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PPD: HS Students Write a Bill; Wildlife at the Border (2017-03-09)
About this film
This week on New Mexico in Focus, producer Sarah Gustavus and our crew follow students from the Corrales International School, a charter school in Albuquerque, as they testify before the Senate Education Committee about a bill they wrote with Senator John Sapien. This segment is part of the People, Power and Democracy Project, a collaborative multimedia project that examines ethics and transparency in state government. Correspondent Laura Paskus sits down with two environmental advocates to talk about how a wall along rugged parts of the border in New Mexico and Arizona might impact wildlife and New Mexicans who enjoy recreation and hunting in that area. Host Gene Grant and the Line panelists debate some of the top stories in the news, including changes in the state’s internet-powered economic landscape, more legislative bills that have died and others that are still kicking, and what some are labeling a higher education crisis in our state. Host: Gene Grant. Correspondents: Sarah Gustavus; Laura Paskus. Studio Guests: Bryan Bird, southwest program director for Defenders of Wildlife; Garrett VeneKlasen, executive director of the New Mexico Wildlife Federation. Line Panelists: Janic…
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KNME-TV (Television station : Albuquerque, N.M.)
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public broadcasting, AAPB, New Mexico in Focus, Sarah Gustavus, Laura Paskus, Gene Grant, John Sapien, Bryan Bird, Garrett VeneKlasen, Janice Arnold-Jones, Tom Garrity, Eric Griego, Sophie Martin, Corrales International School, Defenders of Wildlife, New Mexico Wildlife Federation, People Power and Democracy Project, New Mexico Senate Education Committee, U.S.-Mexico border wall, gross receipts tax, Amazon.com, higher education reform, wildlife conservation
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