http://kunm.org/podcast/ Support KUNM s news department. Become a member online at KUNM.org. KUNM-FM 1999-2010 KUNM Podcast 1.00 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 14:45:48 -0700 Support KUNM s news department. Become a member online at KUNM.org. KUNM News Stories Podcast KUNM-FM KUNM news story stories daily albuquerque santa fe podcast http://kunm.org/images/ziawhitesmall.gif http://kunm.org/ 90 40 podmaster@kunm.org KUNM-FM Podmaster KUNM s Sarah Gustavus speaks with writers and reporters from the New Mexico Independent about this week s headlines. Thu, 11 Mar 2010 14:45:48 -0700 http://kunm.org/news/view.php?id=EkylukFEulvWwQhkSv http://kunm.org/news/audio/031110NMI.MP3 KUNM s Sarah Gustavus speaks with writers and reporters from the New Mexico Independent about this week s headlines. no 00:05:00 KUNM news stories story daily albuquerque santa fe podcast public radio Many New Mexico health care organizations are hiring lobbyists to get their voices heard in Washington. KUNM Capitol reporter Matt Laslo reports on why government watchdog groups say that raises red flags. Thu, 11 Mar 2010 14:44:50 -0700 http://kunm.org/news/view.php?id=EkylukFpAphkddaApF http://kunm.org/news/audio/031110HEALTHLOBBY.MP3 Many New Mexico health care organizations are hiring lobbyists to get their voices heard in Washington. KUNM Capitol reporter Matt Laslo reports on why government watchdog groups say that raises red flags. no 00:07:00 KUNM news stories story daily albuquerque santa fe podcast public radio Santa Fe wireless technology opponents will have more time to develop their arguments against a proposed new telecommunications ordinance in the City Different. The Santa Fe City Council decided last night to once again postpone consideration of the proposal. The move allows city staff until May 12th to further evaluate what has been a contentious issue. KUNM s Scott Ki has this report from Santa Fe. Thu, 11 Mar 2010 14:42:51 -0700 http://kunm.org/news/view.php?id=EkylukkAZEQmXKFLwj http://kunm.org/news/audio/031110WIRELESS.MP3 Santa Fe wireless technology opponents will have more time to develop their arguments against a proposed new telecommunications ordinance in the City Different. The Santa Fe City Council decided last night to once again postpone consideration of the proposal. The move allows city staff until May 12th to further evaluate what has been a contentious issue. KUNM s Scott Ki has this report from Santa Fe. no 00:06:00 KUNM news stories story daily albuquerque santa fe podcast public radio At 7:00 tonight, Santa Fe City Councilors will consider a sweeping new telecommunications ordinance. Among other things, the rules would allow companies to apply for a franchise to get access to existing rights of way on both public and private lands to install new telecommunications equipment. Some activists oppose the changes. KUNM s Jim Williams reports. Wed, 10 Mar 2010 14:35:00 -0700 http://kunm.org/news/view.php?id=EkylukkVppurHmtGlH http://kunm.org/news/audio/031010ORDINANCEQA.MP3 At 7:00 tonight, Santa Fe City Councilors will consider a sweeping new telecommunications ordinance. Among other things, the rules would allow companies to apply for a franchise to get access to existing rights of way on both public and private lands to install new telecommunications equipment. Some activists oppose the changes. KUNM s Jim Williams reports. no 00:07:00 KUNM news stories story daily albuquerque santa fe podcast public radio A Federal Appellate panel has upheld a permit issued by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission for uranium mining in northwest New Mexico. Hydro Resources Incorporated has a permit to extract the mineral in the area, which is adjacent to Navajo land. The 2 to 1 decision overturned a challenge by environmental organizations and individuals opposed to the mining, who say it will damage drinking water supplies. KUNM s Jim Williams has more. Tue, 09 Mar 2010 15:15:13 -0700 http://kunm.org/news/view.php?id=EkylkVkEEFkobGkQJc http://kunm.org/news/audio/030910URANIUMQA.MP3 A Federal Appellate panel has upheld a permit issued by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission for uranium mining in northwest New Mexico. Hydro Resources Incorporated has a permit to extract the mineral in the area, which is adjacent to Navajo land. The 2 to 1 decision overturned a challenge by environmental organizations and individuals opposed to the