Let鈥檚 Talk New Mexico 6/16 8am: Last November President Biden鈥檚 passed both houses of Congress and was signed into law after almost six months of debate. The final negotiations among legislators left the price tag for the bill at $1.2 trillion, about half of which will make its way to states over the next several years to improve drinking water distribution systems, rebuild roads and bridges, and modernize travel with updated airports and a system of electric vehicle charging stations.
On the next Let鈥檚 Talk New Mexico we鈥檒l dig into our state鈥檚 infrastructure wishlist, how those federal dollars are being spent, and how we can get more money for our most desperate needs 鈥� especially for our rural neighbors. We鈥檒l also talk about some of the less obvious, but necessary, infrastructure projects like renewable energy and broadband internet.
Share your ideas about infrastructure spending, our greatest needs, and how you suggest we spend to ensure a robust future by emailing LetsTalk@kunm.org, tweeting #letstalkNM or calling in live during the show at (505) 277-5866.
GUESTS:
- , former Albuquerque Mayor and infrastructure adviser with Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham
- , adjunct senior fellow, Council on Foreign Relations
- Terry Brunner, chief executive officer,
- , Democratic state representative
Resources:
- Bipartisan Infrastructure Law
- - Pivotal New Mexico
- - Albuquerque Journal
- on the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Ac and how officials can utilize that funding in ways that address resilience, sustainability, climate adaptation, and equity.
This episode is part of our Your New Mexico Government project, a collaboration between 九色网 radio and New Mexico PBS. Support for public media provided by the Thornburg Foundation.
