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SB 200 New Mexico Senate · 2026 Regular Session

KANW EDUCATIONAL RADIO STATION

SB 200 appropriates $500,000 from the government results and opportunity program fund to the Public Education Department for the KANW educational radio station. The funds are specifically for purchasing equipment and adding reporter resources to cover rural New Mexico news during fiscal year 2027. Any unspent money at year-end must revert to the original fund. This bill directly supports KANW's operational capacity to expand local news coverage in underserved rural areas. The measure is a straightforward funding allocation with no additional policy changes.
Issues: ✓ Budget & TaxesSupports Budget & TaxesAppropriates $500k from existing fund to fund KANW's rural news expansion, directly supporting public education program funding per budget allocation language.90% confidence ✓ EducationSupports EducationAllocates $500k to fund equipment/reporters for KANW educational radio station, expanding rural educational news coverage per Public Education Department's mandate.95% confidence
Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2026
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Governor
Introduced Jan 30, 2026 Last action Mar 24, 2026
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Jan 30, 2026
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Sent to Senate Committees' Committee & Senate Education Committee & Senate Finance Committee
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Pete Campos
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