Let’s Talk New Mexico, 2/20/25, 8am: About 22,000 New Mexicans worked for the federal government in 2024 and nearly 30,000 more received federal retirement and other annuity payments. Many people are nervous about the ongoing reduction in the federal workforce, but how severely could our state be impacted?
Do you think there are too many federal workers? Do you have a backup plan if your job is eliminated? Have you or a family member considered taking the President’s resignation offer? Email letstalk@kunm.org, leave a voice message by clicking the link below, or call in live at (505) 277-5866 Thursday morning at 8.
Guests:
- Rick Mossman, President, Association of National Park Rangers
- Michael O'Donnell, Director, Bureau of Business and Economic Research, University of New Mexico
- United States Rep. Melanie Stansbury, D-N.M.
Related reading:
"US Forest Service fires 3,400 workers, Park Service cuts 1,000," Reuters
"Trump administration tries to bring back fired nuclear weapons workers in DOGE reversal," Santa Fe New Mexican, Associated Press
"Devastated and heartbroken’: Federal layoffs have Haskell, SIPI wrestling with their future," ICT
"New Mexico farmers, tribes could feel impact of federal funding freezes, members of congress say," Albuquerque Journal
