Let's Talk New Mexico
Weekly public affairs program featuring interviews with policy makers, advocates, elected officials, artists, musicians and other news makers along with live phone calls from listeners.
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In 2018 a New Mexico judge ruled the state was failing to provide a constitutionally sufficient and equitable education to at-risk students. Years laters, the state is still out of compliance with that ruling and the plaintiffs have taken the case back to court. -
In previous weeks we鈥檝e explored the effects on our state of federal workforce reductions and likely federal funding cuts to Medicaid. Now prominent organizations like the New Mexico Humanities Council are reeling from cancelled federal grants. On the next Let鈥檚 Talk New Mexico, how will our non-profits endure big losses of federal funding promised by congress? -
About a third of New Mexicans depend on medicaid to pay for health care. While our state legislature has signalled support by passing a bill to create a new medicaid trust fund, the United States congress is debating deep cuts to spending, including on medicaid. On the next Let鈥檚 Talk New Mexico, how would federal cuts affect health care in our state? -
On the next Let鈥檚 Talk New Mexico, we鈥檒l discuss the power of oil and gas in our statehouse and why legislators may not be willing to change rules for the industry that brings about a third of the state鈥檚 total revenue while being the top emitter of greenhouse gases. -
We鈥檒l reflect on the end of the 2025 legislative session by talking with journalists who followed all 60 days at the Roundhouse. -
New Mexico鈥檚 Children, Youth, and Families Department has suffered decades of instability and the agency struggling to protect vulnerable youths. The governor and lawmakers are stressing urgency to address long standing issues, but the legislature has shown a break in trust by significantly cutting the agency鈥檚 requested budget. On the next Let鈥檚 Talk New Mexico, we鈥檒l discuss legislative efforts for child welfare reform. -
Psychedelics are gaining momentum as medicines to treat a variety of conditions such as addiction and PTSD, and New Mexico might become the third state to legalize medical psilocybin 鈥� the main ingredient in magic mushrooms. -
About 22,000 New Mexicans worked for the federal government last year. Many people are nervous about the ongoing reduction in the federal workforce, but how severely could our state be impacted? -
James Beard Foundation recognizes top achievements in the culinary world. This year five New Mexico chefs are semifinalists in the 鈥淏est of the Southwest鈥� category and another three local establishments are semifinalists in national categories like 鈥渙utstanding bakery,鈥� 鈥渙utstanding professional cocktail service鈥� and 鈥渙utstanding wine and other beverages program.鈥� -
Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham has called for easing medical malpractice insurance expenses by having the state step in to help cover gaps. Meanwhile a new Senate bill introduced by the only doctor in the legislature takes a different approach to lowering costs. On the next Let鈥檚 Talk New Mexico, we鈥檒l discuss how problems with malpractice insurance affect providers in the state and their patients, along with possible policy solutions.
