SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Leading Democratic lawmakers are pressing forward with efforts to begin a legislative session in January 2021, as the coronavirus pandemic intensifies and members of a legislative committee were warned of possible exposure to COVID-19 from an individual who tested positive after attending a hearing in the Statehouse.
Some Republican lawmakers have suggested the session be postponed until the public can safely attend hearings in-person.
New Mexico, California, Oregon, Michigan and Washington state have announcing renewed efforts to combat the coronavirus as more than 11 million cases of COVID-19 have been reported in the United States.