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New Mexicans travel to D.C. to advocate for protections for the Gila River

Grant County Commissioner Alicia Edwards
Grant County Commissioner Alicia Edwards

A group of New Mexicans last week travelled to Washington D.C. to advocate protections for the Gila River. Scott Brocato spoke with Grant County Commissioner Alicia Edwards about the trip to D.C. and the bill they want Senators Martin Heinrich and Ben Ray Lujan and Representative Gabe Vasquez to reintroduce.

Scott Brocato has been an award-winning radio veteran for nearly 40 years. He has lived and worked in Las Cruces since 2016. You can hear him regularly during "Morning Edition" from 5am-9am on weekdays. Off the air, he is also a local actor and musician, and you can catch him playing bass with his band Flat Blak around Las Cruces and El Paso.