New Mexico In Focus, a Production of KNME-TV
LIVE NOW: Weekly Warmup | 4.20.2023
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- LIVE NOW: Weekly Warmup | 4.20.2023
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- 3 years ago
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- NMiF Line Panelists Discuss topics on their minds this week.
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- Full Interview | Will UNM Benefit from Mountain West Rival’s Tournament Success? | In Focus
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- 3 years ago
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- 4.14.23 – For the first time in conference history, the NCAA’s Mountain West saw one of its teams make it to the Final Four. The San Diego State Aztecs are only the second Mountain West team since 2016 to make it past the first round of the tournament. Although the UNM basketball team would have loved to switch places with its rival, the Lobos could still end up benefiting. Senior Producer Lou DiVizio spoke with Albuquerque Journal sportswriter Geoff Grammer about how the Aztecs’ success could bolster UNM hoops and the conference as a whole.
Correspondent:
Lou DiVizio
Guest:
Geoff Grammer
For More Information:
https://www.abqjournal.com/2587477/the-mountain-west-wins-as-well.html
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- Full Episode | NM Gov Signing Day, Bernalillo Co. DA & Improving Indigenous Child Birth Healthcare
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- 3 years ago
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- This week on New Mexico in Focus, Gene Grant and The Line Opinion Panel react to Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham’s decisions on last week’s bill-signing deadline. The governor signed more than 200 bills the Legislature sent to her desk, but not without some significant alterations. Among the bills she didn’t sign was a measure to create a new civil rights division within the Attorney General’s Office. The division would have, among other mandates, served as a check on the state’s troubled Children Youth and Families Department. Gene and the panel discuss Lujan Grisham’s pocket veto and respond to an investigation from Searchlight New Mexico and ProPublica exposing the state’s failures in caring for foster children in need of mental health care.
A new report spotlights some of the federal government’s shortcomings when it comes to Indigenous health care — specifically for mothers and newborns. Maternal mortality among American Indians and Alaska natives rang...
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- Will UNM Benefit from Mountain West Rival’s Tournament Success? | In Focus
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- 3 years ago
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- 4.14.23 – For the first time in conference history, the NCAA’s Mountain West saw one of its teams make it to the Final Four. The San Diego State Aztecs are only the second Mountain West team since 2016 to make it past the first round of the tournament. Although the UNM basketball team would have loved to switch places with its rival, the Lobos could still end up benefiting. Senior Producer Lou DiVizio spoke with Albuquerque Journal sportswriter Geoff Grammer about how the Aztecs’ success could bolster UNM hoops and the conference as a whole.
Correspondent:
Lou DiVizio
Guest:
Geoff Grammer
For More Information:
https://www.abqjournal.com/2587477/the-mountain-west-wins-as-well.html
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- Bernalillo County District Attorney Explains Public Safety Priorities | In Focus/Your NM Government
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- 3 years ago
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- 4.14.23 – New Mexico in Focus correspondent Russell Contreras catches up with Bernalillo County’s new district attorney, Sam Bregman. The Governor appointed Bregman, a longtime criminal defense and civil rights attorney and Democratic Party leader, in January. Bregman explains why he took the job and what his priorities will be as he tries to prosecute and deter crime in Albuquerque.
Correspondent:
Russell Contreras
Guest:
Sam Bregman, District Attorney, Bernalillo County
For More Information:
https://www.abqjournal.com/2561709/longtime-defense-attorney-sam-bregman-named-da.html
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- NM Lacks Mental Health Services for Troubled Foster Kids | The Line/Your NM Government
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- 3 years ago
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- 4.14.23 – Gene and the Panel discuss Lujan Grisham’s pocket veto and respond to an investigation from Searchlight New Mexico and ProPublica exposing the state’s failures in caring for foster children in need of mental health care.
Host:
Gene Grant
Line Opinion Panelists:
Michael Bird, former President of the American Public Health Association
Tom Garrity, founder & president, The Garrity Group Public Relations
Giovanna Rossi, president, Collective Action Strategies, LLC
For More Information:
https://searchlightnm.org/police-intervene-foster-kids-in-crisis-new-mexico-homeless-shelters/
https://www.santafenewmexican.com/news/local_news/attorney-generals-bill-latest-to-be-pocket-vetoed-by-governor/article_05fc2a28-d7b7-11ed-87bb-c3b15f32028e.html
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- Improving the Health and Safety of Indigenous Mothers and Infants | In Focus
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- 3 years ago
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- 4.14.23 – A new report spotlights some of the federal government’s shortcomings when it comes to Indigenous health care — specifically for mothers and newborns. Maternal mortality among American Indians and Alaska natives ranges from 2 to 4-and-a-half times the rate for non-Hispanic white women. New Mexico in Focus correspondent Antonia Gonzales spoke with the author of a report detailing the disparity and asks what changes could help mitigate the problem.
