{"id":48644,"date":"2026-02-20T13:03:25","date_gmt":"2026-02-20T20:03:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newmexicopbs.org\/productions\/newmexicoinfocus\/?p=48644"},"modified":"2026-02-23T13:19:04","modified_gmt":"2026-02-23T20:19:04","slug":"final-week-at-the-roundhouse-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newmexicopbs.org\/productions\/newmexicoinfocus\/final-week-at-the-roundhouse-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Final Week at the Roundhouse 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"pbs-viral-player-wrapper\" style=\"position: relative; padding-top: calc(56.25% + 43px);\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/player.pbs.org\/viralplayer\/3108542529\/\" allowfullscreen allow=\"encrypted-media\" style=\"position: absolute; top: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; border: 0;\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>This week on New Mexico in Focus,&nbsp;we head to Santa Fe as the regular 30-day legislative session comes to a close. &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For the seventh year in a row, the state budget has grown. 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