Young Navajo voters on the Environment, the James Boyd verdict, The New Mexico Supreme Court
New Mexico in Focus continues a series of profiles of Native voters, funded by Vision Maker Media and focusing on issues important to Native Americans and their communities. Over four weeks, NMiFpresents a 5-part series, Elections 2016: Voting For Future Generations. The topics include: Education (Sept. 30), Economic Development (Oct. 7), Environment -2 parts (Oct 14), and Justice (Oct. 21). This program is produced by New Mexico PBS for a presentation of Vision Maker Media with major funding provided by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.
This week New Mexico in Focus looks at the environment as a key issue for some Native voters. In this part of our series Elections 2016: Voting for Future Generations, Antonia Gonzales takes us to the Navajo Nation to hear from young voters who are taking a lead in their communities to protect the environment.. See prior programs of the series here.
Also on NMiF, host Gene Grant and the Line panelists discuss the hung jury verdict in the trial of two APD officers who were charged in the shooting death of James Boyd in the foothills of Albuquerque in 2014. The Line also talks about the latest national political news and the outcome of the special legislative session.
In our studio, correspondent Gwyneth Doland sits down with two candidates running to serve on the New Mexico Supreme Court.
Guests:
Justice Judith Nakamura (R) – NM Supreme Court candidate
Judge Michael Vigil (D) – NM Supreme Court candidate
Line Panelists:
Merritt Allen, Vox Optima LLC
Russell Contreras, Associated Press reporter
Tom Garrity, The Garrity Group PR
Christine Sierra, retired UNM political science professor
Correspondents:
Gwyneth Doland
Antonia Gonzales
Host / Commentator:
New Mexico in Focus is New Mexico PBS’ prime-time news magazine show covering the events, issues, and people that are shaping life in New Mexico and the Southwest. Hosted by Gene Grant, New Mexico in Focus takes a multi-layered look at social, political, economic, health, education and arts issues and explores them in-depth, with a critical eye to give them context beyond the “news of the moment.”
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