Governor orders routine health and food safety inspections to resume amid funding shortage
By Jonathan Fjeld
Published on April 30, 2026.
New Mexico Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham has ordered routine health and food safety inspections to resume due to a funding shortfall in the agency's Environmental Health Bureau. The agency oversees inspections of thousands of food service establishments across the state, including schools, hospitals, nursing homes, and detention centers. The governor's office is working with the Department of Finance and Administration and the Legislative Finance Committee to secure an alternate funding source for these inspections.
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