Newly inaugurated New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham is urging greater state spending on education, higher pay for low-income workers and a shift toward renewable energy production in here first public speech as governor.In her inaugural address on Tuesday, the Democratic governor urged New Mexico residents to reimagine the state's future and tap into multibillion-dollar state savings to expand early childhood education.The top concerns outlined by Lujan Grisham include global warming. That marks a sharp departure from departing Republican Gov. Susana Martinez.Lujan Grisham says she wants New Mexico to provide a "national example of what a clean-energy revolution looks like."She also has announced a goal to double film and television production within the state. (Copyright 2019 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.)

Newly inaugurated New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham is urging greater state spending on education, higher pay for low-income workers and a shift toward renewable energy production in here first public speech as governor.

In her inaugural address on Tuesday, the Democratic governor urged New Mexico residents to reimagine the state's future and tap into multibillion-dollar state savings to expand early childhood education.


The top concerns outlined by Lujan Grisham include global warming. That marks a sharp departure from departing Republican Gov. Susana Martinez.

Lujan Grisham says she wants New Mexico to provide a "national example of what a clean-energy revolution looks like."

She also has announced a goal to double film and television production within the state.



(Copyright 2019 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.)