1st Annual STEM Festival, Gwyneth Doland & the Last Leg of the Legislative Session
This week, NEW MEXICO IN FOCUS travels to the Roundhouse for the last leg of the legislative session, and for more interviews with our states lawmakers. NMiF correspondent Gwyneth Doland talks with lawmakers about the budget and education issues, including funding disagreements at the heart of the budget process, and an effort to waive tuition costs for kids who age out of foster care with no family support.
NMiF host Gene Grant talks with representatives of the 1st Annual STEM Festival that is taking place this Saturday in conjunction with Black History Month. The festival, hosted by Sandia National Labs, Intel Corp., and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and others, promotes science, technology, engineering and/or math careers to students from K-12.
Grant and The Line opinion panel look at the budget that passed both the House and Senate and will now go to Governor Susana Martinezs desk. The group also looks at bills and amendments that met their demise during the session and tackle a rapid-fire round of other topics on the clock.
GUESTS:
Theresa Carson / Sandia Labs
Lt. Col. Antoinette Gant / District Commander, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Prentiss Jackson / Program Manager, Intel Corp.
Rep. Bill McCamley, D-Mesilla Park
Sen. Cisco McSorley, D-Albuquerque
Sen. George Muñoz, D-Gallup
Rep. Dennis Roch R-Logan
Pamela Roy, Farm to Table
LINE PANELISTS:
Sophie Martin, Attorney
Laura Sanchez, CEO, New Mexico Green Chamber of Commerce
LINE GUEST PANELISTS:
Janice Arnold-Jones, former New Mexico Representative
Mark Boitano, former New Mexico Senator
CORRESPONDENT: Gwyneth Doland, NMiF Correspondent
HOST/COMMENTATOR: Gene Grant
The Producer of NEW MEXICO IN FOCUS is Megan Kamerick. Associate Producer is Kathy Wimmer. Funding for this program was provided in part by the McCune Foundation.
Episode 734 for air February 21, 2014