This week on New Mexico in Focus, Gene Grant and the Line Opinion Panel discuss how the state’s revenue surplus might impact next month’s legislative session.
The panel also debates the merits of proposed bills for gun control and prison reform.
Host Gene Grant and the panelists consider a recent poll that shows New Mexicans are ready to modernize the state legislature.
NMIF Correspondent Russell Contreras sits down with House Speaker Nominee Javier Martinez to explore his goals for the next year and the top priorities set by the state’s Democratic Party.
New Mexico in Focus airs on NMPBS 5.1 (KNME HD) Friday, Dec. 30 at 7 p.m. and Sunday, Jan. 1 at 7 a.m., and streaming on the PBS video app.
NMiF Segment
Incoming House Speaker Javier Martinez Explains Legislative Priorities
Correspondent
Russell Contreras
Guest
St. Rep. Javier Martinez, (D) Bernalillo County
The Line opinion panel
H. Diane Snyder, former NM State Senator
Dede Feldman, former NM State Senator
Dan Foley, former NM State Representative
Host
Gene Grant
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