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The 2026 Legislative Session Begins

January 23, 2026
A mariachi band performs in front of an audience inside a large government chamber adorned with flags and official emblems.

This week on New Mexico in Focus, we head to Santa Fe for the start of this year’s 30-day legislative session.  In her final State of the State address, Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham acknowledged the work done by Sen. Peter Wirth. The Senate Majority Leader is working to quickly pass several measures during the first week…

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2026 Session Preview: Gov. Lujan Grisham’s Final Regular Session

January 16, 2026
Empty government legislative chamber with rows of desks, chairs, microphones, and a large seal on the wall behind the central podium.

1.16.26 – With this being the last regular session for the termed-out Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham, Host Nash Jones asks a panel of statehouse reporters how the outgoing governor will push to pass policies before her time in Santa Fe ends.     Host: Nash Jones  Guests: Julia Goldberg, Editor-in-Chief, Source New Mexico  Daniel Chacón, State Government…

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