Governor Tightens, Extends Restrictions | The Line

April 10, 2020 – Gene Grant and The Line opinion panel discuss Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham’s new actions to deal with COVID-19, including tighter restrictions on businesses, extending those restrictions through April, and ordering the early release of some low-risk prison inmates. The governor said in an April 9 news conference that the state has improved its social distancing practices, likely saving lives while at the same time pushing back a prospective peak strain on the medical system closer to the end of May. 

Line Panelists:
Dede Feldman, former state senator 
Dan Foley, former state representative
Inez Russell Gomez, editorial page editor, Santa Fe New Mexican 

For Further Reading and Watching: 
Governor Issues More Stringent Restrictions on Business Operations — Santa Fe New Mexican
Governor Extends Emergency Order Until April 30 — Albuquerque Journal
Liquor Stores, Payday Lenders Closed as Guv Extends, Expands Coronavirus Public Health Emergency Order — NM Political Report
New Mexico’s Phone System for Unemployment Benefits Is Hanging Up on Thousands Of Callers — Searchlight New Mexico
State Rolls Out Fixes for Unemployment Application Process — Albuquerque Journal
Gov Orders Early Release of Some Inmates From Prison — Albuquerque Journal
New Mexico to Begin Releasing Some Prisoners to Reduce COVID-19 Risks — Santa Fe New Mexican
Pandemic-onomics: Lessons From the Spanish Flu — NPR