New Mexico
New Mexico was also one of the states that were approved by FEMA to take part of the Lost Wages Assistance program.
“Politics don’t matter in a crisis; my focus and our state’s focus has been and will continue to be delivering resources to New Mexicans in need,” said Gov. Lujan Grisham. “I maintain that a Congressional aid package is needed to bolster unemployment funds for New Mexicans, but we will take every opportunity to help families and workers throughout this pandemic.”
“It is still unclear at this time when funding will become available, or how much funding is available,” but the “the Department will work hard to distribute funds to New Mexicans as quickly as possible,” the state’s Workforce Solutions Secretary, Bill McCamley, said in a statement on Aug. 13
“Even in our system, which is very modern in the unemployment world, it’s still going to take us time to do it right,” he said.