Correspondent:
Antonia Gonzales
Guests:
Dr. Edward P. Ehlinger, MD, former chair, HHS Advisory Committee on Infant and Maternal Mortality
Janelle Palacios (Salish and Kootenai), Nurse, Midwife, Co-Chair of the ACIMM Health Equity Workgroup
For More Information:
https://www.hrsa.gov/advisory-committees/infant-mortality
https://ncuih.org/2023/01/31/ncuih-recommendations-included-in-report-on-improving-the-health-and-safety-of-american-indian-and-alaska-n...
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- The Governor’s Signing Day Decisions | The Line/Your NM Government
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- 3 years ago
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- 4.14.23 – Gene Grant and The Line Opinion Panel react to Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham’s decisions on last week’s bill-signing deadline. The governor signed more than 200 bills the Legislature sent to her desk, but not without some significant alterations. Among the bills she didn’t sign was a measure to create a new civil rights division within the Attorney General’s Office that would have, among other mandates, served as a check on the state’s troubled Children Youth and Families Department.
Host:
Gene Grant
Line Opinion Panelists:
Michael Bird, former president of the American Public Health Association
Tom Garrity, founder & president, The Garrity Group Public Relations
Giovanna Rossi, president, Collective Action Strategies, LLC
For More Information:
https://www.abqjournal.com/2588887/governor-leaves-500-rebates-intact-but-slices-tax-cuts-and-other-changes-from-massive-package.html
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- Full Interview | Improving the Health and Safety of Indigenous Mothers and Infants | In Focus
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- 3 years ago
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- 4.14.23 – A new report spotlights some of the federal government’s shortcomings when it comes to Indigenous health care — specifically for mothers and newborns. Maternal mortality among American Indians and Alaska natives ranges from 2 to 4-and-a-half times the rate for non-Hispanic white women. New Mexico in Focus correspondent Antonia Gonzales spoke with the author of a report detailing the disparity and asks what changes could help mitigate the problem.
Correspondent:
Antonia Gonzales
Guests:
Dr. Edward P. Ehlinger, MD, former chair, HHS Advisory Committee on Infant and Maternal Mortality
Janelle Palacios (Salish and Kootenai), Nurse, Midwife, Co-Chair of the ACIMM Health Equity Workgroup
For More Information:
https://www.hrsa.gov/advisory-committees/infant-mortality
https://ncuih.org/2023/01/31/ncuih-recommendations-included-in-report-on-improving-the-health-and-safety-of-american-indian-and-alaska-n...
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- Full Interview | Bernalillo County District Attorney Explains Public Safety Priorities | In Focus
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- 3 years ago
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- 4.14.23 – New Mexico in Focus correspondent Russell Contreras catches up with Bernalillo County’s new district attorney, Sam Bregman. The Governor appointed Bregman, a longtime criminal defense and civil rights attorney and Democratic Party leader, in January. Bregman explains why he took the job and what his priorities will be as he tries to prosecute and deter crime in Albuquerque.
Correspondent:
Russell Contreras
Guest:
Sam Bregman, District Attorney, Bernalillo County
For More Information:
https://www.abqjournal.com/2561709/longtime-defense-attorney-sam-bregman-named-da.html
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- Ukrainian Americans of New Mexico Reflect on Ongoing Invasion, More Than One Year Later | In Focus
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- 3 years ago
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- 4.7.23 – One year after Russia invaded Ukraine, a group of Ukrainian citizens in New Mexico is pushing even harder to rally support for their home country. Nataliya Pavlenko-Edleman and Larysa Castillo lead the organization, Ukrainian Americans of New Mexico. Senior Producer Lou DiVizio sits down with them to ask about the emotional burdens of the past year, and the role women have played in the war effort, both in Ukraine and in New Mexico.
Correspondent:
Lou DiVizio
Guests:
Nataliya Pavlenko-Edleman, president, Ukrainian Americans of New Mexico
Larysa Castillo, vice president, Ukrainian Americans of New Mexico
For More Information:
http://www.uanm.life/
https://www.facebook.com/uanm.life/
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- Martha Burk and Augusta National, 20 Years Later | In Focus
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- 3 years ago
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- 4.7.23 – Every year on the second week of April, the golf world turns its attention to Augusta National Golf Club in Georgia — it’s time for the Masters Tournament, one of the sport’s four annual major championships. In 2003, a concussion bomb fell on that carefully controlled environment in the form of New Mexico’s Marth Burk, a longtime champion for women’s pay equity and a host of other issues. Burk had set her sights on Augusta’s exclusionary membership policies and on the massive pay gaps in companies led by some of the club’s members and television sponsors. Burk’s protest is now the stuff of legend. NMPBS Executive Producer Jeff Proctor caught up with Burk for a chat — on Masters week, no less — about what’s changed and what hasn’t in the two decades since her protest.
Correspondent:
Jeff Proctor
Guest:
Martha Burk, Author, Host of the Podcast ‘Equal Time with Martha Burk’
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- Judicial Shakeup in the Ongoing ‘Rust’ Saga | The Line/Your NM Government
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- 3 years ago
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- 4.7.23 – Gene and the panel dissect the Santa Fe district attorney’s decision to withdraw from the deadly Rust filmset shooting case. Two new special prosecutors have been appointed after the first one stepped down last month. The panel reflects on that decision and looks ahead to the case’s preliminary hearing scheduled for May 3.
