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Final Week at the Roundhouse 2026

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This week on New Mexico in Focus, we head to Santa Fe as the regular 30-day legislative session comes to a close.   For the seventh year in a row, the state budget has grown. Senior Producer Lou DiVizio sits down with a panel of experts to discuss the $11.1 billion spending plan. Then, Lou asks…

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Budget Balancing Act; Healthy Soil and Water in NM

A camera crew films two men in business attire having a conversation in an office hallway with framed pictures on the wall.

This week on New Mexico in Focus, we zero in on the state’s budget as lawmakers work to finalize the massive spending plan. Senate Finance Chair George Muñoz, a Gallup Democrat, talks to host Nash Jones about several contentious line items, including copays for universal childcare and billions set aside for public and higher education.…

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