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For many families, child care is often the biggest. Thanks to a state program launched during the recovery from the pandemic, they pay nothing for child care. Vice President Kamala Harris proposes capping child care costs at 7% of working families’ incomes, along with an up-to-$6,000 expanded child tax credit for those with newborns. The permanent fund now funnels more than $150 million from fossil fuel producers into child care subsidies, state officials estimate. As elder care costs continue to outpace inflation, the Democratic ticket sees that constituency as key to victory.

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☆ New Mexico governor won't renew ban on carrying firearms in public
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-18 | by ( Deon J. Hampton | Deon J. Hampton Is A National Reporter For Nbc News. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +3 min

Michelle Lujan Grisham said she will not renew a public health order that temporarily banned carrying firearms in public parks and playgrounds in Albuquerque, the state's largest city. Lujan Grisham said in a news release Wednesday that more than 1,700 firearms were collected in gun buybacks over the past year because of the order. So there’s no way we could enforce that order.”Lujan Grisham issued the temporary order, originally a 30-day ban, in September 2023 after an 11-year-old boy was shot and killed in an Albuquerque park. In addition to restricting firearms in public parks and playgrounds in Bernalillo County, it strengthened oversight of firearm sales and implemented wastewater testing for fentanyl in public schools. State Attorney General Raúl Torrez, a Democrat, wrote in a letter last year that he opposed Lujan Grisham’s decision.

Persons: Michelle Lujan Grisham, Lujan Grisham, Greg Baca, ” Baca, ”, Dudley Brown, Bernalillo County Sheriff John Allen, Allen, ” Lujan Grisham, Raúl Torrez, Lujan Grisham’s, “ Organizations: New, New Mexico Gov, Democratic, Republican, National Association for Gun Rights, Bernalillo County Sheriff, Democrat, State Locations: New Mexico, Albuquerque, Bernalillo, ”, Bernalillo County

☆ ‘Veep’ star Julia Louis-Dreyfus to host panel with female governors during DNC
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-13 | by ( Elizabeth Wagmeister | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —Julia Louis-Dreyfus will host a panel during the Democratic National Convention with the Democratic Governors Association to put a spotlight on the United States’ female governors, the actress’ publicist confirmed to CNN. Louis-Dreyfus – who played the first fictional female vice president of the United States on HBO’s Emmy-winning “Veep” – is a longtime Democratic supporter and has spoken out publicly on women’s issues throughout her career. The panel, which will be held on August 21 during the week of the DNC in Chicago, will feature the country’s eight Democratic women governors: Arizona Gov. “I’m looking forward to our conversation and the opportunity to shine the spotlight on these accomplished leaders.”Julia Louis-Dreyfus in "Veep" Season 7. As if life was imitating art, fans have noted the real-life similarities to the scripted show in which Louis-Dreyfus played the first female vice president who then became the first female president.

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☆ Democrats Fear Safe Blue States Turning Purple as Biden Stays the Course
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-12 | by ( Nicholas Nehamas | Kellen Browning | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

As President Biden insists he will stay in the presidential race, Democrats are growing increasingly alarmed that his presence on the ticket is transforming the political map, turning light-blue states into contested battlegrounds. Down-ballot Democrats, local elected officials and party strategists say Minnesota, New Hampshire, New Mexico and Virginia — all of which Mr. Biden won comfortably in 2020 — could be in play in November after his miserable debate performance last month. On Tuesday, the Cook Political Report, a prominent elections forecaster, downgraded New Hampshire and Minnesota from “likely” wins for Mr. Biden to only leaning in his direction. And in a meeting at the White House last week, Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham of New Mexico told Mr. Biden that she feared he would lose her state, according to two people briefed on her comments.

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☆ Election Live Updates: Embattled Biden Hits Trail and Sits for Crucial Interview
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-05 | by ( Nicholas Nehamas | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +7 min

But Mr. Biden told the governors, some of whom were at the White House while others participated virtually, that he was staying in the race. Josh Green of Hawaii, a physician, asked Mr. Biden questions about the status of his health, Mr. Biden replied that his health was fine. Image Democratic governors left the White House after meeting with Mr. Biden on Wednesday. Mr. Biden told a Milwaukee radio station in an interview made public Wednesday that he had “a bad night.” In the prerecorded interview with the radio host Earl Ingram, Mr. Biden added, “The fact of the matter is that I screwed up. A White House spokesman, Andrew Bates, confirmed that Mr. Biden had seen the White House physician to check on the cold.

