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NM’s COVID-19 Spike, an In-Depth Look at Monuments, Statues and Conquistadors

October 19, 2020
Illustration of people standing next to each other in front of a city skyline, which has been taken over by giant coronaviruses.

This week on New Mexico in Focus… Correspondent Russell Contreras speaks with Vanessa Fonseca-Chávez, a New Mexico native who is now an assistant professor at Arizona State. As co-editor of the book “Querencia: Reflections on the New Mexico Homeland,” and as a Chicana who is critical of monuments to Spanish conquistadors, she is working on a biography…

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Constitution Changes and Campaign Contributions

October 16, 2020
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October 16, 2020 – Gene Grant and The Line opinion panelists discuss the constitutional amendment that aims to reform the Public Regulation Commission. Created in 1996, the agency merged two separate bodies that had been governing corporations and utilities. It’s been beset by controversy and inefficiency since then. The group also looks at contributions to…

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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.