By Morgan Lee, Associated Press
Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham declared a state of emergency in response to credible intelligence about threats of violence at statehouse buildings across the country and deployed members of the New Mexico National Guard to Washington for President-elect Joe Biden s inauguration next week.
The declaration by the Democratic governor came Thursday as fencing was installed in a wide radius around the Capitol building in Santa Fe and an adjacent annex.
The Legislature is set to convene Tuesday, the day before Biden s inauguration. Leading legislators say they are taking the prospect of violence seriously.
The declaration authorizes the deployment of the state s National Guard and makes financial resources available to state and local agencies that respond to possible emergencies.