According to a press release, the governor plans to defend the $ 350 billion in essential state and local aid. Lujan Grisham will also advocate continued increases in the supply of vaccines.
The governor will return to New Mexico on Friday. State officials said this was the governor’s first trip out of the state since the pandemic began.
KOB 4 asked the governor’s office if the trip played a role in his decision to relax the travel quarantine requirements. Your office provided the following statement:
He played no role. As the governor mentioned yesterday during her press update, she and her advisers met on Sunday to discuss possible changes to the state’s COVID-19 policy, including the requirement to quarantine amid recent progress against the virus, and decision to discontinue the quarantine requirements for updating the Department of Health map in the middle of the week, provided the update was, as expected, positive. The White House invitation didn’t arrive until several days after the decision was made. The governor on her return to New Mexico will continue to set a good example for the new Mexicans and to comply with all state requirements and guidelines.