New Mexico in Focus airs on Friday, June 28 at 7 p.m. on Channel 5.1 and appears online at www.nemexicoinfocus.org shortly thereafter. The show rebroadcasts Saturday, June 29 at 5 p.m. on Channel 9.1. and again on Sunday at 7 a.m. on channel 5.1.
The Line opinion panel looks at the controversy over Gov. Susana Martinez’s nomination of career prosecutor, Susan Riedel, to the new Public Defender Commission, and discuss a new report that indicates New Mexico will have 335,000 new job openings in 2020 but only 152,000 workers with the job skills and education required to fill them. The panel also discusses the phenomenon of farmers and ranchers, financially stressed by drought, selling their water rights to the oil and gas industry for hydraulic fracturing.
Guests:
* Scott Verhines, state engineer of New Mexico
* Estevan López, director of Interstate Stream Commission
Line Guest:
* Diane Denish, former lieutenant governor of New Mexico
Line Panelists:
* Dan Foley, former NM House Republican whip
* Sophie Martin, former editor-in-chief, New Mexico Law Review
* Larry Ahrens, host, "The Morning Brew"
Correspondent:
* Gwyneth Doland
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
