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- NM Food Banks See More Demand as Food Prices Soar #costofliving #GroceryShopping #foodbank
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- Sonya Warwick of Roadrunner Food Bank tells Senior Producer Lou DiVizio about the increased need her organization sees as food gets more expensive.
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- New Online Portal: Missing and Murdered Indigenous People
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
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- New Mexico Attorney General Raúl Torrez is announcing a new online portal to address the state's crisis of missing and murdered Indigenous People.
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- Full Episode | Fire Season, US Attorney Pt. 2, Rising Food Prices
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
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- This week on New Mexico in Focus, we break down a report that ranks New Mexico as one of the 10 most expensive states to purchase groceries. Senior Producer Lou DiVizio speaks with Dr. James Peach, a retired economics professor with New Mexico State University, about why marketplace prices in New Mexico continue to rise. Then, Sonya Warwick of Roadrunner Food Bank tells describes the increased need her organization is seeing as food gets more expensive.
We return this week to the second part our interview between Executive Producer Jeff Proctor and U.S. Attorney Alexander Uballez. During this discussion, Jeff asks how the federal investigation into alleged corruption at the Albuquerque Police Department could impact the ongoing federally mandated reform effort for APD. Plus, Uballez tells us if we should expect public closure in the high-profile case, regardless of its outcome.
It's springtime in New Mexico. That means warmer temperatures, winds — and the ...
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- Full Interview | Dr. James Peach on NM's High Grocery Prices
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
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- 3.15.24 – Senior Producer Lou DiVizio speaks with Dr. James Peach, a retired economics professor at New Mexico State University, about New Mexico's high grocery prices and why supermarket prices across the country are hurting Hispanic and Latino communities the most.
Correspondent:
Lou DiVizio
Guest:
Dr. James Peach, retired economics professor, New Mexico State University
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- Full Interview | U.S. Atty Uballez on APD DWI Corruption Case
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
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- 3.15.24 – Executive Producer Jeff Proctor interviews U.S. Attorney Alexander Uballez about the federal investigation into alleged corruption at the Albuquerque Police Department's DWI unit. In the first half of their discussion, Uballez sheds some light on the process of the investigation and Proctor asks why the U.S. Attorney took the unusual step to confirm the investigation earlier this year in letters to the city's police chief and district attorney. Then, Jeff asks how the federal investigation into alleged corruption at the Albuquerque Police Department could impact the ongoing federally mandated reform effort for APD. Plus, Uballez tells us whether we should expect public closure in the high-profile case, regardless of its outcome.
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- NM Food Banks See More Demand as Food Prices Soar
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- 3.15.24 – Sonya Warwick of Roadrunner Food Bank tells Senior Producer Lou DiVizio about the increased need her organization sees as food gets more expensive.
Correspondent:
Lou DiVizio
Guest:
Sonya Warwick, director of communications, Roadrunner Food Bank
For More Information:
https://www.currentargus.com/story/news/local/2024/02/21/new-mexico-ranks-top-10-in-u-s-for-expensive-weekly-groceries-supermarket-prices-studies/72587153007/
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- Why New Mexico Grocery Prices Continue to Rise
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- 3.15.24 – This week on New Mexico in Focus, we break down a report that ranks New Mexico as one of the 10 most expensive states to purchase groceries. Senior Producer Lou DiVizio speaks with Dr. James Peach, a retired economics professor at New Mexico State University, about why marketplace prices in New Mexico continue to rise.
Correspondent:
Lou DiVizio
Guest:
Dr. James Peach, retired economics professor, New Mexico State University
For More Information:
https://www.currentargus.com/story/news/local/2024/02/21/new-mexico-ranks-top-10-in-u-s-for-expensive-weekly-groceries-supermarket-prices-studies/72587153007/
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- U.S. Attorney on Importance of Public Closure in High-Profile Cases
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
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- 3.15.24 – We return this week to the second part our interview between Executive Producer Jeff Proctor and U.S. Attorney Alexander Uballez. During this discussion, Jeff asks how the federal investigation into alleged corruption at the Albuquerque Police Department could impact the ongoing federally mandated reform effort for APD. Plus, Uballez tells us whether we should expect public closure in the high-profile case, regardless of its outcome.