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☆ New Mexico Battles ‘Devastating’ Wildfires as Weather Complicates the Fight
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-19 | by ( Derrick Bryson Taylor | More About Derrick Bryson Taylor | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

At a news conference on Tuesday, Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham of New Mexico emphasized how dangerous the wildfires had become in a short time. “We have two devastating, enormous fires,” she said. “When I say enormous, it means they are getting more and more complicated to address.”The expected combination of rain and wind on Wednesday was both good news and bad news, Laura McCarthy, a New Mexico State Forester, said at the same news conference. “It also means that this fire is going to be dynamic, at least until we see what rainfall amounts materialize,” she said, adding that the increasing winds might also put homes in danger.

Persons: Michelle Lujan Grisham, ”, “, Laura McCarthy, New Mexico State Forester Organizations: New, New Mexico State Locations: New Mexico

New Mexico's Legislature has approved a bill aimed at reducing pollution from cars and trucks by creating financial incentives for transportation fuel producers and importers to lower the carbon intensity of their products. The bill calls for a reduction in the intensity of greenhouse gas emissions for transportation fuels used in the state — of 20% by 2030 and 30% by 2040. It would require producers of high-polluting fuels to buy credits from producers and importers of low-carbon fuels. The transportation sector is the second largest source of greenhouse gas emissions in New Mexico behind the oil and natural gas industry. “I am concerned about what this bill will do to the price of transportation fuel," Sen. Greg Nibert of Roswell said during Tuesday's Senate floor debate.

Persons: Michelle Lujan Grisham, State Sen, Mimi Stewart, Albuquerque, “, Sen, Greg Nibert, Roswell, Bill cosponsor, Kristina Ortez, ”, Greg Baca, Belen, we're Organizations: Democratic Gov, Department, Democratic, Chevron, New Mexicans, ” Republican Locations: California , Oregon, Washington, Mexico, New Mexico, State, Tuesday's, Taos, ”

Michelle Lujan Grisham has advocated for a more robust spending package, a 10% annual spending increase that would shore up housing opportunities, childhood literacy and health care access. Senate budget amendments apply $75 million in state matching funds to the effort. Under another $1.5 million budget provision, New Mexico would for the first time help compensate landowners and agricultural producers when wolves are confirmed to have killed livestock or working animals. The fund underwrites an array of conservation programs at state natural resources agencies, from soil enhancement programs in agriculture to conservation of threatened and big-game species. The Legislature's budget bill would place $512 million in the trust.

Persons: Michelle Lujan Grisham, Sen, George Muñoz, ” Muñoz, Biden, ”, Nathan Small Organizations: SANTA FE, Texas, New, New Mexico Gov, Democratic, Gallup, ” Locations: SANTA, New Mexico, Las Cruces

New Mexico is the first state to partner with Google for such an endeavor, state officials said, noting that the payoff could be significant in terms of curbing losses and saving municipalities and ratepayers money over the long term. The water plan notes that some systems in New Mexico are losing anywhere from 40% to 70% of all treated drinking water because of breaks and leaks in old infrastructure. “We don't need to make that choice between safe drinking water and your business," the governor said. One proposal calls for funneling another $100 million to the state water board to disperse for shovel-ready projects. In 2018, New Mexico rolled out a water plan that included details about policies at the time, historical legal cases and regional water plans.

Persons: Michelle Lujan Grisham, Lujan Grisham, “, Lujan Grisham's, Rebecca Roose Organizations: —, Google, Intel Locations: ALBUQUERQUE, N.M, — New Mexico, U.S, New Mexico, Mexico, Albuquerque

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — An effort to modernize state oversight of a thriving petroleum industry in the nation's No. 2 state for oil production advanced past its first committee vetting Thursday at the New Mexico Legislature. The bill also would give regulators greater authority over applications to transfer ownership of wells that often change hands when oil and natural gas output declines. The Democratic-led Legislature and governor are being sued over alleged failures to meet constitutional provisions for protecting against oil and gas pollution, as fed-up residents living near oil wells and environmental groups turn to the judiciary for relief. Voting against the bill, Republican state Rep. Larry Scott of Hobbs, said the initiative represents an existential threat to small-scale oil and natural gas producers, echoing concerns raised by several businesses.

