New Mexico lawmakers look for solutions to hobbled economy
(WorldNews Mexico)

By MORGAN LEE Associated Press SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Daunting challenges await New Mexico lawmakers as they begin a 60-day session Tuesday amid an unrelenting coronavirus pandemic and concerns of violence at a Statehouse guarded by troops and encircled by fencing, barricades and mobile security cameras. Proposals aimed at reviving the economy and rebooting classroom learning are at the top of the agenda for lawmakers in the Democratic-led Legislature. Democratic Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham is pushing for a budget deal that would increase state spending on pandemic relief, education and health care. Lightning-rod initiatives also have been drafted that would allow broad marijuana sales, shore...