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Poetry As a Way To ‘Build Empathy’

By Myah Wilmarth | November 30, 2023

12.1.23 – For New Mexico Poet Laureate Lauren Camp, poetry is a way to “build empathy.” In conversation with Our Land Senior Producer Laura Paskus,…

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State Rep., Teachers Union President on PED Calendar Change Proposal

By Myah Wilmarth | November 30, 2023

12.1.23 – Albuquerque Teachers Federation President Ellen Bernstein and state Rep. Joy Garratt, an Albuquerque Democrat and former teacher, join Senior Producer Lou DiVizio in…

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Santa Fe Music Teacher Questions PED Calendar Change Proposal

By Myah Wilmarth | November 30, 2023

12.1.23 – The state Public Education Department wants to expand school calendars, increasing the number of instructional days required for students statewide. This proposal comes…

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NM United’s Peter Trevisani on New Stadium

By Myah Wilmarth | November 30, 2023

12.1.23 – This week on New Mexico in Focus, New Mexico United CEO and President Peter Trevisani stops by our studio for a one-on-one interview.…

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Celebrating & Teaching Native American Heritage

By Myah Wilmarth | November 21, 2023

11.24.23 – This month, Albuquerque libraries are celebrating Native American Heritage Month by displaying books from Native authors and films about Native American culture. But…

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Engaging Youth to Address MMIWR Crisis

By Myah Wilmarth | November 21, 2023

11.24.23 – Correspondent Antonia Gonzales (Navajo) continues the conversation about the state disbanding it’s Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Relatives Task Force in an…

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State Quietly Disbands MMIWR Task Force

By Myah Wilmarth | November 21, 2023

11.24.23 –This week on New Mexico in Focus, we discuss Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham’s decision to quietly shut down the state’s Missing and Murdered Indigenous…

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U.S. Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland

By Myah Wilmarth | November 21, 2023

11.24.23 – This summer, Secretary of the U.S. Department of the Interior Deb Haaland (Laguna Pueblo) announced an order ending oil and gas leases on…

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Transit Equity in Albuquerque

By Myah Wilmarth | November 16, 2023

11.17.23 – Earlier this month, city councilors voted 6-3 to keep bus fares free in Albuquerque. That’s after a report from the city’s transit department…

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Albuquerque City Council Targets Air Quality Rulemaking

By Myah Wilmarth | November 16, 2023

11.17.23 – Our Land’s Laura Paskus sat down with the New Mexico Environmental Law Center’s Eric Jantz to understand how two bills passed by the…

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Exploring Oversight: NM Lawmen Mentioned in Machine Gun Scheme Indictment

By Myah Wilmarth | November 16, 2023

11.17.23 – Executive Producer Jeff speaks with Dianne Layden, a member of the Bernalillo County Sheriff’s Office Advisory Review Board, to understand why there aren’t…

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NM Lawmen Mentioned in Machine Gun Scheme Indictment

By Myah Wilmarth | November 16, 2023

11.17.23 – This week on New Mexico in Focus, Executive Producer Jeff Proctor speaks with Matthew Reisen from the Albuquerque Journal about a recent indictment…