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Podcast: New Mexico in Focus (A Production of NMPBS)
Episode: The Line Opinion Panel on Sheryl Williams Stapleton Scandal, Return of Mask Mandates and NM United Stadium | 7.30.21
Description: The Line opinion panel offers reaction to the kickback scandal now enveloping state lawmaker Sheryl Williams Stapleton. Stapleton is the House Majority Floor Leader and has served in the Roundhouse for years. The current scandal, now under investigation by the Attorney General Hector Balderas involves her job with Albuquerque Public Schools. If the accusations are true, it could have wide-ranging impacts in state government.
The Line panel also talks about the return of masks – even for vaccinated people – in some indoor environments, as well as how schools will handle the CDC’s new recommendation. New Mexico’s Public Ed...