New Mexico education secretary replaced, new top cop named

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham has named two new cabinet secretaries. The top jobs oversee the departments of safety and education. Former Los Alamos superintendent Kurt Steinhaus will become the new education secretary, replacing the current secretary next month. Deputy chief of the Rio Rancho Police Department Jason Bowie will become the next secretary of public safety, which oversees the New Mexico State Police. The governor has seen a wave of retirements among department heads, with some citing the pressures of the pandemic. The governor is still looking to fill top positions such as the Department of Workforce Solutions.