Eye on Government: Week of December 27, 2019

Walt Rubel reviewed the week's top news stories plus he gives a preview of the upcoming New Mexico legislative session.

Each week, Walt starts with a segment he calls "Rip and Read" a review of the top stories of the week. Here are the stories he selected this week:

Protests mount against Bureau of Land Management's latest sale of public land to oil and gas by Adrian Hedden

More Youth in New Mexico Run Away From Foster Care by Danielle Prokop

Bill would ban private immigration detention in New Mexico (Associated Press)

Scholarship advocate appointed to New Mexico lottery board (Associated Press)

New Mexico GOP criticized for 'complexion' remark by Dan McKay

Stolen and Erased: A Navajo girl was exploited and sex trafficked in urban and rural New Mexico. Why did so many fail to help her? by Nick Pachelli

Boeing capsule launches to wrong orbit, skips space station by Marcia Dunn

Trump’s transformation of the courts barrels onward by Matthew Daly

Ex-New Mexico prison contractor to release public records (Associated Press)

Letter: Officers felt unsafe enacting Trump asylum crackdown by Nomaan Merchant

New Mexico politicians convey excitement on White Sands 'national park' designation by Cristina Carreon

Making music, all over the city by Mike Cook