State distributes $100 million in federal relief funds

Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham and her administration have announced the recipients for the $100 million New Mexico received as part of the federal CARES Act relief funding. Finance agency spokesman…

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Read more about the article NM Meets Criteria For Reopening, Time To Move The Goalpost
(Eddie Moore/Albuquerque Journal)

NM Meets Criteria For Reopening, Time To Move The Goalpost

Yesterday, KOAT Target 7 investigative reporter T.J. Wilham crunched the numbers which show New Mexico has hit all 'gating criteria' defined by the state. This follows the addition of yet another new…

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NM Supreme Court to take up case against restaurant closures

New Mexico Supreme Court justices will take up the question of whether Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham and her administration officials can prohibit indoor dining at restaurants through a public health order,…

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NM Supreme Court sides with Governor on $5,000 per day business fines

The state Supreme Court ruled unanimously on Tuesday that Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham’s administration does have the legal authority to impose hefty fines upon businesses found to be in violation…

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NM Restaurants excluded from Governor’s COVID-19 advisory team

Restaurant owners and operators across the state feel like they have been left out of the conversation when it comes to protections and considerations from the Governor and her public…

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NM Courts push back on Governor’s dining restrictions *updated*

The New Mexico courts have weighed into the ongoing restaurant closure debate and sided with the food and beverage purveyors of the state. Local restaurants, breweries, and other working groups…

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em070920f/a/Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham shows her face mask with "Governor" and St. Michael's High School emblem on it. This was before giving her weekly update on the COVID-19 outbreak in New Mexico and the state effort to control it. The news conference is being held at the Roundhouse in Santa Fe, Thursday July 9, 2020. (Eddie Moore/Albuquerque Journal)

NM Legislators continue to probe COVID-19 spending by governor

State legislators from both sides of the aisle are continuing to scrutinize the Governor’s appropriation of more than $30 million in state funding during the early days of the pandemic.…

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