Santa Fe, N.M. – Today, New Mexico House Democrats announced their legislative priorities for the upcoming legislative session with economic recovery, school re-openings, healthcare, civil rights, and rural infrastructure as top priorities.
As COVID-19 continues to spread across the state with widespread vaccination on the horizon, Tuesday’s largely virtual Opening Day of the first session of the 55th Legislature promises to be a historic event in state history. House Democrats seeing the challenges and opportunities facing families and hardworking New Mexicans have begun pre-filing legislation and outlining priorities that delivers on economic relief, rural infrastructure, civil rights, climate change, healthcare.