mining, who say it will damage drinking water supplies. KUNM s Jim Williams has more. no 00:04:00 KUNM news stories story daily albuquerque santa fe podcast public radio Congress has yet to approve a continuation of supplemental stimulus funding for Medicaid programs around the country. At stake is about 100 million in Medicaid funding for New Mexico. Some state lawmakers are concerned about the delay, saying if the funding isn t extended, more cuts to the state budget will be necessary. As KUNM s Jim Williams reports though, New Mexico U.S. Senator Jeff Bingaman remains optimistic that the dollars will be delivered soon. Mon, 08 Mar 2010 14:58:39 -0700 http://kunm.org/news/view.php?id=EkylkVEEEAPvUDbWKG http://kunm.org/news/audio/030810BINGMEDICAID.MP3 Congress has yet to approve a continuation of supplemental stimulus funding for Medicaid programs around the country. At stake is about 100 million in Medicaid funding for New Mexico. Some state lawmakers are concerned about the delay, saying if the funding isn t extended, more cuts to the state budget will be necessary. As KUNM s Jim Williams reports though, New Mexico U.S. Senator Jeff Bingaman remains optimistic that the dollars will be delivered soon. no 00:04:00 KUNM news stories story daily albuquerque santa fe podcast public radio KUNM s Sarah Gustavus speaks with Megan Kamerick of New Mexico Business Weekly about this week s business news. Fri, 05 Mar 2010 14:34:19 -0700 http://kunm.org/news/view.php?id=EkylpZylVAthNAtALX http://kunm.org/news/audio/030510BUSINESS.MP3 KUNM s Sarah Gustavus speaks with Megan Kamerick of New Mexico Business Weekly about this week s business news. no 00:07:00 KUNM news stories story daily albuquerque santa fe podcast public radio State lawmakers have adjourned after a special session to fill a 600 million dollar budget hole for the coming fiscal year. Much of the budget fix was done by raising taxes. As KUNM s Jim Williams reports from our capitol newsroom, that s left more than one Democrat uneasy in an election year, and ready to talk about income taxes for the wealthy. Fri, 05 Mar 2010 00:25:41 -0700 http://kunm.org/news/view.php?id=EkyZZyyZuEGqKPMSkk http://kunm.org/news/audio/030510Taxes.MP3 State lawmakers have adjourned after a special session to fill a 600 million dollar budget hole for the coming fiscal year. Much of the budget fix was done by raising taxes. As KUNM s Jim Williams reports from our capitol newsroom, that s left more than one Democrat uneasy in an election year, and ready to talk about income taxes for the wealthy. no 00:06:00 KUNM news stories story daily albuquerque santa fe podcast public radio On Thursdays, we usually check in with reporters and writers for the online news source the New Mexico Independent. Their reporters were at the roundhouse most of this week to cover a special legislative session that was called to complete negotiations on the state budget. Lawmakers adjourned the special session late this afternoon. As state senators debated the final measure, a 75 cent increase in the state s cigarette tax, KUNM s Sarah Gustavus called senior writer Trip Jennings. Thu, 04 Mar 2010 12:38:27 -0700 http://kunm.org/news/view.php?id=EkyZlEpZpZtqxhjyjF http://kunm.org/news/audio/030410UPDATEDLEGIS.MP3 On Thursdays, we usually check in with reporters and writers for the online news source the New Mexico Independent. Their reporters were at the roundhouse most of this week to cover a special legislative session that was called to complete negotiations on the state budget. Lawmakers adjourned the special session late this afternoon. As state senators debated the final measure, a 75 cent increase in the state s cigarette tax, KUNM s Sarah Gustavus called senior writer Trip Jennings. no 00:05:00 KUNM news stories story daily albuquerque santa fe podcast public radio State lawmakers are trying to wrap up a special legislative session today in Santa Fe to deal with a budget shortfall for the coming fiscal year. We re taking a close look at the two options they re considering: cutting, and taxing. First, KUNM s Scott Ki takes a look at where the legislature intends to make spending cuts and why. Wed, 03 Mar 2010 12:15:34 -0700 http://kunm.org/news/view.php?id=EkyZlpAFFuEpJmTEwX http://kunm.org/news/audio/030310HB2.MP3 State lawmakers are trying to wrap up a special legislative session today in Santa Fe to deal with a budget shortfall for the coming fiscal year. We re