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PPD NM Ethics Watch and Untested Rape Kits (2017-01-13)
About this film
This week on New Mexico in Focus, we kick off our 2017 coverage for the People, Power and Democracy Project, a collaborative reporting project with KUNM-FM, New Mexico In Depth and the New Mexico News Port. Correspondent Gwyneth Doland talks with leaders from the newly formed New Mexico Ethics Watch about their priorities and how they are helping everyday New Mexicans navigate the challenging process of tracking issues related to government ethics. Last year, many New Mexicans were shocked to learn that there were more than 5,000 untested rape kits across the state, according to a report from state auditor Tim Keller’s office. NMiF producer Sarah Gustavus sits down with Keller and Jim Harvey, of the Rape Crisis Center of Central New Mexico, to discuss the current status of untested rape kits and what is being done to move forward and prevent such a backlog from happening again. And NMiF host Gene Grant and the Line panelists debate some of the latest stories in the news, including the growing line-up of candidates vying to be the next mayor of Albuquerque, and whether or not parents of APS third-graders were properly notified about their children’s reading deficiencies. Host: Gene…
Directors & creators
KNME-TV (Television station : Albuquerque, N.M.)
Subjects
public broadcasting, AAPB, New Mexico in Focus, People Power and Democracy Project, KUNM-FM, New Mexico In Depth, New Mexico News Port, New Mexico Ethics Watch, Rape Crisis Center of Central New Mexico, Tim Keller, Gwyneth Doland, Sarah Gustavus, Gene Grant, Vic Bruno, Douglas Carver, Jim Harvey, Richard Berry, Dan Lewis, Michelle Garcia Holmes, Deanna Archuleta, Stella Padilla, Daniel Foley, Andy Lyman, Laura Sanchez-Rivet, Tom Garrity, Pete Dinelli, Eddie Aragon, Donald Trump, Ken Sanchez, Albuquerque, rape kit backlog, government ethics, mayoral election, NAFTA, reading deficiencies, Albuquerque Public Schools
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