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EPISODE · Mar 21, 2025 · 36 MIN

Final Week at the Roundhouse

from New Mexico in Focus (A Production of NMPBS) · host New Mexico PBS

Lou DiVizio takes you on one last trip to Santa Fe as the 60-day legislative session wraps up. Politics Correspondent Gwyneth Doland asks state party leaders what legislative priorities did and didn't make it through during this year's session.Gwyneth speaks with state representative Nicole Chavez about the failed bill and her personal perspective on juvenile crime.An immigration lawyer and an advocate speak out against the actions of ICE as they push for a bill to change the state's relationship with federal immigration authorities.Gwyneth speaks with Chair of the House Taxation and Revenue Committee, Derick Lente, about House Bill 14, an extensive tax package that passed the House last week.Rachel Biggs, a strategist with Albuquerque Healthcare for the Homeless, tells Gwyneth why she believes a group of bills meant to expand access to housing could strengthen communities around New Mexico.Segments:State Party Leaders Reflect on 2025 Legislative SessionCorrespondent: Gwyneth DolandGuests:NM Rep. Rebecca Dow, R-Truth or ConsequencesNM Rep. Reena Szczepanski, D-Santa Fe; Majority Floor LeaderNM Rep. Chavez on Failed Bill to Address Violent Juvenile CrimeCorrespondent: Gwyneth DolandGuest: NM Rep. Nicole Chavez, R-AlbuquerqueImmigration Lawyer, Advocate Call for End to State Contracts with ICECorrespondent: Gwyneth DolandGuests:Rebecca Sheff, Senior Immigrant Rights Attorney, ACLU of New MexicoEdwin Garcia Castillo, held by ICE at the Torrance County Detention CenterNM Rep. Lente Says Tax Package Will Help Lower and Middle ClassCorrespondent: Gwyneth DolandGuest: NM Rep. Derrick Lente, D-Sandia Pueblo; House Taxation and Revenue ChairBills Target NM's Homeless and Housing CrisesCorrespondent:Gwyneth DolandGuest: Rachel Biggs, Chief Strategy Officer, Albuquerque Healthcare for the HomelessFor More Information: 2025 Bill Tracker - Source New Mexico

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