President Joe Biden’s attempts to mitigate climate change continued to see mixed reviews from New Mexico leaders as the President sought to reduce pollution by slowing fossil fuel production – a major driver of the state’s economy.
Four months into his presidency, Biden unveiled a $2 trillion infrastructure package known as the American Jobs Plan which prioritized the U.S.’ transition to “clean” or renewable energy sources like wind and solar while also seeking to invest in rural communities such as those in southeast New Mexico which could be hit hardest by a shift away from oil and gas.
More than half of New Mexico’s oil and gas production occurs on federal lands subject to Biden’s regulations, while about a third of the state’s budget is funded by revenue from that industry.
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Dual roles create quorum conundrum for commissioners Written by Geoffrey Plant on January 19, 2021
Although the majority of last week’s meetings of the Grant County Commission were focused on District 5 Commissioner Harry Browne’s resolution condemning U.S. Rep. Yvette Herrell’s votes to reject the certification of Electoral College votes, several other items were also on the county agenda, including the commission’s annual Open Meetings Act resolution which this year presented several conundrums, due to the fact that commissioners now pull double duty as Gila Regional Medical Center’s Governing Board.
Per state statute, the Board of Commissioners held its annual election of officers in adopting its annual Open Meetings Act resolution last week, which also sets out the year’s schedule of meetings and establishes the public nature of those meetings, with some exceptions. Notably, commissioners voted to add an extra wo