New Mexico lawmakers vote to replace Columbus Day with Indigenous Peoples Day

Published March 17, 2019 4:46pm ET



New Mexico might soon become the next state to abolish Columbus Day and replace it with Indigenous Peoples Day.

Already approved by the House, the New Mexico state Senate voted 22-15 in favor of the measure, sending the bill to Democratic Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham to sign.

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