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Masks are Back, Albuquerque’s Soccer Pitch, Native Boarding Schools

July 29, 2021
Portrait of a group of young Apache people as they attend a boarding school.

This week on New Mexico in Focus, extended coverage of the federal government’s effort to document the truth about Native boarding schools. Interior secretary and former New Mexico congresswoman Deb Haaland announced the investigation this summer, on the heels of gruesome discoveries of mass graves at Canadian boarding school sites. The show excerpts a PBS…

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New Mexico’s Green Rush Part 1 | 7.27.01

July 27, 2021
Composite of a cannabis leaf in front of a scatter of $100 dollar bills.

The Green Rush is on here in New Mexico, now that the wheels are in motion for a legal cannabis industry. Rules are still being written and refined, but those wanting to get into the business are working fast and furious. This week, we kick of our third season by meeting some of those people interested…

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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.