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Sen. Cindy Nava and Rep. Kathleen Cates summarize major 2026 legislative wins and next steps
Summary
At a Corrales town hall Sen. Cindy Nava and Rep. Kathleen Cates outlined 2026 legislation the pair helped advance — from medical‑workforce investments and privacy protections to immigrant services and housing measures — and answered residents’ questions on water, data centers and local projects.
State Sen. Cindy Nava and state Rep. Kathleen Cates summarized a string of 2026 legislative actions at a Corrales town‑hall meeting, highlighting health‑care workforce investments, civil‑privacy measures, and new resources for immigrant communities.
Nava, who described several bills she sponsored or co‑sponsored, highlighted targeted investments aimed at bolstering the medical workforce: funding to raise clinician faculty salaries and to expand residency rotations, plus a loan‑repayment program to attract health professionals. “$20,000,000 to raise clinician faculty salaries, $2,000,000 for graduate resident salaries and $24,000,000 for rural graduate medical education rotations,” Nava said, listing the line items the Senate included in the session’s health package.
Nava also…
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