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Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham (Photo By Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)

Call To Action: Time to balance the power in Santa Fe

Tired of the Governor's Power Trip? Take ACTION to restore balance in Santa Fe! HJR 6 Termination of Emergency Declarations will provide some much needed balance of powers between the…

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Governor plans to veto any bills restricting emergency powers

Governor Lujan Grisham has been quick to wield the power of the executive during the last year and sees no reason to change it. On Friday she addressed the legislative…

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Read more about the article Bill to limit Governor’s powers advances in Senate
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)

Bill to limit Governor’s powers advances in Senate

Senate Bill 74, sponsored by Senate Minority Leader Greg Baca, seeks to limit the Governor's authority to issue public health emergencies and the lockdowns or business closures that have become…

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State Supreme Court hears case for business lockdown compensation

The New Mexico Supreme Court heard oral arguments Wednesday on whether or not businesses can sue the state for compensation due to closures from the Governor's public health orders. As…

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Governor Lujan Grisham proposes $7.3 billion budget

Governor Lujan Grisham's state budget plan was released yesterday and includes additional support for covid relief, but as usual, more state spending increases. The governor’s budget is a 3.3 percent…

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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 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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Read more about the article NM Legislators continue to probe COVID-19 spending by governor
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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