New Mexico Republicans criticized Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham (D-NM) on two fronts, accusing her of enacting some of the most restrictive regulations in the country regarding COVID-19 with no plan to end a spike in the number of confirmed cases of the virus.
Republicans in New Mexico blasted Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham (D-NM) for what they portrayed as going back to the money trough too many times, closing the state, plunging it into debt and then asking the federal government for more COVID-19 bailout money.
Republicans in the State House are asking Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham to find a way to keep county fairs in the state operational if even in modified form.
The president of the New Mexico Business Coalition (NMBC), reporting on its survey titled "Analyzing New Mexico's Coronavirus Response," said the state’s handling of the COVID-19 outbreak initially saved lives with setting restrictions, but lasted too long and damaged New Mexico’s economy.
It appears that social distancing and staying at home is paying off for New Mexico residents as officials said this week the projected shortfall in hospital beds and respirators caused by the COVID-19 outbreak has been less than expected.
The increased cultivation of medical marijuana in New Mexico is putting a strain on rural well-water systems using treated drinking water not wastewater, and all officials can do right now is complain about it.