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Trump’s Funding Cuts and Potential War Crimes

April 24, 2026
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This week on New Mexico in Focus, we head to the Institute of American Indian Arts. For the second time in as many years, the institute’s future is uncertain as President Trump threatens to cut billions in funding for higher education, including more than $350 million from minority-serving programs. That puts IAIA squarely in the crosshairs. President Shelly Loew spoke to…

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Albuquerque Police, Surveillance Tools and Privacy Concerns

April 17, 2026
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4.17.26 – Last week, we dove deep on the new leadership at the Albuquerque Police Department. Daniel Williams, a policy advocate with the ACLU of New Mexico, had a civil rights-focused conversation with Executive Producer Jeff Proctor on the police department’s new top brass. This week, we pick back up with Williams and Proctor chatting about privacy…

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