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Podcast: New Mexico in Focus (A Production of NMPBS)
Episode: The Money Rolls In To State Coffers, But How to Spend it All? Plus, Afghan Perspectives and Unemployment Benefits Run Dry | 9.3.21
Description: The Line opinion panel takes a closer look at the implications of a predicted $1.4 billion surplus in the state’s next budget year. Lawmakers and the governor are already rolling out ideas to spend it, while others caution against yet another ratcheting up of the state’s baseline costs. The group weighs the likelihood that crime legislation – and funding – will be a centerpiece of the 2022 legislative session.
New Mexico in Focus searches for perspective on the end of the war in Afghanistan and the resulting humanitarian crisis as tens of thousands of Afghans look to flee Taliban rule. Ge...