New Mexico: Here's what the largest female legislative majority in US history can accomplish

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

57% : That role as a reproductive haven is likely to be even more important as Donald Trump assumes the presidency for a second time.
52% : In an election that saw Republicans take control of a record two-thirds of state legislative bodies nationwide, New Mexico's GOP picked up five seats to secure a 37-33 majority in the House.
51% : In the legislative session that begins Tuesday, lawmakers are expected to take up paid family medical leave, increased funding for early childhood education, and Medicaid reimbursements for birth centers and behavioral health care -- as well as deflecting whatever attacks the new Trump administration throws at them.
50% : Among the issues Gonzales is eager to tackle on behalf of women and working-class families more broadly: expanding the health care workforce in her rural corner of the state, improving public infrastructure, and increasing access to firefighters in a region that suffered the largest wildfire in state history.

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