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Lou DiVizio starts out the podcast with headlines from around New Mexico, including news of a plea deal in the federal investigation of alleged corruption in APD's DWI unit. Politics correspondent Gwyneth Doland speaks with former state senator Dede Feldman and former state representative Justine Fox-Young about Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham's State of the State address. Gwyneth asks whether this year's push from the governor for tougher laws on crime will succeed. Then, the pair of former lawmakers consider what Lujan Grisham's choice to leave President Donald Trump out of her address might mean about her last two years in office. Gwyneth speaks with Democratic state Rep. Reena Szczepanski, and Republican senators Jay Block and Pat Woods after the governor's speech to ask about some of her top-line issues. Host: Lou DiVizio Segments: Former Lawmakers React to State of the State Address Correspondent: Gwyneth Doland Guests: Dede Feldman, Democratic Former State Senator  Justine Fox-Young, Attorney and Republican Former State Representative NM State Senators, Reps Respond to 2025 State of the State Correspondent: Gwyneth Doland Guests: State Sen. Jay Block, R-Rio Rancho State Sen. Pat Woods, R-Broadview State Rep. Reena Szczepanski, D-Santa Fe, Majority Floor Leader For More Information: NM Supreme Court: Schools can be sued for discrimination - Source New Mexico New Mexico Gov. unveils sweeping public safety proposals – Source New Mexico Governor touts progress but urges lawmakers to do more on crime as 60-day session begins – Albuquerque Journal 

Lou DiVizio introduces the show with some headlines from around the state. Then, State Land Commissioner Stephanie Garcia Richard tells Lou why she chose to hold off on selling the state's most valuable oil and gas leases until officials lock in a higher royalty rate than the office is charging now. Reactions to her decision have been mixed and Lou asks the commissioner to respond to remarks from her critics and from the governor.    The Legislature is in for a big shakeup after the November election. There are currently 19 open legislative seats — 12 held by Republicans, and the other seven by Democrats. Former state senator Dede Feldman sits down with Lou to discuss just how competitive these races will be this fall.  Host: Lou DiVizio  Segments:  State Land Commissioner on Decision to Halt Lease Sales on Oil-Rich Land Correspondent: Lou DiVizio Guest: Stephanie Garcia Richard, NM State Land Commissioner  Analyzing the State Legislature Seats Up for Grabs this Fall Correspondent: Lou DiVizio  Guest: Dede Feldman, Democratic Former NM State Senator  For More Information: New Mexico halts some oil-field lease sales in standoff over royalty rates in Permian Basin – Associated Press  New Mexico GOP mulls next steps as House, Senate leaders announce exits – Santa Fe New Mexican  --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/nmif/message

Senior Producer Lou DiVizio updates you on the headlines impacting New Mexicans right now, including an announcement from the state's Children, Youth and Families Department on changes coming to the agency. Then, Gene Grant and the Line Opinion Panel weighs in on a new boom in oil and gas revenues and the delicate process of trying to spend that money. Our Land Executive Producer Laura Paskus analyzes this year's historic fire season with New Mexico State Forester Laura McCarthy. She explains why this year has been so devastating, and how we can use treatments like prescribed burns more safely. Finally, the Panel debates the proposal to round up nuclear waste from around the country and store it here in New Mexico. Host: Lou DiVizio Line Host: Gene Grant The Line opinion panel: Dede Feldman, fmr. New Mexico State Senator Diane Snyder, fmr. New Mexico State Senator Kristelle Siarza, Siarza Social Digital Guests: Laura McCarthy, New Mexico State Forester For More Information: CYFD Critical Incident Review New Mexico's Oil & Gas Revenues are Breaking Records and Complicating Budgets – The Paper Oil & Gas Continue to Drive New Mexico Budget – Carlsbad Current-Argus Reviewing our Prescribed Fire Program – U.S. Forest Service Visit the NMPBS Video App Subscribe to Our Land Weekly Holtec One Step Closer to Nuclear Waste Facility License – Rio Rancho Observer Environmental Impact Statement – Nuclear Regulatory Commission Gov. Lujan Grisham Statement on NRC Decision – Governor's Officer --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/nmif/message

