NM Legislature day 24 recap: Connectivity issues; representative announces retirement

By: Joshua Bowling, Danielle Prokop, Patrick Lohmann

Outlets: Source New Mexico

Published: February 13, 2026

Words: 1,282

Last Updated: 2 weeks, 6 days ago

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New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham and a flock of cabinet secretaries on Thursday celebrated at the Roundhouse the expansion of broadband access to 90% of New Mexico’s population.

Lujan Grisham highlighted the challenges facing communities that lack access to high-speed internet, which she said negatively impacts New Mexicans’ access to education, health care and everyday life.

The governor credited the recent expansion to the Office of Broadband Access and Expansion, which the …

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