Best NM Political Report Podcasts (2024)

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An Our Land Special: Loving Our Changing Homelands 59:19

10h ago59:19

59:19

For seven years on NMPBS, “Our Land: New Mexico’s Environmental Past, Present, and Future” has covered so many aspects of climate change: from the oil and gas industry’s greenhouse gas emissions to how human-caused warming affects our rivers, forests, and public health. In an all-new special, “Loving Our Changing Homelands,” Our Land Senior Produce…

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Thoreau Teens Oppose Radioactive Dump 15:41

10d ago15:41

15:41

Across the Navajo Nation, contaminated uranium mines have been polluting the air and water and making people sick for generations. As part of a plan to finally clean up more than a million cubic yards of contaminated uranium and radium waste at just one of those sites, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has proposed relocating the waste to pr…

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Questions Remain for July’s Special Session 43:08

12d ago43:08

43:08

Lou DiVizio opens the podcast this week with headlines from around the state including how a Supreme Court decision on homeless encampments might impact New Mexico. Then, we look ahead to Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham's special session in July. You’ll hear from the Governor’s public safety advisor as we ask about the specific problems the administrat…

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Pride Month in NM & Public Education Report Card 36:29

19d ago36:29

36:29

Lou opens the podcast with an update on the South Fork and Salt Wildfires burning in the Ruidoso area. For More Information: NM Fire Info National Interagency Fire Center Cooler temps and rain over weekend mean ‘minimal fire activity’ for teams battling NM fires - Source NM U.S. Supreme Court rejects NM and Texas deal on Rio Grande - Source NM Our …

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Juneteenth in NM 46:54

26d ago46:54

46:54

Lou DiVizio opens the podcast this week with headlines from across the state, including news Santa Ana Pueblo is taking back 60,000 acres of ancestral lands. Then, Lou sits down with a group of leaders in New Mexico's Black community to ask about the importance of celebrating Juneteenth. In the first of three conversations, Senior Producer Lou DiVi…

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Radiation Exposure Compensation Act Runs Out 48:49

1M ago48:49

48:49

This week on the podcast, Lou DiVizio updates the status of the federal Radiation Exposure Compensation Act which came to an end late last week. Then, Source New Mexico reporter Danielle Prokop asks U.S. Sen. Ben Ray Luján, D-N.M., about his efforts to expand the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act to cover New Mexico. For context on the efforts to…

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Primary Preview, Don Schrader's World & Farmington Graduation Cap Controversy 42:55

1M ago42:55

42:55

Lou DiVizio returns to the podcast with a breakdown of Tuesday's primary election in New Mexico. Then, Source New Mexico Editor Shaun Griswold speaks with state Indian Affairs Secretary Josett Monette about the cap removal at Farmington High that sparked local and national outrage. Monette shares her reaction to the viral video, the sacred signific…

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Pro-Palestinian Protests at UNM 47:42

2M ago47:42

47:42

On the podcast this week, Source New Mexico Editor Shaun Griswold hosts a two-part roundtable discussion on the pro-Palestine protests taking place at the University of New Mexico and college campuses around the nation. In the first half of their conversation, Shaun asks what legal rights students have to protest at the Duck Pond and at the Student…

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Exploring CABQ’s Plan to Address Homelessness 57:42

2M ago57:42

57:42

On this week's podcast, KUNM News Director Megan Kamerick sits down for a two-part discussion on Daymon Ely’s proposed plan to address homelessness in Albuquerque. Then, James Freeman, a person who once lived on the streets of Albuquerque and is now a director at HopeWorks, gives his thoughts on the proposal. Plus, homeless advocate and attorney Pe…

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Dem NM Primary Election & Fighting Child Poverty 27:35

3M ago27:35

27:35

Executive Producer Jeff Proctor talks to Source New Mexico Editor Shaun Griswold and freelance reporter Justin Horwath about how voters could reshape the state's Democratic Party during this summer's primary elections. Plus, Gabrielle Uballez, the new executive director of New Mexico Voices for Children, talks to correspondent Russell Contreras abo…

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Earth Day's New Mexican Roots 28:04

