{"id":47032,"date":"2025-05-15T13:56:09","date_gmt":"2025-05-15T20:56:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newmexicopbs.org\/productions\/newmexicoinfocus\/?p=47032"},"modified":"2025-05-15T13:56:11","modified_gmt":"2025-05-15T20:56:11","slug":"u-s-sen-martin-heinrich-on-major-cuts-to-americorps","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newmexicopbs.org\/productions\/newmexicoinfocus\/u-s-sen-martin-heinrich-on-major-cuts-to-americorps\/","title":{"rendered":"U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich on Major Cuts to AmeriCorps"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>5.16.25 <\/strong>\u2013<strong> <\/strong>This week, we turn our attention to federal cuts made to AmeriCorps, the government agency that&#8217;s trained generations of Americans to help others. Until recently, AmeriCorps employed thousands to help others statewide \u2014 from Taos to Ruidoso, and in cities and pueblos in between. Now, the federal agency is a shadow of what it once was, as most of its staff have been fired and millions of dollars in federal grants have been axed. Host Nash Jones speaks with U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-N.M., to discuss President Trump&#8217;s gutting of AmeriCorps, and what he and the state are doing about it.<strong> &nbsp; &nbsp;<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Host:<\/strong>\u00a0Nash Jones\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Guest:<\/strong>\u00a0U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-N.M.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>For More Information:<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sourcenm.com\/briefs\/new-mexico-joins-suit-against-trump-over-americorps\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>New Mexico joins suit against Trump administration over cuts to AmeriCorps<\/em><\/a><em> \u2013 Source New Mexico<\/em>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>5.16.25 \u2013 This week, we turn our attention to federal cuts made to AmeriCorps, the government agency that&#8217;s trained generations of Americans to help others. Until recently, AmeriCorps employed thousands to help others statewide \u2014 from Taos to Ruidoso, and in cities and pueblos in between. Now, the federal agency is a shadow of what&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":14,"featured_media":47034,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5245],"tags":[777,4012,10931,10930],"class_list":["post-47032","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nmif-segments","tag-americorps","tag-federal-funding","tag-grant-programs","tag-u-s-sen-martin-heinrich"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich on Major Cuts to AmeriCorps - New Mexico In Focus<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.newmexicopbs.org\/productions\/newmexicoinfocus\/u-s-sen-martin-heinrich-on-major-cuts-to-americorps\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich on Major Cuts to AmeriCorps - New Mexico In Focus\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"5.16.25 \u2013 This week, we turn our attention to federal cuts made to AmeriCorps, the government agency that&#8217;s trained generations of Americans to help others. Until recently, AmeriCorps employed thousands to help others statewide \u2014 from Taos to Ruidoso, and in cities and pueblos in between. Now, the federal agency is a shadow of what&hellip;\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.newmexicopbs.org\/productions\/newmexicoinfocus\/u-s-sen-martin-heinrich-on-major-cuts-to-americorps\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"New Mexico In Focus\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2025-05-15T20:56:09+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2025-05-15T20:56:11+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.newmexicopbs.org\/productions\/newmexicoinfocus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Segment-1-Heinrich-Zoom-Studio.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1920\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"1080\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Myah Wilmarth\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Myah Wilmarth\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"NewsArticle\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.newmexicopbs.org\\\/productions\\\/newmexicoinfocus\\\/u-s-sen-martin-heinrich-on-major-cuts-to-americorps\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.newmexicopbs.org\\\/productions\\\/newmexicoinfocus\\\/u-s-sen-martin-heinrich-on-major-cuts-to-americorps\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Myah Wilmarth\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.newmexicopbs.org\\\/productions\\\/newmexicoinfocus\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/1e9e7899d475db7fec255f4def0fecc9\"},\"headline\":\"U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich on Major Cuts to AmeriCorps\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-05-15T20:56:09+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-05-15T20:56:11+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.newmexicopbs.org\\\/productions\\\/newmexicoinfocus\\\/u-s-sen-martin-heinrich-on-major-cuts-to-americorps\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":147,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.newmexicopbs.org\\\/productions\\\/newmexicoinfocus\\\/u-s-sen-martin-heinrich-on-major-cuts-to-americorps\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.newmexicopbs.org\\\/productions\\\/newmexicoinfocus\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/05\\\/Segment-1-Heinrich-Zoom-Studio.