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This year marks the New Mexico Legislature’s third attempt to raise the salaries of their coequal branch of government in the judiciary. Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham has vetoed raises for state Supreme Court justices and most lower court judges two years in a row. But a change to this year’s bill may gain the governor’s support.

Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham is proposing a $10.5 billion budget for the next fiscal year. That includes a 14% raise for state police officers. But some lawmakers have mixed feelings on the proposal