Senator DeDe Feldman and Representative Joy Garrett join Gene on modernizing our legislature, on News Radio KKOBSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Standardized testing was so sparse in New Mexico in 2020 and 2021 that the state isn't bothering to release last year's testing results. COVID protocols and remote learning caused the lack of usual standardized measurements, but it's easy to see that students have fallen way behind in reaching grade-level markers in math and reading. New Mexico's public education budget is $3 billion. How is that money best spent to increase student achievement? The Line panelists discuss possible tactics. Former state senator and lifetime activist Dede Feldman gets personal in her latest book, “Ten More Doors.” While she and her husband have lived in New Mexico for decades, Feldman recalls learning about her Albuquerque North Valley neighborhood by knocking on the front doors of the people who lived near her and being willing to engage in their lives. This month, the state's Climate & Water Science Advisory Panel released a report, “Climate Change in New Mexico over the Next 50 Years: Impacts on Water Resources,” that's going to help guide the state's 50-year water plan. Environmental Correspondent Laura Paskus discusses the study with Tricia Snyder of WildEarth Guardians and let's you know how you can get involved and make sure your voice is heard in those planning processes. Line Panel: Dan Foley, former state representative Laura Sanchez, attorney Michael Bird, public health expert Guests: Dede Feldman, Author “Ten More Doors: Politics and the Path to Change”

This week on New Mexico in Focus, The Line opinion panel looks at all the that has been accomplished so far in this unique, virtual legislative session. The panelists will also delve into what work has yet to be done, and what measures may run out of time when the session ends at 12pm on Saturday, March 20. The Line also weighs in on Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham’s letter to President Biden this week, asking for some relief on his Executive Order instituting an indefinite moratorium on new oil and gas leases on public lands. The move comes as she is trying to push New Mexico toward more renewable energy sources. And, the opinion panelists also reflect on Deb Haaland’s historic week, as the U.S. Senate confirmed her nomination as the nation’s first Native American Cabinet Secretary. They’ll also discuss the upcoming special election to replace her in the U.S. House of Representatives, which we have now learned will take place on June 1. Correspondent Antonia Gonzales also gets reaction to Deb Haaland’s history-making accomplishment. She is joined by tribal leaders, a business owner and youth advocates to discuss the importance of representation but also how indigenous communities will be holding Sec. Haaland accountable in her new role. Our Land correspondent Laura Paskus continues our series on local reaction to President Joe Biden’s Climate Change actions. This week it’s Jon Goldstein, from the Environmental Defense Fund. Goldstein works on oil and gas issues, including how to reduce methane emissions from the industry. He also served as the Energy, Minerals and Natural Services Department Secretary under former Governor Bill Richardson. Host: Gene Grant Line opinion panelists: Merritt Allen, Vox Optima public relations Dede Feldman, former state senator Eric Griego, former state senator H. Diane Snyder, former state senator Segments: Deb Haaland Makes History, Native Community Reacts Correspondent: Antonia Gonzales Guests: Jenelle Roybal, Pueblo of Pojoaque Governor Stephine Poston, Poston and Associates, Sandia Pueblo Alysia Coriz, co-chair, All Pueblo Council of Governors Youth Committee (Kewa Pueblo) Shayna Naranjo, co-chair, All Pueblo Council of Governors Youth Committee (Khapo Owingeh) Environmental Defense Fund on Climate Change Action Correspondent: Laura Paskus, NMiF environmental reporter Guest: John Goldstein, Environmental Defense Fund

Alb., 11/21-At Saturday's Senate Democratic Caucus meeting, Mimi Stewart was chosen as the Democratic nominee for Senate President Pro Tem and Linda Lopez was elected Democratic Whip. Stewart, Lopez, and former senator Dede Feldman were interviewed on KUNM Women's Focus.