taking a close look at the two options they re considering: cutting, and taxing. First, KUNM s Scott Ki takes a look at where the legislature intends to make spending cuts and why. no 00:07:00 KUNM news stories story daily albuquerque santa fe podcast public radio As lawmakers prepared to debate the appropriations bill Wednesday, state Senators were reflecting on the tax increase package that passed that chamber Tuesday night. KUNM s Jim Williams has more from our capitol newsroom. Wed, 03 Mar 2010 12:12:55 -0700 http://kunm.org/news/view.php?id=EkyZlpAEZVFnAoxQWD http://kunm.org/news/audio/030310LEGISWEDTAXES.MP3 As lawmakers prepared to debate the appropriations bill Wednesday, state Senators were reflecting on the tax increase package that passed that chamber Tuesday night. KUNM s Jim Williams has more from our capitol newsroom. no 00:07:00 KUNM news stories story daily albuquerque santa fe podcast public radio KUNM s Sarah Gustavus checked in with Reporter Larry Behrens and Senior Writer Trip Jennings of the online news source the New Mexico Independent. First, she asked Senior Writer Trip Jennings what lawmakers were debating in the House Wed, 03 Mar 2010 12:08:36 -0700 http://kunm.org/news/view.php?id=EkyZlplAEynwDDttSB http://kunm.org/news/audio/030310LEGISLATURE.MP3 KUNM s Sarah Gustavus checked in with Reporter Larry Behrens and Senior Writer Trip Jennings of the online news source the New Mexico Independent. First, she asked Senior Writer Trip Jennings what lawmakers were debating in the House no 00:04:00 KUNM news stories story daily albuquerque santa fe podcast public radio New Mexico U.S. Senator Tom Udall is blasting a Republican filibuster of federal funds for highway projects and unemployment payments, say the delay is impacting projects in New Mexico. KUNM s Jim Williams reports. Tue, 02 Mar 2010 15:20:17 -0700 http://kunm.org/news/view.php?id=EkyZyuZyEZPbpyeXgp http://kunm.org/news/audio/030210FILIBUSTER.MP3 New Mexico U.S. Senator Tom Udall is blasting a Republican filibuster of federal funds for highway projects and unemployment payments, say the delay is impacting projects in New Mexico. KUNM s Jim Williams reports. no 00:04:00 KUNM news stories story daily albuquerque santa fe podcast public radio State lawmakers were called back into a special session this week to finish negotiations on the state budget for the upcoming fiscal year. KUNM is getting updates every afternoon at this time from reporters with the online news source the New Mexico Independent. KUNM s Sarah Gustavus checked in with reporter Matt Reichbach. Tue, 02 Mar 2010 15:03:07 -0700 http://kunm.org/news/view.php?id=EkyZyuyVlZMcOhCHPW http://kunm.org/news/audio/030210LEGISLATURE.MP3 State lawmakers were called back into a special session this week to finish negotiations on the state budget for the upcoming fiscal year. KUNM is getting updates every afternoon at this time from reporters with the online news source the New Mexico Independent. KUNM s Sarah Gustavus checked in with reporter Matt Reichbach. no 00:07:00 KUNM news stories story daily albuquerque santa fe podcast public radio New Mexico lawmakers are back in Santa Fe today for a special session to deal with the state budget after they were unable to find consensus in the regular session that ended nearly two weeks ago. As KUNM s Jim Williams reports from our capitol newsroom, negotiations have gotten legislators closer to agreement, but some say they were shut out of that process. Mon, 01 Mar 2010 14:56:26 -0700 http://kunm.org/news/view.php?id=EkyZyuyElyAjyURjPz http://kunm.org/news/audio/030110LEGISMON.MP3 New Mexico lawmakers are back in Santa Fe today for a special session to deal with the state budget after they were unable to find consensus in the regular session that ended nearly two weeks ago. As KUNM s Jim Williams reports from our capitol newsroom, negotiations have gotten legislators closer to agreement, but some say they were shut out of that process. no 00:05:00 KUNM news stories story daily albuquerque santa fe podcast public radio KUNM s Sarah Gustavus speaks with writers and reporters from the online New Mexico Independent about this week s headlines. Fri, 26 Feb 2010 15:27:15 -0700 http://kunm.org/news/view.php?id=EkyZkEypFVYlCshTcG http://kunm.org/news/audio/022510NMI.MP3 KUNM s Sarah Gustavus speaks with writers and reporters from the online New Mexico Independent about this week s headlines. no 00:04:00 KUNM news