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Working the Fire Lines, Cannabis Industry Equality, and Policing Changes

September 15, 2021
A group of firefighters spray water and combat a giant blaze in a body of water.

This week on New Mexico in Focus, as the nation’s wildlands burn with increasing intensity, fires are taking a bigger toll on the men and women who battle them. Long considered seasonal workers, many firefighters don’t have full-time benefits and make surprisingly low wages. Environmental producer Laura Paskus speaks with firefighters about their challenges and about possible…

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State of the New Mexico Workforce, Mental Health Hotline and Afghan Refugees Update

September 13, 2021
An American soldier wearing a facemask carries an Afghan toddler, with another child walking next to them.

Federal unemployment benefits have expired in New Mexico. What other benefits are still out there for people who are struggling economically during the pandemic? What’s going to happen to renters? Gene talks to UNM Law Professor Serge Martinez, and Teague Gonzalez and Felipe Guevara of the NM Center on Law and Poverty. Correspondent Antonia Gonzales…

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New Mexico in Focus is on hiatus as our team gears up for coverage of the general election; we'll be back with all new journalism in October.