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Previewing the 2026 Legislative Session

Front view of the New Mexico State Capitol building with a large state seal above the main entrance and columns on each side.

This week on New Mexico in Focus, host Nash Jones speaks with three seasoned statehouse reporters about the upcoming legislative session. Jones asks the panel how lawmakers plan on balancing the state’s $11 billion budget during the short 30-day session. Also, with this being the last regular session for the termed-out Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham,…

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Brewhouse Bruises; Speaker Martínez on Session

A group of protesters stand on a city street holding signs, including "MOURNING FOR AMERICA" and "BRING BACK THE RULE OF LAW," near a traffic light.

This week on New Mexico in Focus, we check in on newly enacted state and federal laws and spending. Nine new state laws rang in the new year, with six centered on health care. New work requirements have been placed on recipients of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, the federal food assistance program that more…

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