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"AmeriCorps\",\"Federal Funding\",\"grant programs\",\"U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich\"],\"articleSection\":[\"Segments\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.newmexicopbs.org\\\/productions\\\/newmexicoinfocus\\\/u-s-sen-martin-heinrich-on-major-cuts-to-americorps\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.newmexicopbs.org\\\/productions\\\/newmexicoinfocus\\\/u-s-sen-martin-heinrich-on-major-cuts-to-americorps\\\/\",\"name\":\"U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich on Major Cuts to AmeriCorps - New Mexico In Focus\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.newmexicopbs.org\\\/productions\\\/newmexicoinfocus\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.newmexicopbs.org\\\/productions\\\/newmexicoinfocus\\\/u-s-sen-martin-heinrich-on-major-cuts-to-americorps\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.newmexicopbs.org\\\/productions\\\/newmexicoinfocus\\\/u-s-sen-martin-heinrich-on-major-cuts-to-americorps\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.newmexicopbs.org\\\/productions\\\/newmexicoinfocus\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/05\\\/Segment-1-Heinrich-Zoom-Studio.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-05-15T20:56:09+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-05-15T20:56:11+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.newmexicopbs.org\\\/productions\\\/newmexicoinfocus\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/1e9e7899d475db7fec255f4def0fecc9\"},\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.newmexicopbs.org\\\/productions\\\/newmexicoinfocus\\\/u-s-sen-martin-heinrich-on-major-cuts-to-americorps\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.newmexicopbs.org\\\/productions\\\/newmexicoinfocus\\\/u-s-sen-martin-heinrich-on-major-cuts-to-americorps\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.newmexicopbs.org\\\/productions\\\/newmexicoinfocus\\\/u-s-sen-martin-heinrich-on-major-cuts-to-americorps\\\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.newmexicopbs.org\\\/productions\\\/newmexicoinfocus\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/05\\\/Segment-1-Heinrich-Zoom-Studio.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.newmexicopbs.org\\\/productions\\\/newmexicoinfocus\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/05\\\/Segment-1-Heinrich-Zoom-Studio.jpg\",\"width\":1920,\"height\":1080,\"caption\":\"A man in a blue suit appears on a large video screen during a virtual interview, while another man in a suit sits at a table facing the screen.\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.newmexicopbs.org\\\/productions\\\/newmexicoinfocus\\\/u-s-sen-martin-heinrich-on-major-cuts-to-americorps\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.newmexicopbs.org\\\/productions\\\/newmexicoinfocus\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich on Major Cuts to AmeriCorps\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.newmexicopbs.org\\\/productions\\\/newmexicoinfocus\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.newmexicopbs.org\\\/productions\\\/newmexicoinfocus\\\/\",\"name\":\"New Mexico In Focus\",\"description\":\"Involved, Informed, In-depth Journalism\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.newmexicopbs.org\\\/productions\\\/newmexicoinfocus\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.newmexicopbs.org\\\/productions\\\/newmexicoinfocus\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/1e9e7899d475db7fec255f4def0fecc9\",\"name\":\"Myah Wilmarth\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/8da23173f443f0d7b4de196f42fca2c5efe5a110156a3e8c9bdb8e74726bb6ce?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/8da23173f443f0d7b4de196f42fca2c5efe5a110156a3e8c9bdb8e74726bb6ce?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/8da23173f443f0d7b4de196f42fca2c5efe5a110156a3e8c9bdb8e74726bb6ce?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Myah Wilmarth\"},\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.newmexicopbs.org\\\/productions\\\/newmexicoinfocus\\\/author\\\/myah\\\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich on Major Cuts to AmeriCorps - New Mexico In Focus","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.newmexicopbs.org\/productions\/newmexicoinfocus\/u-s-sen-martin-heinrich-on-major-cuts-to-americorps\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich on Major Cuts to AmeriCorps - New Mexico In Focus","og_description":"5.16.25 \u2013 This week, we turn our attention to federal cuts made to AmeriCorps, the government agency that&#8217;s trained generations of Americans to help others. Until recently, AmeriCorps employed thousands to help others statewide \u2014 from Taos to Ruidoso, and in cities and pueblos in between. Now, the federal agency is a shadow of what&hellip;","og_url":"https:\/\/www.newmexicopbs.org\/productions\/newmexicoinfocus\/u-s-sen-martin-heinrich-on-major-cuts-to-americorps\/","og_site_name":"New Mexico In Focus","article_published_time":"2025-05-15T20:56:09+00:00","article_modified_time":"2025-05-15T20:56:11+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1920,"height":1080,"url":"https:\/\/www.newmexicopbs.org\/productions\/newmexicoinfocus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Segment-1-Heinrich-Zoom-Studio.