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Images from the first day of New Mexico Legislature 2020

Russell Contreras
Associated Press
New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham gets a thumbs up from granddaughter Avery Stewart during the State of the State address opening the New Mexico legislative session in the house chambers at the state Capitol in Santa Fe, N.M. on Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2020.
New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham gets a thumbs up from granddaughter Avery Stewart during the State of the State address opening the New Mexico legislative session in the house chambers at the state Capitol in Santa Fe, N.M. on Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2020.
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Chief Clerk of the Senate Lenore Naranjo, center, helps state Sens. Nancy Rodriguez and Mark Moores sign the roll at the beginning of the New Mexico legislative session in Santa Fe, N.M. on Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2020.
Chief Clerk of the Senate Lenore Naranjo, center, helps state Sens. Nancy Rodriguez and Mark Moores sign the roll at the beginning of the New Mexico legislative session in Santa Fe, N.M. on Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2020.
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Majority Floor Leader state Sen. Peter Wirth, right, talks with Albuquerque Mayor Tim Keller on the Senate floor prior to Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham giving her State of the State address opening the New Mexico legislative session in Santa Fe, N.M. on Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2020.
Majority Floor Leader state Sen. Peter Wirth, right, talks with Albuquerque Mayor Tim Keller on the Senate floor prior to Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham giving her State of the State address opening the New Mexico legislative session in Santa Fe, N.M. on Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2020.
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New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham gives her State of the State address during the opening of the New Mexico legislative session in the House chambers at the state Capitol in Santa Fe, N.M. on Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2020.
New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham gives her State of the State address during the opening of the New Mexico legislative session in the House chambers at the state Capitol in Santa Fe, N.M. on Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2020.
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New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham gives her State of the State address during the opening of the New Mexico legislative session in the House chambers at the state Capitol in Santa Fe, N.M. on Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2020.
New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham gives her State of the State address during the opening of the New Mexico legislative session in the House chambers at the state Capitol in Santa Fe, N.M. on Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2020.
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New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham gives her State of the State address during the opening of the New Mexico legislative session in the House chambers at the state Capitol in Santa Fe, N.M. on Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2020.
New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham gives her State of the State address during the opening of the New Mexico legislative session in the House chambers at the state Capitol in Santa Fe, N.M. on Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2020.
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New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham is silenced by her granddaughter Avery Stewart while being escorted out following the State of the State address opening the New Mexico legislative session in the house chambers at the state Capitol in Santa Fe, N.M. on Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2020.
New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham is silenced by her granddaughter Avery Stewart while being escorted out following the State of the State address opening the New Mexico legislative session in the house chambers at the state Capitol in Santa Fe, N.M. on Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2020.
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State Sen. Liz Stefanics listens during the first day of the 2020 New Mexico Legislative session in Santa Fe, N.M. on Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2020.
State Sen. Liz Stefanics listens during the first day of the 2020 New Mexico Legislative session in Santa Fe, N.M. on Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2020.
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Teresa Meehan, of Albuquerque, and guest of state Rep. Wonda Johnson, takes a selfie on the House floor prior to Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham giving her State of the State address opening the New Mexico legislative session in Santa Fe, N.M. on Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2020.
Teresa Meehan, of Albuquerque, and guest of state Rep. Wonda Johnson, takes a selfie on the House floor prior to Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham giving her State of the State address opening the New Mexico legislative session in Santa Fe, N.M. on Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2020.
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State Rep. Kelly Fajardo, R-Los Lunas, pins a white rose in honor of the 100th anniversary of Women's Suffrage in the U.S. before the start of the New Mexico legislative session in Santa Fe, N.M. on Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2020. New Mexico's Democrat-led Legislature is looking for new ways to bolster a lagging public education system and open up new economic opportunities by legalizing recreational marijuana and providing tuition-free college education, as a 30-day legislative session began Tuesday.
State Rep. Kelly Fajardo, R-Los Lunas, pins a white rose in honor of the 100th anniversary of Women's Suffrage in the U.S. before the start of the New Mexico legislative session in Santa Fe, N.M. on Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2020. New Mexico's Democrat-led Legislature is looking for new ways to bolster a lagging public education system and open up new economic opportunities by legalizing recreational marijuana and providing tuition-free college education, as a 30-day legislative session began Tuesday.