Correspondent:
Jeff Proctor
Guest:
Alexander Uballez, U.S. Attorney, District of New Mexico
For More Information:
https://www.newmexicopbs.org/productions/newmexicoinfocus/uballez-sheds-light-on-process-of-apd-dwi-corruption-case/
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- 2 Gun Bills Tighten Regulations in New Mexico
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham signed two bills into law this week to tighten gun regulations in the state.
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- Electricity for Tribal Communities in New Mexico
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- Federal funding from the Office of Indian Affairs’ Tribal Electrification Program is connecting homes to electricity for tribal communities in New Mexico.
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- Hermit's Peak/Calf Canyon Fire Survivors Still Wait for Federal Help
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- 3.8.24 – In the second of a two-part discussion, Journalist Patrick Lohmann of Source New Mexico asks two survivors of the Hermit's Peak/Calf-Canyon Fire about the lack of federal financial relief their community has received and why local leadership at FEMA needs to change.
Correspondent:
Patrick Lohmann, Reporter, Source New Mexico
Guests:
Kayt Peck, Wildfire Survivor from Rociada, NM
Yolanda Cruz, Wildfire Survivor from Manuelitas, NM
For More Information:
https://www.fema.gov/disaster/current/hermits-peak/contact-us
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- NM Wildfire Survivors on What They Have Lost and Worked to Recover
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- 3.8.24 – Journalist Patrick Lohmann of Source New Mexico sits down with two survivors of the Hermit's Peak/Calf-Canyon Fire. In the first of two conversations, Lohmann asks both about the losses they have suffered and how they have helped neighbors in their community recover.
Correspondent:
Patrick Lohmann, Reporter, Source New Mexico
Guests:
Kayt Peck, Wildfire Survivor from Rociada, NM
Yolanda Cruz, Wildfire Survivor from Manuelitas, NM
For More Information:
https://www.fema.gov/disaster/current/hermits-peak/contact-us
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- U.S. Atty Uballez Sheds Light on Process of APD DWI Corruption Case
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- 3.8.24 – This week on New Mexico in Focus, Executive Producer Jeff Proctor interviews U.S. Attorney Alexander Uballez about the federal investigation into alleged corruption at the Albuquerque Police Department's DWI unit. In the first of a two-part discussion, Uballez sheds some light on the process of the investigation and Proctor asks why the U.S. Attorney took the unusual step to confirm the investigation earlier this year in letters to the city's police chief and district attorney.
Correspondent:
Jeff Proctor
Guest:
Alexander Uballez, U.S. Attorney, District of New Mexico
For More Information:
https://citydesk.org/2024/prominent-attorney-says-he-took-dwi-corruption-allegations-to-fbi/
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- U.S. Attorney on APD DWI Corruption Case
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- This week on New Mexico in Focus, Executive Producer Jeff Proctor interviews U.S. Attorney Alexander Uballez about the federal investigation into alleged corruption at the Albuquerque Police Department's DWI unit. In the first of a two-part discussion, Uballez sheds some light on the process of the investigation and Proctor asks why the U.S. Attorney took the unusual step to confirm the investigation earlier this year in letters to the city's police chief and district attorney.
Journalist Patrick Lohmann of Source New Mexico sits down with two survivors of the Hermit's Peak/Calf-Canyon Fire. In the first of two conversations, Lohmann asks both about the losses they have suffered and how they have helped neighbors in their community recover. Later, the pair speak on the lack of federal financial relief their community has received and why local leadership at FEMA needs to change.
This week, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced there are 257 Mexican Wo...
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- Cannabis Sales in New Mexico
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- Not even two years since the first legal recreational sale – New Mexico's cannabis industry has surpassed one billion dollars.
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- Alexander Uballez on Communication
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- Alexander Uballez, U.S. Attorney for the District of New Mexico explains how his office communicates information about ongoing investigations, like in the case of alleged corruption within the Albuquerque Police Department's DWI unit.
Watch part one of Executive Producer Jeff Proctor's interview with Uballez Friday night at 7 on NMPBS or anytime you want on the PBS App.
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- Torrance County Detention Facility Conditions
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- New Mexico Congresswoman Melanie Stansbury wants answers from the department of homeland security about conditions at the Torrance County Detention Facility.
