Today’s intelligence from state and/or national reporting
“Heinrich, Luján, Vasquez Announce Over $71 Million from Infrastructure Law to Replace Nogal Canyon Bridge on I-25 in Socorro County”
Staff report, El Defensor Chieftan
July 17, 2024
The monies to fix the bridge, which is more than 50 years old and requires significant upgrades and improvements, will come from the Biden admininstration’s Bipartisan Infrastructure, which has already invested more than 400 billion in the development of rural communities.
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“Enraged governor blisters Legislature for five-hour special session”
by Trip Jennings, New Mexico in Depth
July 19, 2024
New Mexico Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham called the session, in which the Democratically controlled legislature failed to adopt any of Lujan Grisham’s proposed public safety bills, “one of the most disappointing days of my career.”
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