stories story daily albuquerque santa fe podcast public radio KUNM s Sarah Gustavus speaks with Megan Kamerick about this week s business headlines. Fri, 26 Feb 2010 14:48:47 -0700 http://kunm.org/news/view.php?id=EkyZuZkAkZvNLPayoD http://kunm.org/news/audio/022610BUSINESS.MP3 KUNM s Sarah Gustavus speaks with Megan Kamerick about this week s business headlines. no 00:05:00 KUNM news stories story daily albuquerque santa fe podcast public radio If you enjoy local theater, tonight is your last chance to catch the 9th annual collection of original short plays written and selected for the Benchwarmers competition at the Santa Fe Playhouse. Reviewer Jim Terr went to the festival of 15-minute playlets and shares his thoughts on what he saw. Fri, 26 Feb 2010 14:45:28 -0700 http://kunm.org/news/view.php?id=EkyZuZkZklHIyQPQda http://kunm.org/news/audio/022610TERRBENCHWARMERS.MP3 If you enjoy local theater, tonight is your last chance to catch the 9th annual collection of original short plays written and selected for the Benchwarmers competition at the Santa Fe Playhouse. Reviewer Jim Terr went to the festival of 15-minute playlets and shares his thoughts on what he saw. no 00:05:00 KUNM news stories story daily albuquerque santa fe podcast public radio The University of New Mexico Health Sciences Library and Psychiatry Department hosted a panel discussion on mental health policy last night on the UNM campus. At issue, among other things, was how the state addresses mental health services and funds them. KUNM s Jim Williams spoke with one of the organizers about the focus of the event. Fri, 26 Feb 2010 14:40:33 -0700 http://kunm.org/news/view.php?id=EkyZuZkuFFPAJIjRNn http://kunm.org/news/audio/022610MENTALHEALTH.MP3 The University of New Mexico Health Sciences Library and Psychiatry Department hosted a panel discussion on mental health policy last night on the UNM campus. At issue, among other things, was how the state addresses mental health services and funds them. KUNM s Jim Williams spoke with one of the organizers about the focus of the event. no 00:06:00 KUNM news stories story daily albuquerque santa fe podcast public radio High school students from around New Mexico were at the Roundhouse Wednesday to add their voices to the support for increasing the state s cigarette tax. As KUNM s Jim Williams reports from our capitol newsroom, the message was two-fold: stop cuts to education while at the same time discouraging kids from smoking. Wed, 24 Feb 2010 15:21:55 -0700 http://kunm.org/news/view.php?id=EkyZkEVZEVKwNwIAvq http://kunm.org/news/audio/022410TOBACCOTAX.MP3 High school students from around New Mexico were at the Roundhouse Wednesday to add their voices to the support for increasing the state s cigarette tax. As KUNM s Jim Williams reports from our capitol newsroom, the message was two-fold: stop cuts to education while at the same time discouraging kids from smoking. no 00:07:00 KUNM news stories story daily albuquerque santa fe podcast public radio Another wet winter storm is moving into New Mexico, and the National Weather Service says this one could be even more potent than some of our recent ones. KUNM s Jim Williams reports. Mon, 22 Feb 2010 15:46:33 -0700 http://kunm.org/news/view.php?id=EkyylZEVAFAkvNUPGS http://kunm.org/news/audio/022210WEATHER.MP3 Another wet winter storm is moving into New Mexico, and the National Weather Service says this one could be even more potent than some of our recent ones. KUNM s Jim Williams reports. no 00:05:00 KUNM news stories story daily albuquerque santa fe podcast public radio President Obama outlined his proposal Monday morning to move along the health care overhaul debate that seemingly has Congress stalled. KUNM s Jim Williams visited with both New Mexico U.S. Senators about it, and about what appears to be a surge in support for bypassing the filibuster to pass a quot;public option quot;. Mon, 22 Feb 2010 14:36:21 -0700 http://kunm.org/news/view.php?id=EkyZpupElETLITaLBx http://kunm.org/news/audio/022210PUBLICOPTION.MP3 President Obama outlined his proposal Monday morning to move along the health care overhaul debate that seemingly has Congress stalled. KUNM s Jim Williams visited with both New Mexico U.S. Senators about it, and about what appears to be a surge in support for bypassing the filibuster to pass a quot;public option quot;. no 00:07:00 KUNM news stories story daily albuquerque santa fe podcast public radio KUNM