Host:
Gene Grant
Line Opinion Panelists:
T.J. Trout, radio host, KKOB
Laura Sanchez, attorney
H. Diane Snyder, former NM State Senator
For More Information:
https://www.santafenewmexican.com/news/local_news/state-rep-andrea-reeb-steps-down-as-rust-special-prosecutor/article_75753dee-c2be-11ed-8436-b397dfcedd8e.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/21/arts/andrea-reeb-alec-baldwin.html
https://www.abqjournal.com/2586300/two-veteran-attorneys-to-serve-as-special-prosecutors-in-rust-shooting-case.html
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- Permian Development Fuels Climate Change | Our Land
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- 3 years ago
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- 4.7.23 – The continued oil boom in the Permian Basin is reflected in the state’s budget. But it also affects the climate, local communities, and the landscape. Not only that, but many companies pollute beyond what regulations allow, with few repercussions. Jerry Redfern, a reporter with Capital & Main, talks about the role his reporting played in fines levied against two Texas companies — and about New Mexico’s outsized contributions to the planet’s warming climate.
Correspondent:
Laura Paskus
Guest:
Jerry Redfern, reporter, Capital & Main
For More Information:
https://capitalandmain.com/capital-main-reporting-leads-to-fines-for-oil-and-gas-polluters
https://capitalandmain.com/despite-rules-new-mexico-oil-and-gas-producers-keep-polluting
https://capitalandmain.com/new-mexico-legislature-fails-ipcc-test
https://www.ipcc.ch/report/ar6/syr/
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- Police Staffing in ABQ | The Line/Your NM Government
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- 3 years ago
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- 4.7.23 – This week on New Mexico in Focus, Gene Grant and The Line Opinion Panel react to Albuquerque Mayor Tim Keller’s announcement that the city's police force will be smaller than originally promised. Gene asks our panelists whether we should be focused on the number of officers, how they’re being used or both.
Host:
Gene Grant
Line Opinion Panelists:
T.J. Trout, radio host, KKOB
Laura Sanchez, attorney
H. Diane Snyder, former NM State Senator
For More Information:
https://www.abqjournal.com/2587298/fewer-police-officer-positions-a-goodbye-to-extra-covid-funding-albuquerque-mayor-presents-tightened-spending-plan.html
https://www.abqjournal.com/74388/the-roots-of-apds-crisis.html
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- Full Episode | Permian Development Fueling Climate Change & Martha Burk and Augusta National
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- 3 years ago
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- This week on New Mexico in Focus, Gene Grant and The Line Opinion Panel react to Albuquerque Mayor Tim Keller’s announcement that the city's police force will be smaller than promised. Gene asks our panelists whether we should be focused on the number of officers, or how they’re being used. Then, Gene and the panel dissect the Santa Fe District Attorney’s decision to withdraw from the deadly Rust filmset shooting case. Two new special prosecutors have been appointed after the first one stepped down last month. The panel reflects on that decision and looks ahead to the case’s preliminary hearing scheduled for May 3.
The continued oil boom in the Permian Basin is reflected in the state’s budget. But it also affects the climate, local communities, and the landscape. Not only that, but many companies pollute beyond what regulations allow, with few repercussions. Jerry Redfern, a reporter with Capital & Main, talks about the role his reporting played in fines levie...
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- LIVE NOW: Weekly Warmup | 4.6.2023
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- 3 years ago
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- NMiF Line Panelists Discuss topics on their minds this week.
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- City Councilor & Elected Official Pay | The Line/Your NM Government
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- 3 years ago
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- 3.31.23 – A citizens’ commission in Albuquerque on Wednesday voted to increase pay for city councilors and the mayor. The move comes as the governor weighs a bill that would increase judicial salaries around New Mexico. In their final segment, Gene and the Line debate the merits of increasing salaries for elected officials at various levels of government.
Host:
Gene Grant
Line Opinion Panelists:
Dede Feldman, former NM State Senator
Merritt Allen, Vox Optima Public Relations
Andy Lyman, staff writer, Santa Fe Reporter
For More Information:
https://www.abqjournal.com/2585042/citizencommissionwantsbigraiseforalbuquerquecitycouncilors.html
https://www.cabq.gov/audit/citizens-independent-salary-commission
https://www.cabq.gov/audit/documents/march-29-2023-cisc-agenda-packet.pdf
https://www.nmcourts.gov/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/JCC-Report-_-10-11-22-_-Final-Draft-_-with-P.O.-Edits-1.pdf
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- Transit Equity in Albuquerque | Your NM Government
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- 3 years ago
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- 3.31.23 – Christopher Ramírez and Althea Atherton with Together for Brothers talk with Laura Paskus about the city of Albuquerque’s Zero Fares Pilot Program and why transit equity doesn’t just benefit those who need to take advantage of free fares on the city’s buses.
