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Solutions Not Scapegoats, Please

A row of tents, shopping carts, and personal belongings line a sidewalk in front of a barbed-wire fence, indicating a homeless encampment.

It’s been nearly a year since I’ve used this space to write about homelessness, an issue that seems to be stirring more and more public angst around our state, particularly in Albuquerque. As attention has sharpened, the number of homeless people in the state’s largest city has continued to rise. We know that, definitively, through…

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Questions Remain for July’s Special Session

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This week New Mexico in Focus looks ahead to Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham’s special session in July. You’ll hear from the Governor’s public safety advisor as we ask about the specific problems the administration is hoping to solve with her proposals. Then a special panel will analyze the potential effectiveness of those bills and the…

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