New Mexico’s safety net is supposed to feed families, not fuel a budget bomb. We walk through the state’s rising SNAP error rate and why the numbers are so serious that New Mexico could be on the hook for up to $173 million per year in lost federal support. We also get into what “error rate” really means, where fraud can creep in, and why accountability protects the people who truly need food stamp benefits.

Then we shift to something you can feel in your neighborhood every July: pride in America. We react to polling that shows a stark partisan split over what the Fourth of July means, whether people plan to fly the flag, and whether they say they’re proud to be American. We talk candidly about culture, education, and what happens when a country starts to fracture from within, plus a few travel stories that put the U.S. in perspective.

Finally, Mayor BJ Lindsey of Angel Fire joins us to talk New Mexico taxes and growth. We cover Albuquerque’s gross receipts tax proposal getting stopped, Angel Fire’s tourist-driven GRT plan for an event center, and why a major builder says New Mexico is becoming uncompetitive compared to Texas, from permitting delays to energy codes to the cost of building. We also touch workforce housing, short-term rentals, and where to watch Mark vs. the Mountain. Subscribe, share this with a friend, and leave a review with your take: what would you fix first?

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