New Mexico governor touts progress on virus, draws criticism
(WorldNews Mexico)

By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN Associated Press ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham on Tuesday touted her administration`s handling of the coronavirus pandemic, saying expansive lockdowns were necessary to keep COVID-19 at bay and that the state stepped up to provide direct economic relief for businesses and unemployed workers to ease the pain of what has been a “cruel hardship.” But critics accuse the first-term Democratic governor of ignoring her own policies by hosting in-person meetings with members of her cabinet last year and spending thousands of dollars on groceries while joblessness remains high and businesses have yet to recover from a year of navigating some of...