The 2013 legislative session is finally and literally in the books. The deadline for the governor to sign or veto bills has passed. This week, the Line opinion panel dissects the session\u2019s two biggest bills \u2013 the budget and the capital outlay bill. The group will also look at notable vetoes and signatures by the governor.<\/p>\n
Albuquerque Public Schools may soon chart its own course for teacher evaluations. The move would fly in the face of the state Public Education Department and comes amid a nationwide debate about how best to measure the effectiveness of educators.<\/p>\n
The panel explores the coming battles over gun rights legislation and immigration policies at the national level. The Line then goes on the clock to discuss some of the week\u2019s other notable headlines.<\/p>\n
Founder of the wildly popular online venture \u201cInhabitants of Burque,\u201d Leo York is in studio with Gene Grant. York\u2019s project started as an effort to chronicle fashionable people spotted on the streets of Albuquerque and morphed into a full-scale storytelling venture that focuses on the lives of the people who make the Duke City the vibrant place that it is today.<\/p>\n
GUEST: Leo York, Founder, Inhabitants of Burque<\/p>\n
LINE GUEST PANELIST: Dan Boyd, Reporter, Albuquerque Journal<\/p>\n
LINE PANELISTS:
\nDan Foley, Former New Mexico House Republican Whip
\nSophie Martin, Editor in Chief, New Mexico Law Review
\nLaura Sanchez, Attorney<\/p>\n
HOST\/COMMENTATOR: Gene Grant<\/p>\n
The Producer of NEW MEXICO IN FOCUS is Matt Grubs.\u00a0Associate Producer is Kathy Wimmer. Funding for this\u00a0program was provided in part by the McCune Foundation.\u00a0Subscribe to the\u00a0New Mexico in Focus Podcast on iTunes<\/a>.<\/p>\n Episode 641 for air April 12, 2013<\/p>\n