State adds “Turquoise Level” to Public Health Order

In the latest round of goalpost moving, the state has created a new color level for the 'Red to Green' county level Covid-19 restrictions. The "turquoise" level of local virus…

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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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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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