Governor Who Wants to Transition Out of Fossil Fuels Gifts Her Staff $10,000 Raises Funded by Energy Workers

February 3, 2021

As the saying goes: If it weren’t for double-standards, New Mexico Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham probably wouldn’t have any standards at all.

You might recall last September when Governor Lujan Grisham told her eco-left allies she wanted to “transition out” of fossil fuels. Despite the fact that nearly 40% of New Mexico’s state budget is generated by oil and natural gas revenue, the Governor has continued to work to undermine those industries.

Fast forward to Tuesday when a local TV station highlighted the fact Governor Lujan Grisham recently doled out massive raises to her own staff. It’s bad enough these out-of-touch raises for bureaucrats come at a time when New Mexico’s unemployment rate is among the highest in the nation. However, the Governor’s constant assault on the state energy workers has delivered the fewest energy jobs in New Mexico in over a decade.

For the Governor to hand out massive raises for her personal staff using money generated by the energy workers she constantly tries to undermine might bring her hypocrisy to an all-time high.