3M ago28:04

28:04

On the podcast this week, Our Land’s Laura Paskus sits down for a two-part discussion with Arturo Sandoval, one of the organizers of the first Earth Day in 1970. In the first half of their conversation, Sandoval tells us about his role in putting together the first event and takes a step back to look at how it has since changed. Later, the two talk…

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Food Justice in NM 39:10

3M ago39:10

39:10

This week on New Mexico in Focus, Our Land’s Laura Paskus sits down with a special roundtable to discuss all things food — why it costs so much, why so much of it gets thrown away and the social justice issues associated with access. Laura begins by asking the group why more than 100,000 tons of food is wasted each year in Albuquerque. Then, the ro…

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Lobo Hoops Season Assessment with Geoff Grammer 26:54

3M ago26:54

26:54

Albuquerque Journal sportswriter Geoff Grammer stops by to chat with Lou and look back at this year's Lobo basketball season, as the men's team made the NCAA tournament for the first time in a decade. Looking Back at the 2023-24 Lobos Men’s Basketball Season Correspondent: Lou DiVizio Guest: Geoff Grammer, sportswriter, Albuquerque Journal For More…

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Gov. Lujan Grisham Pushes for Special Session 44:44

3M ago44:44

44:44

This week on the podcast, Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham tells us why she wants to call a special session centered on public safety. Senior Producer Lou DiVizio asks the governor why she thinks a special session is necessary and whether she has the votes to get what she wants passed. Correspondent Gwyneth Doland looks further at the proposed special s…

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Oil & Gas Lease Fight; New-Look Legislature 39:51

3M ago39:51

39:51

Lou DiVizio introduces the show with some headlines from around the state. Then, State Land Commissioner Stephanie Garcia Richard tells Lou why she chose to hold off on selling the state's most valuable oil and gas leases until officials lock in a higher royalty rate than the office is charging now. Reactions to her decision have been mixed and Lou…

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NM Water in the U.S. Supreme Court, Oil & Gas Working Conditions & 4 Years of COVID 1:01:58

4M ago1:01:58

1:01:58

Lou DiVizio opens the show with some headlines from around the state including news that after two years, a $10M state-supported abortion clinic in Las Cruces is stuck in its planning phase. This week, U.S. Supreme Court justices heard arguments from attorneys representing New Mexico, Texas and Colorado, as the three states presented a plan that wo…

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U.S. Attorney on APD DWI Corruption Case 28:55

4M ago28:55

28:55

This week on New Mexico in Focus, Executive Producer Jeff Proctor interviews U.S. Attorney Alexander Uballez about the federal investigation into alleged corruption at the Albuquerque Police Department's DWI unit. Uballez sheds some light on the process of the investigation and Proctor asks why the U.S. Attorney took the unusual step to confirm the…

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NM Wildfire Survivors Waiting for Compensation 32:57

4M ago32:57

32:57

This week, Journalist Patrick Lohmann of Source New Mexico sits down with two survivors of the Hermit's Peak/Calf-Canyon Fire. In the first of two conversations, Lohmann asks both about the losses they have suffered and how they have helped neighbors in their community recover. Later, the pair speak on the lack of federal financial relief their com…

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Attorney Tips FBI on APD DWI Corruption Case 19:06

4M ago19:06

19:06

Lou DiVizio opens the show with several developing headlines from around the state including an update on the city of Albuquerque's handling of homeless encampments since a court injunction last year mandating the city not remove encampments on public property. Then, Journalist Elise Kaplan of City Desk Albuquerque asks legal malpractice attorney a…

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'Rust' Trial Begins, New Consent Bill & ABQ Councilor Rogers 57:50

5M ago57:50

57:50

Host Lou DiVizio leads off with headlines from around the state, including a U.S. appeals court decision striking down a moratorium on coal leasing from federal lands. Executive Producer Jeff Proctor speaks to attorney Ahmad Assed and journalist Julia Goldberg about the ongoing trial of armorer Hannah Gutierrez-Reed and the pending trial of actor/p…

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Wrapping Up the 2024 Legislative Session 1:00:43