Persons: Bill cosponsor Rep, Matthew McQueen, Galisteo, we’re, ”, “ We’ve, We’re, Gail Evans, Nathan Small, —, Ahtza Chavez, Lujan Grisham, “ They’ve, Chavez, Larry Scott, Hobbs, Scott Organizations: SANTA FE, New, New Mexico Legislature, Gas, Occidental Petroleum, EOG Resources, Land Office, Democratic, Center for Biological Diversity, Pueblo Action Alliance, Youth United, Las, Gov, Republican Locations: SANTA, New Mexico, Las Cruces, Albuquerque

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — A U.S. District Court judge is standing by her decision to block portions of a public health order from New Mexico's governor that would suspend the right to carry firearms in many public parks in the Albuquerque area, with appeals pending before a higher court. The Monday order from Albuquerque-based Judge Kae Riggs denied a request from the governor to leave in place a temporary ban on firearms in some public places in greater Albuquerque, including most public parks. “Judge Riggs’ opinion ignores this caselaw and the massive amount of historical evidence in the record supporting the constitutionality of the temporary restrictions imposed by the public health order,” Hayden said in an email. The rest of the public health orders have remained intact, including directives for monthly inspections of firearm dealers statewide, reports on gunshot victims at New Mexico hospitals, wastewater testing for illicit substances at schools and more. Votes against the bill were cast by two Republican lawmakers who are pursuing impeachment proceedings against the governor for her emergency health orders on gun violence.

Persons: Kae Riggs, Riggs, Michelle Lujan Grisham, James Springer —, ”, Blair Dunn, David Urias, Lujan Grisham, Maddy Hayden, “, Judge Riggs, ” Hayden, ” Lujan Grisham, Christine Chandler Organizations: SANTA FE, —, District, U.S, Tenth Circuit, New, Republican, National Rifle Association, Walmart Locations: SANTA, U.S, New, Albuquerque, Torrance County, Denver, Urias, New Mexico, Los Alamos, El Paso , Texas

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Two Republican legislators filed a resolution Wednesday aimed at initiating impeachment proceedings against Democratic Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham over her emergency public health orders suspending the right to carry firearms in some public places in greater Albuquerque, such as parks and playgrounds. Gun rights advocates have filed legal challenges to the orders and are urging the New Mexico Supreme Court to block them. In the federal court system, a judge has allowed enforcement of the gun provision to continue while legal challenges run their course. New Mexico lawmakers convened Tuesday for a 30-day session and could take up a broad slate of firearms proposals from the governor that aim to reduce gun violence, including a permanent statewide ban on firearms in public parks and playgrounds.

Persons: Michelle Lujan Grisham, Stefani Lord, John Block, ”, “ We're, ‘, Lujan Grisham Organizations: SANTA FE, Democratic Gov, Sandia, Alamogordo, Republicans, New, Republican, National Rifle Association Locations: SANTA, Albuquerque, New Mexico, Mexico

Lujan Grisham said she'll ask the Legislature to set aside $500 million to underwrite acquisition of treated water. “We're going to turn water — this waste, which is a problem — into a commodity,” Lujan Grisham said at the conference. The state's oil wells draw out far more water than oil, by several multiples, according to oil field regulators. “Creating a state reserve of treated water for renewable energy projects merits serious consideration in the upcoming session,” Wirth said. New Mexico state government is navigating an unprecedented financial windfall from record setting oil production centered in the Permian Basin that extends across southeastern New Mexico and portions of western Texas.

Persons: Michelle Lujan Grisham, Lujan Grisham, she'll, “ We're, ” Lujan Grisham, “, James Kenney, ” Kenney, Peter Wirth of, Peter Wirth of Santa Fe, ” Wirth, Larry Scott, Hobbs Organizations: SANTA FE, —, Democratic, Gov, Dubai, United Arab, Tax, Fund, U.S, Lawmakers, Democratic Party, Republican Locations: SANTA, — New Mexico, United Arab Emirates, Rio, New Mexico, Peter Wirth of Santa, Texas

☆ U.S. lays out plan at COP 28 to slash climate 'super pollutant' methane from oil and gas
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-02 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

The Biden administration on Saturday unveiled final rules aimed at cracking down on U.S. oil and gas industry releases of methane, part of a global plan to rein in emissions that contribute to climate change. The rules, two years in the making, were announced by U.S. officials at the United Nations COP28 climate change conference in Dubai. Methane tends to leak into the atmosphere undetected from drill sites, gas pipelines and other oil and gas equipment. It has more warming potential than carbon dioxide and breaks down in the atmosphere faster, so reining in methane emissions can have a more immediate impact on limiting climate change. The American Petroleum Institute, an oil and gas industry trade group, said it was reviewing the rule.

