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Podcast: New Mexico in Focus (A Production of NMPBS)
Episode: 2023 Legislative Session Preview
Description: Host Lou DiVizio updates state headlines, including the Governor's picks for the New Mexico Public Regulation Commission.Â
Then, Gene Grant and a panel of political experts talk through the new budget surplus available for lawmakers when session starts later this month.Â
Gene and the panel also explore proposed legislation on guns.Â
And, Gene and our panelists discuss the pros and cons of modernizing the state legislature, with potential changes like paying lawmakers and lengthening sessions.Â
Host: Lou DiVizio
Line Host: Gene Grant
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