s Sarah Gustavus speaks with New Mexico Business Weekly s Megan Kamerick about this week s business headlines. Fri, 19 Feb 2010 15:51:53 -0700 http://kunm.org/news/view.php?id=EkyylZEAEFodBrUWvc http://kunm.org/news/audio/021810BIZ.MP3 KUNM s Sarah Gustavus speaks with New Mexico Business Weekly s Megan Kamerick about this week s business headlines. no 00:07:00 KUNM news stories story daily albuquerque santa fe podcast public radio Every Thursday KUNM s Sarah Gustavus speaks with writers and reporters from the online New Mexico Independent about this weeks headlines. Thu, 18 Feb 2010 13:46:15 -0700 http://kunm.org/news/view.php?id=EkyyypVEZVFeSBzbUg http://kunm.org/news/audio/021810NMI.MP3 Every Thursday KUNM s Sarah Gustavus speaks with writers and reporters from the online New Mexico Independent about this weeks headlines. no 00:04:00 KUNM news stories story daily albuquerque santa fe podcast public radio Santa Fe s not done with state lawmakers this year. Though the regular 30-day session wrapped up Thursday at noon, unfinished budget business will bring them back next week. Governor Bill Richardson has called a special session beginning Wednesday for legislators to find some kind of compromise to shore up the state s 500 million shortfall. From our capitol newsroom, KUNM s Jim Williams reports. Thu, 18 Feb 2010 13:43:42 -0700 http://kunm.org/news/view.php?id=EkyyypVpkkvtqSMrKW http://kunm.org/news/audio/021810LEGISTHU.MP3 Santa Fe s not done with state lawmakers this year. Though the regular 30-day session wrapped up Thursday at noon, unfinished budget business will bring them back next week. Governor Bill Richardson has called a special session beginning Wednesday for legislators to find some kind of compromise to shore up the state s 500 million shortfall. From our capitol newsroom, KUNM s Jim Williams reports. no 00:06:00 KUNM news stories story daily albuquerque santa fe podcast public radio State lawmakers are making big decisions this week about the state budget as we near the end of this year s 30 day budget session. Back at the beginning of the legislative session, Governor Bill Richardson laid out his priorities in his state of the state address. At that time, we asked you what you think New Mexico s priorities should be. Bill Delzell says he d like to see state leaders invest in transportation that will help New Mexicans travel on the ground instead of up in the sky. Wed, 17 Feb 2010 15:42:00 -0700 http://kunm.org/news/view.php?id=EkyyuFAFkpdxuLpqkP http://kunm.org/news/audio/021710BILLDELZELL.MP3 State lawmakers are making big decisions this week about the state budget as we near the end of this year s 30 day budget session. Back at the beginning of the legislative session, Governor Bill Richardson laid out his priorities in his state of the state address. At that time, we asked you what you think New Mexico s priorities should be. Bill Delzell says he d like to see state leaders invest in transportation that will help New Mexicans travel on the ground instead of up in the sky. no 00:07:00 KUNM news stories story daily albuquerque santa fe podcast public radio Back at the beginning of the session, Governor Bill Richardson gave his state of the state address and laid out his priorities for New Mexico. We turned to our listeners to hear what you think the state should focus on. Today, our last commentator says it will be up to New Mexicans to make sure the state takes care of important issues. Wed, 17 Feb 2010 13:27:31 -0700 http://kunm.org/news/view.php?id=EkyyypupVEXOkNvEKy http://kunm.org/news/audio/021510YOLANDADAY.MP3 Back at the beginning of the session, Governor Bill Richardson gave his state of the state address and laid out his priorities for New Mexico. We turned to our listeners to hear what you think the state should focus on. Today, our last commentator says it will be up to New Mexicans to make sure the state takes care of important issues. no 00:04:00 KUNM news stories story daily albuquerque santa fe podcast public radio Today marks the one year anniversary of when President Barack Obama signed the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act into law. The federal stimulus spending package is sending millions of federal dollars into New Mexico programs. Former Governor Toney Anaya is heading up the New Mexico office of Recovery and Reinvestment. His office has tallied more than 10,000 jobs that were created by federal spending last