The economy is front and center on NEW MEXICO IN FOCUS\u00a0this week, as The Line panel looks at recent job losses in\u00a0New Mexico and what kinds of policies can turn the state\u00a0around. The arrival of Bendix\/King in Albuquerque has been\u00a0tempered by Schott Solar\u2019s shutdown and layoffs at HP.<\/p>\n
NMIF goes to the Santa Fe International Folk Art Market\u00a0for a lesson in how to impact the global economy. Now in\u00a0its ninth year, the market will bring in more than two\u00a0million dollars in sales, 90% of which returns to artists\u00a0from countries around the world.<\/p>\n
The Line also keeps up with the recent debate over open\u00a0government. Should elected officials be allowed to skirt\u00a0transparency laws by using personal emails to discuss\u00a0official business? And of course the opinion panel\u00a0discusses the week\u2019s headlines \u201con the clock.\u201d<\/p>\n
Conservative commentator and editor of the National\u00a0Review Online, Jonah Goldberg, sits down to assess the\u00a0stormy political climate and whether or not \u201ccompromise\u201d\u00a0should be a dirty word.<\/p>\n
GUESTS:<\/p>\n
Jonah Goldberg, Editor, National Review Online<\/p>\n
Charlene Cerny, Founder, Santa Fe International Folk Art\u00a0Market<\/p>\n
Julia Mutale, Hipego Ltd., Zambia<\/p>\n
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THE LINE Guest Panelists:<\/p>\n
Richard Romero, Former NM Senate President Pro Tempore<\/p>\n
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THE LINE Panelists:<\/p>\n
Jamie Estrada, Former U.S. Commerce Department Official<\/p>\n
Dan Foley, Former New Mexico House Republican Whip<\/p>\n
Sophie Martin, Editor in Chief, New Mexico Law Review<\/p>\n
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CORRESPONDENT:
\nMatt Grubs, NEW MEXICO IN FOCUS Producer<\/p>\n
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Host\/Commentator:
\nGene Grant<\/p>\n
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The Producers of NEW MEXICO IN FOCUS are Matt Grubs and\u00a0Kathy Wimmer. Funding for this program was provided in\u00a0part by the McCune Foundation.<\/p>\n