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Refocused for 2026

By Lou DiVizio | January 9, 2026

We’re off and running on another year here at New Mexico in Focus. For our first show of 2026 we’re going to spend some…

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In a Time of Extreme Peril, Burmese Journalists Tell Stories From the Shadows

By Jerry Redfern, Capital & Main | January 8, 2026

American foreign policy complicates an already difficult situation for those reporting on the civil war in Myanmar. by Jerry Redfern,…

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Another Year in Focus

By Jeff Proctor | December 19, 2025

Because the University of New Mexico holds part of our license, NMPBS turns into a ghost town the last couple weeks of…

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Runoff Election Analysis — NMiF style

By Jeff Proctor | December 12, 2025

If you subscribe to this newsletter, you’re aware by now that Tim Keller routed Darren White 58-42 in his bid for an unprecedented…

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Judge gives Yazzie/Martinez plaintiffs more time to respond to state’s plan

By Bella Davis | December 8, 2025

by Bella Davis, New Mexico In Depth This story was originally published at New Mexico In Depth, a NMPBS partner.…

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Ready, Set, Runoff!

By Jeff Proctor | December 5, 2025

This week marks our last show before Albuquerque learns who the mayor will be in 2026 and beyond. Election Day…

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NM utility commissioner floats receivership for troubled water system

By Joshua Bowling | December 5, 2025

Comments come as the Timberon Water and Sanitation District loses as much as 85% of its water to leaky pipes…

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Utility Asks New Mexico for ‘Zero Emission’ Status for Gas-Fired Power Plant

By Jerry Redfern, Capital & Main | December 2, 2025

Plan puts costs of new solar farms on New Mexicans and extends lives of coal-fired plants. Critics call it “profound…

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Revisiting ‘Indigenously Positive’

By Jeff Proctor | November 28, 2025

One day last fall, I was lunching with my friend and former colleague, Bella Davis (Yurok), when she mentioned an…

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NMiF Will Be Back Next Week

By Jeff Proctor | November 21, 2025

Greetings and pre-holiday salutations, everyone. I’m just here to make sure you don’t tune in for a new episode of…

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Future drought will likely change large migratory bird patterns to New Mexico

By Bryce Dix, KUNM News | November 21, 2025

by Bryce Dix, KUNM News This story was originally published at KUNM, a NMPBS partner. If you live in the…

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New Mexico research universities facing $95 million in lost federal funding

By Leah Romero, Source New Mexico | November 17, 2025

by Leah Romero, Source New Mexico This story was originally published at Source New Mexico, a NMPBS partner. The Trump…

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