Persons: Biden, Michael Regan, Michelle Lujan Grisham, Jill Tauber, Dustin Meyer, Darren Woods Organizations: Saturday, U.S, United, Environmental, EPA, New, American Petroleum Institute, Reuters Locations: United Nations, Dubai, The United States, U.S, New Mexico, United States, COP28

The rules, two years in the making, were announced by U.S. officials at the United Nations COP28 climate change conference in Dubai. Methane tends to leak into the atmosphere undetected from drill sites, gas pipelines and other oil and gas equipment. It has more warming potential than carbon dioxide and breaks down in the atmosphere faster, so reining in methane emissions can have a more immediate impact on limiting climate change. The agency also tweaked the Super Emitter Program so that third parties send information on methane leaks to EPA directly for verification. The American Petroleum Institute, an oil and gas industry trade group, said it was reviewing the rule.

Persons: Liz Hampton, Biden, Michael Regan, Michelle Lujan Grisham, Jill Tauber, Dustin Meyer, Darren Woods, Nichola Groom, Valerie Volcovici, Diane Craft, Giles Elgood Organizations: REUTERS, Rights, Saturday, U.S, United, Environmental, EPA, New, American Petroleum Institute, Reuters, Thomson Locations: New Mexico, U.S, United Nations, Dubai, The United States, United States, COP28

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Advocates are calling out New Mexico’s Democratic governor for disbanding a task force that was charged with crafting recommendations to address the high rate of killings and missing person cases in Native American communities. Political Cartoons View All 1253 Images“Everyone deserves to feel safe in their community,” Haaland said when the recommendations were announced. Still, advocates in New Mexico say more work needs to be done to address jurisdictional challenges among law enforcement agencies and to build support for families. The organization wants state officials to outline a clear plan for advancing New Mexico’s response to the problem. Aaron Lopez, a spokesperson for the agency, said the task force's work remains foundational for the state in determining the best strategies for curbing violence against Native Americans.

Persons: Michelle Lujan Grisham’s, Deb Haaland, ” Haaland, “, Aaron Lopez, James Mountain Organizations: —, New Mexico’s Democratic, Coalition, Gov, U.S . Justice, Justice Department, New Mexico Indian Affairs Department, The New, General's, Navajo, Indian Affairs Department Locations: ALBUQUERQUE, N.M, U.S, Laguna Pueblo, New Mexico, Alaska, The, The New Mexico, Arizona, Utah

And yet only one-in-seven local families with substance-exposed newborns accepts referrals to addiction treatment, the study found. Political Cartoons View All 1223 ImagesHome visiting services for infants reaches about 50 families out of about 1,300 each year that receive state-mandated plans of care for substance-exposed newborns. Even when families do accept services, the study cited obstacles to monitoring and tracking long-term participation — which is not required by law. Other states including Arizona require child protective services to monitor progress and participation when referrals are made for substance-exposed infants. The new approach to substance-exposed newborns was enacted by New Mexico lawmakers in 2019 at the outset of Gov.

Persons: New Mexico's, —, evaluators, ”, Ryan Tolman, Michelle Lujan Grisham’s, Michelle Lujan, Teresa Casados, “ That’s, ” Casados, Leslie Hayes, Española, “, Hayes Organizations: SANTA FE, New, Gov, Families Department, El Centro Family Health, Rio Arriba Health Locations: SANTA, New Mexico, Arizona, Illinois, Rio Arriba

☆ New Mexico Governor to pursue EV tax credits to achieve zero-emission goals
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-17 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

