Episodes
Lobbyist Influence, The Future of the Forests & Paying Elected Officials
This week on New Mexico in Focus, Gene Grant and the Line Opinion Panel explore the influence of lobbying in the state legislature. Gene asks…
2023 Legislative Session Recap: What Passed, What Didn’t and Understanding Why
This week on New Mexico in Focus, Gene Grant and the Line Opinion Panel recap the 2023 legislative session, breaking down what passed and what…
Record-Setting $9.6B Budget Proposal, Legal Threats Over Abortion Rights Bill & Transparency in State Government
This week on New Mexico in Focus, Gene Grant and the Line Opinion Panel assess the work of the legislature during the final week of session.…
Understanding the Omnibus Tax Bill, Inside New Mexico’s Hunting System & Examining the Crackdown on Retail Crime
This week on New Mexico in Focus, Gene Grant and the Line Opinion Panel take up the issue of housing, around the state and in…
Indian Affairs Secretary Faces Backlash, Healthcare Proposals in the Roundhouse & Colorado River Water Supply
This week on New Mexico in Focus, Gene Grant and the Line Opinion Panel discuss some of the recent criticism surrounding the Governor’s administration. Nominee for…
Halfway Point at the 2023 Legislative Session, Navajo Nation President’s First Month & Youth Activists Call for Action on Climate
This week on New Mexico in Focus, Gene Grant and the Line Opinion Panel take a close look at a bill that would recreate a statewide…
Bipartisan Tax Bill, Raising Alcohol Taxes & Behind Source New Mexico’s Series: ‘Crisis on the Rio Grande’
This week on New Mexico in Focus, Gene Grant and the Line Opinion Panel take a deep dive into several notable pieces of legislation moving through…
Assessing Advancements in Alternative Policing, Reproductive Rights Protections & Updating the Response to the Yazzie Martinez Ruling
This week on New Mexico in Focus, Gene Grant and the Line Opinion Panel discuss recent advancements in alternative policing as the city of Albuquerque swears…
Law Enforcement Technology, Voting Rights & Analyzing the Case Against Alec Baldwin
This week on New Mexico in Focus, Gene Grant and the Line Opinion Panel react to updates from two of New Mexico’s police forces, including claims from the…
Rust Shooting Charges, Statewide Public Safety Priorities & Wild Wolf Captured in NM
This week on New Mexico in Focus, Gene Grant and the Line Opinion Panel react to the Santa Fe District Attorney’s Office’s announcement of charges…
State of the State Reaction, Candidate Charged in Shooting Conspiracy, & NM’s Legislative Environmental Priorities
This week on New Mexico in Focus, Gene Grant and the Line Opinion Panel react to Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham’s 2023 State of the State…
Suspect Arrested in Shots-Fired Incidents, Tracking the Rio Grande’s Snowpack & Border Bodies: Violence in the Nineteenth-Century Borderlands
This week on New Mexico in Focus, Gene Grant and the Line Opinion Panel discuss the recent arrest of a suspect in the shots-fired incidents involving…