Correspondent:
Laura Paskus
Guests:
Christopher Ramírez, executive director, Together for Brothers
Althea Atherton, bus rider organizer, Together for Brothers
For More Information:
https://www.cabq.gov/transit/routes-and-schedules
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- Oil & Gas Oversight in New Mexico | The Line/Your NM Government
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- 3 years ago
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- 3.31.23 – Gene and the Panel discusses the relationship between our state government and the oil and gas industry as the EPA fines two producers for continued violations of the Clean Air Act.
Host:
Gene Grant
Line Opinion Panelists:
Dede Feldman, former NM State Senator
Merritt Allen, Vox Optima Public Relations
Andy Lyman, staff writer, Santa Fe Reporter
For More Information:
https://capitalandmain.com/despite-rules-new-mexico-oil-and-gas-producers-keep-polluting
https://www.santafenewmexican.com/news/local_news/failed-climate-bills-disappoint-conservationists/article_cf2a35f4-c991-11ed-85aa-63759eed310d.html
https://www.currentargus.com/story/news/2023/03/27/does-new-mexico-have-the-money-to-hold-oil-and-gas-accountable/70042793007/
https://www.santafenewmexican.com/news/local_news/legend-david-abbey-to-retire-after-decades-as-legislative-finance-committee-director/article_0ece51ee-ccdb...
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- Lobbyist Influence in 2023 Legislature | The Line/Your NM Government
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
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- 3.31.23 – Gene Grant and the Line Opinion Panel explore the influence of lobbying in the state Legislature. Gene asks if special interests have too much influence in the Roundhouse and if two failed disclosure bills would have increased transparency.
Host:
Gene Grant
Line Opinion Panelists:
Dede Feldman, former NM state senator
Merritt Allen, Vox Optima Public Relations
Andy Lyman, staff writer, Santa Fe Reporter
For More Information:
https://www.abqjournal.com/2584512/new-mexico-legislature-lobbying-transparency-steak-dinners-ski-passes.html
https://www.krqe.com/news/politics-government/professional-lobbyist-gives-an-inside-look-into-new-mexico-politics/
https://sourcenm.com/2023/03/23/nm-legislators-fail-to-pass-ethical-conduct-bill-as-lobbyists-fear-unsafe-working-conditions/
https://nmindepth.com/2023/lawmakers-water-down-alcohol-proposals-amid-public-health-crisis/
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- The Future of the Forests | Our Land
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- 3 years ago
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- 3.31.23 – This spring, the Sandia Mountains have received more precipitation than in recent years, but they are still warming and drying over time. The forests are also overly dense, thanks in part to more than a century of fire suppression. As Our Land’s Laura Paskus reports, conditions are prime for what could someday be a catastrophic fire.
Correspondent:
Laura Paskus
Guests:
Shawn Martin, forest silviculturist, Cibola National Forest
Aaron Johnson, Forestry Program manager, Cibola National Forest
For More Information:
https://storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/b1df715fbb4a4d818459cbcfa4e96357
https://portal.knme.org/video/climate-change-outpaced-fire-protocols-ovlrpn/
https://portal.knme.org/video/forests-under-siege-eocut9/
https://www.emnrd.nm.gov/sfd/fire-prevention-programs/#gsc.tab=0
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- Full Episode | Lobbyist Influence, The Future of the Forests & Paying Elected Officials
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- This week on New Mexico in Focus, Gene Grant and the Line Opinion Panel explore the influence of lobbying in the state legislature. Gene asks if special interests have too much influence in the Roundhouse and if two failed disclosure bills would have increased transparency. Then, the Panel discusses the relationship between our state government and the oil and gas industry as the EPA fines two producers for continued violations of the clean air act. Finally, as a citizens’ commission votes on a proposal to increase pay for Albuquerque’s city councilors and mayor. Gene and the Panel debate the merits of increasing salaries for elected officials at various levels of government.
Christopher Ramírez and Althea Atherton with Together for Brothers talk with Laura Paskus about the City of Albuquerque’s Zero Fares Pilot Program and why transit equity doesn’t just benefit those who need to take advantage of free fares on the city’s buses.
This spring, t...
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- LIVE NOW: Weekly Warmup | 3.30.2023
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- NMiF Line Panelists Discuss topics on their minds this week.
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- Full Interview | Reporting on the 2023 Legislative Session | In Context | Your NM Government
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- 3.24.23 – New Mexico in Focus Political Correspondent Gwyneth Doland catches up with a group of up-and-coming New Mexico journalists to talk about their experience covering the Roundhouse during the 2023 legislative session.
