Senate Majority Leader Michael Sanchez told Albuquerque business leaders today he plans to stick to his guns in support of raising the minimum wage and opposing right-to-work legislation when Republicans take control of the state House in January..

“There are some things that we’re just not going to agree on. Philosophically, we will not agree,” Sanchez, D-Belen, told members of the Albuquerque Economic Forum at a breakfast event on Wednesday.

But Sanchez said he also would try to build positive relationships with House Republicans while looking for areas where the two chambers can find common ground.

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