The Medicaid-expansion debate has become about economics in New Mexico. Some lawmakers worry about obligating New Mexico to future financial hardships by expanding a health-care program that constantly grows and cost the state $857.3 million last fiscal year. Others question the wisdom of rejecting a program that will infuse billions of federal dollars into New Mexico as well as generate millions in state tax revenues, thousands of new jobs and more insured residents.

This partial compliance with KUNM’s IPRA request appears to bring up more questions than it answers. Why, for example, were these ten cases released and not the other twenty plus cases? Do the other files contain more explosive charges or charges that resulted in the officer not being “exonerated”? There also remain the larger questions that originally prompted this story: what is it about this officer's on-the-job behavior that has caused so many citizen complaints? Is it appropriate for the APD to continue to employ an officer who has had so many negative encounters with the public?

The broadcast journalists will interview local historians and literary experts for programming that will be shown Feb. 2 and 3 on C-SPAN2 and C-SPAN3, the public affairs network’s book and history channels respectively.

The series of interviews start with a kickoff event at 4 p.m.,Tuesday, Jan. 8, at the Santa Fe Convention Center. Mayor David Coss, Santa Fe Public Library director Pat Hodapp and historian Jose Garcia are expected to speak.

Health care is currently eastern New Mexico's hottest industry for training and jobs, according to John Hemphill, manager or Workforce Connection facilities in eastern New Mexico. Renewable energy, wind and solar, is another thriving area for training and jobs.