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"Myah Wilmarth","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Myah Wilmarth","Est. reading time":"1 minute"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https:\/\/www.newmexicopbs.org\/productions\/newmexicoinfocus\/u-s-sen-martin-heinrich-on-major-cuts-to-americorps\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.newmexicopbs.org\/productions\/newmexicoinfocus\/u-s-sen-martin-heinrich-on-major-cuts-to-americorps\/"},"author":{"name":"Myah Wilmarth","@id":"https:\/\/www.newmexicopbs.org\/productions\/newmexicoinfocus\/#\/schema\/person\/1e9e7899d475db7fec255f4def0fecc9"},"headline":"U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich on Major Cuts to AmeriCorps","datePublished":"2025-05-15T20:56:09+00:00","dateModified":"2025-05-15T20:56:11+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.newmexicopbs.org\/productions\/newmexicoinfocus\/u-s-sen-martin-heinrich-on-major-cuts-to-americorps\/"},"wordCount":147,"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.newmexicopbs.org\/productions\/newmexicoinfocus\/u-s-sen-martin-heinrich-on-major-cuts-to-americorps\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.newmexicopbs.org\/productions\/newmexicoinfocus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Segment-1-Heinrich-Zoom-Studio.jpg","keywords":["AmeriCorps","Federal Funding","grant programs","U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich"],"articleSection":["Segments"],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.newmexicopbs.org\/productions\/newmexicoinfocus\/u-s-sen-martin-heinrich-on-major-cuts-to-americorps\/","url":"https:\/\/www.newmexicopbs.org\/productions\/newmexicoinfocus\/u-s-sen-martin-heinrich-on-major-cuts-to-americorps\/","name":"U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich on Major Cuts to AmeriCorps - New Mexico In Focus","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.newmexicopbs.org\/productions\/newmexicoinfocus\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.newmexicopbs.org\/productions\/newmexicoinfocus\/u-s-sen-martin-heinrich-on-major-cuts-to-americorps\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.newmexicopbs.org\/productions\/newmexicoinfocus\/u-s-sen-martin-heinrich-on-major-cuts-to-americorps\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.newmexicopbs.org\/productions\/newmexicoinfocus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Segment-1-Heinrich-Zoom-Studio.jpg","datePublished":"2025-05-15T20:56:09+00:00","dateModified":"2025-05-15T20:56:11+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.newmexicopbs.org\/productions\/newmexicoinfocus\/#\/schema\/person\/1e9e7899d475db7fec255f4def0fecc9"},"breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.newmexicopbs.org\/productions\/newmexicoinfocus\/u-s-sen-martin-heinrich-on-major-cuts-to-americorps\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.newmexicopbs.org\/productions\/newmexicoinfocus\/u-s-sen-martin-heinrich-on-major-cuts-to-americorps\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.newmexicopbs.org\/productions\/newmexicoinfocus\/u-s-sen-martin-heinrich-on-major-cuts-to-americorps\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/www.newmexicopbs.org\/productions\/newmexicoinfocus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Segment-1-Heinrich-Zoom-Studio.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.newmexicopbs.org\/productions\/newmexicoinfocus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Segment-1-Heinrich-Zoom-Studio.jpg","width":1920,"height":1080,"caption":"A man in a blue suit appears on a large video screen during a virtual interview, while another man in a suit sits at a table facing the screen."},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.newmexicopbs.org\/productions\/newmexicoinfocus\/u-s-sen-martin-heinrich-on-major-cuts-to-americorps\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.newmexicopbs.org\/productions\/newmexicoinfocus\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich on Major Cuts to AmeriCorps"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.newmexicopbs.org\/productions\/newmexicoinfocus\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.newmexicopbs.org\/productions\/newmexicoinfocus\/","name":"New Mexico In Focus","description":"Involved, Informed, In-depth Journalism","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.newmexicopbs.org\/productions\/newmexicoinfocus\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.newmexicopbs.org\/productions\/newmexicoinfocus\/#\/schema\/person\/1e9e7899d475db7fec255f4def0fecc9","name":"Myah Wilmarth","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/8da23173f443f0d7b4de196f42fca2c5efe5a110156a3e8c9bdb8e74726bb6ce?s=96&d=mm&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/8da23173f443f0d7b4de196f42fca2c5efe5a110156a3e8c9bdb8e74726bb6ce?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/8da23173f443f0d7b4de196f42fca2c5efe5a110156a3e8c9bdb8e74726bb6ce?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Myah Wilmarth"},"url":"https:\/\/www.newmexicopbs.org\/productions\/newmexicoinfocus\/author\/myah\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newmexicopbs.org\/productions\/newmexicoinfocus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/47032","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newmexicopbs.org\/productions\/newmexicoinfocus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newmexicopbs.org\/productions\/newmexicoinfocus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newmexicopbs.org\/productions\/newmexicoinfocus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/14"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newmexicopbs.org\/productions\/newmexicoinfocus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=47032"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.newmexicopbs.org\/productions\/newmexicoinfocus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/47032\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":47038,"href":"https:\/\/www.newmexicopbs.org\/productions\/newmexicoinfocus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/47032\/revisions\/47038"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newmexicopbs.org\/productions\/newmexicoinfocus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/47034"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newmexicopbs.org\/productions\/newmexicoinfocus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=47032"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newmexicopbs.org\/productions\/newmexicoinfocus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=47032"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newmexicopbs.org\/productions\/newmexicoinfocus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=47032"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}