{"id":47969,"date":"2025-10-03T13:39:25","date_gmt":"2025-10-03T20:39:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newmexicopbs.org\/productions\/newmexicoinfocus\/?p=47969"},"modified":"2025-10-06T15:22:01","modified_gmt":"2025-10-06T22:22:01","slug":"senate-majority-leader-on-urgency-of-special-session","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newmexicopbs.org\/productions\/newmexicoinfocus\/senate-majority-leader-on-urgency-of-special-session\/","title":{"rendered":"Senate Majority Leader on Urgency of Special Session"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Senate Majority Leader on Urgency of Special Session\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/pN8EO9yG2V4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>10.3.2025<\/strong><strong> <\/strong>\u2013<strong> <\/strong>New Mexico Senate Majority Floor Leader, Peter Wirth (D-Santa Fe) speaks with NMiF Host Nash Jones about Democratic lawmakers\u2019 priorities for the special legislative session on Oct. 1 and 2, 2025. 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