New Mexico Under Stay-at-Home Restriction | The Line
March 27, 2020 – Gene Grant and The Line opinion panel discuss Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham’s recent statewide stay-at-home order and the edict that all non-essential businesses must close. The group discusses implications for people laid off or furloughed and what the orders mean for the businesses that employed them. The Line also looks at the rising numbers of New Mexican testing positive for COVID-19, and the first state death related to the disease.
Line Panelists: Lonna Atkeson, UNM Political Science professor Tom Garrity, The Garrity Group PR Laura Sanchez, attorney
For Further Reading and Information:
2019 Novel Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) — New Mexico Department of Health Website
SIC approves creation of $100 million NM recovery fund — Albuquerque Journal
New Mexico unemployment benefit applications spike — Santa Fe New Mexican
Dept. Workforce Solutions: Information for Workers & Businesses Affected by COVID-19
Most NM evictions halted temporarily — Albuquerque Journal
Governor announces stepped-up ‘stay-at-home’ order — Albuquerque Journal