The Year for Paid Family Leave, Lawmaker Pay?

This week on New Mexico in Focus, Politics Correspondent Gwyneth Doland interviews state House Speaker Javier Martínez about all things Roundhouse-related: the state budget, a proposed paid family leave bill and a series of bills aimed at overhauling the state’s long-troubled child welfare system.  

House Minority Leader Gail Armstrong tells Gwyneth what she thinks the state can do better to help smaller businesses.  

For years, Common Cause New Mexico has been a vocal advocate for state lawmakers receiving a salary. Senior Producer Lou DiVizio asks Mason Graham, the organization’s state policy director, why he believes a salaried Legislature would open the Roundhouse to a broader swath of New Mexicans.  

Two Senate Finance Committee members, including its chairman, talk to Gwyneth about the state’s budget, as well as how lawmakers are setting the state up for potential cuts in federal funding. 

Host: Jeff Proctor 

Segments: 
House Speaker Javier Martínez on Paid Family Leave Bill 
Correspondent: Gwyneth Doland 
Guest: NM Rep. Javier Martínez, D-Albuquerque; House Speaker 

House Minority Leader Gail Armstrong on Republican Frustration 
Correspondent: Gwyneth Doland 
Guest: NM Rep. Gail Armstrong, R-Magdalena; House Minority Leader 

Common Cause Pushes for Good-Government Reforms 
Correspondent: Lou DiVizio 
Guest: Mason Graham, Policy Director, Common Cause New Mexico 

NM Senators Prepare for Cuts in Federal Funds 
Correspondent: Gwyneth Doland 
Guests: NM Sen. George Muñoz, D-Gallup; Chair, Legislative Finance, Senate Finance Committees 
NM Sen. Steve Lanier, R-Aztec; Senate Finance Committee