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July 24, 2015 – This week’s line opinion panelists reacted to our interviews with people who oppose and support hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, in New Mexico. What do you think? Would you like to see more or less fracking in … Continue reading The Line: Fracking in New Mexico
July 24, 2015 – The number of people who are abusing heroin and prescription drugs is rising across the country, according to the latest statistics from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The drug naxalone is an effective way to … Continue reading The Line: Distributing Naxalone in New Mexico
July 17, 2015 – This week the Center for Public Integrity released a report on the use of federal funds by officials at Sandia National Laboratories to lobby against their competition for a federal contract. Gene Grant and the line … Continue reading The Line: Lab Officials Used Federal Funds to Lobby
July 17, 2015 – The first atomic bomb was tested in New Mexico 70 years ago and a group of people, known as the Trinity Downwinders, continue to ask the federal government to study how the test affected the health … Continue reading The Line: Trinity Downwinders
July 17, 2015 – The shooting death of Stephen Gerecke during a robbery by a group of teens has many people in Albuquerque talking about how the community should respond when minors commit serious crimes. APD officials told local media this … Continue reading The Line: Youth Crime in Albuquerque
Host Gene Grant and this week’s line opinion panelists debate the Confederate flag and the use of images of Spanish Conquistador Don Juan de Oñate in New Mexico. The panelists also share their thoughts on proposed changes to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance … Continue reading The Line: July 10, 2015
This week, our line panelists debate Governor Martinez’s vetoes in the capital outlay bill passed by lawmakers earlier this month. They also discuss new charges against two APD officers involved in the shooting of James Boyd last year and a … Continue reading The Line: June 26, 2015
This week, the line opinion panelists discuss issues from the headlines, including the Bernalillo County Commission vote on the proposed Santolina development. The line will also debate rapid transit in Albuqerque, the state’s copper rule, and a controversial contract between the city … Continue reading The Line: June 19, 2015
State lawmakers met for a few hours this week to approve a deal to fund capital outlay projects across the state. What message does the session send to New Mexicans? Our line opinion panelists tell us what they think. … Continue reading The Line: Special Session
New Mexico Attorney General Hector Balderas announced this week that his office is looking more closely at the state’s justice system and the case of Andrew Romero, who is accused of killing Rio Rancho police officer Gregg Benner. This week’s … Continue reading The Line: AG Balderas Announces Violent Crimes Review Team