GOVERNORS IN NEW MEXICO GET A CONTINGENCY FUND TO COVER EXPENSES INCURRED FOR THINGS SUCH AS ENTERTAINING VISITORS AND HOSTING EVENTS. IT AMOUNTS TO 72-THOUSAND DOLLARS A YEAR. AS OF THIS YEAR, THOSE EXPENSES MUST BE DISCLOSED UNDER A LAW THAT TOOK EFFECT JANUARY FIRST.
THE SANTA FE NEW MEXICAN REPORTS GOVERNOR MICHELLE LUJAN GRISHAM HAS SPENT JUST OVER 10-THOUSAND DOLLARS UP TO THIS POINT, INCLUDING 36-HUNDRED DOLLARS FOR BREAKFAST FOR FAMILY AND FRIENDS THE DAY AFTER HER INAUGURATION. ALSO ON THE LIST, TRIPS TO THE GROCERY STORE AND TWO RECEPTIONS AT THE GOVERNOR’S MANSION. ONE WAS FOR AMERICAN INDIAN DAY AND THE SECOND WAS FOR AFRICAN-AMERICAN DAY.
THE NEW MEXICAN SAYS NEARLY 700 DOLLARS WAS SPENT AT A TINWORK SHOT IN SANTA FE FOR A VARIETY OF THINGS, INCLUDING SOAP DISHES.