Correspondent:
Gwyneth Doland
Guests:
Bella Davis, author, New Mexico in Depth
Jeanette DeDios, reporter, KUNM-FM
Megan Gleason, author, Source New Mexico
For More Information:
https://nmindepth.com/2023/photo-essay-indigenous-womens-day-celebrates-female-leadership-and-resilience-while-spotlighting-ongoing-struggles/
https://www.kunm.org/local-news/2023-03-13/bill-for-native-american-early-childhood-education-heads-to-the-governors-desk
https://sourcenm.com/2023/03/23/nm-legislators-fail-to-pass-ethical-conduct-bill-as-lobbyists-fear-unsafe-working-conditions/
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- Bills that Passed in the 2023 Legislative Session | The Line | Your NM Government
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
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- 3.24.23 – Gene Grant and the Line Opinion Panel recap the 2023 legislative session, break down the crime bills that gained approval, and discuss the newly passed House Bill 7, which codifies abortion rights in New Mexico.
Host:
Gene Grant
Line Opinion Panelists:
Dan McKay, staff writer, Albuquerque Journal
Inez Russell Gomez, editorial page editor, the Santa Fe New Mexican
Shaun Griswold, editor, Source New Mexico
For More Information:
https://nmpoliticalreport.com/2023/03/15/gov-signs-safe-gun-storage-bill-into-law/
https://www.abqjournal.com/2582479/bill-targeting-organized-retail-crime-in-new-mexico-nears-final-passage.html
https://nmpoliticalreport.com/2023/03/20/legislature-approved-two-major-reproductive-gender-affirming-care-bills/
https://sourcenm.com/2023/03/18/despite-gop-pushback-bill-protecting-reproductive-gender-identity-health-care-passes-roundhouse/
https://apnews....
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- Bills that Failed in the 2023 Legislative Session | The Line | Your NM Government
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- 3.24.2023 – Gene Grant and the Line Opinion Panel discuss the many bills that failed to reach the governor’s desk, including crime bills that fell short despite calls for improved public safety, and failed efforts to modernize the state’s legislature.
Host:
Gene Grant
Line Opinion Panelists:
Dan McKay, staff writer, Albuquerque Journal
Inez Russell Gomez, editorial page editor, the Santa Fe New Mexican
Shaun Griswold, editor, Source New Mexico
For More Information:
https://nmpoliticalreport.com/2023/03/19/governor-on-crime-legislation-im-going-to-keep-trying/
https://www.abqjournal.com/2577191/as-assault-weapon-ban-faces-opposition-lujan-grisham-calls-for-waiting-period-age-restriction-on-new-mexico-gun-sales.html
https://nmpoliticalreport.com/2023/02/21/bill-to-let-unaffiliated-voters-participate-in-primaries-clears-senate/
https://nmpoliticalreport.com/2023/03/16/finance-chair-lawm...
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- Analyzing the 2023 State Budget and Tax Package | The Line | Your NM Government
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
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- 3.24.23 – Gene Grant and the Line Opinion Panelists take a deep look inside the state’s record-setting $9.6B budget, and a wide-ranging tax bill that, among other things, will send $500 checks to every individual New Mexican taxpayer.
Host:
Gene Grant
Line Opinion Panelists:
Dan McKay, staff writer, Albuquerque Journal
Inez Russell Gomez, editorial page editor, the Santa Fe New Mexican
Shaun Griswold, editor, Source New Mexico
For More Information:
https://www.santafenewmexican.com/news/legislature/house-sends-budget-bill-to-governor/article_607c2db6-c337-11ed-b852-fb14c35abbe9.html
https://nmpoliticalreport.com/2023/03/13/senate-passes-9-57-million-budget-amid-accusations-of-backroom-shenanigans/
https://www.grantcountybeat.com/news/2023-nm-legislative-session/77284-bipartisan-house-tax-package-heads-to-governor
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- Full Episode | 2023 Legislative Session Recap: What Passed, What Didn’t and Understanding Why
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
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- This week on New Mexico in Focus, Gene Grant and the Line Opinion Panel recap the 2023 legislative session, breaking down what passed and what didn’t. The Line Panel breaks down the crime bills that gained approval, and those that fell short despite calls for improved public safety. The panel also discusses the newly passed House Bill 7 which codifies abortion rights in New Mexico. The Line Panelists also take a deep look inside the record-setting $9.6B budget.
New Mexico in Focus Political Correspondent Gwyneth Doland catches up with a group of up-and-coming New Mexico journalists to talk about their experience covering the Roundhouse during the 2023 legislative session.
Gene Grant sits down with Martha Burk, political psychologist, author and host of the podcast, ‘Real Time with Martha Burk.’ Gene asks about a series of issues in the 2023 legislature that will impact women and families, including new a reproductive rights law and the failure of paid...
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- LIVE NOW: Weekly Warmup | 3.23.2023
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- NMiF Line Panelists Discuss topics on their minds this week.
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- Full Interview | Alcohol Tax Increase Limited by Robust Liquor Lobby | In Context
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- 3.17.2023 – The state Senate has included a 5-cent increase to state alcohol taxes in an omnibus tax bill moving through the Capitol. Gene Grant speaks with Independent Journalist Ted Alcorn who has been covering this issue in collaboration with New Mexico in Depth. Mr. Alcorn gives more context on the role the liquor lobby plays each year a tax increase is under consideration and lays out the gravity of New Mexico’s problems with alcohol.
