Leading News

In this edition of The Leading News, we cover the EPA and the Navajo Nation agreeing to clean up a uranium mine near Gallup; students at Jimmy Carter Middle School participate in an activity to honor the late president and the latest on the NM United's new head coach. Those stories, plus a look at other headlines and the weather forecast, on this episode of The Leading News.

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On today's episode, Journal Capitol Bureau Chief Dan Boyd joins the show to discuss NM’s drug overdose death rate dropping for the second consecutive year. Journal Reporter Cathy Cook shares new details on federal disaster relief funds for Southern NM communities. After an off-season change in the UNM Football program, new head coach Jason Eck plans to rebuild the program in his image. Journal Reporter Sean Reider shares Eck’s plans. These stories and other newsroom headlines are featured on this episode of The Leading News.

In today's episode, Journal Assistant Business Editor Megan Gleason stops by to discuss the potential impact a new federal oil and gas drilling ban could have on New Mexico. The Albuquerque City Council has elected a new council president, but who is it? Journal Reporter Noah Alcala Bach joins Gino to answer that question, and Reporter Geoff Grammer previews the upcoming Wyoming and San Diego State games for the UNM Men's Basketball team. Those stories and more are on this episode of The Leading News.

On this inaugural episode, Gino sits down with Journal  Reporter  Olivier Uyttebrouck to discuss upcoming layoffs for New Mexico Legal Aid, a nonprofit that provides civil legal services for low-income residents, and how it will affect the state. Gino also looks at other headlines, including the sale of the Albuquerque home featured as Walter White’s residence in Breaking Bad. Those stories and more are on this episode of The Leading News.

If you enjoy our podcasts, please like and subscribe, and consider becoming a digital subscriber to the Albuquerque Journal to help us continue to bring you more content like this. Follow the link below for a discount on a digital subscription. www.abqjournal.com/subscribe/abqpods/ To get your digital subscription to the newspaper for $3 per week, normally charged monthly at $12, that’s a savings of $9. Thank you for Supporting The Albuquerque Journal, New Mexico's leading local news source!