Legislature plows ahead with its work Harold Morgan Amid scrambling and shuffling dealing with security and disease, the 2021 legislative session began Jan. 19. Senate sanity appeared with the appointment of Gallup Democrat George Muñoz to chair the Finance Committee. The appointment came from new Senate President Pro Tem Mimi Stewart, of Albuquerque, who apparently went with her 26 years in the Legislature in avoiding some of the more radical senators. The New Mexico Tax Research Institute and the Society of Association Executives joined Jan. 14 for a virtual version of their annual legislative outlook conference. Before reviewing conference highlights, a brief look at the session’s function seems useful. We all know this stuff, of course.