New Mexico in Focus
Trump Medicaid Cuts; Wastewater Use Could Expand
S19 • E8 Aug 22, 2025
This week, NM Democratic Rep. Teresa Leger Fernandez talks about President Trump's multi-billion-dollar cuts to Medicaid. A former state senator and an expert on the state's finances dissect how these changes will hurt New Mexico's rural health care system. The state Environment secretary is asked about his department's sudden embrace of expanding the use of oil and gas wastewater.
