Two Points of View as Legislature Rolls on

This week on New Mexico in Focus, Politics Correspondent Gwyneth Doland asks two former lawmakers how this year’s legislative session is shaping up. Former state senators Mark Moores and Eric Griego discuss the state’s budget and a package of crime bills that have hit the governor’s desk. Then, the pair consider how lobbyist dollars are tipping the scales at the Roundhouse as legislators debate environmental and health-care-system reform bills.  

Gwyneth interviews Rep. Matthew McQueen about his proposal to let voters decide whether governors should be allowed to effectively veto bills with no explanation.  

Senior Producer Lou DiVizio asks two students and a law professor how their proposal to desegregate gendered acting categories at the Oscars reached the doorsteps of Hollywood.

Lou sits down with a UNM researcher to discuss a study that found high levels of microplastics in the human brain.

Host: Lou DiVizio

Segments: 
Former Lawmakers Analyze State Budget & Crime Bills
Correspondent: Gwyneth Doland
Guests: Republican Former NM Sen. Mark Moores
Dr. Eric Griego, Ph.D., Former Democratic NM State Senator, UNM Adjunct Professor

UNM Law Students Against Gendered Acting Categories at the Oscars
Correspondent: Lou DiVizio
Guests: Abigail McCoy, UNM Constitutional Law Student, Proposal Contributor
Devrah Fung, UNM Constitutional Law Student, Proposal Contributor
Lawrence Jones, UNM Adjunct Professor, Former NJ Superior Court Judge

Resolution Would Let Voters Kill Pocket-Veto Power
Correspondent: Gwyneth Doland
Guest: NM Rep. Matthew McQueen, D-Santa Fe

Environmental Protections and Lobbying in NM  
Correspondent: Gwyneth Doland
Guests: Republican Former NM Sen. Mark Moores
Dr. Eric Griego, Ph.D., Former Democratic NM State Senator, UNM Adjunct Professor

New Report Examines Microplastics in the Human Brain
Correspondent: Lou DiVizio
Guest: Dr. Marcus Garcia, University of New Mexico Health Sciences