Climate chilled at New Mexico Legislature — again

By: Jerry Redfern, Capital & Main

Outlets: Source New Mexico

Published: March 10, 2026

Words: 1,861

Last Updated: 4 months, 4 weeks ago

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It was bitingly cold as legislators, staff, lobbyists and others rolled into New Mexico’s capitol building, the Roundhouse, in Santa Fe on Jan. 26. The annual session had begun six days earlier — a short, one-month session dedicated almost exclusively to the state budget.

A cold front had blown off the North Pole and swooped down through Canada and the central U.S., dragging record cold temperatures behind it. In Santa Fe, which sits at 7,000 …

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