Special Session in Santa Fe Moves Swiftly as Five Bills Pass
Lawmakers passed a handful of bills favored by Democratic Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham in a two-day special legislative session that concluded Thursday in Santa Fe. The idea was to backfill federal funding cuts, primarily aimed at health care systems, insurance and public television and radio stations.
The outcome stands in stark contrast to last year’s special session, which ended in a matter of hours without consideration of a single Lujan Grisham-backed measure.
This week, we take you to the Roundhouse for some on-the-ground reporting from the special session. And we’ll be back next week with some additional analysis of what got passed and what it means for New Mexicans.
-Jeff Proctor, Senior Producer
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Special Session in Santa Fe Moves Swiftly as Five Bills Pass
Lawmakers passed a handful of bills favored by Democratic Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham in a two-day special legislative session that…
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NM Legislature Backfills Some Federal Funding Cuts for Public Media
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State House Speaker Sums Up Session
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