{"id":117934,"date":"2016-01-18T16:53:17","date_gmt":"2016-01-18T23:53:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nmpolitics.net\/index\/?p=117934"},"modified":"2016-01-20T11:53:52","modified_gmt":"2016-01-20T18:53:52","slug":"a-reading-list-to-help-you-prepare-for-nms-2016-legislative-session","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nmpolitics.net\/index\/2016\/01\/a-reading-list-to-help-you-prepare-for-nms-2016-legislative-session\/","title":{"rendered":"A reading list to help you prepare for NM’s 2016 legislative session"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Heath Haussamen \/ NMPolitics.net<\/p>

The New Mexico Legislature’s 2016 session kicks off Tuesday at the Roundhouse in Santa Fe.<\/p><\/div>\n

The 2016 session of the New Mexico Legislature begins\u00a0at noon on\u00a0Tuesday. Among the issues that will be considered are\u00a0the budget, bringing New Mexico driver’s licenses into compliance with the federal REAL ID Act, campaign and ethics reform, public safety, and economic development.<\/p>\n

We’ve compiled a reading list to help you get up to speed on what to expect from the session:<\/p>\n

Governor proposes $6.46B budget, stresses safety, education and jobs<\/a><\/h3>\n

The Santa Fe New Mexican<\/em><\/p>\n

Gov. Susana Martinez, repeatedly invoking her prior experience as a prosecutor, proposed that the state spend $6.46 billion during the 2017 budget year on a plan that prioritizes public safety, education and jobs.\u00a0Read it<\/a><\/p>\n