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Searching for Solutions to Staffing Problems in NM State Agencies

October 6, 2023
Three people sitting at a table in front of a blue screen.

10.6.23 – KUNM reporter and first-time New Mexico in Focus correspondent Nash Jones asks the special roundtable how residents are impacted by the short-staffed public sector and how government agencies can best compete against the private market.  Correspondent: Nash Jones  Guests: Dylan Lange, acting director, New Mexico State Personnel Office  Casey Padilla, president, American Federation of State,…

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U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich Responds to Fires

May 27, 2022
A photo of Senator Martin Heinrich with a graphic of firefighting a wildfire.

5.27.2022 – Sen. Martin Heinrich talks with correspondent Laura Paskus about New Mexico’s wildfire season, what the future might hold, and the need to professionalize the country’s federal wildland firefighting workforce. Correspondent: Laura Paskus Guest: Martin Heinrich, U.S. Senator, New Mexico For More Information: Heinrich Urges Administration to Establish Pay Rate for Federal Wildland Firefighters…

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New Mexico in Focus is on hiatus as our team gears up for coverage of the general election; we'll be back with all new journalism in October.