New Mexico in Focus’ Top Stories of 2012

As is cus­tom­ary, New Mex­ico in Focus takes the last episode of the year to look back at the top pub­lic pol­icy and polit­i­cal news sto­ries. An all-journalist panel will deter­mine which sto­ries made the list and what made them so important.

New Mex­ico PBS’ one hour pub­lic affairs show New Mex­ico in Focus airs Fri­days at 7 p.m. and Sun­days at 7 a.m. on Chan­nel 5.1. The show can also be seen on New Mex­ico PBS Chan­nel 9.1 on Sat­ur­days at 5 p.m.

Fol­low­ing up on the town hall on opi­ate addic­tion, Pub­lic Square’s Megan Kam­er­ick talks to Albu­querque Mayor Richard Berry and advo­cate Jen­nifer Weiss of the Heroin Aware­ness Com­mit­tee about what solu­tions are being developed.

 Guests
• Richard Berry, mayor of Albu­querque
• Jen­nifer Weiss, pres­i­dent, Heroin Aware­ness Committee

Line Guests
• Megan Kam­er­ick, host, Pub­lic Square
• Jim Mon­teleone, polit­i­cal reporter, Albu­querque Jour­nal
• Alexa Schirtzinger, edi­tor, Santa Fe reporter
• Steve Ter­rell, polit­i­cal reporter, Santa Fe New Mexican

Cor­re­spon­dent
• Megan Kamerick

Host/Commentator
• Gene Grant

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New Mex­ico in Focus is pro­duced by Matt Grubs and Kathy Wim­mer. Fund­ing has been pro­vided in part by the McCune Foundation.

Media Con­tact: Evy Todd, (505) 277‑1218; email: etodd@newmexicopbs.org