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Meet Albuquerque’s New Public Safety Braintrust

April 13, 2026
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While New Mexico in Focus is a statewide, weekly news show, sometimes a big story in one part of the state demands our full attention. The legislative session in Santa Fe, flooding in Ruidoso, or fires in San Miguel and Mora counties come to mind. This week, we spent the time we felt was necessary on just such a story — new leadership appointments at the Albuquerque Police Department.   APD is the state’s…

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Newly Elected Albuquerque and Bernalillo County Leaders Sit Together to Talk Priorities and Collaboration

March 6, 2026
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The Albuquerque City Council and Bernalillo County Commission are two hugely powerful legislative bodies that serve largely the same people. That means overlapping, interconnected issues: a housing shortage, homelessness on the rise, Immigration and Customs Enforcement showing up locally, and unmet needs around mental health and substance use treatment. But the two governments remain distinct…

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