year. However, he says those numbers don t tell the whole story. Wed, 17 Feb 2010 13:20:17 -0700 http://kunm.org/news/view.php?id=EkyyypFyEZZplAamUW http://kunm.org/news/audio/021710ANAYA.MP3 Today marks the one year anniversary of when President Barack Obama signed the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act into law. The federal stimulus spending package is sending millions of federal dollars into New Mexico programs. Former Governor Toney Anaya is heading up the New Mexico office of Recovery and Reinvestment. His office has tallied more than 10,000 jobs that were created by federal spending last year. However, he says those numbers don t tell the whole story. no 00:06:00 KUNM news stories story daily albuquerque santa fe podcast public radio Communities across the country and New Mexico are celebrating the history, culture, and contributions of African Americans during the month of February, Black history month. I recently spoke with Professor Sonia Gipson-Rankin, Associate Director of the Africana Studies Program at the University of New Mexico about the meaning and purpose of Black History Month. She says it s about more than just a segment that is taught in schools. Wed, 17 Feb 2010 13:14:09 -0700 http://kunm.org/news/view.php?id=EkyyypFkuAnvuuwycu http://kunm.org/news/audio/021710RANKIN.MP3 Communities across the country and New Mexico are celebrating the history, culture, and contributions of African Americans during the month of February, Black history month. I recently spoke with Professor Sonia Gipson-Rankin, Associate Director of the Africana Studies Program at the University of New Mexico about the meaning and purpose of Black History Month. She says it s about more than just a segment that is taught in schools. no 00:06:00 KUNM news stories story daily albuquerque santa fe podcast public radio KUNM is getting updates from the New Mexico Roundhouse every afternoon during the state legislative session. Sarah Gustavus spoke with Gwyneth Doland, editor of the New Mexico Independent about budget negotiations. Tue, 16 Feb 2010 15:46:27 -0700 http://kunm.org/news/view.php?id=EkyyuFAVlZYyncQwoa http://kunm.org/news/audio/021610ROUNDHOUSE.MP3 KUNM is getting updates from the New Mexico Roundhouse every afternoon during the state legislative session. Sarah Gustavus spoke with Gwyneth Doland, editor of the New Mexico Independent about budget negotiations. no 00:04:00 KUNM news stories story daily albuquerque santa fe podcast public radio The state House of Representatives passed a bill Tuesday to prohibit political contributions by lobbyists and state contractors. KUNM s Jim Williams reports. Tue, 16 Feb 2010 15:39:21 -0700 http://kunm.org/news/view.php?id=EkyyuFAEyEbjRcXGSU http://kunm.org/news/audio/021610LOBBYISTS.MP3 The state House of Representatives passed a bill Tuesday to prohibit political contributions by lobbyists and state contractors. KUNM s Jim Williams reports. no 00:07:00 KUNM news stories story daily albuquerque santa fe podcast public radio Back at the beginning of this year s legislative session, Governor Bill Richardson gave his State of the State address, explaining his priorities for New Mexico this year. KUNM asked what you think the state s priorities should be and today we continue our State of the State Commentary series with Mark Dunham. He says the state doesn t have to start from scratch in order to extend Railrunner commuter train service to more New Mexicans. Tue, 16 Feb 2010 15:37:35 -0700 http://kunm.org/news/view.php?id=EkyyuFApVVgXFbRDmb http://kunm.org/news/audio/021510DUNHAM.MP3 Back at the beginning of this year s legislative session, Governor Bill Richardson gave his State of the State address, explaining his priorities for New Mexico this year. KUNM asked what you think the state s priorities should be and today we continue our State of the State Commentary series with Mark Dunham. He says the state doesn t have to start from scratch in order to extend Railrunner commuter train service to more New Mexicans. no 00:04:00 KUNM news stories story daily albuquerque santa fe podcast public radio State lawmakers are debating how to balance the budget and what issues they think should be addressed in Santa Fe. Back at the beginning of this year s 30 day legislative session, Governor Bill Richardson talked about his priorities in the state of the state address. We turned around and asked what you think New Mexico s priorities should