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The 11-Year Police Reform Effort in Albuquerque Should Not End ‘With a Whimper’

May 23, 2025

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I have written many thousands of words about police violence in Albuquerque, the city that has allowed me space to make a home for 23 years — nearly half my life. The bulk of those appeared in the Albuquerque Journal, where I covered the criminal legal system from 2004 through 2013. My focus narrowed around…

New Mexico in Focus — on Washington

April 25, 2025

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As is true with most odd-numbered years, the 2025 legislative session in Santa Fe took up a lot of our show’s oxygen in January, February and March. Reporting on and analyzing the workings of state government are core missions for New Mexico in Focus. Much has transpired, though, beyond the curved halls of the Capitol…