New Mexico Governor Slammed for Buying Jewelry Amid Closures
Democratic Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham is being criticized for a jewelry purchase from a store in Albuquerque that had closed its retail locations after she issued a public health order prompting the closure of all non-essential businesses.
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Associated Press, Wire Service Content May 27, 2020, at 5:08 p.m.
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While curbside delivery wasn't allowed until earlier this month, the governor's office claims no rules were broken.
“The store was never ‘opened’ and a good safe process was followed,” spokeswoman Nora Meyers Sackett said. “An employee of the store left the merchandise outside her home and a personal friend of the governor’s went there to pick it up.”
The governor’s office first said it was a campaign staffer, then later said it was the governor’s friend, but wouldn’t release a name.
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