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Minimum Wage Across Our State; NM Delegate at DNC

August 22, 2024
Close-up of the Great Seal of the State of New Mexico, featuring an eagle and the motto "Crescit Eundo," with assorted coins in the background.

This week on New Mexico in Focus, we explore minimum wage rates around our state. Senior Producer Lou DiVizio speaks with New Mexico Department of Workforce Solutions Secretary Sarita Nair on state protections for minimum wage employees and tipped workers. Then, Lou asks New Mexico Restaurant Association CEO Carol Wight whether businesses consider a city’s…

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Talking Water Management with ‘Fluid Geographies’ Author

August 16, 2024
Cover of the book "Fluid Geographies: Water, Science, and Settler Colonialism in New Mexico" by K. Maria D. Lane, featuring a historical map as the background.

8.16.24 – All New Mexicans know how important water is to our state, but “water management” isn’t a neutral term. In conversation with Our Land Senior Producer Laura Paskus and in her new book, “Fluid Geographies,” Dr. K. Maria Lane analyzes how the state’s authority over water isn’t based on objective science but is part of…

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