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Podcast: New Mexico in Focus (A Production of NMPBS)
Episode: The Line Opinion Panel on Virgin Galactic, the 2022 Gubernatorial Elections and Our Overwhelmed Courts | 7.16.21
Description: New Mexico is aflutter with news of the first fully crewed Virgin Galactic flight from Spaceport America. Sir Richard Branson’s high-profile jaunt into weightlessness on July 11 drew massive attention to the purpose-built New Mexico facility. Will it soon also bring money? The Line opinion panel looks at successes and challenges as the state seeks to leverage the Virgin Galactic spotlight.
Although the Republican gubernatorial primary is a long way off - and the challenge to Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham even further away – the pool of GOP hopefuls is growing. The Line opinion panel explores Rebecca Dow’s entr...