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- Ban on Coal Leasing from Federal Lands Overturned
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- A U.S. appeals court overturned a ban on coal leasing from federal lands, potentially allowing more coal sales from public reserves and affecting climate efforts.
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- Banning Single Use Plastics: Santa Fe County
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- Santa Fe county commissioners want to join the local city government and ban single-use plastics.
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- CIMARRON BANS BACKPACKS & HOODIES
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- A northeast New Mexico high school is banning backpacks and certain clothing items – they say to control vaping and drug use.
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- Attorney General Raul Torrez: Grocery Merger
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- Attorney General Raul Torrez is siding with the federal trade commission, which is working to stop the country’s two largest grocery chains from merging.
New Mexico In Focus Senior Producer Lou DiVizio shares details. Watch the show Fridays at 7pm and stream on the PBS App.
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- Attorney Daymon Ely Tips FBI On Alleged APD DWI Unit Corruption
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- This week on New Mexico in Focus, we speak with a tipster who may have helped launch the FBI investigation into alleged corruption at the Albuquerque Police Department's DWI unit. Journalist Elise Kaplan of City Desk Albuquerque asks legal malpractice attorney and former state rep Daymon Ely about the information he passed along to federal agents from potential victims of an alleged scheme to get drunk driving cases tossed out of court. Also, Ely comments on how the case has harmed public trust in the legal system.
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- Ukrainian Americans in New Mexico Reflect on Two-Year Anniversary of Russian Invasion
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- 3.1.24 – It's been two years since Russian forces invaded Ukraine, and a group of Ukrainians in our state wants to make sure everyone remembers the war is not over. Michael Kamins, executive producer of cultural affairs, documented a rally held at Albuquerque's Civic Plaza by the Ukrainian Americans of New Mexico, as organizers memorialized the grim milestone.
Correspondent:
Michael Kamins
For More Information:
https://www.abqjournal.com/multimedia/photos-commemoration-of-second-anniversary-of-full-scale-russian-invasion-of-ukraine-at-civic-plaza/collection_49805328-d356-11ee-9c6d-0f108b85db77.html#1
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- Attorney Daymon Ely Tips FBI On Alleged APD DWI Unit Corruption
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- 3.1.24 – This week on New Mexico in Focus, we speak with a tipster who may have helped launch the FBI investigation into alleged corruption at the Albuquerque Police Department's DWI unit. Journalist Elise Kaplan of City Desk Albuquerque asks legal malpractice attorney and former state rep Daymon Ely about the information he passed along to federal agents from potential victims of an alleged scheme to get drunk driving cases tossed out of court. Also, Ely comments on how the case has harmed public trust in the legal system.
Correspondent:
Elise Kaplan
Guest:
Daymon Ely, attorney, former state representative
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- Attorney Tips FBI on APD DWI Corruption Case
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- This week on New Mexico in Focus, we speak with a tipster who may have helped launch the FBI investigation into alleged corruption at the Albuquerque Police Department's DWI unit. Journalist Elise Kaplan of City Desk Albuquerque asks legal malpractice attorney and former state rep Daymon Ely about the information he passed along to federal agents from potential victims of an alleged scheme to get drunk driving cases tossed out of court. Also, Ely comments on how the case has harmed public trust in the legal system.
Plans to construct a new soccer stadium for New Mexico United have been paused following a decision from a land use hearing officer last month to send the project back to Albuquerque's Environmental Planning Commission for review. The move comes after months of vocal pushback from neighbors concerned with the team's plans to build the stadium at Balloon Fiesta Park. In January — before the project was sent back to the EPC — Andy Lyman, editor of the alterna...
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- Farmington Welcomes Safe Haven Baby Box
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- Farmington welcomed its seventh safe haven baby box this week, joining six others across New Mexico.
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- Paid Family Leave Bill Rejected in Mew Mexico
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- The Democrat-controlled State House of Representatives rejected a bill that would have given workers guaranteed paid time off for serious illnesses or care giving by a narrow vote of 34-to-36.
New Mexico In Focus Senior Producer Lou DiVizio shares details. Watch the show Fridays at 7pm and stream on the PBS App.