5M ago1:00:43

1:00:43

Lou DiVizio opens the show with headlines from around the state, including the potential the Governor could call for a special legislative session to address public safety concerns. Correspondent Gwyneth Doland hosts a three-part discussion with two journalists recapping New Mexico's 2024 legislative session. Gwyneth asks Shaun Griswold, editor of …

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Homestretch of the 2024 Legislative Session 43:59

5M ago43:59

43:59

Lou DiVizio opens the show with an update heading into the final week of the 2024 Legislative Session and shares some other headlines from around the state. Then, Correspondent Gwyneth Doland catches up with elected officials in Santa Fe and speaks to Democratic state representatives Andrea Romero, G. Andrés Romero and Sen. Benny Shendo Jr., about …

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Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham Gives Exclusive 2024 Session Update 32:01

5M ago32:01

32:01

NMiF Senior Producer Lou DiVizio starts the week with a rundown of some of the top headlines in the state including state lawmakers advancing a bill to criminalize "fake electors" in future elections. Then, Correspondent Gwyneth Doland speaks with Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham about the ongoing legislative session and asks how her favored bills are f…

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DA Bregman on APD Corruption Probe & Inside the Roundhouse 23:28

6M ago23:28

23:28

This week on the podcast Lou DiVizio details some headlines from around the state, including a new report detailing continued failures at the state's Children Youth and Families Department. Then, Lou sits down with Bernalillo County District Attorney Sam Bregman to discuss the federal investigation into possible corruption within the Albuquerque Po…

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Federal Corruption Investigation & Start of the 2024 Legislative Session 55:39

6M ago55:39

55:39

Lou DiVizio opens the pod this week with headlines from around the state, including reporting on a federal investigation that appears to allege corruption by Albuquerque Police officers and a prominent defense attorney in DWI cases. Then, correspondent Gwyneth Doland sits down with two journalists for three discussions as the group previews this ye…

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NM State Headlines & 2024 Lookahead 6:44

6M ago6:44

6:44

Senior Producer Lou DiVizio welcomes you to a new year at NMiF and looks ahead to the work you can expect on the pod in the coming weeks and months. Then, Lou updates you on some state headlines, including the New Mexico Supreme Court hearing oral arguments in a challenge to Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham's public health order on guns. We'll be ba…

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Spike in Migrant Deaths on the Southern Border 23:05

7M ago23:05

23:05

Lou DiVizio kicks off the show with some state headlines, including news the Governor's appointee for Secretary of the state Indian Affairs Department is stepping down. Plus, Executive Producer Jeff Proctor speaks with two journalists, Lauren Villagran of USA Today and Omar Ornelas of the El Paso Times, about their yearlong investigation into a spi…

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How NM's Redrawn Congressional Map Could Affect Future Elections 27:27

7M ago27:27

27:27

This week on the podcast, Lou DiVizio updates some state headlines including a grand jury indictment of a Las Cruces Police Officer in the shooting of an unarmed black man accused of stealing a single can of beer from a gas station. Last month, the New Mexico Supreme Court handed Republicans a defeat when the justices ruled that the state's redrawn…

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PED Proposes Lengthening School Year & NM United CEO Talks New Stadium 56:00

8M ago56:00

56:00

Lou DiVizio opens the show with some state headlines including news that a New Mexico State Police Sergeant is also implicated in an alleged multi-state machine gun scheme. The state Public Education Department wants to expand school calendars, increasing the number of instructional days required for students statewide. This proposal comes months a…

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U.S. Interior Sec. Deb Haaland & MMIWR Task Force Quietly Disbanded 54:17

8M ago54:17

54:17

Lou DiVizio opens the show with headlines from around the state, including an update on the suspect accused of firing a shot Albuquerque's Coronado Center over the holiday weekend. This summer, Secretary of the U.S. Department of the Interior Deb Haaland (Laguna Pueblo) announced an order ending oil and gas leases on federal lands in a 10-mile radi…

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Cross-Country Machine Gun Scheme, Exploring Sheriff’s Office Oversight & Albuquerque Air Quality 44:18

