Overview

• Governor Alfredo Cornejo will inaugurate Mendoza's legislative sessions on May 1, emphasizing his management agenda for the year.
• The speech will highlight plans to advance the Malargüe Oriental and San Jorge mining projects despite longstanding local resistance and environmental concerns.
• Cornejo will report on the allocation of $1.023 billion in federal funds, originally intended for the Portezuelo del Viento hydroelectric project, to infrastructure and development projects.
• He will outline progress in health, education, and security, including a new salary regime for doctors and incentives for teachers, while unions protest wage negotiation freezes.
• Cornejo will not announce provincial election dates, maintaining uncertainty over whether they will align with national elections in October.