New Mexico
How the repeal of the ACA could effect New Mexico, reforming ethics to help the local economy, protecting water in Standing Rock and New Mexico, tribal leaders discuss priorities on American Indian Day, and a discussion about behavioral health funding.
This week on New Mexico in Focus, correspondent Gwyneth Doland reports from the Roundhouse on efforts to create an independent ethics commission and she speaks with the new Secretary of State about increasing transparency. Correspondent Antonia Gonzales, at the Roundhouse on American Indian Day, speaks with current and future leaders about priorities for their tribes. Both interviews…
Read MoreThe Line: States Around Us Are Growing, But New Mexico’s Population Stagnant
February 3, 2017 – Michael Coleman of the Albuquerque Journal reported earlier this week about New Mexico’s declining population. Coleman points to a fall in oil and gas prices, which led to fewer jobs and lower state revenue in recent years. Brain Sanderoff, president of the Research and Polling Inc, told the paper: “People will…
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