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- Affordable Housing Fund in New Mexico
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- $125 Million Dollars could soon be up for grabs to incentivize affordable housing projects.
Led by Representative Meredith A. Dixon, House Bill 195 aims to create more affordable housing around the state through a housing development fund.
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- Affirmative Consent - 'Yes Means Yes’ Policies
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- A bill to bring affirmative consent policies to public universities and colleges across the state is headed to the governor's desk after passing the Legislature last week. The 'Yes Means Yes' legislation would require higher education institutions to include materials and resources in student orientation packages. Senior Producer Lou DiVizio speaks with Democratic state Rep. Liz Thomson and advocate Alexandria Taylor about the bill and how consent education can help prevent sexual assault.
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- Affirmative Consent 'Yes Means Yes’ Policies in New Mexico
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- A bill to bring affirmative consent policies to public universities and colleges across the state is awaiting the governor’s signature after passing the legislature last week.
New Mexico In Focus Senior Producer Lou DiVizio shares details. Watch the show Fridays at 7pm and stream on the PBS App.
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- The Pending Alec Baldwin ‘Rust’ Trial and Surrounding Media Circus
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- 2.23.24 – In the second half of their virtual discussion, Executive Producer Jeff Proctor speaks to attorney Ahmad Assed and Santa Fe Reporter Senior Correspondent Julia Goldberg about the pending trial of actor/producer Alec Baldwin, charged with involuntary manslaughter in the deadly shooting of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on the set of the film "Rust" in 2021. The pair also talk about the trial's national media coverage and whether First Judicial District Attorney Mary Carmack-Altwies' handling of the case will be remembered this year in the voting booth.
Correspondent:
Jeff Proctor
Guests:
Julia Goldberg, Senior Correspondent, Santa Fe Reporter
Ahmad Assed, Attorney
For More Information:
https://www.santafenewmexican.com/news/local_news/baldwins-lawyers-push-for-earlier-june-trial-date-in-rust-case/article_025016dc-d009-11ee-9cfc-bb5e68e48c93.html
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- Bill Brings 'Yes Means Yes’ Policies to NM Higher Ed
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- 2.23.24 – A bill to bring affirmative consent policies to public universities and colleges across the state is headed to the governor's desk after passing the Legislature last week. The 'Yes Means Yes' legislation would require higher education institutions to include materials and resources in student orientation packages. Senior Producer Lou DiVizio speaks with Democratic state Rep. Liz Thomson and advocate Alexandria Taylor about the bill and how consent education can help prevent sexual assault.
Correspondent:
Lou DiVizio
Guests:
Rep. Liz Thomson (D), Albuquerque
Alexandria Taylor, Executive Director, New Mexico Coalition of Sexual Assault Programs
For More Information:
https://sourcenm.com/2024/02/15/affirmative-consent-bill-passes-new-mexico-legislature-after-four-attempts/
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- Breaking Down the Facts of the Hannah Gutierrez-Reed Trial
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- 2.23.24 – Executive Producer Jeff Proctor speaks to attorney Ahmad Assed and journalist Julia Goldberg about the ongoing trial of armorer Hannah Gutierrez-Reed and the pending trial of actor/producer Alec Baldwin, each charged with involuntary manslaughter in the deadly shooting of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on the set of the film "Rust" in 2021. In this first of a two-part discussion, the pair break down the charges and the potential industry impacts.
Correspondent:
Jeff Proctor
Guests:
Julia Goldberg, Senior Correspondent, Santa Fe Reporter
Ahmad Assed, Attorney
For More Information:
https://www.santafenewmexican.com/news/local_news/prosecution-defense-paint-different-pictures-in-rust-arguments/article_bbcf9ce2-d124-11ee-826c-d3d5a5e672b8.html
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- New ABQ City Councilor Nichole Rogers on District 6 Priorities
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- 2.23.24 – After winning a run-off election last fall, Albuquerque City Councilor Nichole Rogers began her tenure representing District 6 — the city's Southeast Heights — in January. This week, Senior Producer Lou DiVizio asks Rogers about her priorities for the district and what it means to her to be the first Black woman to serve on the council.
