New Mexico Governor Authorizes Expanded Business Loan Program, Tax Relief, $600 Rebate For Individuals - 4:54 pm
Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham today signs a pair of economic measures that will deliver additional stimulus and relief for businesses and individuals across New Mexico. Courtesy photo
From the Office of the Governor:
SANTA FE – Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham on Wednesday signed Senate Bill 1 and Senate Bill 3 into law, a pair of economic measures that earned broad bipartisan support in the Legislature and will deliver additional stimulus and relief for businesses and individuals across New Mexico.
In addition to legislation the governor has already signed into law that will provide for $200 million in small business grants, the economic relief measures signed Wednesday will deliver a $600 personal income tax rebate to hundreds of thousands of front-line and low-wage workers, provide for a four-month tax holiday for food and beverage businesses hit
Associated Press
Vaccination clinics scheduled for hundreds of public school employees throughout Albuquerque and surrounding communities won t happen after all.
New Mexico health officials say the state is focusing the current round of vaccinations on people age 75 and older and those who have underlying medical conditions that put them at risk from COVID-19.
But news of the scuttled clinics angered one state senator and left school administrators with two of the state s largest districts extremely disappointed.
Republican Sen. Craig Brandt of Rio Rancho said the Health Department s actions demonstrate a callous disregard for families and teachers in his district.
The Health Department did not immediately answer questions about why the clinics were allowed to be organized in the first place, but Health Secretary Dr. Tracie Collins on Friday again spelled out the groups of people who are eligible for shots.
SANTA FE, N.M. Direct grants to small businesses and non-profit organizations that are a hallmark of New Mexico’s coronavirus relief effort have been awarded to several state legislators as well as enterprises that have sued the state over Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham’s aggressive public health restrictions. Nearly $100 million in grants were paid out […]
New Mexico Lawmakers Among Beneficiaries Of Relief Grants -
By Morgan Lee, Associated Press
Direct grants to small businesses and nonprofit organizations that are a hallmark of New Mexico s coronavirus relief effort have been awarded to several state legislators as well as enterprises that have sued the state over Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham s aggressive public health restrictions.
Nearly $100 million in grants were paid out to 6,800 businesses and nonprofits at the end of 2020, illustrating the breadth of the economic distress brought on by the pandemic.
Public records obtained by The Associated Press show successful applicants included businesses overseen by five current or recent state senators, a family-oriented amusement park that has sued the governor as it seeks to reopen, numerous Catholic charities, local chambers of commerce and hundreds of struggling restaurants and hotels run by lone proprietors and business magnates.