FGGAM Just got this news release from the New Mexico GOP House! Just to be clear we do not receive press releases from the Governor. We are off the list, our calls are not returned.
New Mexicans on losing end of MLG money grab
Santa Fe, NM- The deadline to sign legislation from the regular 60-day Legislative Session was on Friday, April 9, 2021. Governor Lujan Grisham dumped a flurry of vetoes Friday afternoon, including significant state budget slashes that swipe federal COVID relief funds duly allocated by the Legislature. The slashing of allocated federal relief funds is a move by the first-term Governor to attempt to retain sole control over the billions of COVID relief provided by Congress. New Mexico has greatly benefitted from some $9 billion in federal relief in 2020, and will receive another $1.6 billion in additional relief in early 2021. The Legislature allocated these funds from the federal government as part of the state’s annual budget (House Bill 2), ensuring federal dollars would be used properly to maximize COVID relief and prevent an unnecessary special session to allocate these federal funds.
The Governor’s veto pen axed $1.2 billion in federal dollars allocated to various government programs. Significantly, the Governor vetoed $600 million that would be used for the New Mexico Unemployment Insurance Trust Fund, which has been depleted by Lujan Grisham in her year-plus economic shutdown. The unemployment fund’s resources are paid by local businesses, but the State of New Mexico was forced to borrow hundreds of millions of dollars from the federal government to maintain unemployment benefits when the fund went broke in September 2020.
“It is clear the Governor does not have faith in the members of this body or trust in the legislative process,” said House Republican Leader Jim Townsend (Artesia). “For her and her staff, who have not only been paid throughout the Covid crisis but received massive pay raises, to veto over $1 billion dollars in relief to communities struggling through her economy is astounding. We were elected by our constituents to appropriate those funds because we are best equipped to know what our communities need. One has to wonder how much further she is going to push her out of control power grab before the Democrats decide to push back.”
With New Mexico’s unemployment rate the fourth highest in the country, preserving the viability of the unemployment trust fund and avoiding a major tax increase on state businesses has been a priority of both Republican and Democrat legislators for months, as there is the looming deadline to repay the federal government back for these borrowed funds. The state continues to remain under Lujan Grisham’s restrictive economy and several businesses are already being notified that their unemployment insurance taxes are increasing, however the Workforce Solutions Department has notified legislators there is an appeal process. By providing these federal relief dollars to shore up the unemployment trust fund, the Legislature was taking bipartisan steps to ensure businesses would not see these tax increases.
The vetoes by the Governor were the following:
- Lujan Grisham vetoed $600 million to stabilize the Unemployment Insurance Trust Fund
- Lujan Grisham vetoed $5 million for reemployment services
- Lujan Grisham vetoed $100 million from LEDA funds that directly support community economic opportunities
- Lujan Grisham vetoed $100 million from the Lottery Scholarship
- Lujan Grisham vetoed $200 million from DOT major road projects
- Lujan Grisham vetoed $25 million from funds to assist housing assistance, small businesses, non-profits, and tourism and hospitality organizations impacted by COVID-19
- Lujan Grisham vetoed $20.5 million to state parks and the state fair (which both have been impacted during the Governor’s shutdowns)
- Lujan Grisham vetoed $84.4 million in local projects across the state
- Lujan Grisham vetoed $10 million in tourism funds
- Lujan Grisham vetoed $50 million for Medicaid
- Lujan Grisham vetoed $20 million for early childhood education
- Lujan Grisham vetoed $5 million in senior citizen program funds
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- I am still shaking my head at the quote by the governor. Do POT HEADS THINK???? They will drive and injure or kill others just like drunk drivers. Law Enforcement is already overwhelmed with violent crime in New Mexico. One of my friends from Minnesota said yesterday, “I am losing hope in Minnesota.” I wonder the same for New Mexico and all of America! My hope is in JESUS! America will never be what it was….the question is what is the new America going to look like in just a year?
Now it is required that those who have been given a trust must prove faithful. 1 Corinthians 4:2
Woe to those who call evil good and good evil, who put darkness for light and light for darkness, who put bitter for sweet and sweet for bitter. Isaiah 5:20
From Charles Stanley:
Consequences of Ignoring God
People all around us are disregarding God’s offer of salvation through faith in His Son. If we look at their lives, it may not seem that they’re facing any divine judgment, but we must remember that repercussions don’t always follow immediately. Ignoring the Lord is rebellion and idolatry in His eyes, and unless the offender turns to Him in humble repentance and faith, consequences will come.
King Manasseh of Judah stands as an example of what can happen when someone ignores God. Despite the example of his godly father Hezekiah, Manasseh abandoned the Lord and led his people into idolatry. He was deaf to God’s voice and carried on with this evil for quite a while. But in time God finally got his attention through a painful situation involving the Assyrian military. Humbled, Manasseh repented and began obeying the Lord instead of ignoring Him.
Are you sensitive to God’s voice, or does He have to bring hardship and suffering into your life to get your attention? Disregarding Him is a serious matter, but God is merciful and responds to the cries of a truly repentant heart.
Consequences of Ignoring God
People all around us are disregarding God’s offer of salvation through faith in His Son. If we look at their lives, it may not seem that they’re facing any divine judgment, but we must remember that repercussions don’t always follow immediately. Ignoring the Lord is rebellion and idolatry in His eyes, and unless the offender turns to Him in humble repentance and faith, consequences will come.
