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How Minimum Wage is Set in Albuquerque, Santa Fe and Las Cruces 

June 26, 2026
Two men in suits sit at a round table with papers and coffee mugs, facing the camera in a studio with a blank blue screen in the background.

6.26.26 – Earlier this month, Albuquerque city councilors voted to increase the city’s minimum wage by a dollar each year over the next three. In doing so, Albuquerque joins Las Cruces and Santa Fe in giving their lowest wage employees a raise. Labor economist and retired UNM economics professor Richard Santos sits down with Host Nash Jones…

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Questions Raised in NM Gas Co. Sale 

June 26, 2026
Two people sit in armchairs on a studio set with blue lighting, having a conversation for a TV program called "New Mexico in Focus," as displayed on the screen behind them.

6.26.26 – Albuquerque Journal reporter Justin Horwath stops by the studio to talk about his bombshell story on the proposed private equity buyout of New Mexico Gas Co. Executive Producer Jeff Proctor asks Horwath what he discovered behind some poorly executed redactions and what the newly revealed information says about confidence in the possible sale.  Correspondent: Jeff Proctor …

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