Michelle Lujan Grisham, Governor of the U.S. state of New Mexico, speaks during the 2023 U.S. Business Day and Taiwan-U.S. Supply Chain Partnership Forum in Taipei, Taiwan September 19, 2023. REUTERS/Carlos Garcia Rawlins./File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsOct 17 (Reuters) - New Mexico Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham on Tuesday said she will pursue electric vehicle (EV) tax credits and directed the state to transition to EV to achieve a zero-emission vehicle fleet by 2035. "We will pursue EV tax credits in the upcoming legislative session to make EVs more accessible and more affordable for all. I also directed the state to walk the walk by transitioning to a zero-emission vehicle fleet by 2035," Lujan Grisham said in a post on social media platform X. Reporting by Ashitha Shivaprasad in Bengaluru; Editing by Chizu NomiyamaOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Michelle Lujan Grisham, Carlos Garcia Rawlins, Lujan Grisham, Ashitha, Chizu Organizations: Business, U.S, Supply Chain Partnership, REUTERS, EV, Thomson Locations: U.S ., New Mexico, Taiwan, Taipei, Texas, Bengaluru

Governor of New Mexico Michelle Lujan Grisham speaks at a Democratic Party of New Mexico campaign rally featuring U.S. President Joe Biden at the Gallegos Community Center in Albuquerque, New Mexico, U.S., November 3, 2022. Amid fury from gun advocates and a ruling from Judge Urias, her original order was frozen, and a new, tailored-down version was made to restrict guns at just public parks and playgrounds in the area. Gun rights groups and some gunowners still filed lawsuits seeking to overturn that scaled-back version which they said would deprive Albuquerque-area residents of 2nd Amendment rights to carry guns in public. Last month, Albuquerque's mayor Tim Keller urged Lujan Grisham to call a special session of the state legislature on gun violence. But Lujan Grisham said she had no plan to call a special session as she believed her public health order, which includes measures on drugs and juvenile offenders, would at this time achieve more than new legislation.

Persons: New Mexico Michelle Lujan Grisham, Joe Biden, Kevin Lamarque, Michelle Lujan Grisham, David Herrera Urias, Lujan Grisham, Judge Urias, Tim Keller, Rich McKay, Miral Organizations: Democratic Party of New, U.S, Gallegos Community Center, REUTERS, Companies United, Democratic, Thomson Locations: New Mexico, Democratic Party of New Mexico, Albuquerque , New Mexico, U.S, Companies United States, America, Albuquerque, Bernalillo, Atlanta

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) —A federal judge cleared the way Wednesday for enforcement of a public health order that suspends the right to carry guns at public parks and playgrounds in New Mexico's largest metro area. The order from U.S. District Judge David Urias rejects a request from gun rights advocates to block temporary firearms restrictions as legal challenges move forward. Michelle Lujan Grisham and her advocacy for temporary gun restrictions in response to recent shootings around the state that left children dead. Lujan Grisham, a Democrat, continued to argue this week that some sensitive public spaces should be off limits for open or concealed carry of firearms. He rejected arguments that gun restrictions for “sensitive” places should apply only to locations for core government functions, such as polling places, and not playgrounds.

Persons: David Urias, Michelle Lujan Grisham, Lujan Grisham, ” Urias, Urias, ” Zachary Fort, ” Fort Organizations: SANTA FE, —, District, Gov, Supreme, Republican, Democratic, Democrat Locations: SANTA, U.S, New Mexico, Albuquerque, ”

The New Mexico Supreme Court gave the state district judge overseeing the case until Oct. 6 to come to his conclusions in an order that can be reviewed by the high court. They control every statewide elected office, command majorities in the state House and Senate, and make up the five-member Supreme Court. The Supreme Court did reject a late effort by Gov. The court has yet to decide on another petition that challenges an earlier denial by the state district judge to dismiss as defendants the governor and lieutenant governor. The New Mexico Supreme Court in an opinion issued last week explained its reasoning for allowing the gerrymandering challenge to be heard by the lower court.

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☆ Two men arrested for killing that prompted New Mexico gun ban
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-22 | by ( Andrew Hay | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Governor of New Mexico Michelle Lujan Grisham speaks at a Democratic Party of New Mexico campaign rally featuring U.S. President Joe Biden at the Gallegos Community Center in Albuquerque, New Mexico, U.S., November 3, 2022. Her unprecedented move pulled New Mexico into a national debate on gun rights and public safety. “It is our belief that these cowards mixed up the two vehicles and shot into the wrong vehicle,” Albuquerque police chief Harold Medina told reporters. Lujan Grisham's emergency health order suspending open and concealed carry rights met bipartisan backlash as unconstitutional and was challenged by gun rights advocates. The move was supported by New Mexico gun control proponents and the Catholic archbishop of Santa Fe.

