Gov. Richardson called last month's Special Session the toughest he's ever been through. Hear what he says was the hardest part, in an exclusive one-on-one interview with Gene Grant on this week’s New Mexico in Focus. Plus, find out what he hopes to do to fix the budget in the next legislative session, including the possibility of tax hikes. “New Mexico In Focus” is KNME-TV’s weekly hour-long public affairs show airing on Friday, Nov. 6 at 7 p.m. on KNME-TV channel 5.1 and repeating on Sunday, Nov. 8 at 6:30 a.m.
Also, Lt. Governor Diane Denish gets candid with correspondent Peter St. Cyr. Find out how she wants to reform state government, and where she says the state can find hundreds of millions of dollars to plug the budget shortfall.
Guest panelists this week include Marco Gonzales, attorney, Modrall Sperling Law Firm and John Wertheim, former executive director, State Democratic Party. Together, they’ll join panelists Sophie Martin, managing editor, Duke City Fix.Com and Margaret Montoya, UNM Schools of Law and Medicine/CUNY Law School.
Hosted by Gene Grant, columnist for the Weekly Alibi, “New Mexico in Focus” takes a multi-layered look at social, political, economic, health, education, and arts issues and explores them in-depth, with a critical eye to give them context beyond the “news of the moment.”
New Mexico in Focus can also be seen on KNME’s Digital Channel 9.1 on Saturdays at 5 p.m. Additionanlly, viewers can also watch it online at: KNME.
“New Mexico in Focus” is produced by Kevin McDonald and Kathy Wimmer and closed captioning has been made possible by a gift from Mrs. Elspeth G. Bobbs.
Media Contact: Evy Todd, (505) 277-1812; e-mail: etodd@knme.org
Posted by scarr at November 5, 2009 10:45 AM