>> FUNDING FOR NEW MEXICO
InFOCUS PROVIDED BY THE
MCCUNE CHARITABLE
FOUNDATION.
AND VIEWERS LIKE YOU.
>> THIS WEEK ON NEW MEXICO
InFOCUS, THE MAD DASH AT
THE LEGISLATURE TO CREATE AN
ETHICS COMMISSION AS
LAWMAKERS TRY TO FIGURE OUT
HOW TO POLICE THEMSELVES.
>> NO ONE IS EVER GOING TO
BE HAPPY WITH IT.
I THINK THE BEST YOU GET IS,
I'M NOT FURIOUS RIGHT NOW.
>> PLUS, DEALING WITH
CHRONIC HOMELESSNESS IN NEW
MEXICO'S LARGEST CITY.
WHAT'S THE RIGHT WAY TO
HELP, AND HOW CAN THE
GOVERNMENT WORK WITH
NONPROFIT SERVICE GROUPS.
NEW MEXICO InFOCUS STARTS
NOW.
>> WELCOME ONCE AGAIN TO
NEW MEXICO InFOCUS.
I'M YOUR HOST, GENE GRANT.
AHEAD ON THE SHOW, OUR
OPINION PANEL, THE LINE,
LOOKS AT A POSSIBLE
COMMITMENT FOR NEW MEXICO TO
BACK THE NATION'S POPULAR
VOTE IN PRESIDENTIAL RACES.
THE LINE ALSO EXAMINES
TENSIONS BETWEEN THE STATE
AND COUNTIES OVER A RIGHT TO
WORK ORDINANCE BAN AND NEW
GUN SAFETY LAWS AND
PROPOSALS.
BUT UP FIRST, IT'S THE LINE
ON CRAFTING AN ETHICS
COMMISSION.