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State Rep. Patricia Roybal Caballero, D-Albuquerque, looks over her notes before the start of the New Mexico legislative session in Santa Fe, N.M. on Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2020. New Mexico's Democrat-led Legislature is looking for new ways to bolster a lagging public education system and open up new economic opportunities by legalizing recreational marijuana and providing tuition-free college education, as a 30-day legislative session began Tuesday.
State Rep. Patricia Roybal Caballero, D-Albuquerque, looks over her notes before the start of the New Mexico legislative session in Santa Fe, N.M. on Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2020. New Mexico's Democrat-led Legislature is looking for new ways to bolster a lagging public education system and open up new economic opportunities by legalizing recreational marijuana and providing tuition-free college education, as a 30-day legislative session began Tuesday.
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State Sen. Pete Campos, D-Las Vegas, speaks on the phone before the start of the New Mexico legislative session in Santa Fe, N.M. on Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2020. New Mexico's Democrat-led Legislature is looking for new ways to bolster a lagging public education system and open up new economic opportunities by legalizing recreational marijuana and providing tuition-free college education, as a 30-day legislative session began Tuesday.
State Sen. Pete Campos, D-Las Vegas, speaks on the phone before the start of the New Mexico legislative session in Santa Fe, N.M. on Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2020. New Mexico's Democrat-led Legislature is looking for new ways to bolster a lagging public education system and open up new economic opportunities by legalizing recreational marijuana and providing tuition-free college education, as a 30-day legislative session began Tuesday.
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State Rep. Jane E. Powdrell-Culbert, R-Corrales, talks to fellow lawmakers before the start of the New Mexico legislative session in Santa Fe, N.M. on Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2020. New Mexico's Democrat-led Legislature is looking for new ways to bolster a lagging public education system and open up new economic opportunities by legalizing recreational marijuana and providing tuition-free college education, as a 30-day legislative session began Tuesday.
State Rep. Jane E. Powdrell-Culbert, R-Corrales, talks to fellow lawmakers before the start of the New Mexico legislative session in Santa Fe, N.M. on Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2020. New Mexico's Democrat-led Legislature is looking for new ways to bolster a lagging public education system and open up new economic opportunities by legalizing recreational marijuana and providing tuition-free college education, as a 30-day legislative session began Tuesday.
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State Rep. Javier Martínez, D-Albuquerque, pins a badge of his father, Javier Martínez, Sr., of Juarez, Mexico, before the start of the New Mexico legislative session in Santa Fe, N.M. on Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2020. New Mexico's Democrat-led Legislature is looking for new ways to bolster a lagging public education system and open up new economic opportunities by legalizing recreational marijuana and providing tuition-free college education, as a 30-day legislative session began Tuesday.
State Rep. Javier Martínez, D-Albuquerque, pins a badge of his father, Javier Martínez, Sr., of Juarez, Mexico, before the start of the New Mexico legislative session in Santa Fe, N.M. on Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2020. New Mexico's Democrat-led Legislature is looking for new ways to bolster a lagging public education system and open up new economic opportunities by legalizing recreational marijuana and providing tuition-free college education, as a 30-day legislative session began Tuesday.
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Climate activists protest outside the New Mexico Statehouse before the start of the New Mexico legislative session in Santa Fe, N.M. on Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2020. New Mexico's Democrat-led Legislature is looking for new ways to bolster a lagging public education system and open up new economic opportunities by legalizing recreational marijuana and providing tuition-free college education, as a 30-day legislative session began Tuesday.
Climate activists protest outside the New Mexico Statehouse before the start of the New Mexico legislative session in Santa Fe, N.M. on Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2020. New Mexico's Democrat-led Legislature is looking for new ways to bolster a lagging public education system and open up new economic opportunities by legalizing recreational marijuana and providing tuition-free college education, as a 30-day legislative session began Tuesday.
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Climate activists place children in a model of a guillotine during a protest outside the New Mexico Statehouse before the start of the New Mexico legislative session in Santa Fe, N.M. on Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2020. New Mexico's Democrat-led Legislature is looking for new ways to bolster a lagging public education system and open up new economic opportunities by legalizing recreational marijuana and providing tuition-free college education, as a 30-day legislative session began Tuesday.
Climate activists place children in a model of a guillotine during a protest outside the New Mexico Statehouse before the start of the New Mexico legislative session in Santa Fe, N.M. on Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2020. New Mexico's Democrat-led Legislature is looking for new ways to bolster a lagging public education system and open up new economic opportunities by legalizing recreational marijuana and providing tuition-free college education, as a 30-day legislative session began Tuesday.
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