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2026 Session Preview: State Budget and Policy Priorities

January 16, 2026

1.16.26 – Host Nash Jones speaks with three seasoned statehouse reporters about the upcoming legislative session — how lawmakers plan on balancing the state’s $11 billion budget during the short 30-day session and more. 

Host: Nash Jones 

Guests: 
Julia Goldberg, Editor-in-Chief, Source New Mexico  
Daniel Chacón, State Government Reporter, Santa Fe New Mexican  
Dan Boyd, Capitol Bureau Chief, Albuquerque Journal 

New Mexico in Focus is on hiatus as our team gears up for coverage of the general election; we'll be back with all new journalism in October.