2023 Legislative Session Preview

This week on New Mexico in Focus, Gene Grant and the Line Opinion Panel discuss how the state’s revenue surplus might impact next month’s legislative session. The panel also debates the merits of proposed bills for gun control and prison reform. And Gene and the panelists consider a recent poll that shows New Mexicans are ready to modernize the state legislature. 

New Mexico in Focus Correspondent Russell Contreras sits down with House Speaker Nominee Javier Martinez to explore his goals for the next year and the top priorities set by the state’s Democratic Party. 

Host: Gene Grant 

The Line opinion panel: 
H. Diane Snyder, fmr. NM State Senator 
Dede Feldman, fmr. NM State Senator 
Dan Foley, fmr. NM State Representative 

Segment: 
Incoming House Speaker Javier Martinez Explains Legislative Priorities 
Correspondent: Russell Contreras 
Guest: St. Rep. Javier Martinez, (D) Bernalillo County