Trip Jennings

Aired May 15, 2010
Trip Jennings, Senior Writer, NewMexicoIndependent.com, and Steve
Terrell, Political Reporter, Santa Fe New Mexican, join host Lorene Mills for an insiders’
discussion of the major issues of this 30-Day Legislative session.

These 3 journalists, Terrell, Jennings, and Mills (with over 60 combined years of political
reporting between them) discuss this legislative session and how it differs from other sessions -
the issues, the mood, and the dynamics. Terrell and Jennings explain the hot button topics of the
budget, tax increases, spending cuts, and ethics reform. They explore the future of news and
journalism, and the use of new media such as blogs and web newspapers, as well as the challenge
of informing our citizens and encouraging them to become more involved with their government.

Dr. Fran Levine

Aired May 17, 2009
Dr. Fran Levine, Director of the New Mexico History Museum, and John McCarthy, Deputy Director of the New Mexico History Museum discuss the grand opening of the new museum on the Sunday, May 24, and Monday, May 25.