Gov. Susana Martinez's administration is stopping
the furlough of several dozen civilian state workers for the National Guard by
agreeing to cover their salaries this week while a federal government shutdown
continues.
A spokesman for the National Guard said Monday that the 55 employees
maintain guard facilities across the state and include staff responsible for
computer security and construction management. The state will pay about $53,500
to maintain the workers on the payroll this week by covering the federal share
of their salaries. They otherwise would have been furloughed starting Monday.
If the partial federal shutdown continues, the governor's office said New
Mexico will consider whether to keep the civilian workers in their jobs.
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