Two of the three legislators representing Grant County are on board with an extraordinary session that’s been proposed to override Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham’s veto of the “junior” appropriations bill this week, with all expressing confusion about the governor’s reasoning. When asked whether she supported the veto override session during a meeting of the Grant County Prospectors on Thursday, Democratic District 28 Sen. Siah Correa Hemphill had the most succinct …
The Western New Mexico University Board of Regents received updates from and shared university needs with state leaders, accepted a clean audit report, approved sabbatical leave for one faculty member, and added an academic behavior policy during a virtual meeting recently. The meeting followed Grant County Day at the Legislature, where higher education representatives contributed on panels covering topics like economic development and public health, along with education at all …
Although COVID-19 and its Omicron variant forced the postponement of in-person lobbying activities in Santa Fe this year, the annual Grant County Day organized by the Grant County Prospectors went on today in a virtual format. The first session began at 8 a.m., and the final session is set to begin at 3:30 this afternoon, with a total of seven sessions with Cabinet secretaries and other state leaders scheduled …