Lou DiVizio opens the podcast with headlines from around the state including the resignation of the Bernalillo County Undersheriff in the ongoing federal DWI corruption investigation.
Then, Politics Correspondent Gwyneth Doland speaks with state representatives Nathan Small and Cathrynn Brown about the state budget as the 60-day legislative session passes the midway point. Gwyneth also talks with state Rep. Linda Serrato about competing proposals to create trust funds for New Mexico babies.
House Bill 417, a proposed tax hike on alcohol, passed its first hurdle in Santa Fe this week. Gwyneth speaks to Democratic Rep. Cristina Parajón, one of the bill's sponsors, and Sindy Bolaños-Sacoman, co-founder of the New Mexico Tribal Behavioral Health Providers Association, to discuss how the bill's proposed extra revenue would be spent — and why.
Host: Lou DiVizio
Correspondent: Gwyneth Doland
Guests:
NM Rep. Nathan Small, D-Las Cruces
NM Rep. Cathrynn Brown, R-Carlsbad
NM Rep. Linda Serrato, D-Santa Fe
NM Rep. Cristina Parajón, D-Albuquerque
Sindy Bolaños-Sacoman, Co-Founder, New Mexico Tribal Behavioral Health Providers Association
NM Rep. Matthew McQueen, D-Galisteo
