$34 million and counting is what New Mexico has spent so far on fighting COVID19. Federal CARES Act money should be available and more than enough so as to not impact New Mexico’s budget (the shutdown is another matter).
But, as Gessing cautions in his brief comment for the story here and on the picture, politicians have a tendency to spend money for purposes that aren’t necessarily as intended.
I want an accounting by the state on how they spent $24,000,000 on supplies, like masks.
I requested one of the State masks; it doesn’t even go around your ears. Was it made in China?!