Correspondent:
Gene Grant
Guest:
Ted Alcorn, independent journalist
For More Information:
https://nmindepth.com/2023/senate-committee-passes-nickel-per-drink-increase-in-alcohol-taxes/
https://nmindepth.com/2023/powerhouse-lobbyists-on-tap-for-alcohol-industry/
https://www.nmlegis.gov/Legislation/Legislation?Chamber=H&LegType=B&LegNo=547&year=23
https://www.nmlegis.gov/Legislation/Legislation?Chamber=H&LegType=B&LegNo=230&year=23
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- Full Episode | $9.6B Budget Proposal, Legal Threats Over Abortion Bill & Government Transparency
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- This week on New Mexico in Focus, Gene Grant and the Line Opinion Panel assess the work of the legislature during the final week of session. The panel begins with a conversation about the record-setting $9.6B budget plan and some of the transparency criticisms surrounding the bill. Then, the Line reacts to new legal threats from an anti-abortion activist who promises a lawsuit if a reproductive rights bill is signed into law. The panelists also discuss a new report revealing the state lost track of nearly two dozen people who had been sentenced to life without parole as children.
New Mexico in Focus Political Correspondent Gwyneth Doland returns to the Roundhouse for three conversations about transparency in state government. First, she speaks with Albuquerque Journal Capitol Bureau Chief Dan Boyd about the level of transparency he’s seen during this year’s 60-day session. Then, she catches up with Rob Black, the president and CEO of the New Mexico Chamber of Commerc...
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- $9.6B Budget Bill Passes Both Chambers Thumbnail: $9.6B Budget Bill | The Line | Your NM Government
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- 3.17.2023 – Gene Grant and the Line Opinion Panel react to the passage of a record-setting $9.6B budget plan. The panelists share concerns about increasing recurring funding amid a multi-billion-dollar budget surplus.
Host:
Gene Grant
Line Opinion Panelists:
Dan Foley, fmr. NM State Representative
Sophie Martin, attorney
Rebecca Latham, CEO, Girl Scouts of New Mexico
For More Information:
https://www.abqjournal.com/2582091/final-approval-granted-to-budget-sending-9-6b-spending-plan-to-governor.html
https://nmpoliticalreport.com/2023/03/13/senate-passes-9-57-million-budget-amid-accusations-of-backroom-shenanigans/
https://www.kunm.org/local-news/2023-03-14/senate-committee-debate-highlights-transparency-issues-in-legislative-budget-process
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- Anti-Abortion Activist Threatens Legal Action Over HB 7 | The Line | Your NM Government
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- 3.17.2023 – Gene and the Line react to new legal threats from an anti-abortion activist who promises a lawsuit if HB 7 is signed by the Governor. Both the state Senate and House of Representative votes to pass the bill which would guarantee access to reproductive and gender-affirming healthcare to everyone in the state of New Mexico.
Host:
Gene Grant
Line Opinion Panelists:
Dan Foley, fmr. NM State Representative
Sophie Martin, attorney
Rebecca Latham, CEO, Girl Scouts of New Mexico
For More Information:
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/mar/09/pastor-push-national-abortion-ban-sanctuary-cities-for-the-unborn?mc_cid=bdaa436ddd&mc_eid=ba1f0a4f4c
https://www.nmlegis.gov/Legislation/Legislation?Chamber=H&LegType=B&LegNo=7&year=23
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- Bill Targets Juvenile Life Sentences | The Line | Your NM Government
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- 3.17.2023 – Gene and the Line Opinion Panelists discuss a new report from ProPublica revealing the state lost track of nearly two dozen people who had been sentenced to life without parole as children.
Host:
Gene Grant
Line Opinion Panelists:
Dan Foley, fmr. NM State Representative
Sophie Martin, attorney
Rebecca Latham, CEO, Girl Scouts of New Mexico
For More Information:
https://www.propublica.org/article/new-mexico-lost-juveniles-in-prison
https://sourcenm.com/2023/03/07/n-m-supreme-court-reaffirms-childrens-capacity-for-change/
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- Inside the Roundhouse: Transparency and the Record-Setting $9.6B Budget | Your NM Government
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- 3.17.2023 – New Mexico in Focus Political Correspondent Gwyneth Doland returns to the Roundhouse for three conversations about transparency in state government. First, she speaks with Albuquerque Journal Capitol Bureau Chief Dan Boyd about the level of transparency he’s seen during this year’s 60-day session. Then, she catches up with Rob Black, the president and CEO of the New Mexico Chamber of Commerce to understand what information businesses like to see during budget drafting. Finally, Gwyneth asks St. Sen. George Muñoz, chair of the Senate Finance Committee, if the process could be more transparent for the public.
Correspondent:
Gwyneth Doland
Guests:
Dan Boyd, Albuquerque Journal Capitol Bureau Chief
Rob Black, president & CEO, New Mexico Chamber of Commerce
St. Sen. George Muñoz, (D) NM District 4 - Gallup, chair of the Senate Finance Committee
For More Information:
https://www.abqjournal.com/...
