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Podcast: New Mexico in Focus (A Production of NMPBS)
Episode: City Councilor Nichole Rogers: Nat'l Guardâs Six Months in Albuquerque
Description: Last year, Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham sent about 70 troops with the New Mexico National Guard to Albuquerque's International District. According to the governor, the guard worked alongside the Albuquerque Police Department to address âimmediate quality of life concernsâ of people living in the area, while "working towards long-term solutions to the city's most pressing public safety concerns." City Councilor Nichole Rogers represents District 6, where most of the troops were deployed, and recently stopped by our studio to talk about what the National Guard did and didn't get done during their six months in the city. Po...