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How Public Financing is Out of Reach for Most Political Candidates

September 5, 2025
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9.5.25 – In Albuquerque and Santa Fe, mayoral and city council candidates have an opportunity to fund their campaigns with taxpayer money if they qualify for public financing. In Albuquerque, just one candidate for mayor reached the threshold for public dollars: incumbent Mayor Tim Keller. Senior Producer Lou DiVizio met with one of the people…

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Environmental Protections and Lobbying in NM

February 28, 2025
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2.28.25 – Politics Correspondent Gwyneth Doland asks two former lawmakers to consider how lobbyist dollars are tipping the scales at the Roundhouse as legislators debate environmental and health-care-system reform bills.  Correspondent: Gwyneth Doland  Guests: Republican Former NM Sen. Mark Moores  Dr. Eric Griego, Ph.D., Former Democratic NM State Senator, UNM Adjunct Professor  For More Information:  The dark money…

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