SANTA FE — The federal government might have been shut down Wednesday, but the halls of the Roundhouse buzzed with a level of activity that's rarely seen in early fall.

New Mexico lawmakers moved quickly to advance bills focused on food assistance, health care coverage and rural hospitals as a special session called by Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham got underway.

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