Governor Praises Gov. Lujan Grisham’s Leadership on Border Wall Opposition by Office of Lt. Governor | Feb 20, 2019 | Press Release Lt. Governor Howie Morales had strong words of support for Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham’s leadership following President Trump’s declaration of a national emergency in the service of his demand for a border wall.  The President’s declaration diverts funds crucial... read more Morales Adds Visibility to Lieutenant Governor’s Role ## Morales Adds Visibility to Lieutenant Governor’s Role by Office of the Lt. Governor | Jan 19, 2019 | Press Release By Andrew Oxford, Santa Fe New Mexican - A bell on a desk greeted visitors to the lieutenant governor’s office during Howie Morales’ first couple weeks on the job. Ring for service, a sign said. Not particularly glamorous, it seemed to sum up the office of lieutenant... read more ‘Multitasking’ Lieutenant Governor Blazing a New Path ## ‘Multitasking’ Lieutenant Governor Blazing a New Path by Office of Lt. Governor | Jan 16, 2019 | Press Release By Dan Boyd, Albuquerque Journal – Throughout the years, the New Mexico lieutenant governor’s office has often been a lonely outpost in state government. But Lt. Gov. Howie Morales could be breaking new ground for the position. The Silver City Democrat has been given... read more Gov. Lujan Grisham Brings End to PARCC Testing with Executive Order ## Gov. Lujan Grisham Brings End to PARCC Testing with Executive Order by Office of the Lt. Governor | Jan 3, 2019 | Press Release By T.J. Wilham, KOAT News WATCH: https://www.koat.com/article/gov-lujan-grisham-puts-an-end-to-parcc-testing-with-executive-order/25737763 In one of her first acts as governor, Michelle Lujan Grisham signed two executive orders that will eventually change how school... read more 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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