New Mexico lawmakers including state Sen. Mimi Stewart, D-Albuquerque, left, and Rep. Patria Lundstrom, D-Gallup, announce a proposal on Monday, Jan. 14, 2019, in Santa Fe, N.M. The proposal for an 11 percent increase in general fund spending for the coming fiscal year amid a surge in state government income. Most of the new spending would go toward efforts to improve public education as the judiciary threatens to intervene to ensure adequate resources for struggling schools. Stewart is the chairwoman of the Legislative Education Study Committee and Lundstrom is chairwoman of the Legislative Finance Committee. (AP Photo/Morgan Lee)
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