9M ago44:18

44:18

Executive Producer Jeff Proctor speaks with Matthew Reisen from the Albuquerque Journal about a recent indictment alleging a multi-state machine gun scheme. It names but doesn’t charge former Bernalillo County Sheriff Manny Gonzales and former Laguna Pueblo Police Chief Rudy Mora. Reisen explains the indictment, including what both Gonzales and Mor…

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Policing the Police & New Mexico's Water Solutions 35:56

9M ago35:56

35:56

Lou DiVizio opens the podcast with headlines from around the state including background on a proposed 'mansion tax' Santa Fe voters will consider Tuesday. The, Executive Producer Jeff Proctor interviews Albuquerque City Council President Pat Davis about delays in council’s handling of citizen oversight for APD. That’s as Mayor Tim Keller is pushing…

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Police Shootings in NM: Investigations, Prosecutions & Solutions 49:21

9M ago49:21

49:21

Lou DiVizio opens up the podcast with some headlines from around the state, including news from a federal indictment accusing former Bernalillo County Sheriff Manny Gonzales and former Laguna Pueblo Police Chief Rudy Mora's of helping to facilitate an illegal gun distribution scheme. Then, Executive Producer Jeff Proctor hosts an in-depth, two-part…

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PED Secretary Talks Yazzie-Martinez Response, Chronic Absenteeism & School Counselors Assess the Student Experience 57:11

9M ago57:11

57:11

Senior Producer Lou DiVizio opens the show with some headlines from around the state, including news that Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham has quietly shuttered the state's Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Relatives Task Force, as reported by Bella Davis at New Mexico In Depth. Then, we turn our attention to three education issues we’ve bee…

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Albuquerque Sued for Allegedly Violating the Constitutional Rights of the Unhoused & Special Immigrant Juvenile Status in NM 39:14

10M ago39:14

39:14

Senior Producer Lou DiVizio opens the show with some headlines from around the state including a judge's recent decision on Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham's adjusted executive order restricting firearms in Bernalillo County. Then, Lou speaks with two attorneys who are suing the City of Albuquerque on behalf of several unhouse clients. The lawsuit …

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Indigenous Community Members React to Española Shooting & Public Employee Shortage in NM 46:26

10M ago46:26

46:26

Lou DiVizio opens the show with some of the headlines from around the state, including a ruling from Judge Fred Van Soelen in a redistricting lawsuit filed by the Republican Party of New Mexico and seven individuals. A 23-year-old man wearing a "Make America Great Again" hat is accused of shooting Native American activist Jacob Johns during a praye…

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NM Attorney General: Yazzie-Martinez Case & Gallup-McKinley County Schools Investigation 57:30

10M ago57:30

57:30

Lou DiVizio opens the show with some headlines from around New Mexico, including an update on the arrest of a 23-year-old man in the shooting of a Native American man during a peaceful demonstration in Española. This week on New Mexico in Focus, Attorney General Raúl Torrez explains two recent decisions involving education in our state. In partners…

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The Future of Fire in New Mexico 44:18

10M ago44:18

44:18

Lou DiVizio gives a rundown of some headlines from around the state to start the week, including an update on the arrest of three suspects in the shooting outside Isotopes park that killed an 11-year-old boy and paralyzed a 23-year-old woman. Then, Our Land Senior Producer Laura Paskus hosts a roundtable conversation with U.S. Forest Service Southw…

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Fallout from the Governor’s Public Health Order on Guns 39:28

11M ago39:28

39:28

Lou DiVizio opens the show this week with some headlines from around the state, including information on a new lawsuit filed in the death of a Farmington man who was shot and killed by police responding to the wrong address. Then, Jeff Proctor and a special panel addresses Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham’s executive order attempting to ban guns in publ…

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Remembering Gov. Bill Richardson & Santa Fe Mansion Tax 45:41

11M ago45:41

45:41

NMiF Senior Producer Lou DiVizio opens the show with headlines from around the state, including an update on the search for whoever shot and killed an 11-year-old in a road rage incident outside Isotopes Park. Plus, more information on the Governor's State of Emergency over gun violence. Then, we remember Gov. Bill Richardson, who died in his sleep…

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U.S. Attorney Alexander Uballez 29:00

