This week on New Mexico in Focus politics correspondent Gwyneth Doland sits down with Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham to discuss her top agenda items during this year's legislative session.
In the first half of their discussion, the governor is asked how she plans to shield state programs that might be put on the financial chopping block by President Donald Trump. Later, Gwyneth asks the governor how she plans to make progress on several public safety bills that have found her at odds with leaders in her own Democratic Party.
Executive Producer Jeff Proctor asks longtime civil rights lawyer Peter Cubra and Bernalillo County District Attorney Sam Bregman where the two find common ground when considering the future of criminal justice in our state. First, Proctor asks what they want to see accomplished at the Roundhouse during this year's legislative session. Then, Bregman and Cubra consider whether bills intended to increase penalties and lengthen incarceration will actually deter crime.
NMiF airs on NMPBS 5.1 (KNME HD) on Friday, Jan. 31, at 7 p.m. and Sunday, Feb. 2 at 7 a.m. and streaming on the PBS video app.
NMiF Segments
Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham on President Donald Trump, Reproductive Rights & Energy Bills
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Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham on Tougher Crime Bills in 2025 Legislative Session
Correspondent
Gwyneth Doland
Guest
Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham, (D), New Mexico
Public Safety Perspectives: Criminal Justice Bills at 2025 Legislative Session
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Analyzing Incarceration in NM
Correspondent
Jeff Proctor
Guests
Sam Bregman, District Attorney, Bernalillo County
Peter Cubra, Coalition for a Safer Albuquerque, attorney
Host
Lou DiVizio
New Mexico in Focus is the New Mexico PBS prime-time news magazine show covering the events, issues, and people shaping life in New Mexico and the Southwest. NMiF takes a multi-layered look at social, political, economic health, education, and art issues and explores them in-depth with a critical eye to give them context beyond the "news of the moment."
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