New Mexico House Democrats are listing their priorities for the legislative session, but they'll have less clout to push those initiatives.
Republicans won control of the House in the November general election for the first time since 1954.
Democratic representatives list priorities that include increasing New Mexico's statewide minimum wage. Democratic floor leader Brian Egolf said Democrats support a bill to raise the minimum wage to $10.10 an hour from the current $7.50.
The Santa Fe New Mexican reports that other Democratic representatives said during a Monday news conference in Santa Fe that they would fight for bills to limit class sizes and reduce standardized testing in public schools.
Republican House Floor Majority Leader Nate Gentry later said Democrats are beginning the session by choosing divisiveness over bipartisanship.
Information from: Santa Fe New Mexican.
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