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   By Morgan Lee, Associated Press Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham has signed economic relief legislation that provides $600 rebates to low-income workers and a tax holiday for restaurants that have been hobbled by aggressive pandemic health restrictions. Lujan Grisham on Wednesday signed two bills that are part of an ambitious economic recovery package. New Mexico state finances and trust funds are rebounding amid a surge in oil production and prices, along with a boost from 2020 federal relief to state and local government, businesses, the unemployed, school districts and tribal governments....

Published Thursday, March 4, 2021 by Sarah Downey | The Center Square (The Center Square) - A New Mexico bill that would gradually raise the state's gasoline excise tax from 17 to 22 cents a gallon by 2025 is under consideration and raising concerns about its impact on residents whose incomes already have been strained by the COVID-19 economic downturn. "By FY 2025 the annual cost of this gas tax would be $63 million," Paul J. Gessing, president of the Rio Grande Foundation, told The Center Square by email. "The tax is being pushed for the supposed reason that the state doesn't have enough mo...

New Mexico Governor Touts Progress On Virus, Draws Criticism - By Susan Montoya Bryan, Associated Press Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham is touting her administration's handling of the coronavirus pandemic, saying the state stepped up last year with direct economic aid and is looking to provide more relief through pending legislation. She spoke Tuesday during an online forum, acknowledging that the pandemic has been a cruel hardship. Critics have accused her of ignoring her own policies and spending thousands of dollars on groceries while many New Mexicans remain without jobs and businesses have ...

A grassroots advocacy group in Pittsburgh recently managed to drive a large stake through the heart of a proposal for a transportation corridor that would rely on autonomous shuttles. But killing one ill-conceived micromobility project doesn’t mean that micromobility is a bad idea. On the contrary, the growth of on-demand minibus service and electric-powered personal transport shows that it has a promising future ahead of it. New York City is taking another step into that future with the arrival of the city’s first e-scooter sharing network in a section of the Bronx. Meanwhile, on the mac...

Civil Rights Claim Seeks $1.8 Billion Or In-Person Schooling - By Morgan Lee And Cedar Attanasio Associated Press Accusations of civil rights violations