This week’s show is all about the legislative session, which got underway this week in Santa Fe. The budget is first and foremost on everyone’s mind in the City Different, just as it was in Governor Richardson’s State of the State Address. For those of you who missed his speech, you can watch it right here in it’s entirety.

Also on the show this week, we talked to some of the legislature’s newest members. Unfortunately we ran out of time to air all of those interviews in the show. But, not to worry, that’s what this blog is for. Here’s David Alire Garcia’s conversation with new Representatives Brian Egolf (D) and Karen Gianinni (D).

On THE LINE this week, we were thrilled to be joined by some great friends to the show, Lorene Mills, host of Report from Santa Fe (which you can see most Sunday mornings at 6am on KNME), and former state Representative and Senator Pauline Eisenstadt. Pauline had a great observation about this week’s State of the State address, which she didn’t have time to delve into on the show:

An incident after Governor Richardson’s speech was ironic for me. There was a list of dignitaries that had been forgotten to be introduced before the speech and were introduced afterward. They included formers Lts. Governor, Secretaries of State and former Speakers of the House. I knew and served with almost all of them.

To me, it demonstrates that the “command of the public official” is temporary and them we move aside, to make room for the next leaders to take charge. In a democracy, that’s the way it should be!

Something to think about on this end of one heckuva historic week!

In case you missed any of this week’s show, not to worry! Watch it all in its entirety, here:

As always, thanks for watching!!

THE PUBLIC AFFAIRS TEAM

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