- Title
- Alcohol Tax Increase Limited by Robust Liquor Lobby | In Context | Your NM Government
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- 3.17.2023 – The state Senate has included a 5-cent increase to state alcohol taxes in an omnibus tax bill moving through the Capitol. Gene Grant speaks with Independent Journalist Ted Alcorn who has been covering this issue in collaboration with New Mexico in Depth. Mr. Alcorn gives more context on the role the liquor lobby plays each year a tax increase is under consideration and lays out the gravity of New Mexico’s problems with alcohol.
Correspondent:
Gene Grant
Guest:
Ted Alcorn, independent journalist
For More Information:
https://nmindepth.com/2023/senate-committee-passes-nickel-per-drink-increase-in-alcohol-taxes/
https://nmindepth.com/2023/powerhouse-lobbyists-on-tap-for-alcohol-industry/
https://www.nmlegis.gov/Legislation/Legislation?Chamber=H&LegType=B&LegNo=547&year=23
https://www.nmlegis.gov/Legislation/Legislation?Chamber=H&LegType=B&LegNo=230&year=23
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- LIVE NOW: Weekly Warmup | 3.17.2023
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- NMiF Line Panelists Discuss topics on their minds this week.
- Title
- Full Episode | Omnibus Tax Bill, New Mexico’s Hunting System & Cracking Down on Retail Crime
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- This week on New Mexico in Focus, Gene Grant and the Line Opinion Panel take up the issue of housing, around the state and in the city of Albuquerque. The panel discusses a recent vote from Albuquerque City Council against the creation of new protections for renters, and other statewide renter-protections that have failed in the legislature. Then, our panelists talk through a series of child welfare bills moving through the Roundhouse. Gene asks if they’ll be effective in solving some of the systemic issues that have plagued New Mexico’s Children Youth and Families Department. Finally, Gene and the Line examine a series of new initiatives targeting retail crime. Gene asks if cracking down on those thefts could help start a domino effect when it comes to law enforcement overall.
New Mexico Political Correspondent Gwyneth Doland returns to the Roundhouse to shine a light on a massive, 70-page tax package. She speaks with a leading lawmaker and a tax expert to understan...
- Title
- Retail Theft Bill Being Considered in Legislative | The Line
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- 03.10.23– The Line examines a series of new initiatives targeting retail crime. Gene asks if cracking down on those thefts could help start a domino effect when it comes to law enforcement overall.
Host:
Gene Grant
The Line Opinion Panelists:
Cathryn McGill, founder, director, NM Black Leadership Council
Serge Martinez, professor, UNM School of Law
H. Diane Snyder, fmr. New Mexico State Senator
For More Information:
New Mexico businesses launch retail crime criminal intel database- KRQE News
APD’s Organized Crime Unit Arrests Habitual Retail Crime Offenders- City of Albuquerque
Local leaders say they want to buy Southeast Albuquerque Walmart-Albuquerque Journal
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- Is NM’s Hunting System Fair? | Our Land
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- 3.10.2023 – In New Mexico, wildlife belongs to the people but are managed by the state. New Mexico Wildlife Federation Executive Director Jesse Deubel discusses hunting authorizations, wildlife management models, food security, the New Mexico Game Commission’s “dysfunction,” and more.
Correspondent:
Laura Paskus
Guest:
Jesse Deubel, executive director, New Mexico Wildlife Federation
For More Information:
Hunting - New Mexico Department of Game & Fish
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- NM Child Welfare Bills | The Line
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- 03.10.23– Gene and our panelists talk through a series of child welfare bills moving through the Roundhouse. Gene asks if they’ll be effective in solving some of the systemic issues that have plagued New Mexico’s Children Youth and Families Department.
Host:
Gene Grant
The Line Opinion Panelists:
Cathryn McGill, founder, director, NM Black Leadership Council
Serge Martinez, professor, UNM School of Law
H. Diane Snyder, fmr. New Mexico State Senator
For More Information:
Lawmakers seek to reform CYFD with multiple proposals- KOB4 News
More than 30 child welfare bills have been filed at the Roundhouse. Will they turn the tide amid persistent CYFD issues? - Albuquerque Journal
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- Renter Protections for New Mexicans | The Line
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- 03.10.23– Gene Grant and the Line Opinion Panel take up the issue of housing, around the state and in the city of Albuquerque. The panel discusses a recent vote from Albuquerque City Council against the creation of new protections for renters, and other statewide renter-protections that have failed in the legislature.
Host:
Gene Grant
The Line Opinion Panelists:
Cathryn McGill, founder, director, NM Black Leadership Council
Serge Martinez, professor, UNM School of Law
H. Diane Snyder, fmr. New Mexico State Senator
For More Information:
Albuquerque City Council rejects ‘tenant protection’ regulations- Albuquerque Journal
Mobile home park tenants get eviction notice after 45 years- Source NM
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- Inside the Roundhouse: Understanding the Omnibus Tax Bill | Your NM Government
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- 03.10.23 – New Mexico Political Correspondent Gwyneth Doland returns to the Roundhouse to shine a light on a massive, 70-page tax package. She speaks with a leading lawmaker and a tax expert to understand how the changes will impact businesses, individuals and environmental initiatives around the state.