Correspondent:
Lou DiVizio
Guest:
Nichole Rogers, Albuquerque City Councilor, Southeast Heights
For More Information:
https://www.kunm.org/local-news/2023-12-13/nichole-rogers-wins-runoff-election-becomes-first-black-woman-to-serve-on-abq-city-council
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- ’Rust’ Trial Begins, New Consent Bill & ABQ Councilor Rogers
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- This week on New Mexico in Focus, Executive Producer Jeff Proctor speaks to attorney Ahmad Assed and journalist Julia Goldberg about the ongoing trial of armorer Hannah Gutierrez-Reed and the pending trial of actor/producer Alec Baldwin, each charged with involuntary manslaughter in the deadly shooting of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on the set of the film "Rust" in 2021. In their two-part discussion, the pair break down the charges, the politics and the potential industry impacts.
After winning a run-off election last fall, Albuquerque City Councilor Nichole Rogers began her tenure representing District 6 — the city's Southeast Heights — in January. This week, Senior Producer Lou DiVizio asks Rogers about her priorities for the district and what it means to her to be the first Black woman to serve on the council.
A bill to bring affirmative consent policies to public universities and colleges across the state is headed to the governor's desk after pa...
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- Albuquerque City Councilor Nichole Rogers
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- This week on NMiF, Albuquerque City Councilor Nichole Rogers speaks with Lou DiVizio about several issues impacting the city including the ongoing federal investigation into alleged corruption within APD's DWI unit.
The District 6 councilor from the Southeast Heights also talks about homelessness, the city's motel voucher program, universal basic income and the pressure and sense of responsibility she feels being the first black woman to serve on the Albuquerque City Council.
Watch New Mexico in Focus Friday night at 7PM on NMPBS, or anytime you want on the PBS App.
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- High School Graduation Requirements - New Mexico
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham Has Signed House Bill 171, UPDATING high school graduation requirements in New Mexico.
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- Animal Law Enforcement in Albuquerque
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- The Albuquerque Animal Welfare Department is ramping up its enforcement of pet laws.
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- Manny Gonzales bid for the U.S. Senate Ended
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- Former Bernalillo County Sheriff Manny Gonzales' bid for the United States Senate has ended as he failed to gather enough signatures to qualify.
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- Title
- Immigration Detention - Inhumane conditions in I.C.E. Prisons
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- Sophia Genovese, an attorney with the New Mexico Immigrant Law Center, explains the inhumane conditions detained asylum seekers are experiencing in I.C.E. prisons. NMiF Executive Producer Jeff Proctor also asks her why state democrats helped to kill a legislative proposal that would have prohibited cities and counties from contracting with the federal government to operate detention facilities.
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- Title
- Public Safety and Crime Bills Passed Through Roundhouse
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- 2.16.24 – In our third and final discussion on the legislative session, Correspondent Gwyneth Doland asks our virtual roundtable of journalists how public safety bills fared in Santa Fe and whether lawmakers left the state Capitol with something to brag about during an election year.
Correspondent:
Gwyneth Doland
Guests:
Trip Jennings, executive director, New Mexico In Depth
Shaun Griswold, editor, Source NM
For More Information:
https://www.abqjournal.com/news/capitol-recap-lawmakers-zoom-through-final-efforts-on-last-day-of-session/article_576f44a6-cc3c-11ee-ad72-0bfaeca462d4.html#tncms-source=home-featured-7-block
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- Asylum Seekers’ Detention Bill Dies in Senate
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- 2.16.24 – Immigration reform advocates were shocked earlier this month when the state Senate rejected an asylum seekers' detention bill. Sophia Genovese, an attorney with the New Mexico Immigrant Law Center, tells Executive Producer Jeff Proctor when she knew the bill's life would be cut short.
Correspondent:
Jeff Proctor
Guest:
Sophia Genovese, attorney, New Mexico Immigrant Law Center
For More Information:
https://sourcenm.com/2024/02/07/n-m-senate-narrowly-rejects-federal-immigrant-detention-reform-supporters-worry-migrant-abuses-will-carry-on/
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- How Education & Oil and Gas Bills Fared in Santa Fe
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- 2.16.24 – In the second of a three-part discussion on this year's legislative session, Correspondent Gwyneth Doland asks our virtual roundtable of journalists why ambitious environmental bills failed to make their way through both chambers of the Roundhouse.