Persons: New Mexico Michelle Lujan Grisham, Joe Biden, Kevin Lamarque, Jose Romero, Nathen Garley, Michelle Lujan Grisham, Froylan Villegas, Tatiana Villegas, Harold Medina, Lujan, Romero, Garley, Andrew Hay, Daniel Wallis Organizations: Democratic Party of New, U.S, Gallegos Community Center, REUTERS, New, Democratic, Police, Thomson Locations: New Mexico, Democratic Party of New Mexico, Albuquerque , New Mexico, U.S, Albuquerque, Santa Fe

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) —Two people were arrested Thursday in connection with a shooting outside an Albuquerque baseball stadium that killed an 11-year-old boy and prompted the New Mexico governor to issue a controversial gun ban. At the time, he already was wanted for failing to appear in court in connection with alleged drug dealing, Medina said. Political Cartoons View All 1173 ImagesGarley was already in custody when he was arrested in connection with the killing. Michelle Lujan Grisham, a Democrat, to issue an emergency public health order days later suspending the right to carry firearms in public in and around Albuquerque. Grisham then amended the order to apply only to public parks and playgrounds where children and their families gather.

Persons: Jose Romero, Nathen Garley, Harold Medina, ” Medina, “, ” Romero, Medina, Garley, Troy Weisler, Froylan Villegas, Tatiana Villegas, Gilbert Gallegos, Gallegos, ” Gallegos, Romero, Michelle Lujan Grisham, David Urias, Grisham Organizations: New, Albuquerque, Police, State Police, Dodge, “, New Mexico Gov, Democrat, Republican, District Locations: ALBUQUERQUE, N.M, Albuquerque, New Mexico, Arizona, U.S

☆ Tesla supplier Hota to build first US factory in New Mexico
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-20 | by ( Sarah Wu | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

TAIPEI, Sept 20 (Reuters) - Tesla supplier Hota Industrial Mfg. Co (1536.TW) will invest $99 million to build its first plant outside of Asia in the U.S. state of New Mexico, the Taiwanese company said on Wednesday, citing greater emphasis on regional production in supply chains. Hota, which makes gears and other auto components primarily in Taiwan, said it would begin construction on the factory in Santa Teresa, near the U.S. border with Mexico, early next year and mass production in 2025. Hota is a key supplier to Tesla (TSLA.O), GM (GM.N) and Ford (F.N). James Huang, chairman of the Taiwan External Trade Development Council, said EVs would be an important focus for bilateral trade and especially in New Mexico.

Persons: David Shen, Shen, Michelle Lujan Grisham, TSMC, James Huang, EVs, Huang, Sarah Wu, Mark Potter Organizations: Industrial Mfg ., U.S ., New, Reuters, GM, Ford, Taiwan External Trade Development Council, U.S, Thomson Locations: TAIPEI, Asia, U.S ., New Mexico, Taiwan, Santa Teresa, U.S, Mexico, China, United States, Taipei, American, Arizona

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Governors from the Southwestern United States are pursuing stronger business ties with Taiwan in hopes of attracting new foreign investments and jobs to their landlocked states. Michelle Lujan Grisham and Arizona counterpart Katie Hobbs, both Democrats, to the self-governing island of Taiwan. Hobbs said her goal was to encourage ongoing investments to make Arizona a hub for semiconductor manufacturing. She met Monday with Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. executives and suppliers, visiting their plant as well as water treatment facilities. At a business conference in Taipei on Tuesday, Lujan Grisham urged entrepreneurs and leaders to consider investment opportunities in her home state, touting a workforce with access to subsidized child care and tuition-free college.

Persons: Michelle Lujan Grisham, Katie Hobbs, Hobbs, Joe Biden, Biden, Lujan Grisham, Cable –, Republican —, Gretchen Whitmer, Eric Holcomb, ___ Tang Organizations: SANTA FE, — Governors, Southwestern, Trade, Gov, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co, Congress, Tuesday, U.S, America, General, — Democratic, Republican, Republican Indiana Gov, Solar Technologies, U.S . Department of Energy Locations: SANTA, Southwestern United States, Taiwan, New Mexico, Arizona, U.S, Taipei, Santa Teresa , New Mexico, Mexico, Beijing, Michigan, Japan, Singapore, Albuquerque , New Mexico, South Korea, Phoenix

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