This week on New Mexico in Focus, as lawmakers and the governor ready for a June 18 special session, The Line opinion panel welcomes Albuquerque Journal Capitol Bureau Chief Dan Boyd. He and other journalists are busy tracking revenue estimates and budget recommendations as the state looks to fill a nearly $2 billion hole in next year’s spending package. The panel includes Line regulars Dede Feldman and Diane Snyder, both of whom served in the New Mexico Senate. The group will also discuss local responses to the Black Lives Matter movement with host Gene Grant. Correspondent Laura Paskus continues her series of talks with journalists covering COVID-19 by welcoming back New Mexico in Focus alumnus David Alire Garcia. Now a Mexico City-based correspondent for Reuters, Alire Garcia speaks about how Mexico has handled the pandemic. The pair also explores the economic impact of the novel coronavirus. Native American pueblos and reservations continue to battle back from COVID-19. This week, correspondent Antonia Gonzales talks with three Native wellness activists about the health issues facing their communities, and about ways they’ve found to motivate themselves to get up and move during what can be a frightening time of lockdowns and quarantine. Our Land returns for June, as correspondent Laura Paskus visits the dry bed of the Rio Grande south of Socorro and speaks with biologist Thomas Archdeacon about why the drying occurs, how it affects endangered fish, and why this year’s recovery of rare silvery minnows was complicated by COVID-19.

Kathleen Sabo interviews former New Mexico State Senator and author Dede Feldman on the ethics of current campaigning and elections, and the continuing accountability of public officials during the pandemic. EthicsNOW is presented by NM Ethics Watch. This episode is available as a video podcast at www.vimeo.com/ethicsnow --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ethics-now/message

Dede Feldman is the author of Inside the New Mexico Senate: Boots, Suits, and Citizens (University of New Mexico Press, 2014). Feldman retired from the New Mexico Senate in 2012 and is a former journalist and now is a political commentator in Albuquerque. Feldman provides a first-hand account of the state legislative process. Her colorful stories of many legends of New Mexico politics reveal the complexity of a part-time legislature. She ends the book with an array of ideas to reform the institution and limit some of the forces she sees as destructive and harmful. The book would make an excellent addition to an undergraduate course in State and Local Government. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dede Feldman is the author of Inside the New Mexico Senate: Boots, Suits, and Citizens (University of New Mexico Press, 2014). Feldman retired from the New Mexico Senate in 2012 and is a former journalist and now is a political commentator in Albuquerque. Feldman provides a first-hand account of the state legislative process. Her colorful stories of many legends of New Mexico politics reveal the complexity of a part-time legislature. She ends the book with an array of ideas to reform the institution and limit some of the forces she sees as destructive and harmful. The book would make an excellent addition to an undergraduate course in State and Local Government. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dede Feldman is the author of Inside the New Mexico Senate: Boots, Suits, and Citizens (University of New Mexico Press, 2014). Feldman retired from the New Mexico Senate in 2012 and is a former journalist and now is a political commentator in Albuquerque. Feldman provides a first-hand account of the state legislative process. Her colorful stories of many legends of New Mexico politics reveal the complexity of a part-time legislature. She ends the book with an array of ideas to reform the institution and limit some of the forces she sees as destructive and harmful. The book would make an excellent addition to an undergraduate course in State and Local Government. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dede Feldman is the author of Inside the New Mexico Senate: Boots, Suits, and Citizens (University of New Mexico Press, 2014). Feldman retired from the New Mexico Senate in 2012 and is a former journalist and now is a political commentator in Albuquerque. Feldman provides a first-hand account of the state legislative process. Her colorful stories of many legends of New Mexico politics reveal the complexity of a part-time legislature. She ends the book with an array of ideas to reform the institution and limit some of the forces she sees as destructive and harmful. The book would make an excellent addition to an undergraduate course in State and Local Government. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dede Feldman is the author of Inside the New Mexico Senate: Boots, Suits, and Citizens (University of New Mexico Press, 2014). Feldman retired from the New Mexico Senate in 2012 and is a former journalist and now is a political commentator in Albuquerque. Feldman provides a first-hand account of the state legislative process. Her colorful stories of many legends of New Mexico politics reveal the complexity of a part-time legislature. She ends the book with an array of ideas to reform the institution and limit some of the forces she sees as destructive and harmful. The book would make an excellent addition to an undergraduate course in State and Local Government. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices