Democrat Lujan Grisham to take reins as New Mexico governor

Source: Associated Press

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
JANUARY 01, 2019 01:13 AM,
UPDATED 2 HOURS 15 MINUTES AGO

SANTA FE, N.M.
The reins of New Mexico state government are passing from one Latina governor to another as Democrat Michelle Lujan Grisham prepares for her inauguration at noon on New Year's Day.

Lugan Grisham planned to take the oath of office in the pre-dawn hours on Tuesday at the state Capitol before attending a public inauguration ceremony inside a convention center in downtown Santa Fe amid forecasts for a winter snowstorm. Ballroom parties were scheduled afterward.

Lujan Grisham succeeds termed-out Republican Gov. Susana Martinez amid a wave of Democratic election victories to statewide offices. Lujan Grisham campaigned on promises to reform public education, provide universal access to preschool and modernize an oil-dependent state economy.

Cabinet appointments are pending at agencies overseeing public education, prisons, environmental regulation and child protective services.

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