King Manasseh of Judah stands as an example of what can happen when someone ignores God. Despite the example of his godly father Hezekiah, Manasseh abandoned the Lord and led his people into idolatry. He was deaf to God’s voice and carried on with this evil for quite a while. But in time God finally got his attention through a painful situation involving the Assyrian military. Humbled, Manasseh repented and began obeying the Lord instead of ignoring Him.
Are you sensitive to God’s voice, or does He have to bring hardship and suffering into your life to get your attention? Disregarding Him is a serious matter, but God is merciful and responds to the cries of a truly repentant heart.
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The Governor is all happy about her pot bill passing as the states suffers greatly. Governor Lujan Grisham’s priorities are all out of wack, horrible. The state is overrun with gangs, drug trafficking, drug addiction, alcoholism, (Now a new law allows booze to be delivered to homes, is New Mexico trying to commit suicide as a state?) murder, suicide,(the legislature voted in assisted suicide, there is such a dark cloud of death over New Mexico.) ABORTION! child poverty, etc….the list is long and bad! I have not heard a word from the governor on the severe drought we are in and it is getting worse. I have posted many stories about the drought to raise awareness. This is very bad news for all of the west.
This headline from the ABQ Journal:
Data paints bleak picture of NM
The Albuquerque Journal is reporting: New Mexico the highest percentage in the country of people receiving benefits from Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program, or CHIP, the highest percentage of seniors ages 65 and older living in poverty, and the second-highest rate of overall poverty, suicide and food insecurity among children.
To read the full 2021 Data Book, go to www.hsd.state.nm.us/2021-data-book/
Michelle Lujan Grisham on Twitter yesterday:@GovMLGSIGNED: Special Session HB 2, legalizing adult-use cannabis in New Mexico! This legislation is a major, major step forward for our state. Legalized adult-use cannabis is going to change the way we think about New Mexico for the better – our workforce, our economy, our future.Marijuana legalization has won
Marijuana legalization is sweeping states from Virginia to New Mexico. The writing is on the wall.Read in Vox: https://apple.news/Aix92XmV9TWe0aAdH4tWSWAUber weed deliveries may be on the company’s roadmap — eventually
It’s still illegal at the federal level, but cannabis could be a future opportunity for UberRead in The Verge: https://apple.news/A2FqWA4WjSgiV3TvFzP1cpQShared from Apple NewsWildfire risks continue to rise due to drought, Rio Grande water diversion‘Tensions rise in water battle along Oregon-California line
One of the worst droughts in memory could mean steep cuts to irrigation water.Read in ABC News: https://apple.news/AQ-_RulgbRzmhZf-9sEec-wShared from Apple News
We need to set aside a time everyday to pray for rain……….it is so very dry here in Albuquerque! I told Sharon we probably will lose the yard when the heat comes. I see trees and shrubs dying thought the city, because they are not getting proper care. They need deep root watering. When you see your vegetation dying, it is too late to save them sometimes. We need our trees and shrubs! No forecast for rain in the near future.Western U.S. may be entering worst drought in modern history
The stage is set for an escalation of extreme dry conditions, with widespread water restrictions expected and yet another dangerous fire season ahead.Read in CBS News: https://apple.news/AoHyCad0fQ3-n59yvAdceqQShared from Apple News
Pastor posts this month on the drought:
Pastor Tony Evans says, “Spiritual dryness comes when we overextend ourselves and don’t take time to be alone with the Lord. Sin is another reason we feel dry and distant from God.”
I call what we are in a ‘SPIRITUAL DROUGHT’ in New Mexico and all of America. Our sins have more than caught up with us. Sodom and Gomorrah comes to mind.
Aborting God’s babies, rape, sexual addictions, phonography, so called men of God raping children, murder, drug addiction, now pot, assisted suicide, the list is getting longer. Only fools do not beleive in the wrath of God, ramifications for evil behavior. The New Mexico Legislature just passed a bill so you can get booze delivered to your home! Feeding addiction! How very stupid!
“God’s wrath is his love in action against sin.” The Wrath of God explained
When I look at the U.S. Drought Monitor, my heart sinks. Many of you know that I am a gardener. I see trees and shrubs dying all over the Albuquerque area. I am watering our trees and shrubs twice weekly right now, deep watering. Please water your trees and shrubs we need them, they are a vital part of our environment. The problem in Albuquerque is that so much vegetation is surrounded by rock and pavement. During the summer it cooks them. Zero landscape kind’a went overboard here. This week we had a dust storm, from our house it looked like a blizzard of dust in the Sandias. We already have had two fires in the Bosque NM FIRE INFO. Sadly, with all the problems Albuquerque and the state of New Mexico has, I do not think the drought is getting the attention in needs. At our local city park, the roots of all the trees are coming up out of the ground because of the drought. The ranchers in Catron County and many other places in New Mexico need rain very badly. I make a call every year, many times, for TEAM JESUS to pray for rain!
New Mexico, like all of America, is suffering from a SPIRITUAL DROUGHT!
Tony Evans explains it this way…….
Overcoming Spiritual Dryness
He said to me, “Son of man, can these bones live?” And I answered, “O Lord God, You know.”
– Ezekiel 37:3
Spiritual dryness comes when we overextend ourselves and don’t take time to be alone with the Lord. Sin is another reason we feel dry and distant from God. The nation of Judah struggled with both of these problems. They were too busy, and they began to worship pagan gods, knowing all along that the Lord had told them, “You shall have no other gods before Me” (Deuteronomy 5:7). Yet they ignored His command and suffered for it.