be. Teacher Richard Tarangelo says to assess the state of the New Mexico, we should start by looking at how everyone can support students. Tue, 16 Feb 2010 15:31:18 -0700 http://kunm.org/news/view.php?id=EkyyuFlyZlvDWwvIXy http://kunm.org/news/audio/021510RICHARDTARANGELO.MP3 State lawmakers are debating how to balance the budget and what issues they think should be addressed in Santa Fe. Back at the beginning of this year s 30 day legislative session, Governor Bill Richardson talked about his priorities in the state of the state address. We turned around and asked what you think New Mexico s priorities should be. Teacher Richard Tarangelo says to assess the state of the New Mexico, we should start by looking at how everyone can support students. no 00:04:00 KUNM news stories story daily albuquerque santa fe podcast public radio Back at the beginning of this year s 30 day legislative session, Governor Bill Richardson talked about his priorities in the state of the state address. We turned around and asked what you think New Mexico s priorities should be. Jim Terr says another money issue has been on his mind recently. Mon, 15 Feb 2010 15:22:58 -0700 http://kunm.org/news/view.php?id=EkyyuFlEZlBmJgnSIu http://kunm.org/news/audio/021510JIMMTERR.MP3 Back at the beginning of this year s 30 day legislative session, Governor Bill Richardson talked about his priorities in the state of the state address. We turned around and asked what you think New Mexico s priorities should be. Jim Terr says another money issue has been on his mind recently. no 00:05:00 KUNM news stories story daily albuquerque santa fe podcast public radio State lawmakers are still pushing through their final proposals and trying to negotiate a budget for the next fiscal year with a deficit of 500 million looming over every debate in Santa Fe. We re checking in with reporters from the online news source the New Mexico Independent every day this week to hear about some of the sorties they re following. KUNM s Sarah Gustavus spoke with reporter Larry Behrens from the KUNM capitol studio. Mon, 15 Feb 2010 15:14:42 -0700 http://kunm.org/news/view.php?id=EkyyuFZylkmkciMaSy http://kunm.org/news/audio/021510LEGISLATURE.MP3 State lawmakers are still pushing through their final proposals and trying to negotiate a budget for the next fiscal year with a deficit of 500 million looming over every debate in Santa Fe. We re checking in with reporters from the online news source the New Mexico Independent every day this week to hear about some of the sorties they re following. KUNM s Sarah Gustavus spoke with reporter Larry Behrens from the KUNM capitol studio. no 00:04:00 KUNM news stories story daily albuquerque santa fe podcast public radio State lawmakers are debating how to balance the budget and what issues they think should be addressed in Santa Fe. And back at the beginning of this year s 30 day legislative session, Governor Bill Richardson talked about his priorities in the state of the state address. We turned around and asked you what you think New Mexico s priorities should be. Carl Bryce says that question gave him an opportunity to share two things that he thinks the state has gotten right in recent years. Mon, 15 Feb 2010 13:42:20 -0700 http://kunm.org/news/view.php?id=EkyykVAFupXCFnAFIC http://kunm.org/news/audio/021210CARLBRYCE.MP3 State lawmakers are debating how to balance the budget and what issues they think should be addressed in Santa Fe. And back at the beginning of this year s 30 day legislative session, Governor Bill Richardson talked about his priorities in the state of the state address. We turned around and asked you what you think New Mexico s priorities should be. Carl Bryce says that question gave him an opportunity to share two things that he thinks the state has gotten right in recent years. no 00:04:00 KUNM news stories story daily albuquerque santa fe podcast public radio KUNM recently asked you what you would say in your own Sate of the State Address. Governor Richardson gave his at the start of this year s legislative session. We heard from many of you about what you think New Mexico s priorities should be. Today we continue the KUNM State of the State Commentary series with Santa Fe Reporter Editor Julia Goldberg. She says the state needs to go into a 12-step program...now. Fri, 12 Feb 2010 15:12:28 -0700 http://kunm.org/news/view.php?id=EkyyppVVulWNhJCuCw http://kunm.org/news/audio/SOSJuliaGoldberg.mp3 