WED: State Relief Checks Begin Arriving, New Group Advocates For Shutttered Bars, + More
By Susan Montoya Bryan and Cedar Attanasio, Associated Press Around 15,000 residents previously ineligible for pandemic stimulus checks have started receiving payments from the state. The group includes immigrants in the country without work authorization. Officials with the New Mexico Human Services Department said the $465 relief payments began arriving this week via direct deposit or checks. The Legislature allocated $5 million to the fund for those who hadn't received federal payments in April. Agency officials say they were able to identify an additional $2 million on top of that. Drawin...
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