2016 Legislative Session, U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich and Tom Udall on the Gold King Mine Spill

This week on New Mexico in Focus, host Gene Grant and the Line opinion panelists discuss the upcoming legislative session. Lawmakers will meet in Santa Fe next week for a 30-day session. Along with creating a new budget, elected officials will have the chance to debate legislation on other issues like public safety, ethics and a proposed salary increase for state workers.

Correspondent Stan Wilson sits down with a student from UNM and an employee from LANL to talk about the challenges some young people in New Mexico face as they begin to study and pursue careers in the STEM fields (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math).

U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich and Tom Udall sat down with us last fall to talk about the Gold King Mine Spill. This week, we hear their proposals for addressing mining safety in New Mexico and other Western states.

GUESTS:
Senator Martin Heinrich
Senator Tom Udall
Gabriel Montaño, Los Alamos National Laboratory
Ayse Muniz, UNM student

LINE PANELISTS:
Tom Garrity, Garrity Group PR
Rob Nikolewski, Independent Journalist
Laura Sanchez-Rivét, attorney at Cuddy & McCarthy, LLP
Harry Van Buren, professor at the UNM Anderson School of Management

CORRESPONDENT:
Gwyneth Doland
Stan Wilson
Sarah Gustavus

HOST:
Gene Grant

The Producer of NEW MEXICO IN FOCUS is Sarah Gustavus. Associate Producer is Kathy Wimmer. Funding for this program was provided in part by the McCune Foundation Communications Fund, Santa Fe Community Foundation.

Episode 928 airs January 15, 2016 at 7:00pm on Ch.5.1