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2023-06-09 16:10:27 • 1 min

FARMINGTON, N.M. (AP) New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham has approved giving emergency funding to help Farmington residents still reeling from a mass shooting that killed three people.

Her office announced the governor signed an executive order Thursday authorizing $100,000 for mental health resources or other measures to help the city's public health.

While the wider publics attention shifts after just a week or two, the trauma left behind by these tragedies in communities is long-lasting, and its critical we support them throughout the entire recovery process," Lujan Grisham said in a statement.

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