New Mexico in Focus, Episode 553 for air beginning June 29th, 2012<\/p>\n
Host:\u00a0Gene Grant<\/p>\n
Guest:\u00a0Lee Reynis, Director, UNM Bureau of Business and Economic Research<\/p>\n
Line Guest:\u00a0Alexa Schirtzinger, Editor, Santa Fe Reporter<\/p>\n
Line Panelists:\u00a0Dan Foley, Former New Mexico House Republican Whip<\/p>\n
Sophie Martin, Editor in Chief, New Mexico Law Review<\/p>\n
Jamie Estrada, Former U.S. Commerce Department Official<\/p>\n
This week on New Mexico in Focus, The Line examines the local impact of two momentous federal Supreme Court decisions. Thursday\u2019s decision on the Affordable Care Act will round out one of the most important Supreme Court sessions in recent memory. Line panelists, joined by Santa Fe Reporter Editor Alexa Schirtzinger, will look at the implications for everyday New Mexicans and the politicians who represent them.<\/p>\n
With Monday\u2019s ruling to uphold part of Arizona\u2019s controversial Senate Bill 1070 and toss out several other portions, justices added fuel to the growing immigration policy fire. Immigration is likely to play a major role in the 2012 elections and The Line opinion panel discusses takeaways from the decision.<\/p>\n
New Mexico\u2019s economy will provide the foundation for much of the political back-and-forth leading up to November. Lee Reynis, Director of the Bureau of Business and Economic Research at UNM, will be in studio to take a closer look at the state\u2019s economic well-being.<\/p>\n
And The Line discusses Susana Martinez\u2019s ongoing efforts to give the state the power to ban fireworks. Her efforts have met with resistance from a few key legislators\u2026one of whom she actually supported for reelection in the recent primaries.<\/p>\n
New Mexico in Focus is involved, informed, in-depth media on New Mexico PBS. The program airs Friday at 7 p.m. and Sunday at 7 a.m. on NMPBS 5.1<\/p>\n