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Budget Balancing Act; Healthy Soil and Water in NM | Full Episode

This week on New Mexico in Focus, we zero in on the state's budget as lawmakers work to finalize the massive spending plan. Senate Finance Chair George Muñoz, a Gallup Democrat, talks to host Nash Jones about several contentious line items, including copays for universal childcare and billions set aside for public and higher education. Then, politics correspondent Gwyneth Doland checks in with Sen. Steve Lanier, the second-ranking Republican on the Senate Finance Committee and a candidate for governor, to learn where the state GOP stands on the budget. Later, Gwyneth speaks with five different lawmakers, each representing a different community of New Mexicans, to find out the one thing they're fighting for in this year's budget. An important note and an apology: We also spoke with Republican Reps. Jennifer Jones and Gail Armstrong for this segment. Unfortunately, those responses will not air due to technical difficulties. The Clear Horizons Act, meant to set the governor’s carbon emission goals into law, died in the Senate this week as seven Democrats joined state Republicans to kill the bill. Capital and Main reporter Jerry Redfern sits down with Camilla Feibelman, director of the Rio Grande Chapter of the Sierra Club, to dig into the bill and consider how its failure will cost the state. Last year, the Trump administration gutted the Clean Water Act, which protected millions of acres of wetlands, rivers and streams. That has prompted state officials and environmental groups to try and plug the proverbial dam and take charge of ensuring water quality. Correspondent Elizabeth Miller joins Tricia Snyder, Rivers and Waters program director for the New Mexico Wilderness Alliance, on the banks of the Santa Fe River to learn more. The New Mexico Department of Agriculture offers a grant program to help improve soil conditions around the state. Nash speaks with program co-lead Katie Crayton, as well as Taos-based soil health coordinator Tyler Zander, about the "Healthy Soil Program" and how these grants are healing the state's scorched surface. Host: Nash Jones Segments: NM Sen. Muñoz on Balancing State Budget Correspondent: Nash Jones Guest: NM Sen. George Muñoz, D-Gallup; Senate Finance Chair NM Sen. Lanier on Childcare Copays and Fixing Potholes Correspondent: Gwyneth Doland Guest: NM Sen. Steve Lanier, R-San Juan County Budget Priorities Heard Around the Roundhouse Correspondent: Gwyneth Doland Guests: NM Rep. Javier Martínez, D-Albuquerque; House Speaker NM Sen. Leo Jaramillo, D-Española NM Sen. Rex Wilson, R-Ancho NM Sen. Carrie Hamblen, D-Las Cruces NM Rep. Marianna Anaya, D-Albuquerque Clear Horizons Bill Dies in Senate Correspondent: Jerry Redfern Guest: Camilla Feibelman, Rio Grande Chapter Director, Sierra Club Protecting NM Water Following Trump Cuts Correspondent: Elizabeth Miller Guest: Tricia Snyder, Rivers & Waters Program Director, New Mexico Wilderness Alliance Healthy Soil Program Helps Bring Life Back to the Surface Correspondent: Nash Jones Guests: Katie Crayton, Healthy Soil Program Co-Lead, New Mexico Department of Agriculture Tyler Zander, Soil Health Coordinator, Taos Soil and Water District -- 00:00 Intro 02:25 NM Sen. Muñoz on Balancing State Budget 13:41 NM Sen. Lanier on Childcare Copays and Fixing Potholes 19:51 Budget Priorities Heard Around the Roundhouse 22:06 Apology 23:19 Clear Horizons Bill Dies in Senate 35:06 Protecting NM Water Following Trump Cuts 45:45 Healthy Soil Program Helps Bring Life Back to the Surface This program is made possible by viewers like you. Support NMPBS: https://bit.ly/nmpbs-donate Subscribe to the New Mexico in Focus channel for more clips:    / @nminfocus   Enjoy full episodes of your favorite NMPBS shows anytime, anywhere with the free PBS App: https://portal.knme.org/ Follow New Mexico in Focus Instagram:   / nm_in_focus   Facebook:   / newmexicopbs   X: https://x.com/NMinFocus