Republicans urge governor to include hot-button issues on special session agenda

SANTA FE — With the start of a planned special session just two weeks away, top Republican legislators are urging Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham to broaden the session agenda to include what they describe as “real emergencies” facing the state.

In a letter sent this week, the GOP lawmakers said issues like crime, homelessness and changes to New Mexico’s child welfare system are all more urgent than the state’s response to a federal budget bill signed in July by President Donald Trump.

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