11M ago29:00

29:00

U.S. Attorney Alexander Uballez speaks with correspondent Russell Contreras in his first interview on NMPBS. Russell asks about Uballez’s background, his approach to the position, youth gun violence, the effectiveness of the Department of Justice's police reform efforts in Albuquerque and several initiatives his office is pursuing to expand service…

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New Mexico’s Nuclear Underground: An Our Land Special 59:00

11M ago59:00

59:00

This year, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission approved a 40-year license for a private company, Holtec International, to build a facility between Hobbs and Carlsbad that would store nuclear waste from power plants the company is decommissioning in states from New Jersey to California. New Mexico already stores transuranic waste from nuclear wea…

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Restorative Justice & The Future of New Mexico in Focus 29:42

12M ago29:42

29:42

NMiF Senior Producer opens the show with some headlines from around the state to start your week, including a new report showing the pilot in a deadly 2021 hot air balloon crash had drugs in his system. Then, Executive Producer Jeff Proctor talks with Trip Jennings, executive director of New Mexico In Depth, and Emma Green, program coordinator with…

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Uranium Mining in NM & 'Oppenheimer' Reaction, Plus Gene Grant Says Goodbye to NMPBS 34:38

12M ago34:38

34:38

This week's podcast is a bit of a sad one as we say goodbye to longtime host of New Mexico in Focus, Gene Grant. Lou DiVizio opens the show talking about Gene's impact on the station and the community over his 18 years on the program. Gene’s thoughtful and balanced approach to issues of the day made NMiF go-to watching for a generation of viewers. …

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Is a Settlement on the Rio Grande Coming Soon? 11:32

12M ago11:32

11:32

After the relatively wet years of the 1980s and ‘90s, New Mexico’s reservoirs started dropping in the 2000s. In cooperation with the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, two water districts — one in New Mexico and another in Texas — agreed in 2008 on new ways to share water stored in Elephant Butte Reservoir. But New Mexico’s then-attorney general, Gary Kin…

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UNM Hospital Begins Medical Services at Bernalillo County’s Metropolitan Detention Center 17:55

12M ago17:55

17:55

UNM Hospital is one week into a new partnership with the Metropolitan Detention Center. Executive Producer Jeff Proctor sits down with retired attorney Peter Cubra to talk about why this is a welcome change from private companies that have repeatedly failed to care for people who are locked up. Correspondent: Jeff Proctor Guest: Peter Cubra, retire…

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U.S. Forest Service Claims Responsibility for Cerro Pelado Fire 33:59

12M ago33:59

33:59

NMiF Senior Producer Lou DiVizio kicks off the week with some headlines from around the state, including news that some Hermit's Peak/Calf Canyon Fire victims could receive compensation as early as next week. NMiF Host Gene Grant sits down with Source New Mexico reporter Patrick Lohmann to talk about prescribed burns and the announcement from the U…

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Inside Perspective: Actors & Writers Strike 29:32

12M ago29:32

29:32

Kirk Ellis has decades of experience in the film industry, working as a writer and producer and now, running his own production company. Gene Grant caught up with him to get his impressions on the film actors’ and writers’ strike. Ellis explains where labor and management stand and what it could take to reach an agreement. Then, Gene and The Line O…

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Oppenheimer’s Legacy in New Mexico 29:16

1y ago29:16

29:16

NMiF Senior Producer Lou DiVizio opens the show with some headlines from the early part of the week, including progress for a group of New Mexicans fighting to receive compensation for the devastating impacts of nuclear testing beginning during the Manhattan Project. After the release of the film Oppenheimer, Gene Grant asks The Line Opinion Panel …

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Former UNM Athletic Director Found Not Guilty, $485M Foster Care Abuse Jury Award & Redistricting Lawsuits 46:51

1y ago46:51

46:51

NMiF Senior Producer Lou DiVizio opens the show with headlines from around the state, including perspective from a New Mexico community downwind from the nuclear testing site in the southern New Mexico desert, after the release of the Hollywood blockbuster 'Oppenheimer.'Then, Lou catches up with Daniel Libit, an investigative and enterprise reporte…

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