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By Jim Williams

Santa Fe, NM – On Monday, Governor Susana Martinez released her proposals for balancing the state's next fiscal year budget. Overall, the plan includes a 3 percent reduction in spending. There are cuts to education in the package, but Medicaid remains relatively intact. Martinez suggests cutting about 1 point 5 percent from K through 12 education. While the governor can't mandate how school districts make the cuts, Martinez says her office will issue a directive to ensure the money is taken from administration only.

By Sarah Gustavus

Albuquerque, NM – First District Representative Martin Heinrich, says Representative Gabrielle Giffords is not only a friend but an inspiration in his own political career.

Wed. 1/12: Tribes and black slaves provide a backdrop of American history that most Americans know very little about. Did you know that some Indian tribes actually owned black slaves and other tribal people helped them to freedom? Where did tribes stand during America's Civil War?

By Jim Williams

Santa Fe, NM – New Mexico lawmakers will gather in Santa Fe next week for a legislative session that's sure to be contentious, especially around the issue of spending and taxes. The state budget is once again in the red, and legislators will have a tough time cutting enough spending to balance it. But some lawmakers are aiming at film industry tax credits that were increased recently. At the same time, opponents of that idea call it a smokescreen. KUNM's Jim Williams reports.

Wed. 1/12: Tribes and black slaves provide a backdrop of American history that most Americans know very little about. Did you know that some Indian tribes actually owned black slaves and other tribal people helped them to freedom? Where did tribes stand during America's Civil War?

Sat. 1/15: Many of us are finding that we are needing to adjust our way of life. Circumstances such as the downturn of the economy, or being downsized at work are causing many people great anxiety. Others are facing retirement, and find that their retirement fund may have lost a great deal of its value. How can we live a good life, as our finances lessen?

Fri. 1/11: How do sex and gender impact health? Does health policy adequately address systemic problems rooted in the relationships between patient, provider and insurer? Join us this month for the first ever episode of Women's Health Today.

Fri. 1/28: The USIP in Washington, DC, is an independent, nonpartisan, national institution established in 1984 and funded by Congress to increase the nation's capacity to manage international conflict without violence.

Sat. 1/22: Biologist Carla Hannaford draws on quantum physics and human biology to explain a big shift going on in science - one that is altering conventions of "self."

Fundamentally, we are dynamic, boundaryless, self-organizing systems open to a unified field of information that is vibrational in nature. Everything is in flux and interconnected. When we are conscious an aware in the present moment, we can receive more subtle information from the field, respond to actual conditions more appropriately, and rewire ourselves toward greater capacity.

Wed. 1/19: Plus, Amy Lavere live at Minglewood Hall, and Cybill Shepherd tells us more about women in the blues.

This week on the Caravan, we're going to a great double bill at Minglewood Hall in Memphis, Tn. First up is Alvin Youngblood Hart. The Cosmic American Love Child Of Howlin Wolf and Link Wray and known as a "musician's musician", Alvin's praises have been sung by everyone from Bob Dylan to Brit guitar gods Eric Clapton & Mick Taylor.

Sat. 1/29: How can we best respond to the stress that comes with political upheaval and ecological crisis of our times?

By Jim Williams

By Sarah Gustavus

January 7, 2011 – The economy is still struggling, but there may be some potential bright spots for New Mexico businesses this year.

Sat. 1/8: This program explores the mind, body, and spirit of growing older with writer, teacher and Zen Buddhist Susan Moon.

Susan Moon teaches popular writing workshops. She is the former editor of Turning Wheel: The Journal of Socially Engaged Buddhism, and the author of the satirical cult classic The Life and Letters of Tofu Roshi (Shambhala 2001). She has also written, Not Turning Away: The Practice of Engaged Buddhism (Shambhala 2004), and This is Getting Old: Zen Thoughts on Aging with Humor and Dignity (Shambhala 2010). Program #3374.

