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Podcast: New Mexico in Focus (A Production of NMPBS)
Episode: Responding to Omicron Spread, Combatting Crime & Lawmaker Transparency | 1.7.22
Description: The Line Panel reacts to the most recent updates from the Department of Health on the Omicron variant. Early data seems to suggest it is a milder version of the virus, but spreads at more than 3-times the rate of the Delta variant. As we wait for more data to give us more information, how should the public react?
State lawmakers are getting set to take on crime during the 2022 Legislative session. But will tightening laws and lengthening sentences work as an effective deterrent? Our panelists share their opinions on this one as well, and give other...