Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham
Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham last month vetoed lawmakers’ plan to allocate $1.1 billion of federal stimulus funds to things like the state’s unemployment fund, a popular college scholarship program and highway repairs. The governor, who is also a lawyer, argues lawmakers intruded on the powers of the executive branch to handle federal funds. A bipartisan coalition of state lawmakers says she overstepped and they have authority over appropriating undesignated general funding.
The $1.1 billion is part of more than $19 billion in federal stimulus funding earmarked for New Mexico. (It’s a huge amount; the state budget by comparison is $7.4 billion.)
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MCKINLEY COUNTY, N.M., April 14, 2021 /PRNewswire/ Newpoint Gas, LLC, and Brooks Energy Company announce Escalante H
2 Power, a technology collaboration that converts retired coal-fired power plants (CFPP) to use blue/green hydrogen as fuel with three precedent-setting results.
In upcycling the retired generation station, Escalante H2 Power achieves (1) net zero emissions dispatchable power, (2) provides employment opportunities in cutting edge hydrogen energy technology and (3) includes the ability to supply commercial scale clean-fresh water, which is produced from the combustion of hydrogen.
Newpoint has entered into an agreement, which licenses its patent pending, operationally integrated, zero-emission modular design technology to Escalante H
SANTA FE Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham on Monday signed legislation establishing the Family Income Index, an innovative strategy to direct additional funding to schools with concentrated poverty, which is known to contribute to low academic performance. Here is a statement from the Governor s office:
“The Family Income Index is rooted in our desire to give every New Mexico student, no matter their family’s income status, an equal opportunity to the resources essential for a quality education,” Gov. Lujan Grisham said. “We know that when a school has many students in need, extra resources are needed for all. With this measure, we can meet that need with pinpoint accuracy.”