KUNM recently asked you what you would say in your own Sate of the State Address. Governor Richardson gave his at the start of this year s legislative session. We heard from many of you about what you think New Mexico s priorities should be. Today we continue the KUNM State of the State Commentary series with Santa Fe Reporter Editor Julia Goldberg. She says the state needs to go into a 12-step program...now. no 00:06:00 KUNM news stories story daily albuquerque santa fe podcast public radio There s a little less than one week left for this year s legislative session in Santa Fe. We re now getting daily updates from reporters with the online news source the New Mexico Independent. KUNM s Sarah Gustavus checked in with Editor Gwyneth Doland. Fri, 12 Feb 2010 13:39:05 -0700 http://kunm.org/news/view.php?id=EkyykVAEuVdFmoDpDB http://kunm.org/news/audio/021210LEGISNMI.MP3 There s a little less than one week left for this year s legislative session in Santa Fe. We re now getting daily updates from reporters with the online news source the New Mexico Independent. KUNM s Sarah Gustavus checked in with Editor Gwyneth Doland. no 00:07:00 KUNM news stories story daily albuquerque santa fe podcast public radio Governor Bill Richardson recently gave his state of the state address at the beginning of this year s 30 day legislative session. We asked you what you think New Mexico s priorities should be. Ron Tafoya says it may seem like the state must scale back on spending, but now is exactly the perfect time to invest in programs that will pay off big a little further down the line Fri, 12 Feb 2010 13:34:08 -0700 http://kunm.org/news/view.php?id=EkyykVllulwCQArtHL http://kunm.org/news/audio/021210RONTAFOYA.MP3 Governor Bill Richardson recently gave his state of the state address at the beginning of this year s 30 day legislative session. We asked you what you think New Mexico s priorities should be. Ron Tafoya says it may seem like the state must scale back on spending, but now is exactly the perfect time to invest in programs that will pay off big a little further down the line no 00:06:00 KUNM news stories story daily albuquerque santa fe podcast public radio Every Thursday, we talk with reporters and writers from the online news source the New Mexico independent. This week and next, we re checking in every afternoon with reporters from the independent from the state capitol to get updates on this year s 30 day legislative session. Sarah Gustavus asked senior writer Trip Jennings to weigh on the latest budget news from Santa Fe, where the Senate Finance Committee, basically the Senate s budget committee held a key vote. Thu, 11 Feb 2010 15:55:47 -0700 http://kunm.org/news/view.php?id=EkyypplEuZRVSACYGP http://kunm.org/news/audio/021110INDEPENDENT.MP3 Every Thursday, we talk with reporters and writers from the online news source the New Mexico independent. This week and next, we re checking in every afternoon with reporters from the independent from the state capitol to get updates on this year s 30 day legislative session. Sarah Gustavus asked senior writer Trip Jennings to weigh on the latest budget news from Santa Fe, where the Senate Finance Committee, basically the Senate s budget committee held a key vote. no 00:04:00 KUNM news stories story daily albuquerque santa fe podcast public radio New Mexico remains one of just ten states without an ethics commission, but that may change soon. While the idea has failed in the state Senate the past several years, lawmakers this week are looking at several options for forming such a commission, and this year there seems to be some force behind the idea. Still, as KUNM s Jim Williams reports from our capitol newsroom, open government advocates aren t exactly thrilled with the proposals. Thu, 11 Feb 2010 15:54:00 -0700 http://kunm.org/news/view.php?id=EkyypplpupAcbYbhTL http://kunm.org/news/audio/021110ETHICS.MP3 New Mexico remains one of just ten states without an ethics commission, but that may change soon. While the idea has failed in the state Senate the past several years, lawmakers this week are looking at several options for forming such a commission, and this year there seems to be some force behind the idea. Still, as KUNM s Jim Williams reports from our capitol newsroom, open government advocates aren t exactly thrilled with the proposals. no 00:07:00 KUNM news stories story daily albuquerque santa fe podcast public radio