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This week on New Mexico in Focus, Gene Grant and The Line Opinion Panel react to Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham’s decisions on last week’s bill-signing deadline. The governor signed more than 200 bills the Legislature sent to her desk, but not without some...

This week on New Mexico in Focus, Gene Grant and The Line Opinion Panel react to Albuquerque Mayor Tim Keller’s announcement that the city's police force will be smaller than promised.  Grant asks our panelists whether we should be focused on the number...

This week on New Mexico in Focus, Gene Grant and the Line Opinion Panel explore the influence of lobbying in the state legislature. Grant asks if special interests have too much influence in the Roundhouse and if two failed disclosure bills would have...

This week on New Mexico in Focus, Gene Grant and the Line Opinion Panel recap the 2023 legislative session, breaking down what passed and what didn’t. The Line Panel breaks down the crime bills that gained approval, and those that fell short despite...

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...