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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 $9.6 billion budget plan and some of the...

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...

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...

This week on New Mexico in Focus, Gene Grant and the Line Opinion Panel take a close look at a bill that would recreate a statewide board of education. The panelists explore whether the partially elected body would be more or less effective than a single...

This week on New Mexico in Focus, Gene Grant and the Line Opinion Panel take a deep dive into several notable pieces of legislation moving through the Roundhouse.  First, the Panel talks through a bipartisan tax plan that would once again cut the...

This week on New Mexico in Focus, host Gene Grant and the Line Opinion Panel discuss recent advancements in alternative policing as the city of Albuquerque swears in civilians at the Albuquerque Police Department. That comes as the Albuquerque Community...

This week on New Mexico in Focus, Gene Grant and the Line Opinion Panel react to updates from two of New Mexico’s police forces, including claims from the Bernalillo County Sheriff that their current body camera systems “are trash.”  The panel also...

This week on New Mexico in Focus, Gene Grant and the Line Opinion Panel react to the Santa Fe District Attorney’s Office’s announcement of charges in the ‘Rust’ shooting tragedy. Actor Alec Baldwin and the film’s armorer both face involuntary...

This week on New Mexico in Focus, Gene Grant and the Line Opinion Panel react to Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham’s 2023 State of the State Address and the spending proposals put forth for the state’s record-setting surplus.  Plus, the panelists discuss the...

This week on New Mexico in Focus, Gene Grant and the Line Opinion Panel discuss the recent arrest of a suspect in the shots fired incidents involving New Mexico lawmakers. At this point, no charges in those cases have been filed and state leaders are...