Less than a week into the 30-day legislative session, Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham has already scored legislative wins, with three of her top priority bills having already passed the New Mexico Senate. #nmleg https://www.artesianews.com/lujan-grisham-touts-early-wins-in-legislative-session/

On Thursday, a bill to ban counties from entering into immigration detention contracts cleared its first legislative committee. #nmleg https://www.currentargus.com/2026/01/immigrant-detention-bill-advances-in-new-mexico/

New Mexico House Republican leaders responded to Democratic Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham's State of the State address on Tuesday while laying out thier wish list for the 30-day legislative session. #nmleg https://www.currentargus.com/2026/01/gop-slams-democrat-policies-at-start-of-legislative-session-in-new-mexico/

Sen. Jim Townsend, R-Artesia, was moved to the Senate Judicary Committee on Tuesday, while the chamber's newest member Sen. Rex Wilson, R-Ancho, received his first committee assignments. #nmleg https://www.currentargus.com/2026/01/southeast-new-mexico-lawmakers-tapped-for-committees-as-legislative-session-gets-underway/#close-modal

In her eighth and final State of the State address on Tuesday, Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham reflected on her administration's achievements, while calling on lawmakers to act on several other items, including her push for universal child care funding. #nmleg https://www.alamogordonews.com/2026/01/crime-healthcare-key-in-state-of-state-speech/

Public safety will likely be among the issues that Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham gives lawmakers the approval to take up when the 30-day legislative session gets underway tommorow. #nmleg https://www.currentargus.com/2026/01/lawmakers-push-crime-bills-ahead-of-new-mexico-legislative-session/

State Rep. Andrea Reeb, R-Clovis has introduced six bills to overhaul the state's juvenile justice system. #nmleg https://www.artesianews.com/lawmaker-calls-on-gov-lujan-grisham-to-address-juvenile-crime-during-session/?fbclid=IwQ0xDSwPX6ClleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZAwzNTA2ODU1MzE3MjgAAR67ktCsok4p6IP_0M5Mf3whkO1GtFOUGO4p6q0oBPtDcFDVhSOILIrsFcDkdQ_aem_aSsdfEovq4gp_grPL7_doQ

New Mexico House Democrats on Friday listed health care, affordability, public safety and barring counties from entering into agreements to detain immigrants as top priorities in the 30-day legislative session that begins Tuesday. #nmleg
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Before heading to Santa Fe for the upcoming 30-day legislative session that starts Tuesday, five Republican lawmakers from southern New Mexico interacted with their constituents at a townhall event in Artesia. My first story for El Rito Media #nmleg https://www.artesianews.com/gop-sets-legislative-session-priorities-at-artesia-forum/#close-modal