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Democratic state House Speaker Javier Martnez, center back, of Albuquerque, N.M., takes his seat at the opening of a special legislative session about proposals to shore up safety net spending in response to President Donald Trump's recent cuts, Wednesday, Oct. 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Morgan Lee)

SANTA FE, N.M. – New Mexico lawmakers moved quickly Thursday at a special legislative session to prop up funding for food assistance and rural health care services in response to President Donald Trump’s cuts to federal spending on Medicaid and nutrition programs.

The Democratic-led Legislature sent a bill to Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham that provides more than $16 million to sustain food assistance under the Supplemental Nutrition Assi

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