Correspondent:
Gwyneth Doland
Guests:
Trip Jennings, executive director, New Mexico In Depth
Shaun Griswold, editor, Source NM
For More Information:
https://sourcenm.com/2024/02/15/affirmative-consent-bill-passes-new-mexico-legislature-after-four-attempts/
https://sourcenm.com/2024/02/14/tribal-education-trust-fund-is-dead-legislative-sponsor-says/
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- Title
- 2024 Legislature Recap: Health Care Bills & Funds for Roads
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- 2.16.24 – We head back to the Roundhouse one last time this session with Correspondent Gwyneth Doland, as she catches up with several lawmakers and policy advocates to talk about a wide range of influential issues, including a failed oil and gas regulation bill, increased funding for state roads and money set aside for health care.
Correspondent:
Gwyneth Doland
Guests:
Tannis Fox, attorney, Western Environmental Law Center
Rep. Jared Hembree (R), Roswell
Rep. Cathrynn Brown (R), Carlsbad
Rep. Jenifer Jones (R), Deming
Rep. Kathleen Cates (D), Rio Rancho
For More Information:
https://www.krqe.com/news/politics-government/legislature/nearly-750-million-transportation-project-bill-to-fix-nms-roads-clears-senate-floor/#:~:text=Nearly%20%24750%20million%20transportation%20project%20bill%20to%20fix%20NM's%20roads%20clears%20Senate%20floor,-by%3A%20Natalie%20Wadas&text=SANTA%20FE%2C%20N.M.%20(KRQE)...
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- Breaking Down the 2024 State Budget
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- 2.16.24 – This week on New Mexico in Focus, Correspondent Gwyneth Doland hosts a three-part discussion with two journalists recapping New Mexico's 2024 legislative session. Gwyneth asks Shaun Griswold, editor of Source New Mexico, and Trip Jennings, executive director of New Mexico In Depth, about the approved state budget.
Correspondent:
Gwyneth Doland
Guests:
Trip Jennings, executive director, New Mexico In Depth
Shaun Griswold, editor, Source NM
For More Information:
https://www.kunm.org/kunm-news-update/2024-02-14/wed-house-sends-state-budget-to-governor-for-signature-more
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- Title
- 2024 Legislative Recap: Which Bills Passed and Which Didn’t
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- This week on New Mexico in Focus, Correspondent Gwyneth Doland hosts a three-part discussion with two journalists recapping New Mexico's 2024 legislative session. Gwyneth asks Shaun Griswold, editor of Source New Mexico, and Trip Jennings, executive director of New Mexico In Depth, about the approved state budget, which public education and public health bills passed, and the environmental and public health bills that didn't pass in Santa Fe.
We head back to the Roundhouse one last time this session with Gwyneth, as she catches up with several lawmakers and policy advocates to talk about a wide range of influential issues, including a failed oil and gas regulation bill, increased funding for state roads and money set aside for health care.
Immigration reform advocates were shocked earlier this month when the state Senate rejected an asylum seekers' detention bill. Sophia Genovese, an attorney with the New Mexico Immigrant Law Center, tells Executive Producer...
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- NM State Sen. Benny Shendo, (D) District 22 - Tax Credits
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- NM State Sen. Benny Shendo, (D) District 22, talks to Correspondent Gwyneth Doland about a bill he's sponsoring to create tax credits for drivers who use electric vehicles.
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- Title
- New D.A. System - APD
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- Bernalillo County District Attorney Sam Bregman has launched a new system to notify the Albuquerque Police Department when an officer misses a court date.
New Mexico In Focus Senior Producer Lou DiVizio shares details. Watch the show Fridays at 7pm and stream on the PBS App.
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- Title
- Andres Romero - HS Graduation Requirements in New Mexico
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- NM State Rep. G. Andres Romero, (D)District 10, speaks with Correspondent Gwyneth Doland about the bill he's sponsoring to change High School Graduation requirements, including removing Algebra 2 as a required course in the state.
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- Albuquerque Public Schools Selects Next Superintendent.
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- The Albuquerque Public Schools board has selected the district's current chief operations officer to be its next superintendent.
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