By Jim Williams

Wed. 1/5: Plus, The Lee Boys live at Chenango Blues Festival in Norwich, New York.

From smoking slide guitar boogies to raw-boned Chicago shuffles to the deepest slow blues, guitarist/vocalist/songwriter Lil' Ed Williams is an awe-inspiring master bluesman. He and his blistering, road-tested band are celebrating 20 amazing years together. We've also got a great set from the Lee Boys, one of America's finest African-American sacred steel ensembles. And Guest Host, Cybill Shepherd, tells us more about Women in the Blues.

Wed. 1/12: Plus, Juke Joint Duo live at Tampa Bay Blues Festival in Tampa, Florida.

Eden is an award-winning American musician on the independent Yellow Dog Records label. A blues pianist and vocalist, she combines boogie-woogie with elements of blues, jazz, soul, gospel and pop. Her vocal style has been compared to Bessie Smith, Memphis Minnie and Aretha Franklin. We've got a great set from Eden at the Levitt Shell in Memphis, TN.

By Elaine Baumgartel and Jim Williams

Albuquerque, NM – The 112th Congress convenes Wednesday, January 5, 2011, and Republican members of the House already have plans to repeal the nation's new health care law.

A full repeal is expected to pass with support from the new Republican House majority but the effort is largely a symbolic one. The measure has little chance in the Democratic controlled Senate and it would surely be vetoed by President Obama.

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Mon. 1/10: What is the true story of these giant carvings? Who is keeping this unique art form alive, and have you ever wondered about being the "low man on the totem pole?"

Mon. 1/3: Tonight on Coraz?n Tanguero, former hosts of the show Tom?s Alberto Garc?a, Jenny De Bouzek and Cecilia Biglieri share their favorite tangos with us. No se lo pierdan!


Host: Cristina Baccin

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12/31: Sudan presents a uniquely complex of Afro-Arab history and culture, and this program tells the country's story through music.

10:00pm

Afropop Worldwide

A vibrant tradition of pan-Sudanese music was flowering in 1989 when an oppressive, Islamist government came to power. Many major artists then left the country, creating a far flung musical diaspora. Others?such as Mohammed Wardi, and Abdel Gadir Salilm?remained behind, weathering years of conflict and division.

12/31: Sudan presents a uniquely complex of Afro-Arab history and culture, and this program tells the country's story through music.

10:00pm

Afropop Worldwide

A vibrant tradition of pan-Sudanese music was flowering in 1989 when an oppressive, Islamist government came to power. Many major artists then left the country, creating a far flung musical diaspora. Others?such as Mohammed Wardi, and Abdel Gadir Salilm?remained behind, weathering years of conflict and division.

By Jim Williams

Albuquerque, NM – New regulations just established for the dairy industry in New Mexico may prove to be one of the first battles of the incoming administration of Governor-elect Susana Martinez. Martinez, in her campaign and after the election, spoke often about regulations in the state needing to be based on, in her words, "sound science". But as KUNM's Jim Williams reports, clean water advocates say rolling back these new regulations would be contradictory.

By Jim Williams

Santa Fe, NM – Governor Bill Richardson says he's planning to stay in Santa Fe after he ends his second term next month and hands over the reigns to Republican Susana Martinez. The Democrat Richardson, who just returned from a diplomatic trip to North Korea, says he'll make Santa Fe a base to expand his work on international relations.

By Elaine Baumgartel

Albuquerque, NM – Photos of unidentified women released recently by Albuquerque police may have been disturbing to some. Officials say the women might have information about the West Mesa murders investigation. Police say they want to make sure the women are safe, but media critics say the images dehumanize women.

By Jim Williams

December 20, 2010 – The week before Christmas isn't likely to bring sugar plums to the U-S Senate. Partisanship continued last week and into this past weekend as lawmakers couldn't agree on a long-term budget and other major pieces of legislation. One of the issues remaining is the re-ratification of the START Treaty between the U-S and Russia.