Correspondent:
Gwyneth Doland
Guests:
St. Rep. Derrick Lente, (D) NM District 65 – Sandia Pueblo
Camilla Feibelman, director, Sierra Club Rio Grande Chapter
Richard Anklam, executive director, New Mexico Tax Research Institute
For More Information:
NM Lawmakers Unveil Massive Omnibus Tax Policy Bill- Los Alamos Daily Post Omnibus tax bill: Efficiency vs. Transparency-KOB4 News
Massive NM tax bill proposes smaller direct payments—KUNM News
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- NMiF Web Extra | Tax Rebate Checks Will be Smaller Than Expected
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- St. Rep. Derrick Lente, (D) Sandia Pueblo, explains why the personal rebate checks proposed by the Governor will likely be smaller than promised.
Correspondent: Gwyneth Doland
Guest: St. Rep. Derrick Lente, (D) NM District 65 - Sandia Pueblo
For More Information:
https://ladailypost.com/nm-lawmakers-unveil-massive-omnibus-tax-policy-bill/
https://www.kob.com/new-mexico/omnibus-tax-bill-efficiency-vs-transparency/
https://www.kunm.org/local-news/2023-03-06/massive-nm-tax-bill-contains-smaller-direct-payments
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- LIVE NOW: Weekly Warmup | 3.10.2023
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- NMiF Line Panelists Discuss topics on their minds this week.
- Title
- Full Episode | Indian Affairs Secretary Backlash, Healthcare Bills & Colorado River Water
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- This week on New Mexico in Focus, Gene Grant and the Line Opinion Panel discuss some of the recent criticism surrounding the Governor’s administration. Nominee for Secretary of Indian Affairs James Mountain is facing backlash over charges filed in a rape accusation years ago. Plus, the Secretary of Cultural Affairs is on the hot seat after firing the state’s longtime archeology director. Then, Gene and the panel explore some of the developments in New Mexico’s efforts to pull itself up from dead last in literacy including a new training program for elementary school teachers. And finally, the Line discusses a possible statewide expansion of Medicaid coverage.
New Mexico in Focus Political Correspondent Gwyneth Doland speaks with two doctors and a lawmaker about several healthcare bills circulating in the Roundhouse. Ophthalmologist Dr. Angie Braxton and pediatrician Dr. Nancy Wright share their perspective on the state’s growing problem of attracting and retainin...
- Title
- Medicaid Expansion | The Line
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- 03.03.23– Gene and the Line Opinion Panelists discuss a possible statewide expansion of Medicaid coverage, and the Governor’s decision to end the state’s provider procurement process.
Host:
Gene Grant
The Line Opinion Panel:
Martha Burk, political psychologist and author
Edmund Perea, attorney and public safety analyst
Tom Garrity, founder & president, the Garrity Group Public Relations
For More Information:
Proposed legislation would expand Medicaid eligibility, create low-cost plans through program- Albuquerque Journal
NM’s governor made a last-minute call to cancel the process to choose a Medicaid program contractor. Now some lawmakers are questioning the move- Albuquerque Journal
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- Full Episode | Indian Affairs Secretary Backlash, Healthcare Bills & Colorado River Water
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- This week on New Mexico in Focus, Gene Grant and the Line Opinion Panel discuss some of the recent criticism surrounding the Governor’s administration. Nominee for Secretary of Indian Affairs James Mountain is facing backlash over charges filed in a rape accusation years ago. Plus, the Secretary of Cultural Affairs is on the hot seat after firing the state’s longtime archeology director. Then, Gene and the panel explore some of the developments in New Mexico’s efforts to pull itself up from dead last in literacy including a new training program for elementary school teachers. And finally, the Line discusses a possible statewide expansion of Medicaid coverage.
New Mexico in Focus Political Correspondent Gwyneth Doland speaks with two doctors and a lawmaker about several healthcare bills circulating in the Roundhouse. Ophthalmologist Dr. Angie Braxton and pediatrician Dr. Nancy Wright share their perspective on the state’s growing problem of attracting and retainin...
- Title
- Reforming NM Education | The Line
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- 03.03.23– Gene and the panel explore some of the developments in New Mexico’s efforts to pull itself up from dead last in literacy including a new training program for elementary school teachers.
Host:
Gene Grant
The Line Opinion Panel:
Martha Burk, political psychologist and author
Edmund Perea, attorney and public safety analyst
Tom Garrity, founder & president, the Garrity Group Public Relations
For More Information:
Mississippi’s dramatic fourth-grade reading gains are turning heads. Here’s how New Mexico is — and isn’t — following suit- Albuquerque Journal
Got math? Bill overhauling NM high school graduation requirements approved by House-Albuquerque Journal
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