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1235 Moonshot

Education Reform: Money Behind The “Moonshot”

By Ashley Rammelsberg | March 1, 2019

March 1, 2019 – Correspondent Gwyneth Doland heads to Santa Fe to explore the nexus of education and tax reform efforts. In response to a…

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Native Artists Respond To Standing Rock And The No-DAPL Movement

By Ashley Rammelsberg | February 22, 2019

February 22, 2019 – Correspondent Antonia Gonzales looks at how Native American artists are using their creativity to highlight political and social activism. She visits…

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Local Labor Economist On Minimum Wage

By Ashley Rammelsberg | February 22, 2019

February 22, 2019 – Correspondent Gwyneth Doland sits down with UNM Labor Economist Melissa Binder to discuss the overall impacts of a minimum wage hike,…

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Restaurants Sound Warning About Proposed Minimum Wage Bill

By Ashley Rammelsberg | February 22, 2019

February 22, 2019 – Lawmakers continue to debate increasing the state’s minimum wage. One plan also includes doing away with another wage level designed for…

1230 Tone of Legislature

HB4 And Other Ethics Bills Currently Proposed

By Ashley Rammelsberg | February 14, 2019

February 15, 2019 – New Mexico in Focus host Gene Grant sits down in studio with a former legislature and open-government advocates to look further…

1233 Ethics Legislation

Ethics Commission Proposal

By Ashley Rammelsberg | February 14, 2019

February 15, 2019 – Correspondent Gwyneth Doland reports from the Roundhouse on the latest movement regarding ethics legislation and especially on the recently released HB4,…

1232 Gun Control Legislation

Legislature Takes Up New Gun Control Proposals

By Ashley Rammelsberg | February 8, 2019

February 8, 2019 – New Mexico is not insulated from gun violence, and mass shootings. It was just a little over a year ago two…

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Holloman AFB Contamination

By Ashley Rammelsberg | February 8, 2019

February 8, 2019 – Environmental Reporter Laura Paskus broke the story this week of massive contamination at Holloman Air Force Base near Alamogordo. According to…

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Holloman Air Force Base Contamination: Reporter Laura Paskus

By Myah Wilmarth | February 8, 2019

Environment Reporter Laura Paskus, of the New Mexico Political Report, talks about her story this week of major groundwater contamination at Holloman Air Force Base…

1231 Cannabis Money

The Finances of Legalizing Cannabis

By Ashley Rammelsberg | February 1, 2019

February 1, 2019 – If New Mexico legalizes, regulates—and taxes—recreational cannabis, will it bring in enough revenue to solve our recurring budget problems? Will the…

1230 Recreational Cannabis

Should NM Legalize Cannabis?

By Ashley Rammelsberg | January 25, 2019

January 25, 2019 – Will New Mexico become the 11th state to legalize marijuana? A majority of New Mexicans support the idea and so, potentially,…

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EXCERPT FROM: Parent In Education Lawsuit Shares What She Wants To See Change

By Ashley Rammelsberg | January 25, 2019

January 25, 2019 – Wilhelmina Yazzie (Navajo) lives in Gallup and wanted better academic support for her son. She was one of the parents listed…