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Podcast: New Mexico in Focus (A Production of NMPBS)
Episode: The Homestretch: 2026 Regular Legislative Session
Description: Podcast host Lou DiVizio updates you on several big-ticket bills moving through the legislature as we approach the final gavel Thursday at noon.Then, Senate Finance Chair George Muñoz, a Gallup Democrat, talks to host Nash Jones about several contentious line items in the state's budget, including copays for universal childcare and billions set aside for public and higher education. And, Politics correspondent Gwyneth Doland checks in with Sen. Steve Lanier, the second-ranking Republican on the Senate Finance Committee and a candidate for governor, to learn where the sta...