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Jan. 17: Opening day (noon)
Feb. 16: Deadline for bill introduction
March 18: Session ends (noon)
April 7: Bill signing deadline
June 16: Effective date of bills without emergency clause or other specified date

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Dan Boyd, pictured left in 2018, is the Capitol Bureau Chief for the Journal and has covered the New Mexico Legislature since 2008. He previously covered Santa Fe City Hall and worked for a newspaper in Idaho. After nearly a decade working there, Boyd rarely gets lost in the Roundhouse.

Dan McKay, center, joined the legislative team ahead of the 2017 session, when he learned more than he ever wanted to know about sponge bonds. Before that, he covered City Hall and county government in Albuquerque. McKay is an Air Force brat who graduated from the University of New Mexico.

Eddie Moore, right, lives in Santa Fe County and has been covering the New Mexico Legislature, state government and northern New Mexico as a news photographer for more than 20 years, sometimes with a patrician slant toward fishing.

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Heinrich weighs in on governor's vetoes, expressing displeasure about ...
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Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham's sweeping line-item ... Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham's sweeping line-item vetoes of a massive tax bill have drawn criticism from some fellow Democrats — including U.S. Sen. Martin ...
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Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham vetoed 35 bills Friday. Here’s ...
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With uptick in vetoes, Lujan Grisham blocks legislation on ...
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On her final day to sign ... On her final day to sign bills passed during this year's legislative session, Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham used her veto pen Friday to gut ...
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Final tax package: What survived -- and what didn't ...
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As signing deadline nears, Lujan Grisham approves bills on ...
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