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June 19, 2020 – Following a Supreme Court decision to allow state lawmakers to ban the public and lobbyists from the state Capitol, the New Mexico Legislature opened a pandemic-spurred special session Thursday. Lawmakers need to patch holes in the current budget and the next fiscal year, which starts July 1. The latter is a…

June 12, 2020 – The stunning sweep of COVID-19 is evident in the financial picture that spreads out before lawmakers as they’re set to return to the Capitol next Thursday for the special session. The most recent estimate by a team of state economists is that New Mexico faces a $2 billion shortfall in the…